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T-Mobile has unveiled the Tap, a 3G touch-screen cell phone with a compact, slightly rounded design that’s oddly similar to the Samsung Highlight already in T-Mobile’s stable.

The Tap comes with T-Mobile’s web2go, a 2-megapixel camera, video capture, a music player, GPS, and stereo Bluetooth. It measures 4.2 by 2.2 by 0.5 inches (HWD) and weighs 3.7 ounces. A microSD slot is provided for sideloading media and storing photos.

The T-Mobile Tap available in berry and midnight blue beginning today online and in stores. It costs $79.99 with a two-year service agreement and after rebates. Hey, at least it gives you two new colors to contrast with the Highlight’s rather garish Fire and Ice hues. (And is it just me, or does that UI look an awful lot like Palm OS?)

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