T-Mobile Unveils Holiday Handsets Including Broadest Selection of
Android-Powered Devices
Exclusive New Devices Boast 3G Speeds Supporting Robust Web Browsing,
Android Market? Applications and Integrated Social Networking Features
BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--T-Mobile USA, Inc. today unveiled its upcoming holiday lineup of
impressive 3G-enabled devices. Offering something for everyone,
T-Mobile?s latest products include the broadest selection of
Android?-powered phones among national wireless carriers in the United
States, as well as a compact touch-screen device and a stylish flip
phone. Whether choosing a personalized experience on Android, or an
easy-to-use phone for Web browsing, T-Mobile?s handsets this holiday
season will appeal to every wish list.
?T-Mobile is focused on driving a wide variety of innovative products
for our customers that help them stay connected through voice, e-mail,
social networks or the latest Android Market applications,? said Travis
Warren, director of product marketing, T-Mobile USA. ?We?re thrilled
with the assortment of devices this holiday season, particularly the
numerous Android-powered phones with features that range from
personalization to premiere music experiences to multimedia
entertainment and social networking.?
Perfect for the music lover, the T-Mobile®
myTouch? 3G Fender? Limited Edition is the newest in the T-Mobile
myTouch franchise. Anticipated for later this year, the myTouch 3G
Fender Limited Edition has a guitar-inspired wood-grain finish and
provides access to the growing Android Market, which now offers more
than 10,000 applications. In addition to offering the vast
personalization options and integration of Google? services available on
the myTouch 3G, customers can also enjoy a more complete mobile media
experience with a 3.5mm headset jack, pre-installed 16GB microSD card,
and exclusive pre-loaded video and audio clips by iconic musicians.
The Samsung Behold® II, the first
Android-powered phone jointly from Samsung and T-Mobile, boasts an
impressive 3.2-inch AMOLED touch-screen display, powerful multimedia
features, and a rich Web experience including Google Search?. The Behold
II is equipped with Samsung?s exclusive cube menu providing quick access
to top features including photos, music, videos, Web browser, Amazon
MP3, and YouTube?. The Samsung TouchWiz? user interface also allows
customers to customize their phone?s home screen to the way they use it.
To enhance their mobile experience, customers can download applications
from the Android Market using built-in support for T-Mobile?s 3G network
or Wi-Fi for fast Web browsing and download speeds. The Behold II is
expected to be available later this year.
The Motorola CLIQ? with MOTOBLUR? is an Android-powered device
with impressive social skills. CLIQ is Motorola?s first Android-powered
device and the first to feature the innovative MOTOBLUR solution that
manages and integrates communications ? from work e-mail to social
messaging activity ? all to your home screen. Updates to contacts,
posts, messages, photos and more are streamed together and synced from
sources including Facebook®, Twitter?, MySpace®,
Gmail?, and work and personal e-mail. In addition to the unique software
experience, the CLIQ features a premium design with a full slide-out
QWERTY keyboard and a 3.1-inch HVGA full touch-screen display. An
exclusive pre-sale of the CLIQ is planned for T-Mobile customers
beginning Oct. 19, with nationwide sales expected to begin Nov. 2. Two
color options will be available, winter white and titanium, for $199.99
with a two-year service agreement.* Customers can visit http://www.T-Mobile.com/CLIQ
to register for CLIQ updates, learn more about the phone and check out a
demo of MOTOBLUR.
The T-Mobile Tap? is a stylish touch-screen phone available in
two fashionable finishes, berry and midnight blue, and is ideal for
those wanting an attractive and affordable phone. Featuring a compact
design, the phone lets customers enjoy fast Web browsing with T-Mobile
web2goSM over T-Mobile?s 3G network, a 2 megapixel camera
with video capture and playback, music player, GPS for use with location
based services powered by TeleNav, and stereo Bluetooth® as
well as support for personal e-mail, SMS, MMS and IM. It is anticipated
that the T-Mobile Tap will be available later this year.
Fast and functional, the Nokia 3711 is a feature-rich phone
sporting a flip design with a unique hidden-until-lit external display.
With support for T-Mobile?s 3G network, customers may enjoy fast
connections browsing the Web with T-Mobile web2go. In addition, the 3711
boasts built-in GPS for use with Nokia Maps, a 2 megapixel camera with
video capture, stereo Bluetooth, and the Series 40 operating system. In
addition, the 3711 supports instant messaging and e-mail, allowing
consumers to connect with friends and family in a number of ways. The
phone is expected to be available in a sable finish in the coming weeks.
These new phones all deliver a fast and reliable connection with
T-Mobile?s high-speed 3G network, which, due to rapid expansion, now
covers more than 165 million people in more than 230 cities nationwide
and, by the end of 2009, will be available to approximately 200 million
people across the U.S. In addition, T-Mobile is upgrading its 3G network
across the majority of the nationwide footprint to the faster HSPA 7.2
standard.
For more information on these products as they become available, visit http://www.T-Mobile.com.
* Limited time offer; subject to change. Price may vary depending upon
customer upgrade eligibility requirements. Plus taxes and fees.
Qualifying T-Mobile voice and data plans required.
Use of some features or services may incur separate, additional charges
and/or require a qualifying data plan. 3G coverage is not available
everywhere. For information where T-Mobile 3G service is available or to
see T-Mobile?s Personal Coverage Check tool, please visit http://www.T-Mobile.com/Coverage.
FENDER? and STRATOCASTER? are trademarks of FMIC. MOTOROLA and the
Stylized M Logo are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
The MOTOBLUR logo is a trademark of Motorola. Android, Android Market,
Google, Google Search, YouTube, and Gmail are trademarks of Google, Inc.
All other company and product names may be trademarks of the companies
with which they are associated.
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About T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is the U.S. wireless
operation of Deutsche Telekom AG. By the end of the second quarter of
2009, almost 150 million mobile customers were served by the mobile
communication segments of the Deutsche Telekom group ? 33.5 million by
T-Mobile USA ? all via a common technology platform based on GSM and
UMTS, the world?s most widely used digital wireless standards.
T-Mobile?s innovative wireless products and services help empower people
to connect to those who matter most. Multiple independent research
studies continue to rank T-Mobile among the highest in numerous regions
throughout the U.S. in wireless customer care and call quality. For more
information, please visit http://www.T-Mobile.com.
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