**The 3G Slide: A Mid-Range Phone That Has Not Aged Well**

I recently had the opportunity to revisit an old phone, the HTC 3G Slide, which was released in 2010. The phone's design and features may seem outdated compared to modern smartphones, but I wanted to see how well it holds up today.

The physical keyboard on the 3G Slide is not as spacious as some of the newer keyboards available, but it is still fairly easy to use. The keys are nicely spaced out, and there's a good amount of travel to them, making it comfortable to type for extended periods. Additionally, the phone features backlit keys, which made it easy to use in low-light conditions.

However, one aspect that stood out was the phone's build quality. The entire device is made of plastic, which may not seem like a big deal at first, but considering the materials used in modern smartphones, it feels quite cheap. In 2010, plastic phones were more common, but by 2017, glass and metal had become the norm.

**Specs That Are No Longer Relevant**

When it comes to specs, the 3G Slide is not exactly a powerhouse. It features a blazing fast 600 MHz processor, half a gigabyte of RAM, and a whopping half a gigabyte of internal storage. While this may have been sufficient for its time, modern smartphones often boast processors with much higher clock speeds, more RAM, and significantly larger storage capacities.

The phone also has a Micro SD card slot, which is useful for expanding storage capacity. However, the maximum supported size is 16 GB, and I was only able to install a few apps and one game before receiving a warning that my phone was low on memory.

**Performance That Is Laggy**

One of the biggest issues with the 3G Slide is its performance. The 600 MHz processor sounds laughable compared to modern smartphones, which often have processors clocking in at 2 GHz or higher. As a result, the phone's performance is extremely laggy, and it drops frames constantly. Apps are slow to load, and playing games on this phone is virtually impossible due to its choppy performance.

**A Screen That Has Not Held Up**

The phone's screen is another area where the 3G Slide falls short. It features a 3.4 inch display with an extremely low resolution, making it easy to see pixels. There's also a noticeable air gap between the glass and the actual display, which can be distracting.

**Running Old Software**

The phone runs Android 2.2 Froyo, which is an old version of the operating system. In order to download apps from the Android Market (now known as Google Play), I had to manually update the market app first. This was a tedious process, and I couldn't help but wonder why I would want to bother with such outdated software.

**A Phone That Is No Longer Relevant**

In conclusion, the HTC 3G Slide is a mid-range phone that has not aged well. While it may be usable as a phone, its performance issues and lack of features make it difficult to use as a daily driver. The app selection is limited, and many modern apps are not compatible with this device.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enso I thought it would be cool to revisit the very first Android phone that I ever owned and see if I could still use it in 2017 this was a bad idea the very first Android phone that I ever owned and actually the very first smartphone that I ever owned was the My Touch 3 slide if you don't remember the My Touch line of phones was a T-Mobile exclusive and this version was called the slide because it had a full slide out physical Cordy keyboard which we really don't see on smartphones anymore but this was a pretty common form factor back in 2010 when this phone was released I've been using this phone for several days now as my daily driver and I'll admit there were some feelings of nostalgia to going back and using my very first Android phone but those feelings quickly wore off after using it for just a few hours before before you can start using a phone you have to pop in your sim card obviously but most if not all phones now use nano SIM cards but back in 2010 phones were still using fullsize Sims so in order for me to even be able to use this phone I had to plug my nano SIM into a micro SIM adapter and then plug that into a full-size Sim adapter going back to an Android phone that is 7 years old makes you really appreciate how far Android phones have come and as you would expect this phone has definitely shown its age in pretty much every way as far as the phone's design it's really thick and chunky because of the keyboard but the overall footprint of the 3G slide is really small you could comfortably reach every inch of the screen with just your thumb and the entire phone practically fits in the palm of your hand that's not something you can say about most Android phones anymore back when I originally owned this phone I thoroughly enjoyed using the keyboard and while I prefer onscreen keyboards now it didn't take me that long to readjust to using it again it wasn't the most spacious physical keyboard but it was still fairly easy to use the keys are nicely spaced out there's a good amount of travel to them and it's also back lit which made it pretty easy to use in the dark the phone is entirely made of plastic which wasn't that big of a deal because back in 2010 plastic phones were a lot more common but in 2017 it feels pretty cheap compared to phones made of glass or metal there's really no point in talking about specs because they're all very outdated but if you must know it had a blazing fast 600 MHz processor half a gigaby of RAM and a whopping half a gigabyte of internal storage it also has a Micro SD card slot but it only supports up to a maximum of 16 GB with only half a gigabyte of storage I was only able to install a few apps and one game before receiving a warning that my phone was low on memory so having a Micro SD card was basically a must on this phone for it to even be remotely usable when this phone came out it was actually considered a mid-range phone and anything that was a flagship at the time typically had a 1 GHz processor a 600 MHz processor sounds pretty laughable at this point but the definition of what is a mid-range phone in 2017 is is very different from what it was 7 years ago the performance on this thing is extremely laggy it drops frames constantly apps are slow to load and you can pretty much forget about playing games on this phone it's so choppy that it's virtually unplayable another part of this phone that has not aged well is the screen it has a 3.4 in display that's extremely low resolution so it's pretty easy to see pixels and there's a very noticeable air gap between the glass and the actual display itself it's running a very old version of Android with Android 2.2 froo and before I could even download any apps on it I had to manually update the Android market to Google Play it almost wasn't worth the effort to be honest because the app selection is very limited and the versions of the apps you can download are all very old which isn't all that surprising this phone also shipped with HTC sents it was slightly modified for the My Touch line of phones but it was mostly the same experience that you got on other HTC phones at the time like the Evo 4G or the Thunderbolt this phone also predated the selfie era so there was no front-facing camera and if you wanted to take a selfie you had to do it the old school way and flip the phone around and use the 5 megapix rear camera compared to current Android phones the camera on the 3G slide just doesn't hold up it's slow and clunky and the quality is pretty bad but it did come with a physical shutter button which is something else we also don't see a lot on Android phones anymore a couple other things that this phone has that have gone the way of the dinosaurs or are heading that way is a headphone jack a removable battery and it even had a trackpad but because this phone is so old it lacks more current Technologies like wireless charging fast charging a fingerprint sensor or water resistance the big question I want to answer here is is this phone usable in 2017 and the technical answer is yes it's totally usable as a phone but because this phone is so outdated it made it really tough to use as a daily driver I still had to carry around another Android phone simply because this phone can't do everything I need my phone to do I could deal with the sluggish performance I could deal with the lack of functionality due to the much older version of Android but what it really came down to was the app selection most of the apps that I use and depend on nowadays like slack for communicating with my colleagues Philips Hugh and lifx apps for controlling all the smart lights in my home and many other apps and games just aren't compatible with the 3G slide it's almost as bad as using a flip phone as a daily driver you can certainly get by with it but with my life revolving around staying connected and getting work done on my phone it's no longer a viable solution but what is your very first Android phone and could you still use it in 2017 let us know down in the comments below as always give this video a thumbs up if you did enjoy it subscribe to the channel which is also down below and hit that notification Bell while you're at it so you don't miss out on future videos and check us out on social media Instagram Twitter Snapchat go+ all that good stuff will be linked down below and as always check out the website as well Android authority.com because we are your source for all things Androidso I thought it would be cool to revisit the very first Android phone that I ever owned and see if I could still use it in 2017 this was a bad idea the very first Android phone that I ever owned and actually the very first smartphone that I ever owned was the My Touch 3 slide if you don't remember the My Touch line of phones was a T-Mobile exclusive and this version was called the slide because it had a full slide out physical Cordy keyboard which we really don't see on smartphones anymore but this was a pretty common form factor back in 2010 when this phone was released I've been using this phone for several days now as my daily driver and I'll admit there were some feelings of nostalgia to going back and using my very first Android phone but those feelings quickly wore off after using it for just a few hours before before you can start using a phone you have to pop in your sim card obviously but most if not all phones now use nano SIM cards but back in 2010 phones were still using fullsize Sims so in order for me to even be able to use this phone I had to plug my nano SIM into a micro SIM adapter and then plug that into a full-size Sim adapter going back to an Android phone that is 7 years old makes you really appreciate how far Android phones have come and as you would expect this phone has definitely shown its age in pretty much every way as far as the phone's design it's really thick and chunky because of the keyboard but the overall footprint of the 3G slide is really small you could comfortably reach every inch of the screen with just your thumb and the entire phone practically fits in the palm of your hand that's not something you can say about most Android phones anymore back when I originally owned this phone I thoroughly enjoyed using the keyboard and while I prefer onscreen keyboards now it didn't take me that long to readjust to using it again it wasn't the most spacious physical keyboard but it was still fairly easy to use the keys are nicely spaced out there's a good amount of travel to them and it's also back lit which made it pretty easy to use in the dark the phone is entirely made of plastic which wasn't that big of a deal because back in 2010 plastic phones were a lot more common but in 2017 it feels pretty cheap compared to phones made of glass or metal there's really no point in talking about specs because they're all very outdated but if you must know it had a blazing fast 600 MHz processor half a gigaby of RAM and a whopping half a gigabyte of internal storage it also has a Micro SD card slot but it only supports up to a maximum of 16 GB with only half a gigabyte of storage I was only able to install a few apps and one game before receiving a warning that my phone was low on memory so having a Micro SD card was basically a must on this phone for it to even be remotely usable when this phone came out it was actually considered a mid-range phone and anything that was a flagship at the time typically had a 1 GHz processor a 600 MHz processor sounds pretty laughable at this point but the definition of what is a mid-range phone in 2017 is is very different from what it was 7 years ago the performance on this thing is extremely laggy it drops frames constantly apps are slow to load and you can pretty much forget about playing games on this phone it's so choppy that it's virtually unplayable another part of this phone that has not aged well is the screen it has a 3.4 in display that's extremely low resolution so it's pretty easy to see pixels and there's a very noticeable air gap between the glass and the actual display itself it's running a very old version of Android with Android 2.2 froo and before I could even download any apps on it I had to manually update the Android market to Google Play it almost wasn't worth the effort to be honest because the app selection is very limited and the versions of the apps you can download are all very old which isn't all that surprising this phone also shipped with HTC sents it was slightly modified for the My Touch line of phones but it was mostly the same experience that you got on other HTC phones at the time like the Evo 4G or the Thunderbolt this phone also predated the selfie era so there was no front-facing camera and if you wanted to take a selfie you had to do it the old school way and flip the phone around and use the 5 megapix rear camera compared to current Android phones the camera on the 3G slide just doesn't hold up it's slow and clunky and the quality is pretty bad but it did come with a physical shutter button which is something else we also don't see a lot on Android phones anymore a couple other things that this phone has that have gone the way of the dinosaurs or are heading that way is a headphone jack a removable battery and it even had a trackpad but because this phone is so old it lacks more current Technologies like wireless charging fast charging a fingerprint sensor or water resistance the big question I want to answer here is is this phone usable in 2017 and the technical answer is yes it's totally usable as a phone but because this phone is so outdated it made it really tough to use as a daily driver I still had to carry around another Android phone simply because this phone can't do everything I need my phone to do I could deal with the sluggish performance I could deal with the lack of functionality due to the much older version of Android but what it really came down to was the app selection most of the apps that I use and depend on nowadays like slack for communicating with my colleagues Philips Hugh and lifx apps for controlling all the smart lights in my home and many other apps and games just aren't compatible with the 3G slide it's almost as bad as using a flip phone as a daily driver you can certainly get by with it but with my life revolving around staying connected and getting work done on my phone it's no longer a viable solution but what is your very first Android phone and could you still use it in 2017 let us know down in the comments below as always give this video a thumbs up if you did enjoy it subscribe to the channel which is also down below and hit that notification Bell while you're at it so you don't miss out on future videos and check us out on social media Instagram Twitter Snapchat go+ all that good stuff will be linked down below and as always check out the website as well Android authority.com because we are your source for all things Android\n"