T-Mobile myTouch and myTouch Q hands-on and unboxing - ANDROID COMMUNITY.COM ~ Android Mobile Phones

Today we have our hands-on the newest editions to T-Mobileâ€™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. Weâ€™ve seen countless leaks on these budget phones, but theyâ€™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 â€œQâ€ 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 wonâ€™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 isnâ€™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 â€" for the worse. Someone new to Android or smartphones will enjoy it, but the purist surely wonâ€™t.

The new myTouch and myTouch Q feature the T-Mobile Genius button powered by Nuanceâ€™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 arenâ€™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 â€" theyâ€™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 wonâ€™t be dropping the phone any time soon. Before we give any additional thoughts on these new budget friendly mid-range smartphones weâ€™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 Specifications and Information

Device Info

Device Name : Ascend G312

Manufactuer : Huawei

Carrier : T-Mobile

Announced Date : July 11, 2012

Release Date : TBA

Also Known As : MyTouch (T-Mobile), U8680

Display

Screen Size : 4 Inch
Resolution : 480x800
Screen Type : TFT

Dimension & Weight

Height : 4.5 Inch
Width : 2.46 Inch
Depth : 0.41 Inch
Weight : 140 Grams

Battery & Power

Battery Type:
Lithium Ion

Battery Capacity : 1500 mAh
Talk Time : NA
Stand By Time : 185 hours

Software

Audio Playback:
AAC
AAC+
AMR
MID
MP3
WAV
WMA

Video Playback:
h.263
h.264 / AVC
3GP
MPEG-4 (MP4)
WMV

Hardware

CPU : MSM8255T

CPU Clock Speed : 1400 Mhz

Core : 1

Ram : 1000 MB

Internal Storage : 4 GB

Camera Resolution : 5 MP

External Storage:
MicroSD

Camera Features:
Auto focus
Flash

Sensors:
Accelerometer
Ambient light
Proximity

Cellular Network

GSM Band:
850
900
1800
1900

Device Connectivity

Wi-Fi:
802.11b
802.11g
802.11n

Bluetooth:
Bluetooth 2.0
A2DP

Location Features:
Compass
GPS
Cellular location
Wi-Fi location