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T-Mobile Drops More Info on Mysterious HSPA+ Phone, Motorola Charm
Aug 19th
A few weeks ago T-Mobile launched a new teaser page touting an upcoming launch of their all new HSPA+ phone, or a phone that has access to T-Mobile’s latest and fastest 3G network with 4G-like speeds (up to a whopping 14.4 Mbps, or faster than many of us even get in our homes!). Today, T-Mobile dropped some more clues on what this mysterious but already awesome phone might be– and while we still don’t know what exactly it is, when it’s coming, or how much it will cost– we do now know the name. Everyone, say hello to the T-Mobile G2.
That’s pretty much all T-Mobile wants to share today (though now we do know that it will be an Android running phone with close Google ties– maybe even being the phone to launch the next version of Android, version 3.0 aka Gingerbread? While that is purely my own guess at this point, I could see that happening considering T-Mobile’s mention of the G1 and how it was the first Android phone. To me it’s only fitting that Google’s next big leap be the next generation of the G1, and 3.0– which is said to be coming before the end of the year– has all the promises of being that next big thing in Android). In meantime, we’re all gonna have to sit tight and wait it out for the next few weeks until T-Mobile decides to share some more. You can also sign-up today at T-Mobile’s “teaser” page to get emailed once more details become available.
Moving on in T-Mobile Android news, Motorola and T-Mobile today finally announced pricing and release for the upcoming Motorola Charm (Android with a BlackBerry-like design as you can see in the pic above). This is very good news for anyone looking for a cheap but solid smartphone and doesn’t need/want all the bells and whistles of phones like the myTouch 3G Slide and Vibrant. The Charm will be launching just in time for school– next Wednesday August 25th– for a very solid $74.99 with new 2 year contract and data plan. For a full recap of what the Charm is, see our previous post here.
Not a bad day to be a T-Mobile user indeed. So, anyone else wanna throw in their guess what the mysterious G2 is?
T-Mobile and Motorola Introduce New Motorola Charm– Android in a BlackBerry Style Design
Jul 8th
On T-Mobile and want Android, but want something that design wise is more like a BlackBerry than a myTouch 3G? If so Motorola and T-Mobile may have the phone for you in the all new Motorola Charm.
The Motorola Charm is a pretty solid new Android 2.1 phone, and as mentioned above, does it all in a sleek BlackBerry style design– something we have yet to really see in an Android phone. Other features on the Charm include:
- 2.8 inch multitouch screen with that full QWERTY keyboard– Sure it ain’t the biggest of screens, and we haven’t really seen an Android phone with this small of a screen, but in terms of design, it doesn’t look half bad.
- Motorola “Backtrack” optical trackpad on the back of the phone– For when you wanna navigate the phone without touching the screen. This is similar to what is seen on the AT&T Motorola Backflip.
- MOTOBLUR– For keeping easy access to all your social networks and friends. Unfortunately, it looks from these pix that it is running an Android 2.1 version of the older MOTOBLUR (seen on phones like the Backflip and Cliq), and not the much cooler one seen on the Droid X.
- 3 megapixel camera with video recording– Which should produce decent shots, just don’t expect the shots you’d get on the 5 megapixel Cliq XT or 8 megapixel Droid X.
- 3G, GPS and WiFi– With features like Google Maps Navigation and support for WiFi wireless N.
Sadly we don’t yet know of price or release beyond a somewhat vague “this Summer”– but assuming the price is good and the release is sooner rather than later, this could be be a very solid entry level Android phone for T-Mobile users. We’re gonna be keeping our eyes on this, and we’ll of course keep you up to date on all the info as we get it.
