These limits are given in terms of a unit referred to as the Specific Absorption Rate SAR , which is a measure of the amount of radio frequency energy absorbed by the body when using a mobile phone. PhoneArena Score Review. User Score User reviews. Released Jul 30, Display 3. Camera 3. Storage , microSDHC. Battery mAh. OS Android. This device is also known as HTC Sapphire. Does it have what it takes to convince T-Mobile G1 owners to upgrade or is it cool enough to convince the iPhone-envious to take the myTouch plunge?
Here is why. Then, a few months later, my colleague Melissa J. The first striking difference between the T-Mobile G1 and its successor, the myTouch 3G, is the form factor.
Thanks to the Android 1. Removing the keyboard also resulted in a thinner and more pocketable device the G1 chin is gone as well. But besides the different form factor, there is not much else to differentiate the two devices. The keyboard itself is quite good. It doesn't have quite the high-quality feel of the Motorola Cliq's keyboard, but its spacious layout makes it easy to use and reduces errors. However, it did take us some time to learn where all the different symbols were, so we weren't able to compose messages quickly at first.
The Slide also offers an onscreen keyboard in both portrait and landscape mode and a Swype keyboard, so you have plenty of options when it comes to text input, which is great. Below the screen, there are four shortcut keys--home, menu, back, and the Genius button more on this later --and an optical track pad that doubles as a select button. The controls are somewhat small and close together, so we had a number of mispresses.
The top of the device has the power button and a 3. As usual, you'll find the camera with flash on back. For more add-ons, see our cell phone accessories, ringtones, and help page. HTC has not disclosed when the update will be available; however, according to the company, it hopes to have all updates released by the second half of the year.
That said, you're not getting the stock Android 2. However, to differentiate itself from the competition and--more importantly--make the phone more connected and easy to use, T-Mobile also added its own custom user interface. T-Mobile's interface doesn't have a fancy name and it's actually built on top of HTC Sense, so you'll see many elements of Sense on the phone, such as the Leap screen. You will, however, notice a marked difference when you open the main menu of apps.
The icons are bit more bubbly, giving the phone a more consumer-friendly vibe, and there are three new features: the Faves Gallery, myModes, and the Genius Button. The Faves Gallery is an extension of myFaves; by touching a dedicated soft button on the bottom right corner, you can instantly see and communicate with up to 20 of your favorite contacts.
In addition, you'll receive a special alert in your notifications tray, and a custom green light will illuminate any time one of your Faves contacts you and updates his or her status. The whole idea is to make it easier to stay in touch with the people you care about the most. It's great having such quick access to your top contacts, and the one-touch buttons for texting, calling, and sharing photos are nice as well. However, the feature didn't always provide us with the most up-to-date information.
We often saw old Facebook status messages, which would take a few hours or even a day to update to the contact's most recent one.
This may not be as important as having easy access to them, but still, it's a function we'd like to see improved in the future. Next, we have myModes. This feature lets you customize your home screen with various apps, widgets, and wallpapers based on different themes, such as work, home, travel, and so forth.
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