myTouch 3G debuting this coming August 5th

July 23rd, 2009 in HTC, T-Mobile by Uncle Sha

All photos via James Martin/CNET

T-Mobile myTouch 3G with Google will make its debut this August 5th and it is set to compete with the competitive iPhone, BlackBerry and the Palm Pre. Will it be up to the mark for this Android phone?

The phone is actually a follow-up to the first Android phone that was released last fall, the T-Mobile G1, and some experts says this is a better version.

The HTC Magic (known as the T-Mobile myTouch 3G in the US) is a smartphone designed by HTC. It is the second handset by HTC that uses the Android operating system (the first being the HTC Dream). It was unveiled by Vodafone on 17 February 2009 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Preorders for the smartphone in the United States through T-Mobile began on July 8, 2009. Vodafone has exclusive rights to sell the HTC Magic, but only in the markets they service. At the 2009 Mobile World Congress, reps at the HTC kiosk said no US carriers were confirmed. However at the same convention, Google demonstrated a few new features of the Android operating system on an HTC Magic with T-Mobile branding. The T-Mobile branded version of the Magic equipped with T-Mobile USA’s 3G frequency bands was passed by the FCC on March 26, 2009.

But will it stack to other smartphones. Well here’s the specs so far. 3.2-inch display and running on Qualcomm 528-MHz processor.

I think what will interest you more in this phone is the Android “Cupcake” 1.5 update, more comfortable controls, looking more sleeker, lighter and better battery life.

It might look like an iPhone, but it might just be a better smartphone for you. Your call.