T-Mobile officially launched the replacement for their recently discontinued MDA smartphone, the T-Mobile Wing. Built by HTC and based on their Herald reference device, the new T-Mobile Wing comes equipped with quad-band GSM/EDGE support, a 2.8" display, a slide-out, full QWERTY keyboard. It also sports a new trim profile covered in a soft-touch blue paint scheme that matches the default color scheme used in its new Windows Mobile 6 Professional operating system.
While the device is still a bit hefty, at 169g (6.7oz), the form factor is a bit less monoblock in shape. The front and back faces of the Wing have been slightly sculpted in an effort to thin the device out and improve the feel of the phone when held in the user's hand. These changes result in the Wing being about 4mm thinner overall than the MDA it replaces. Another major difference in terms of the form factor is that the QWERTY keyboard now extends out of the right side of the Wing instead of the left side, meaning that the d-pad is now located to the left of the display when the keyboard is in use.
While not a revolutionary upgrade for current MDA users, the T-Mobile My Faves compatible Wing ups the style level a bit and should prove to be a bit more accessible and user friendly as far as the average consumer is concerned. It is available now from T-Mobile for a price of US$299 with a new two year service agreement.
Expect a full review of the T-Mobile Wing from us in the coming weeks
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