T-Mobile myTouch and myTouch Q review: two budget-friendly phones, one aging OS

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* [Leaked T-Mobile roadmap outlines Ice Cream Sandwich updates, new myTouch devices][3]
* [T-Mobile's next myTouch to come from Huawei?][4]
* [T-Mobile myTouch and myTouch Q coming August 8th for $50, we go hands-on][5]

Gone are the days when $50 got you a flip phone that could make calls, send texts and shoot super-low-quality thumbnails. [T-Mobile's myTouch][6] offerings aim to provide all the functionality of a top-tier smartphone, coupled with the kind of hardware and software top-tier handsets were offering a year or two ago.

After letting [HTC][7] and [LG][8] have a go at the myTouch series, T-Mobile tapped [Huawei][9] to design its latest devices, the [myTouch and myTouch Q][5], a garden-variety slab and a full QWERTY slider, respectively. This time around, the carrier chose phones with more expansive 4-inch, 800 x 480 displays, among other improvements to the design and internals. Unfortunately, software wasn't considered in the upgrade: both of these run the aging Android 2.3 OS. Suffice to say, skinned Gingerbread is likely to turn off some shoppers, but it's still worth asking if people on a budget might appreciate these devices when they go on sale Wednesday for $50, post-rebate. So are there any redeeming qualities to speak of, if not the software experience? Read on to find out.

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