myTouch 4g Slide (HTC Doubleshot) Accessories

Well, since getting my phone I've been snooping around checking out what kinds of accessories I should try out for it. The myTouch 4G Slide is an excellent phone out of the box, and it's definitely something that I want to take care of.

Battery: The stock battery runs at 1500mAh and seems to run out relatively quick, even with minimal use (though I used to leave 4G turned on). If your myTouch 4G slide is running out of battery long before you're ready for it to be dead, try out the Anker 1900mAh Li-ion Battery for HTC Sensation. Yes, I know it says it's for a different phone, but it will fit (quite snugly) into your myTouch 4G Slide.

And for those who run out of battery insanely quick because of aggressive usage all day, you may want to consider the Anker 2 x 1900mAh Battery for HTC Sensation, about 12 dollars more for a second battery.

Take into account that these Anker batteries come with a special charger that will allow you to charge one battery outside the phone, as well as plug in your microUSB cord into your phone to charge the battery in there (which is very efficient and useful, to me anyway).

Review of Anker battery:

This battery is awesome. I bought the 28 dollar set of two batteries, but I can barely manage to burn through one throughout the whole day, unless I'm trying to. As of right now, it's still at 40% after using it as an MP3 player in my car, browsing, and playing a couple games of Glow Hockey against my girlfriend. I'm just going to let it die as I sleep and swap in the second one tomorrow morning. 

Case/Holster: The case I'm currently using on my phone as of now is the Body Glove one that you can buy from the T-Mobile store. It's is a very snug fit, and those who get the Anker battery will probably have a little trouble fitting the Body Glove case on. Don't fret though it will go on. When I bought it, there were only three designs, one of them coming with a holster. As I don't use a holster anymore, I bought the one without that option.

These cases are very durable, they just make your phone a little bit bulkier to carry around. Some prefer the ArmorSuit MilitaryShield which is just like a screen protector around your whole phone. I've ordered mines to come in so I can test it, but until then I won't be able to say anything about them, though I've heard good things about them.

Review of Body Glove for myTouch 4G Slide:

As this is the only case I got for my phone so far, it's the only one I can review. Like I stated it's very durable, and was able to handle a 3-foot drop without damaging anything on my phone. As for the size difference from stock: yes I like the slim figure of the stock phone, but with this case on, it doesn't feel like it's going to break so easily.