Jul 22, 2011 16:31 GMT  ·  By

Already confirmed for a July 27th release by T-Mobile USA, MyTouch 4G Slide Android-based smartphone is now available for pre-orders via Walmart.

Potential customers can pre-order the smartphone from Walmart for $99.99, after a $440 instant discount and a new two-year contract.

MyTouch 4G Slide from T-Mobile is the newest handset in the myTouch family and comes with a full 4-row slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

The smartphone boasts a superior 8-megapixel photo snapper camera with zoom, LED flash and 1080p HD video recording capabilities.

In addition, MyTouch 4G Slide has a front-facing camera and a camcorder, so users can snap self portraits or spontaneously video chat with their friends.

One of the most interesting highlights of the phone is the Genius Button that lets users call, text, e-mail or find something on the Web or on the map with a simple voice command.

While in Driver Mode, the Genius Button is even capable of reading messages through the myTouch 4G Slide.

Furthermore, the slider is powered by the latest version Google's operating system, Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and fully supports 4G speeds.

The MyTouch 4G Slide is equipped with a dual-core 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and packs 8GB of internal memory, as well as microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB, 8GB memory card included).

It comes with a medium-size 3.7-inch Super LCD touchscreen display with 16 million colors and 480 x 800 pixels resolution.

With WiFi Sharing, Bluetooth and GPS capabilities, the myTouch 4G Slide is definitely one of the best and easy to use messaging device available on the market.

On related news, it is worth mentioning that those who prefer to purchase the smartphone directly from T-Mobile USA on July 27th will have to pay $199.99 and sign a new two-year contract to receive the MyTouch 4G Slide.