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T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender LE now available while quantities last

Taylor Wimberly — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:55:28 +0000

Starting today, the myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition is now available while quantities last. The collector’s item phone will be sold in select T-Mobile retail stores and online at T-MobileMyTouch.com. This phone is based off the original myTouch 3G with some new additions like a 3.5 mm headset jack, 16 GB microSD card, and preloaded software.

The myTouch Fender will retail for $179 with a 2yr contract or $449 if purchased alone.

Early reports suggested the myTouch Fender was a 32A version of the HTC Magic, but those were wrong. The 32A version featured 288 MB of RAM and we have now confirmed that the Fender phone has 192 MB of RAM (same as original myTouch 3G).

Update: Users are reporting the myTouch Fender phone does indeed have 288 MB of RAM. T-Mobile posted the wrong specs on their own website.

TmoNews is reporting that this new HTC Magic with the 3.5 mm headset jack will replace the original myTouch 3G and go on sale February 10, 2010.

T-Mobile also confirmed that the myTouch Fender ships with Android 1.6, but it will be upgraded to Android 2.1 in the spring.

If you are a new customer to T-Mobile, we would suggest opting for the Nexus One which can be purchased for the same price with a 2yr contract. You would have to be a huge Fender fan to get this phone, when T-Mobile sells similar Android phones for $99 (Motorola CLIQ).

T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition announces comeback tour

Taylor Wimberly — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:31:49 +0000

The T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition was first unveiled last October, but it got delayed and did not make its holiday launch. I was beginning to worry if the phone would ever see the light of day, but it is back with a release date and new spokesman.

T-Mobile will partner with Fender and Eric Clapton in a new ad campaign to launch the limited edition myTouch on January 20, 2010 for $179 (with 2yr contract). A preview of the ad is available on Fender’s site with their new tagline “Not just a phone. A collectors item”.

Update: Nick from HTC Source uploaded the video to YouTube.

Upgrades over the original myTouch 3G include:

3.5 mm headset jack
16 GB microSD card
288 Mb RAM (vs 192 of the original myTouch 3G)
Preloaded Eric Clapton songs along with music from Avril Lavigne, Brad Paisley and Wyclef Jean.
New music player app

Special accessories will be sold for the limited edition phone, including new Fender-branded shells, a Fender carrying case and Fender screen protector as well as Rock Dock with Speakerphone.

Our friends at doubleTwist have also partnered with T-Mobile to include their desktop media sync software.

The Fender phone will launch with Android 1.6, but T-Mobile has confirmed the device will be upgrade to Android 2.1 this spring. This leads us to believe we will see a similar Android 2.1 update for the original myTouch 3G around the same time (no word on the G1 yet).

Are any music fans going to lineup to purchase this limited edition Android phone? The Nexus One retails for the same price (with 2yr contract), so I’m curious how many people will fork over the cash to get a limited myTouch.

Confirmed: MyTouch Fender delayed till 2010

Taylor Wimberly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:29:59 +0000

Our guesswork has been confirmed. We speculated that the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition might be delayed and it turned out to be true. I am disappointed the phone will not launch this year, but I’m really intrigued to see that wood grain finish now. It was so special that it apparently caused the device to slip to 2010. Check out the following response we just received from T-Mobile:

“Due to last-minute refinements to the unique finish of the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition, T-Mobile has decided not to launch the device before the end of the year. T-Mobile customers will already have an impressive lineup to choose from for their holiday wish lists including the T-Mobile myTouch 3G, the Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR, the Samsung Behold II, and the BlackBerry Bold 9700 among others.”