Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #4207 in Cell Phone Accessories
- Color: Black
- Brand: HTC
Features
- Blazing fast 3G/4G-enabled, Android 2.2-powered smartphone with 3.8-inch touchscreen and Video Chat capabilities
- Compatible with T-Mobile's growing HSPA+ 4G network--up to 3 times faster than standard 3G networks
- 5-MP camera with HD 720p video capture; Wireless-N Wi-Fi; Bluetooth stereo music; 4 GB internal memory plus microSD expansion
- Up to 6 hours of talk time, up to 288 hours (12 days) of standby time
- In the box: Unlocked mytouch 4G, rechargeable battery, charger, USB cable, hands-free stereo headset
HTC MyTouch 4g Android UNLOCKED Phone (Black)
Product Description
The Android-powered T-Mobile myTouch 4G provides a blazing fast Web browsing experience and tight integration with Google services. Enabled for T-Mobile's high-speed 3G network, the myTouch 4G is also one of the first smartphones specifically designed for T-Mobile's new HSPA+ network, which delivers downloads at 4G speeds. T-Mobile's upgraded HSPA+ network currently covers 75 major metropolitan areas across the U.S., with plans to continue rolling out this network upgrade throughout the United States in 2011
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
77 of 77 people found the following review helpful.
By S. Allen
...but there are a few things to be aware of:1) Know Which Hardware Version You're Getting:If you're going to buy one of these, ask the seller which one they're selling to you. Essentially, there's a Chinese version and a Taiwanese version. The Taiwanese version has an inferior display, and generally isn't a good candidate for mod enthusiasts who want to 'root' their phone. Determining the type of Mytouch 4g in one's possession is as simple as looking behind the battery for the "made in _____" sticker.I noticed someone gave this phone a one-star review because they got the Taiwanese version and wound up disappointed. I wound up with the China-made version, and my experience has been quite the opposite--it's a wonderful phone.2) "Stock" vs Custom Firmware, Battery Life: For the common phone user, the stock software (the rom) on this phone is fairly solid. For android enthusiasts who like their custom ROMs (*cough*, Cyanogenmod, *ahem*), this phone is an absolute beast.From my experience, I've never had any issues with performance or stability with HTC's stock firmware (Android version 2.2 at the time). It is very responsive, and all of my 50+ favorite apps from the Android Market worked very well on it; however, I wasn't very impressed with the battery life (even without any of those 50+ apps installed). For whatever reason, it seems as though there was something slowly, consistently draining the battery--even while leaving it idle and unused.The official, updated 2.3 firmware from HTC supposedly addresses the battery issue, although I've never tested that for myself. After rooting my phone and installing the ever-popular Cyanogenmod firmware (7.10 / Gingerbread), I haven't looked back. The battery life has been incredible ever since. After tweaking a few things, I've been able to leave it on standby for a few days and still have a decent charge left, or use it pretty heavily throughout the day without the need to recharge it.3) My Usual Rant About Other Reviewers:This may or may not contribute to your impression about this phone, but I feel it's worth mentioning (as I usually do for my other product reviews) for the sake of doing justice for a product that gets 1/2-stared for silly reasons.* If you don't like big phones, then the MyTouch 4G probably isn't a good fit for you. Please don't buy a phone with a large display and then complain about its size. It's like buying an SUV and later complaining about the gas mileage or curb weight.* At the time of this writing, this is one of the very few phones with a front-facing camera to be had for under $[...] used. Realistically, most front-facing cameras on any gadget lack the fidelity & resolution of the device's main camera. Like every other phone, this one's front camera was meant for video chat--not professional photo shooting. If you expect more than that, please become familiar with this easy-to-remember formula when buying *anything* in general: "Features. Quality. Price. Pick two." All-in-all, this device is very well-rounded on all three accounts. Yes, of course it could have better [insert xyz] here. But for what I paid for it, it's one of the best phones out there for meeting all of my needs (good hardware specs, video chat, tons of custom roms available, wireless N, nice display, etc, etc.)* From my experience, the speaker quality and volume for this phone is about on par with the previous 4 Android devices I've owned. I don't expect to use the loudspeaker as a noise-maker at a football game, a personal home security alarm, or a replacement for my frequently-used car-horn in crazy traffic. For what it's worth, I can hear my wife/kids/boss/best-buddy/annoying telemarketer from across the room with this phone just fine.* I am reviewing this product in a product review section--completely separate from my experience with the seller I bought it from, and without consideration of the shoddy on-hold phone-based support that most companies provide these days (if they provide anything at all). Need I say more?
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful.
By Not A Shopaholic Per Say
I started using Android back when G1 first came out and have had my hands on many many phones since. I love this phone. I used to help create apps but got out of that, I wanted something relaxing and easy to use that was also fun to use which this does all of. The customization of MyTouch is why you'd even consider buying one in the first place, you can change the entire look of your phone in a matter of seconds which brings new life into it when you're starting to get sick of it.Live wallpaper means the background moves constantly which is cool for newer users (also a batter killer), the video chat can act as a mirror if you're vein like me or of course to chat with friends on Skype or whatever service you use. **Facebook** is embedded in this phone from the phone book to texts, if you use facebook - you'll absolutely love this phone. If you don't use facebook, it's seriously no big deal either way.It's really skinny, light, I've got more compliments on this phone than the Droid X or G2 which both have physical keyboards (I have to say, I miss physical keyboards... you really can type much faster with them).*Under the hood* This is where you want to pay attention because this is the part that really matters. The battery life is so-so, don't expect maricles but it's not bad. The processor is very fast, I have 62 apps, 7 screens of widgets and what not, the security app running, auto-updates and can still watch a youtube video when commuting without any lag which is very important because that means you can have a lot, do a lot, and not suffer for it. I've had this for a year, I also have tons of music on the SD card and about 2,400 pics.. again, no lag ever which this is the only phone to not lock up on me with that much running. Not to say other new phones aren't even faster than this phone, but any higher speeds is called redundant and any current app on the market doesn't need that much speed. When it comes to overclocking the CPU, I have no clue what you're talking about because that's a breach in my contract! I can say this is not a developer phone so if you're looking to make an app in the future, I highly recommend another phone like the G2 which excels at that sorta stuff. The skinny on video quality and pics is very normal for this price range, it's better than the vast majority of phones I see people with but there are better cameras for the same price..but then you dont get certain features this comes with.**2 of the Best Features from this phone** This is my opinion, the 2 best are customization which MyTouch phones are known for and what people dont think about when buying this is that it acts as an access point. If you don't know what that means, it means if you have your laptop at the beach and want to get online but dont want to connect any cords, all you have to do is turn the access point feature on with this phone then your laptop has internet! 4G speeds at least where I live are very similar to cable which is even more fantastic. I truly cant express how great this feature is and the success I've had with it while traveling, no need to use hotels internet or airports. It has security to it just like a router and can have multiple devices connected to it...any device with wifi actually. A lot of people dont get 4G or if they get it, it's not truly 4G so a quick way to find this out is look at a map on tmobile of your area, if it gets 4G.4G is FAST!!! Ok well here's the deal with 4g, It's faster than 3G which we all already know but did you know there still isn't an exact standard for 4G? Make sure you understand this so don't expect to get your first 4G phone then see it's not as fast as someones phone in Orlando (internet speed that is)Enjoy this phone, it's really nice, the price is really good, also I'd suggest you buy it from T-Mobile! Might make sense? If not, Amazon is really great with returns!**This is all based on a year using this phone and years of using Android, since it first came out. Read professional reviews, go to the T-Mobile website, actually see one in person before buying any phone in this price range and tinker with it for at least 5 minutes... you'll be happy you did!**
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful.
By D. Ford
OK, so the battery life on this phone is weak if u let it run full blast, with all options etc... enabled, here is what you do: Download SetCPU from the market, now, set the scaling to CONSERVATIVE. Now your phone will not jump wildly from 245-1024 MHz at the slightest processor activity. Experiment with the profiles, you can lower the CPU while the screen is off for instance, i have mine set to 368 MHz whenever the screen is off, and set the priority high. This phone is AWESOME if you have it unlocked/rooted, its functionality and capability are opened wide up for you, just look up the forums on xdadevelopers.c0M THis phone has all the great features mentioned above yada yada, blazing fast in my opinion even having owned an iPhone, this phone opens and page FULLY first before the iPhone does, the iphone loads the 'window" faster, but the My Touch finishes loading FIRST< ALWAYS ON EVERYTHING. MY phone has been off the charger now for 17 and a half hours i browsed the net for 20 min, made some phone calls, took some videos and pictures, download some apps, played need for speed shift 20 min. My phone is at 59% after light to moderate use, almost 18 hrs later its not even half battery yet. Now on a HEAVY USE day, i can go all day before having to put it on the charger in the late evening. Hope this review helps someone with their battery.
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