Newly-Announced T-Mobile myTouch to Offer Large Screen, HSDA+

T-Mobile has just taken the wraps off a smartphone whose 3.8-inch display will be significantly larger than any of this carrier's other Android OS -based models. The T-Mobile myTouch will also be this company's second with support for HSDA+, a very fast version of 3G wireless networking.

It will have a tablet shape dominated by a 3.8-inch,WVGA (800 x 640) touchscreen. Text will be entered with an in-screen keyboard, and users will have the option to use Swype.

The latest myTouch will run Google's Android OS 2.2 on a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, and will be bundled with an 8 GB microSD memory card.

It will have support for T-Mobile's HSPA+ service, which means it will will be able to wirelessly transfer data fast enough to rival or surpass current 4G networks. It will also have Wi-Fi.

This smartphone will include a 5 megapixel real-racing camera, as well as a a front-facing VGA one for video conferencing -- a first for a T-Mobile smartphone. Users will be able to make calls over Wi-Fi or 3G.

Like Android OS-based models, it will come with an extensive suite of entertainment and communication software.

Pricing & Availability
At this point, all that its maker has said is that the T-Mobile myTouch will be on the market "in time for the holidays".

Pricing also wasn't announced today.

Additional details on this smartphone will become available as it gets closer to release.