The newly released myTouch 3G Slide is a smart phone by the technology and communications giant T-Mobile. This phone was designed to target those consumers interested in smart phones but who would rather not to spend too much for a phone that offers unessential features that they don't need. However, while the myTouch 3G Slide may be aimed toward first time smart phone purchasers, it does not neglect some of the basic and essential features people have come to expect in smart phones, like wireless web access, rapid texting capabilities, and all being ran with Android, Google's smart phone operating system. Furthermore, it is possible to purchase a range of support equipment for the phone, and there is a growing market of myTouch 3G Slide accessories to help buyers get the most from their new phone.

One of the features of the myTouch 3G Slide that will draw the most attention is the built in physical keyboard. Just slide the screen to your right, and you will have all twenty six letters of the alphabet at your disposal. Speaking of the sliding screen, you can keep it from getting broken, scratched, or dented by purchasing one of the new myTouch 3G Slide screen protectors made specifically for this smart phone. But let's go back and disscuss the keyboard: although it seems like every smart phone out in the market comes with a multi-touch screen and virtual keyboard, it doesn't mean that everyone prefers this. The myTouch 3G Slide allows you to type with tactile feedback, which can allow faster texting, web surfing, and general navigation compared to virtual systems that provide no feedback to your fingers. If you buy a Slide and decide you would like to try out a virtual keyboard anyway, that won't be a problem. That's because every myTouch 3G Slide also includes an onscreen keyboard for people who want to multi-touch, and you can use the keyboard to type both in landscape and portrait modes. There is also an additional Swype keyboard, which means that you have several options to enter text when you buy a myTouch 3G Slide.

The myTouch 3G Slide comes in a sleek package, measuring 4.6 inches in length, 2.4 inches in width, and having .6 inches in thickness. Weighing in at a mere 5.8 ounces, the myTouch 3G Slide will not weigh you down when you put it on your pocket or purse and get ready to go out for a night on the town. However, it can still be a good idea to look for one of the many myTouch 3G Slide cases available in stores nationwide or from dozens of online vendors. A case offers you the security of knowing that the accidental pocket drop  will not bring a sudden death to your smart phone. But you don't have to worry about an early death to your myTouch 3G Slide, as it is as sturdy in shape as it feels and looks, with a scratch resistant body and screen.