T-Mobile myTouch Q Review
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If you’re seeking for the latest and greatest people, you ought to move right along seeing that the myTouch Q resorts to sticking it out with an outdated experience. On the surface, the Android 2.3.6 version is heavily covered by the myTouch skin, which is egregiously antiquated when compared to other custom UIs. Perhaps, things might be enhanced with the functions available with the Genius Button, but sadly, it only presents us with some basic voice recognition services like opening apps, placing phone calls, and searching the web.
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The T-Mobile myTouch Q sticks to Android 2.3.6 | |||
Processor:
Powered by the same single-core 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 processor that’s being used by its sibling, we’re surprised to find it navigating across the homescreen very smoothly with a graphically intensive live wallpaper. However, we do notice some performance issues, such as delays in opening apps and choppy movements in various operations, which stand out and remind us of its underpowered CPU. Rightfully so, its benchmark scores reaffirm our suspicions.
| Quadrant Standard | AnTuTu | NenaMark 2 | |
| T-Mobile myTouch Q | 2040 | 3806 | 29,7 |
| HTC One S | 4867 | 7012 | 60,7 |
| Samsung Galaxy S III | 5335 | 12016 | 58,6 |
Internet:
Sticking out like a sore thumb, the myTouch Q exhibits ways too much choppiness with its navigational control while surfing the web, which is even more evident with Flash heavy sites. Well, besides its jerky performance, it’s able to load pages in a timely manner thanks to its speedy HSPA+ connection.
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Surfing the web | |||
Camera:
Even if there’s nothing within reach, we’d seriously question using the T-Mobile myTouch Q for capturing photos or videos as a last resort – mainly because its quality is rather appalling. Not only are details extremely muddy looking, but it’s totally ineffective in capturing any reasonable shots in low lighting.
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Camera interface | |||
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Camera samples taken with the T-Mobile myTouch Q | ||
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Darkness with flash | ||
T-Mobile myTouch Q Sample Video:
Multimedia:
Relying on the usual Play Music app, there’s nothing out of the ordinary with its functionality or presentation in playing some of our tunes. Still, our attention is sparked thanks to the strong volume output provided by its speaker – albeit, there’s a hint of sharpness with it.
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Music player | |||
Out of the box, there’s no support for videos encoded in H.264, DivX, or Xvid. Instead, we’re able to play our test video that’s encoded in MPEG-4 1280 x 720 resolution. Yes, it’s able to play it very smoothly, but due to the washed out appearance of its display, it doesn’t come off as pleasing.
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3 Comments
1. Birds posted on 01 Aug 2012, 05:55 0 0
On page 3, the picture of the screen is just pathetic...I can't even tell Huawei they made a good try... In all honesty everything about this phone is lackluster to just plain horrendous... The screen is by far the most important factor on a SMART PHONE behind the call quality, because we can't forget its a phone after all....They should have let HTC make this instead...I mean a rebranded HTC One V as a T-mobile myTouch Device would have been perfect for budget people not this crap....
3. martycota posted on 24 Sep 2012, 14:34 0 0
Well considering the One S is going for free right now, it seems to be the better option.
4. sweetness1389 posted on 04 Dec 2012, 23:44 0 0
i just got the phone today, and i love it actually, i upgraded my phone through wirefly and the phone looks great, and works amazing, im very happy with my decision.
