It appears from the pictures, that the device has solid build quality. The keyboard looks like it will be a pleasure to use as well.

While the front of the smartphone is no different than the original myTouch 4G, save for the sliding keyboard, the back of the device is now a home for an 8 megapixel camera unit (1080p video recording is very likely to be available) with auto focus – a serious upgrade from the 5MP snapper of the original.

We already know that the T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide will ship with Android Gingerbread, dressed in a slightly modified version of HTC’s latest Sense 3.0. Reportedly, the device is seriously fast but there is no conclusive information on its CPU (it might be a 1.2GHz, dual-core as in the HTC Sensation).

Now that we have the rumor circle which started with the leak of HTC Doubleshot back in April near its end, there is little left to do, but wait for an official announcement from T-Mobile and HTC. As always, we will keep you posted so stay tuned.

Nokia seems to be having a field day. The Nokia E73 Mode just went official and just as expected, it’s headed to T-Mobile USA. Reading through its spec sheet though, there are plenty of similarities between the E73 and E72.

A staple of the E7x phones is the portrait QWERTY keyboard and surprise, surprise… it’s available on the Nokia E73 Mode too. Running the Symbian S60 3rd edition was also to be expected – the capable connectivity too.

The Nokia E73 Mode comes with quad-band GSM and 3G with HSPA (using T-Mobile’s frequencies of course). Active noise cancellation ensures a better audio during voice calls and there’s video call support too. It also features Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and A-GPS, but the software side of the connectivity is equally important.

Nokia E73 Mode for T-Mobile. Unfortunately, the car stand isn’t a standard accessory

The business-minded Nokia E73 Mode packs support for Microsoft Exchange servers and IBM Lotus Notes Traveler along with support for all popular public email services. There’s also high-end stuff like VPN support and UMA (voice calling over Wi-Fi) and also hardware accelerated encryption and remote wipe functionality.

Ovi Maps with free voice-guided navigation and Lonely Planet guides are included as well. The Nokia E73 Mode packs a 5MP camera with LED flash – to photograph your travels. The retail package includes a 4GB microSD card and a carrying pouch. The car stand in the picture isn’t a standard accessory though.

The E73 Mode uses the same Li-Po battery as the E72, which has enough juice to last 16 days in 2G and up to 22 days in 3G mode (13 and 6 hours of talk time respectively). The E72 manages to squeeze out some longer standbys but it’s still pretty impressive.

The Nokia E73 Mode is expected to become available on June 16th. T-Mobile don’t mention a price though.

Anyway, all this sounds good and all, but it’s almost exactly the same as the Nokia E72. Here’s a head-to-head comparison.

The LG GM360 Viewty Snap is an affordable descendant of the Viewty – it’s a touch phone with 3-inch screen with 240×400 pixels resolution and a 5MP camera with LED flash.

The LG GM360 Viewty Snap offers just GSM/EDGE network connectivity, but there’s Wi-Fi on board, which makes up for that. The Wi-Fi supports the b/g standards and DLNA. The UI appears to be the one used on mid-end LG devices, like the LG KM570 Cookie Gig.

LG GM360 Viewty Snap

There are mentions of the LG GM360 on LG’s site but no official specs or release date yet.

Now, for the T-Mobile bound LGs. The first one is called LG Senio – a rebranded LG GS500 Cookie Plus. What you have to look forward to is a 3″ WQVGA touchscreen, 3MP camera and 3G connectivity. There’s a slight difference between the LG Senio and the GS500 Cookie Plus – there’s an added GPS receiver and it also comes with T-Mobile’s web2go and Social Buzz services.

LG Sentio • LG dLite open and closed • LG GS170

Next up is the LG dLite or LG GD580 Lollipop clamshell in new clothes. It packs a 2.8″ non-touch WQVGA screen and 3G connectivity. It too has a 3MP snapper and Social Buzz. Both the LG dLite and the LG Senio have a microSD card slot to expand their memories.

Last comes the LG GS170 – another clamshell, but this one is decidedly low-end. It’s got a VGA camera, email support and Bluetooth 2.1.

The T-Mobile LG trio will be available this summer.

The T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide is now only a few clicks and 180 US dollars away from you. Yeap, T-Mobile has just confirmed the release date for the Android phone and you can pre-order it straight away.

The myTouch 3G Slide was announced only three weeks ago and now you can register your interest in it on the operator’s website. To refresh your memory, the side-slider runs a highly customized Android OS v2.1 and features a large 3.4″ HVGA capacitive touchscreen, full QWERTY-keyboard and all-you-can-eat connectivity.

T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide

On top of that you get a 5MP autofocus snapper on the back, a built-in GPS receiver and a spacious 8GB microSD card which comes along with the smartphone itself.

The T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide is coming on 2 June in black, white or red color and can be yours for 179.99 US dollars (after a 50-US-dollar mail-in rebate) with a new 2-year contract or for 399 US dollars without contract.