First the [leaked product shots][3], then the [Mr. Blurrycam pictures][4], and now the real deal in our own hands! When we spotted this upcoming T-Mobile [MyTouch][5] slider, we just so happened to be chilling out at [Huawei's][6] headquarters in Shenzhen where the phone was displayed as the Ascend G312 QWERTY, or "Buddy" according to the "About phone" info ("MyTouch Buddy"?). We didn't see the non-QWERTY variant, but judging by the name, we don't doubt that there's also an Ascend G312 lurking somewhere.
Anyhow, this new MyTouch packs a 1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8255T chip, a 4-inch WVGA screen, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of storage and microSD expansion, along with features like DLNA connectivity and five-second fast boot. As for image capturing you get a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera plus a five-megapixel main camera (with 720p recording) on the back, and you'll find a handy camera button at the usual place as well. Interestingly, the spec sheet listed [Ice Cream Sandwich][7] while the demo unit was only running on Android 2.3.6, so we'll probably need to wait for T-Mobile's final say on this end.
During our quick hands-on we were pretty satisfied by the phone's overall build quality, especially with its spring-loaded sliding mechanism and keyboard feedback. The screen isn't the best in class when it comes to viewing angle and contrast, but bearing in mind that this phone comes with a Snapdragon S2 processor, we expect it to be priced almost as sensibly as [LG's MyTouch handsets][8] -- stay tuned for the official announcement, of course. Hands-on video after the break.
**Gallery: [T-Mobile's next MyTouch: Huawei Ascend G312 Qwerty hands-on][9]**
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