Designed for newer smartphone users, the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide comes with solid mid-range features, powered by Android 2.1. Compact and well-designed, the only thing that might put buyers off is the price - which goes just slightly lower than truly higher-end Android devices.

Physically, the size is surprising (although the weight is not), given that it fits in a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Build is sturdy, with a good feel in hand. The sliding mechanism is a bit rough, but strong. It comes with a 3.4-inch capacitive touchscreen (HVGA resolution) that manages sharp, clear and bright displays. The QWERTY keyboard is spacious and responsive, although the layout can take a lot getting used to. A negative result of the compact build is the reduced sizes of the button at the bottom of the front panel, so expect a few mispresses while you get acquainted with them.

As a phone, the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide manages excellent calls, with super clear audio and natural-sounding voices on both ends. Speakerphone performed similarly, adding just a bit of hollow tone to conversations. Expect the 1,300 mAh battery to last you at least a day on moderate but busy use.

It runs some version of HTC Sense (you can tell from the easily-identifiable elements) that received further touches from T-Mobile themselves. As such, you'll find a more consumer-friendly vibe (dare I say, more "playful"), along with a few new features, such as Faves gallery (which gives you quick access to 20 favorite contacts), myModes (which offers homescreen customization similar to Scenes) and Genius Button. The latter lets you issue voice commands for various phone functions, as well as dictate your messages (it automatically converts to text and it's quite accurate). It also integrates text-to-speech and reads your received messages. Surprisingly, it works really well, especially as the phone gets accustomed to your speaking patterns.

You get all the Android 2.1 staples, of course, such as Google services (including Google Maps Navigation), robust messaging (including Exchange support) and a slew of pre-loaded tools (e.g QuickOffice). Powered by a 600MHz processor, it is reasonably responsive, going through most tasks with little delay. It supports both 3G (impressive speeds) and WiFi too, so expect fast page loads from the full HTML browser.

Not much was done with the media playback capabilities, sticking to standard Android fare for multimedia. The 5.0 megapixel camera offered enough editing options, but shots looked washed out. It ships with an 8GB microSD card bundled and, according to HTC, will get Android 2.2 Froyo before the end of the year.

Overall, the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide is a well-made phone. With Android competition stepping up, touting 1GHz processors and solid camera offerings, however, it feels decidedly mid-range for the category. As such, the $179.99 price might be a bit hard to swallow.

Another day, another HTC-branded Android phone. This time, the newly-announced device is called the HTC Wildfire, a full-featured Android handset designed with younger users in mind.

Like other HTC Android smartphones, it comes with the company's Sense UI on top of the open-source OS. Because of the target audience, it puts heavy focus on social networking additions, including a new app-sharing widget that lets you make recommendations over Twitter, text and email. HTC's Friend Stream app, which aggregates contents from feeds and social networks, also comes pre-installed.

Physically, the HTC Wildfire is styled like a smaller version of the HTC Desire with downgraded hardware specs. Core hardware consists of a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7225 processor and 384MB of RAM. Details include a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen (320 x 240 resolution), a 5.0 megapixel camera module (with autofocus and LED flash), aGPS, stereo Bluetooth, WiFi, HSPA, a 1,300 mAh battery and microSD card expansion.

The handset will come loaded with Android 2.1, which makes it an even more attractive option than some of the higher-end offerings on the platform. Release is slated for the third quarter of the year, although it will be restricted to Europe and Asia (no word on US and other markets). No pricing yet, but expect it to be on the affordable end.

[HTC via Gizmodo]

Calling something "incredible" sets up expectations no smartphone deserves. Regardless, the HTC Droid Incredible manages to fulfill many of the things we were hoping for it, failing us only on the fact that it neither flies nor turns into a hulking, green monster. Hey, it's supposed to be incredible, right?

Physically, it is a very sleek phone. Shape and overall design shares similarities to many HTC products, but the finer details really work well to give it both a distinct look and feel. Construction seems to use a little too much plastic, but it does feel very sturdy.

The 3.7-inch capacitive touch display (480x800 resolution) is gorgeous, with everything looking much smoother and more vibrant than every Android handset we've tried. Touch interface is very responsive and the sensors work immediately to respond to actions (accelerometer and light), although the screen does pale considerably under sunlight.

As a phone, the Droid Incredible makes for great calls, although we detected a hint of background noise present. Folks on the other reported the same quality. Speakerphone worked much the same way, just adding a little bit of echo, especially on the other end of the calls. Battery life is only rated at 5.2 hours of talk time, so expect to require a charge after a day and a couple hours of regular use.

It's running HTC's Sense UI over Android 2.1, one of the best skins around for both Android and Windows Mobile phones. We like HTC's onscreen keyboard too, which is better and more comfortable than the default on Google's mobile OS. It's running the latest version of Sense, complete with customizable homescreen panels, Friend Stream, the awesome Leap Screen (thumbnails the different screens) and all the new widgets (like mail and agenda). Overall phone performance is remarkable, even while multi-tasking, making it easily one of the fastest smartphones on the Android roster.

You've heard about Android 2.1 before and this phone packs all its excellent features. It's got the usual staples - robust messaging (POP3, IMAP, and Exchange in a unified inbox), great contact management and a slew of apps (including YouTube, Quickoffice, Google Talk and some HTC-branded ones). It uses the default Android browser, loading pages quickly both via 3G and WiFi, all while including Flash Lite and pinch-to-zoom.

Music player is the same as the old, tired app on most Android releases, but HTC did give it a new face. Camera is on the high end, though, offering 8 megapixels that snaps photos of excellent quality. It does good video, too, but images can get grainy when blown up. Other features include 8GB of storage, aGPS with Google Maps Navigation and microSD expansion.

For Verizon customers, the HTC Droid Incredible represents an excellent alternative to the Motorola Droid, particularly if you prefer a little less bulk in exchange for physical keys. You can get it beginning April 29 for $199.99 with a two-year contract.

In a perfect world, the HTC HD Mini will be a tremendous success. The pint-sized cousin of the HTC HD2, it packs in a rich set of smartphone features, all while coming in at a pocketable touchscreen frame.

What's holding it back? One primary thing: it's running Windows Mobile 6.5, an operating system Microsoft has all but given up on with the announcement of Windows Phone 7. To HTC's credit, they turned one of the most maligned mobile platforms into an excellent smartphone - one that operates along the same level as the HD2, arguably the best Windows Mobile phone around.

Physically, the HD Mini looks like a shrunken HD2. While it carries a "mini" in its name, it's actually more normal-sized - a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen on a 103.8 x 57.7 x 11.7 mm body. It's gorgeous, with a sturdy construction, a very trim design and some amount of durability with the backplate wrapping over to the edges. The display is actually just as responsive as I remember the HD2 to be, making it a joy to use despite the smaller real estate.

As a phone, it makes for excellent calls, with crisp tone, loud sound and very clear voices. Folks on the other end reported the same thing. Speakerphone was good on the HD2 and it sounded even better here, with just a hint of echo creeping into the conversations. Battery life is rated at around seven hours of talk time, which should make it usable for at least two days of regular use.

Like its bigger predecessor, it doesn't skimp on the features. For one, Windows Mobile is almost gone here - with HTC putting Sense UI on nearly every element of the interface. However, the original screens do occasionally pop up on some features, looking absolutely out of place. It does run slow on occasion, which is probably due more to Windows Mobile rather than the actual hardware.

While it still won't rival the iPhone or some of the better Android phones in terms of usability, there's plenty to like here. It gets all the basics covered, of course, including messaging, throwing in seamless Exchange support, a finger-friendly onscreen keyboard and impressive built-in apps for IM and email. A good amount of apps are bundled as well, which makes for one robust business phone out of the box.

HTC crammed multi-touch into the handset, allowing you to pinch-zoom across a variety of applications, including both bundled browsers (Opera and IE) and Maps. It supports both 3G and WiFi, allowing for quick-loading web pages and broadband services. Flash is only supported on IE, though. Like HD2, you can set it up as a Wi-Fi hotspot for tethering the 3G connection to your laptop. The 5.0 megapixel camera module takes decent photos, but it's nothing special.

Overall, the HTC HD Mini (around $500, depending on retailers) ably lives up to the HD2's excellent track record. If only Windows Mobile 6.5 isn't about to get less attention in favor of Microsoft's new platform, this would be a killer smartphone. As it is, though, you're buying something great that is bound to be looked over in just a few months.

The star at this year's CTIA show also happens to be the world's first 4G Android phone. Billed as the HTC Evo, the feature-heavy smartphone will be the first handset using Sprint's 4G network in the US.

According to Sprint, their network will offer download speeds that are ten times faster than existing 3G networks, a capability that the device will competently handle. Combining HD2-style hardware, the software stylings of Sense over Android and unprecented bandwidth speeds, it's easily the most exciting phone of the year. Well, so far.

Core hardware consists of a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 512MB of RAM and 1GB of onboard storage. Details of the Evo include a 4.3-inch touchscreen (480 x 800 resolution), two cameras (a 1.3 megapixel in front and an 8 megapixel module in the rear), aGPS, HDMI out, WiFi, microSD card expansion and mobile hotspot capability. That last one allows up to eight different WiFi-enabled devices to connect to it for tethering.

As you can tell from the specs, this will be a multimedia-heavy phone, a fact reiterated with a kickstand on the back (so you can plop it down a table for viewing). Not only can it process HD video (and output it via an HDMI receiver), it can record them in full 720p too. Plus, it supposedly runs Flash seamlessly. We don't know whether that "seamless" part refers to games too, but streaming video should be a no-brainer.

The HTC Evo will ship with Android 2.1, along with the slew of Google's latest mobile software suite. Expect it to come out in the summer, although pricing isn't clear yet.

[via Gizmodo]

Apart from HTC's trio of releases during MWC 2010, the company also announced their first phone under Qualcomm's Brew Mobile Platform (Brew MP).  Called HTC Smart, the handset bills itself as an “easy-to-use, affordable smartphone.”

While most people won't be overly familiar with Brew, the phone is running HTC's popular Sense UI on top.  That means, you can enjoy a similar rich interface experience as found on the manufacturer's newer Android and Windows Mobile devices.

Core hardware consists of a 300MHz CPU, 256MB of ROM and 256MB of RAM, which are considerably low specs for a smartphone, but is supposedly just enough for Brew's low overhead requirements.  Details of the HTC Smart include a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen, a 3.2 megapixel camera, an onboard accelerometer, a 3.5mm audio jack and HSDPA data speeds.

The phone comes with a slew of widgets (contacts, photos, music and more), along with social networking aggregator HTC Friend Stream.  Like other smartphone platforms, Brew MP also provides application downloads via its own online storefront, which Smart buyers can take advantage of to extend their handset's capabilties.

O2 will release the HTC Smart in Germany, Ireland and the UK by April, after which HTC itself will be selling it unlocked in other European countries.  No pricing yet.  Given that they're positioning it as a  budget-friendly product, we imagine this will beat out most other smartphones in terms of affordability.

[O2 Press Release]

HTC introduced three new touchscreen phones at MWC today, two of them running Android and one running Windows Mobile.  The devices are called HTC Desire, HTC Legend and HTC HD Mini.

HTC HD Mini

Like the name implies, the Mini is smaller than your usual touchscreen slab, measuring 103.8 x 57.7 x 11.7 mm and weighing 110 grams.  It's not a dainty, little handset, though, sporting a decidedly manly design, including four large screws on the back panel.

Core hardware is a 600Mhz processor, 384MB of RAM and 512MB of ROM.  Features include a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen (HVGA resolution), a 5.0 megapixel camera module, aGPS, stereo Bluetooth, microSDHC expansion, Wi-Fi and HSDPA connectivity.  Like its bigger brother, the HD2, it can also be used as a Wi-Fi hotspot.  It runs Sense UI over Windows Mobile 6.5.3.

The HTC HD Mini is expected to hit stores in April.  No pricing, though.

HTC Legend

A remake of the HTC Hero, the Legend differs only with a unibody aluminum construction and a few minor hardware upgrades.  Most of the handset, from the internals down to the trademark chin, are the same.  Details include a 3.2-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen (HVGA), a 5.0 megapixel camera module, aGPS, microSD expansion, a 600 MHz processor, 384 MB of RAM and 512 MB of ROM.  It supports both 3G and Wi-Fi.

The big news here is the revamped Sense UI, which now brings multitouch and a new homescreen feature called Leap.  A Motoblur-like service called FriendStream is also integrated for tighter social network capabilities.  Like the HD Mini, the HTC Legend is slated for an April release.

HTC Desire

Essentially a Nexus One without the Google branding, the HTC Desire trades in the trackball for an optical pad and throws in Sense UI over Android.  Like the Nexus One, it's running on a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, 576MB of RAM and 512MB of ROM.  Notable details include a 3.7" AMOLED capacitive touchscreen (WVGA resolution), a 5.0 megapixel camera module (with HD video recording), aGPS, HSDPA, Wi-Fi and Adobe Flash 10.1 support.

It's coming in March, with no pricing details disclosed.

[via GSM Arena]

Still want a Windows Mobile handset for your next smartphone?  Have it your way.  If you're looking for the best the platform has to offer, there's really only one unanimous choice: the HTC HD2.

Physically, it's a heck of a looker and is arguably HTC's most beautiful release.    While build and construction feels solid, it's a tad big (67 x 121 x 11 mm).  You can fit it into a pocket, but probably not when you're wearing your skinny jeans.  It's tough to complain, though, when you glance upon the gorgeous 4.3 inch capacitive touchscreen with 800 x 480 resolution.

Despite the generous screen size, the device didn't turn out as huge as I expected.  Credit to the company's design wizards here.  Not only is the screen bright and detail-rich, the extra size actually makes using Windows Mobile easy (especially the parts HTC didn't cover up).

As a phone, it manages excellent calls - clear sound, no interruptions and natural voices.  Speakerphone performed similarly, although there was noticeable tinniness at the upper ranges.  Battery life didn't disappoint either.  Despite the huge display, it lasts for a good two days of regular use before requiring a recharge.

Now, HTC has become the most popular Windows Mobile handset maker for one reason - they craft amazing UIs for the platform.  The same holds true for the HD2, especially the social network-friendly homescreen, although they did leave out some parts (such as Activesync and the email viewer).   Props should be given for the onscreen keyboard (easily one of the best I've ever used) and the multi-touch implementation (across many apps).

On the features end, the phone doesn't let expectations down either.   It's got the Windows Mobile staples, from heavy messaging capabilities to useful PIM tools to a bevy of preinstalled apps.  Software runs fast on the HD2, by the way.  Sure, Android will probably be faster on this kind of hardware - but this isn't bad at all.

With both 3G and Wi-Fi available, getting online is a pleasant experience here.  It comes with Opera Mobile as the default browser and looks amazing on the bumped-up display size.  You might want to switch between Opera and IE, though, as the latter supports some amount of Flash.

Media playback, by the way, is excellent, whether you're watching a video from a microSD card, using the built-in YouTube app or listening to music.  It's a very capable entertainment phone.  The 5.0 megapixel is decent, but nothing special.  Other features include aGPS, stereo Bluetooth and, of course, support for the Windows Mobile Marketplace.

Overall, there's not a single Windows Mobile phone that can claim they're better than the HTC HD2.  Not by a mile.    We know not everyone loves the Androids and iPhones of the world, so there's a huge market out there for this handset.  The Euro version is priced between $700 to $800 unlocked (costs may vary depending on where you purchase), which is admittedly expensive.   If you want the champion of Windows Mobile phones, though, there's nowhere else to turn to.

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Good things may not necessarily come to everyone who waits, but American users looking to grab an HTC HD2 sure will.  Released in Europe and Asia back in November of last year, it did seem odd that the US was at the rear end of the handset's rollout schedule.  Now we know why:  they're getting a better version of the best Windows Mobile phone currently around.

According to the smartphone's official page (link below), the T-Mobile USA version will come with 576MB of RAM and 1GB of ROM.  That's a serious upgrade from the 448MB of RAM and 512MB of ROM on the previously-released variants.  It will also get a 16GB card preloaded, compared to the default 2GB on the lowly European and Asian versions.

Apart from memory, the rest of the HTC HD2 will remain unchanged.   To recap the specs, the handset features a 4.3-inch touchscreen (800 x 480 resolution), aGPS, a 5.0 megapixel camera module and high-speed connectivity (both HSDPA and Wi-Fi).  The US version will also come with Windows Mobile 6.5 pre-installed.

Now, why is memory such an issue?  Because the Windows Marketplace insists on installing apps on internal storage.  That means, the bigger your memory, the more apps you can cram into the phone.  More importantly, though, Windows Mobile 7 will require 1GB of ROM - a spec HD2s in other regions won't be sufficiently qualified for.

The HTC HD2 will debut in T-Mobile USA's roster beginning early Spring.  Pricing isn't known yet.  Given the tendency for smartphones to use the iPhone as the bar, though, expect it at around $200 with a two-year tie-in.

[HTC via WM Power User]

The Motorola Droid received a ton of fanfare during the lead-up to its release.  Largely overlooked during all the hoopla is Verizon's second Android phone, the HTC Droid Eris, which hit US stores on the same day.

Unlike the Droid, which runs the newest Android 2.0, the Eris still comes with the older 1.5.  HTC has promised it will work with 2.0, though, provided they're able to fix current compatibility issues with the Sense UI.

In more ways than one, the Droid Eris is a close cousin of the HTC Hero, with a similar design and a near mirror image of the user experience.  The chassis features rounded corners, a soft-touch finish and slim lines, making it no less attractive than most HTC devices.  A 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen with 320 x 480 resolution dominates the front face, showing rich and vibrant images.  The touch interface is very responsive.

As a phone, the Droid Eris manages great-sounding calls, although it could have used a little more volume (it's tough to hear in noisy areas).  Speakerphone function is decent but a better mic would have been in order.  The handset's HSDPA speed is good, making for rather impressive broadband speeds; launching the browser (and some of the bigger apps) gives away some sluggishness, though.  Battery life is rated at 3.5 hours of talk time, which almost makes certain you'll be charging this on a semi-daily basis.

The feature set mirrors those of many Android phones.  It bundles all the basics, from the full set of Google apps, stereo Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi and a full range of messaging options (including corporate email and robust attachment support).  Sense UI works the same here as with the Hero, toting the same excellent navigation, gorgeous interface and easy-to-use keyboard.

Unlike the Droid, the Eris' browser has Flash Lite support.  The multi-touch support also improves the experience immensely.  Streaming videos remain mediocre, however.  Other features include a 5.0 megapixel camera (with a wide range of editing options but largely disappointing quality of stills), decent music support and, of course, extensibility via the Android Market (though you still can't install apps to the SD card).

At a $99 selling price (with a two year contract), the HTC Droid Eris is a tremendous value.  In fact, I'd go so far as to recommend this over the more hyped-up Motorola Droid, based on the better interface, slimmer profile and sturdier overall build.  If HTC can give a timeline when Sense UI will support Android 2.0, there'd be no question that this is the phone to pick up.

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