HTC myTouch 3G / Magic vs Motorola CLIQ

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The HTC myTouch and the Motorola CLIQ are fairly comparable Android-based phones offered by T-Mobile. Both phones offer Bluetooth support, a camera (although CLIQ offers a 5 megapixel camera compared to myTouch's 3 megapixel), GPS, music player and video recording capabilities. The HTC myTouch has a longer battery life and a slightly larger screen compared to the Motorola CLIQ.

Comparison chart

HTC myTouch 3G / Magic versus Motorola CLIQ comparison chart
	HTC myTouch 3G / Magic	Motorola CLIQ
	current rating is 3.27/5 1 2 3 4 5 (55 ratings)	current rating is 3.43/5 1 2 3 4 5 (136 ratings)
Weight	4.1 oz (116 g)	5.84 oz (166 g)
Bluetooth	Supported Profiles: HSP 1.1, HFP 1.5, A2DP, AVRC version 2.0	Supported Profiles: HSP, HFP, A2DP, AVRC
Camera	Resolution: 3+ megapixel	Resolution: 5+ megapixel auto-focus, white balance, digital zoom, geo-tagging
Dimensions	4.45" x 2.19" x 0.58" (113 x 56 x 14.7 mm)	4.49" x 2.28" x 0.63" (114 x 58 x 16 mm)
E-mail client	Protocols Supported: POP3, IMAP4, SMTP plus GMail, Exchange (separate email clients)	Protocols Supported: POP, IMAP, SMTP GMail, Yahoo!, Mac, AOL, Hotmail
Memory card slot	microSD (TransFlash)	microSD (TransFlash) 2 GB card included / supports up to 32 GB
Browser	Google Android (based on WebKit)	WebKit-based plus RSS reader
Speakerphone	Yes	Yes
Voice dialing	Speaker-independent (automatic)	Speaker-independent (automatic)
Flashlight	No	No
Ruggedized	No	No
Digital TTY/TDD	No	No
External Display	No	No
Polyphonic Ringtones	No	No
Ringer Profiles	No	No
USB	mini-USB connector	Version: 2.0 High Speed built-in micro-USB connector
Picture ID	Yes	Yes
Ringer ID	Yes	Yes
Touch Screen	Primary input method: Finger capacitive	Primary input method: Finger
Hard Drive	No	No
MMS	Yes	Yes
FM Radio	No	No
Headphone Jack (3.5mm)	No	Yes
Music Player	Supported Formats: MP3, M4A, AMR, WMA, MIDI, WAV, OGG Vorbis	Supported Formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, WAV
Stereo Speakers	No	No
Live TV	No	No
PictBridge	No	No
Streaming Video	YouTube	YouTube
Video Capture	Max. Length: available memory CIF resolution (352 x 288 pixels)	CIF resolution
Alarm	Yes	Yes
Calculator	Yes	Yes
Calendar	Yes	Yes
SyncML	No	No
To-Do List	No	No
BREW	No	No
Games	Yes	Yes
Headset Jack (2.5 mm)	No	No
Push-To-Talk	No	No
Wireless Carrier	T-Mobile	T-Mobile
Networks	GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 WCDMA 1700 / WCDMA 2100 (T-Mobile USA version / other versions support different WCDMA bands)	GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 WCDMA 900 / WCDMA 1700 / WCDMA 2100
Physical design	Bar Internal Antenna	Bar with slide-out keyboard from side Internal Antenna
Built-in memory	288 MB (internal memory available to user for storage)	199 MB (internal memory available to user for storage)
Address Book size	10000	shared memory
GPS	A-GPS supports LBS, includes Google Maps with Street View	supports LBS (photo geo-tagging, TeleNav GPS Navigator) / plus compass
Supports enlarging text	No	No
Languages supported	English, Spanish	English, Spanish, French, Italian, German
Vibrate mode	Yes	Yes
Text messaging (SMS)	2-Way: Yes	Yes
Side buttons	volume on left	volume on left / lock, camera on right
Picture messaging	No	No
Voice recorder	No	No
Operating System	Android	Android version 1.5
Infrared	No	No
Auto-complete suggestions for text	Yes	No
Wi-Fi support	Version(s): 802.11 b,g	Version(s): 802.11 b,g
Java support	Yes	No
Keyboard	No	Layout: QWERTY
Battery Information	1340 mAh LiIon	1420 mAh LiPolymer
Estimated Battery Life (Talk time)	7 hours max. (420 minutes)	6 hours max. (360 minutes)
Estimated Battery Life (Standby)	420 hours max. (17.5 days) GSM mode	325 hours max. (13.5 days)
Screen Type	LCD (Color TFT/TFD)	LCD (Color TFT/TFD)
Screen Resolution	320 x 480 pixels	320 x 480 pixels
Screen Colors	65,536 (16-bit)	65,536 (16-bit)
Screen size	3.2" diagonal	3.1" diagonal

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