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Posted: 01 Feb 2010 Announced: 03 May 2010
Market Status: Released
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The Android flavored T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide is equipped with a landscape sliding QWERTY keyboard and features features a display with 320x480 resolution, a 3.5mm audio jack, camera with LED flash, and an external microSD slot that works by pushing in to insert and pushing in to remove.

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T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide specifications

also known as HTC Espresso, T-Mobile myTouch2

Pros

No pros

Cons

Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (170 ppi)
Slow processor (600 MHz)
Bulky
Low-resolution video capture
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Lacks a proximity sensor that turns the display оff during a phone call

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
- Android (2.2, 2.1)
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Side-Slider
Dimensions:
- 4.50 x 2.30 x 0.60 (114 x 58 x 15 mm)
Weight:
- 5.90 oz (167 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 3.40 inches
Resolution:
- 320 x 480 pixels
Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 170 ppi
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144
Touchscreen:
- - Capacitive, Multi-touch
Features:
- Scratch-resistant glass

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 6.70 hours
  the average is 8 h (496 min)
Stand-by time:
- 11.9 days (286 hours)
  the average is 21 days (498 h)
Capacity:
- 1300 mAh

Hardware

Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Single core, 600 MHz, ARM11
System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 512 MB RAM / 512 MB ROM
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - microSD, microSDHC
- Maximum card size:
  Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memory expansion slot that can be added
  - 32 GB

Camera

Camera:
- - 5 megapixels
- Flash:
  - LED
- Features:
  - Auto focus
Camcorder:
- - 640x480 (VGA)

Multimedia

YouTube player:
- Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - HTML

Technology

GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 1700/2100, 2100 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 2 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE
Positioning:
Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. There are three main types: GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization. GLONASS - GLONASS is a global positioning system, developed by the Russian Federation. It’s very similar to GPS, but isn’t so popular in cell phones.
- A-GPS
Navigation:
- Yes

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, Notes
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input (XT9)
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.1, EDR
Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- - 802.11 b, g
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - microUSB
- Features:
  Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.
  - Mass storage device, USB charging
- Computer sync, OTA sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Sensors:
- - Accelerometer
- Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced:
- 03 May 2010

Shopping information

MSRP price:
- - 180 $

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