Review: T-Mobile myTouch 4G
Android phones are some of the most adept when it comes to supporting a multitude of messaging tasks.
Despite the fact that Android 2.2 supports Exchange, the myTouch comes with the feature-rich Gmail application and a separate, HTC-developed email application that, wait for it, supports Exchange. The Gmail application is really great, and offers the best integration between Gmail and a smartphone. The browser-based version of Gmail for Android phones is also very, very good. The HTC work email app is one that IT can take control of if need be. I doubt many will use it. It also supports POP and IMAP email.
The myTouch 4G supports GTalk out of the box and also includes Yahoo Messenger. There's no support for AIM or Windows Messenger Live. You'll have to dive into the Android Market to find those. They all work well enough.
The messaging app works just fine. It threads conversations together, so you can follow the train of thought with your friends, and even see pictures embedded in the conversation.
The myTouch 4G comes with Swype and with Dragon Dictation on board for those who hate to type on glass screens. Swype lets users trace words across a software QWERTY keyboard rather than peck at them. It can speed up text input in some circumstances. Dragon Dictation relieves your finger altogether, and lets you speak your messages, emails, and so on. I had mixed results with it.
CTIA Fall 2010
HTC myTouch 4G
