| The T-Mobile Dash was released to an excited media | | | | the Dash's hardware, saying that "its shape and soft |
| on October the 11th, along with much hype and | | | | touch finish make it far more comfortable to hold in |
| speculation. Most of the buzz was about the included | | | | the hand than almost any other Smartphone we can |
| Wi-Fi, allowing "Dash users to connect to any of | | | | think of in the US market", but were slightly less |
| T-Mobile's 7,836 hot spots around the US" (CNET). | | | | loving of the operating system, concluding: "In case |
| But this was not all - the Dash also comes with "a | | | | you couldn't already tell, we feel pretty comfortable |
| 1.3-megapixel digital camera, MicroSD compatibility, | | | | recommending this phone to anyone willing to put up |
| and speakerphone capabilities" (BetaNews). | | | | with the inherent pains of Smartphone, with or |
| But did the device live up to the hype? Reviews | | | | without Tmo's tweaks and myFaves calling service." |
| have been coming in since the launch, and sums them | | | | Despite these glowing reviews, not all of the |
| up at their T-Mobile Dash page at | | | | reviewers found the T-Mobile Dash a pleasure to |
| One of the first to get a review out the door was | | | | work with. infoSync were "disappointed by the Dash's |
| Gizmodo, who happily proclaimed the Dash as a | | | | mediocre calling quality and inability to edit Office |
| Q-killer: "if you're looking for a smartphone in a thin | | | | documents", and although Laptop Magazine were |
| package and are willing to give up Pocket PC | | | | impressed with easy typing on the Dash and the |
| features like touch-screen and Office Mobile, you | | | | speed of the Wi-Fi, they pointed out that "these |
| won't go wrong with the Dash" they proclaimed. | | | | perks are nearly outweighed by the phone's |
| They were not only ones to make the obvious | | | | less-than-snappy performance." Finally Phone Scoop |
| comparison with Motorola's product - CNET | | | | claimed that they "experienced a new frustration |
| announced that "with a sleek design, good | | | | with the Dash which others have been reporting is |
| performance, and a robust set of productivity and | | | | common to many new T-Mobile smartphones - a lack |
| wireless options, the T-Mobile Dash is an all-in-one hit | | | | of data signal. There were times when we could not |
| and earns its reputation as a Motorola Q killer." Finally | | | | hop on the Internet even though there was plenty |
| MSNBC also jumped on the bandwagon, declaring | | | | of signal strength to send a text or even make a |
| that "The Dash is the smallest, slickest, smartest | | | | call." |
| smartphone on the market today. It instantly rises to | | | | Generally, the positive reviews of T-Mobile's Dash |
| the head-of-the-class. A Q-killer if I've ever seen | | | | have heavily outweighed the few negative niggles |
| one." | | | | that reviews have stumbled across during their |
| PC Magazine were happy to compare the Dash to its | | | | testing. It seems that with the Dash, T-Mobile have |
| siblings: "The best features of T-Mobile's SDA and | | | | come up trumps with a killer implementation of |
| MDA come together in a delightful little handheld", | | | | Windows Mobile Smartphone Edition - something that |
| they concluded. Engadget were equally glowing of | | | | many of its competitors have yet failed to do. |