Looks like we are having a big announcement from my beloved HTC! The HTC Magic is official. It will be powered by Google's Android OS and become the 1st phone with a full touch screen Android. HTC Magic will have a 3.2-inch HVGA screen at the center front (Half VGA, doubling up on the standard Quarter VGA (QVGA), HDSPA, GPS, 3.2 megapixel camera (but no flash?!?!), and a G1-style trackball. This will clearly set the platform to be the upcoming T Mobile G2 I presume. Details on pricing and availability will be gleefully revealed by Vodafone later. Its touchscreen is capacitive, much like the Apple iPhone.
Here are the specs for the HTC Magic:
- Processor: Qualcomm MSM7201a, 528MHz.
- Memory: 512MB ROM, 192MB RAM.
- Dimensions: 4.45 x 2.17 x 0.45-inches.
- Weight: 4.18 ounces with battery.
- Network: HSPA/WCDMA 900 / 2100MHz (no love for the US of A) with 2Mbps up, 7.2Mbps down; quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz.
- Display: 3.2-inch TFT-LCD HVGA 480x320
- Connectivity: Bluetooth, WiFi, mini USB, and GPS
- Input: Trackball with Enter button, Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen keyboard (both portrait and landscape)
Personally, I am disappointed that HTC decided to leave out the flash for the camera and only equip it with a 3.2MP camera. Cameras in HTC tend to fare pretty bad compared to Sony Ericsson's stellar CyberShot inclusion. Also, it'd been nice to see them release a version of the G2 with a slide-out keyboard for a change (or as an option to those who prefer to type quick instead of the ever-annoying touchscreen keyboard - like me).
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