T-Mobile To Add Android, BlackBerry Phones

Despite its pending acquisition by AT&T, T-Mobile is forging ahead with a slew of new devices this summer. They are also dropping their policy that charges minutes against a plan when using a device capable of Wi-Fi calls.

On June 8, T-Mobile will launch the HTC Sensation 4G, a dual-core powerhouse, according to a roundup on This Is My Next Thing. It has a 1.2-GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 1080p video capture, and is powered by Android.

Right after you finish celebrating Independence Day and clean up all of the ashes from your fireworks display, T-Mo will bring out the MyTouch 4G Slide, also known as the HTC Doubleshot. It, too, runs Android and has a dual-core 1.2-GHz Snapdragon processor.

If Blackberry is your OS of choice, the new Monza will be out on June 29. It will likely be called the Touch and have a real capacitive 480x800 touchscreen, not that fake touchscreen the Storm line has. It will run Blackberry 7.0.

Head over to the This Is My Next Thing article for more details on these and at least a dozen other phones. Notably absent from the list is any mention of Windows Phone-based devices or the iPhone 5, or 4S, or whatever it will be called.

Not content just with new devices, T-Mobile is also allowing free calls via Wi-Fi for its UMA-equipped phones, according to GigaOM. Previously, the time you talked counted against your minutes plan. Wi-Fi calling can be handy in areas of low or no connectivity.

Don't get to comfortable with this policy though. VentureBeat notes that it is unlikely that AT&T will continue this practice after the acquisition goes through. AT&T already has similar functionality with its 3G microcell that connects your calls through your ISP, but it still charges you for the minutes. Enjoy it while you can.