Features and Design

At three-fourths of an inch thick, the T-Mobile Wing isn’t as svelte as the ultra-compact Sidekick. In fact, with the (complementary) phone case, you won’t be carrying it in any of your pockets. Despite the size, it has a soft, almost fuzzy exterior that is nice to the touch. The screen is about 2.5 inches by 1.5 inches, with a beautiful range of colors, and below the screen are the standard call, end call and menu option buttons. There is also a little nubbin joystick for item selection.

A quick thumb press to the left reveals the keyboard. It’s a traditional PC QWERTY with the Windows button, arrows and an Alt key. Instead of being raised, the individual keyboard buttons are actually level to the rest of the phone. 

Geared towards T-Mobile customers, the Wing uses MyFaves, a fairly new program that allows you unlimited calls to your five favorite numbers (they don’t have to be T-Mobile customers). It is also a quad-band GPRS phone (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), so, like many other T-Mobile phones, you can technically use it in different countries around the world (sans most of Asia).

The T-Mobile Wing is the first cell phone to use Windows Media 6.0, so PC-lovers have the full Windows Media player, Office Mobile and other cool Microsoft software. It also supports all the major instant messenger programs. Many of the programs are available by pressing the Windows button, a la a PC, and a quick navigation of the main menu. 

The Wing has about four hours talk time; pretty short even compared to the iPhone’s weak six or so hours of battery life. The standby time is much more impressive, clocking in at around six days. As with other Smartphones, intensive use of the video and other multimedia stuff wears down the battery quickly.

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