Contemplating getting a MT3G Slide? Engadget has a review of the device, and as usual it’s very thorough. The myTouch Slide is the latest version of the T-Mobile myTouch series, and the first of the myTouch to have a slide out keyboard. Some are calling this phone the successor to the G1, which can be argued either way, depending on your perspective.
First off, I just want to say that if you are not a fan of the Sense UI, you’ll probably be tough sell for this phone. Not only does it come with Sense, but there is also a custom UI built on top of that. Think custom UI on speed. But if you’re open to the senses so to speak, then read on.
Here are some highlight’s from Engadget’s review:
Hardware
….Slide’s styling, it looks better in the flesh than it does in pictures, which is great news since many of the shots we’d seen leading up to the announcement made it look insanely plain with a touch of gaudiness provided by the chrome accent along the earpiece. Don’t get us wrong, we’d still prefer the phone without the chrome accent and with a bit of soft touch material on the back, but overall, the phone looks tastefully upscale in light of the abundance of glossy plastic. We tested the black version, and we bet red and white look even better. As we said before, even though the Slide has distinct ID all its own, it shares some common design features with its older namesake — the mirror-finish body, for instance, and subtle upturns at the top and bottom (you might even call it the subtlest “chin” that HTC has produced to date).
Software
Perhaps the single most in-your-face element of T-Mobile’s changes are the bizarre bubble-encased icons used throughout the launcher and home screen. For the life of us, we can’t figure out why they did this; as we mention in the video, one small advantage here is that you can see exactly how much room the icon takes up on a panel when you’re trying to organize it or add widgets, but that’s a pretty trivial benefit in the grand scheme of things. That said, we found ourselves being less annoyed by them than we thought we’d be, and within a day or two of using the phone, we probably wouldn’t give them a second thought.
Overall, the myTouch3G Slide lives up to the standards of a mid-range Android. Engadget is calling this device T-Mobile’s best direct offering to date; even if you dislike the phone itself, you can’t disagree with that statement.
You can get all your myTouch questions answered here, as well as watch a demo video. Are you sold?
[Source Engadget]
