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