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hi this is Bryan Bennett for cnet.com and today we're taking a first look at the t-mobile mytouch q by Huawei this very affordable android smartphone costs 4999 and will arrive on t-mobile august eighth so what do you get for the low price actually quite a bit the mytouch q runs android 2 dot 3 gingerbread sorry no cutting edge for dot one jellybean or four da dough ice cream sandwich here powered by a 1.4 g hurts single core cpu other features include a 4 inch LCD screen 5 megapixel camera connection to t mobile's 4g hspa+ data network a long time might touch phone staple is the genius voice command feature that uses nuance software to accomplish series style searches and phone functions above the screen is a 0.3 megapixel front facing camera below the display are for capacitive buttons 34 standard android functions menu home and back the fourth launches t-mobile's genius voice command feature the side holds a micro USB port and tiny volume buttons on top of the phone are a power key and 3.5 millimeter headphone jack on the right edge is a dedicated camera button sliding open the mytouch q reveals its full row qwerty keyboard now right off the bat there are some things I don't like about the t-mobile mytouch q weighing six point five ounces and over half an inch thick it's big and heavy the dedicated camera button launches the camera app but doesn't wake the phone if it's in sleep mode I'm not a fan of the keyboard either but I suppose I'm spoiled by the current king of Android QWERTYs the motorola droid for performance also feels a bit sluggish i'm brian bennett and this has been a first look at the t-mobile mytouch q by Huawei be sure to check out our full review at cnet com