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- T-Mobile myTouch and myTouch Q hands-on and unboxing
- AT&T Garnet Red Samsung Galaxy S III hands-on
- Pantech Star Q slider heads to Verizon with 4G LTE
| T-Mobile myTouch and myTouch Q hands-on and unboxing Posted: 27 Jul 2012 05:32 PM PDT Today we have our hands-on the newest editions to T-Mobile’s growing smartphone lineup. What we have here are two brand new Huawei smartphones but branded as the T-Mobile myTouch and the myTouch Q. We’ve seen countless leaks on these budget phones, but they’ll soon be available from a T-Mobile store near you. For the extremely low price of $49 lets see what these phones have to offer in our hands-on below.
The new myTouch and myTouch Q are near identical in all ways, other than the simple fact that the “Q” model has a QWERTY hardware keyboard, plus a little more weight and thickness to it. These new myTouch phones come with a 4.0-inch 480 x 800 resolution display, Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread (and probably won’t see ICS or Jelly Bean) and run on a decent Qualcomm 1.4 GHz single-core S3 Snapdragon processor. Under the hood we have 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, micro-SD support, and a 1,500 mAh battery. The battery cover and rear has an odd texture as you can see in the image below, and isn’t very comfortable if you ask me. It looks and feels a little odd.
T-Mobile and Huawei have equipped them with a 5 megapixel rear camera, with LED flash, and they are capable of 720p video. As well as a VGA front for those self portraits and video chat. As usual with most myTouch phones the Android user interface has had a huge overhaul — for the worse. Someone new to Android or smartphones will enjoy it, but the purist surely won’t. The new myTouch and myTouch Q feature the T-Mobile Genius button powered by Nuance’s Dragon Dictation for voice actions, T-Mobile TV HD for on-demand video, and come pre-loaded with Swype keyboard. Check out our quick unboxing video for a better idea of what to expect with either of these phones. So far our initial impressions aren’t all that great, but for the budget friendly price of $49 (after $50 mail in rebate) these phones are quite decent. Being aimed at back-to-school shoppers or first time smartphone owners — they’ll do just fine. The soft-touch matte back is very odd and feels a bit rough in your hands as I mentioned above, but you won’t be dropping the phone any time soon. Before we give any additional thoughts on these new budget friendly mid-range smartphones we’ll have to enjoy them for a few days. Expect a full Android Community review with plenty more pictures early next week. Let us know if you have any questions on the myTouch and myTouch Q in the comment section below.                   Device Info
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| AT&T Garnet Red Samsung Galaxy S III hands-on Posted: 27 Jul 2012 03:31 PM PDT Today we have a special treat to share with everyone, and that is the rare Garnet Red Samsung Galaxy S III being offered over on AT&T. You’d think this color would arrive for Verizon, but AT&T stole the exclusivity and it has been up for pre-order all month. Available come Sunday for the lucky few, but we have it now for you to take a quick look. The color is the only difference, but so far I’m really liking it.
What we have here is essentially the exact same Samsung Galaxy S III flagship smartphone on AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and the others. The big difference obviously is that deep red color they are calling Garnet Red. The overall aesthetics are quite nice and the Garnet Red has a similar textured look as the Pebble Blue model, as you can clearly see from our pictures. Check out the family all together in harmony.
The red Galaxy S III brings us the same fabulous smartphone and performance we’ve come to love from the Galaxy S III — as you saw from our countless reviews of the U.S. and international version. The same 4.8-inch Super AMOLED HD display rocking a 1280 x 800 resolution, 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm “Snappy” Snapdragon processor is under the hood. It also comes with 16GB or 32GB of storage options, and the usual micro-SD slot for expanded storage. From Samsung’s S-Voice, S-Beam, Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, an 8 megapixel camera and more this phone does it all — but you already knew that. For those that still haven’t picked up what is quite possibly the best Android phone on the market, AT&T now has you completely covered. Offering a Ceramic White, Pebble Blue, and now Garnet Red flavor of the device. Initially I wasn’t quite sure if I’d like the red color option, but I can safely say I’m diggin this new look from Samsung and AT&T. You can pickup this Garnet Red Samsung Galaxy S III from the folks at AT&T on the 29th. That is this Sunday for those keeping track at home. It will run you the same $199 or $249 price on contract, but is a nice switch from the norm that I have a feeling many will opt for. What do you guys think?          Device Info
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| Pantech Star Q slider heads to Verizon with 4G LTE Posted: 27 Jul 2012 02:20 PM PDT It appears that Verizon is set to get another low end, budget friendly smartphone in the coming weeks or months. While nothing is official yet the image below seemingly confirms the new Pantech Star Q 4G LTE for Verizon Wireless. Being Pantech’s second device with Verizon 4G LTE, this looks to be another budget offering.
Pantech’s new Star Q does rock the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.5 GHz dual-core processor as the Galaxy S III, as well as a 4-inch display, but that is the only thing it has going for it. Aside from maybe a price tag of free (hopefully) otherwise it might not sell that great. Sadly that 4-inch display runs on a low WVGA resolution, and the up-to-date Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich on board has been tweaked by Pantech and looks like something you’d see on a feature phone from 2009 if you ask me. It’s a bit of a mess. Other specs include a measly 3 megapixel camera (with no LED flash) and a 5-row sliding QWERTY keyboard that should make some potential buyers happy. We are expecting this to be free or a very budget friendly device, but will update once we hear anything official as all this is just leaks for now. This could be a great back to school phone for the kids! [via AndroidandMe]
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