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Published:
21 Jan 2009
Market Status:
Released
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The HTC Magic is QWERTY-less thinner variant of the G1. It also runs on Android OS and has similar features. GPS, Wi-Fi, HVGA touch screen, 3.2-megapixel camera, microSDHC slot, Internet Browser and Email.

User rating
Excellent
8.8
out of 10
based on 4 reviews
Editor's rating
Good
7.5
out of 10
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HTC Magic specifications

  • Scheduled Availability
    •  
  • Announced
    •  
      • 17 Feb 2009
  • Network technology
    • CDMA
    • GSM
      • 850/900/1800/1900
    • iDEN
    • UMTS
      • 900/2100
    • TDMA
    • AMPS
    •  
  • Multiple SIM Cards
    •  
  • Dimensions
  • Weight
    •  
      • 4.18 oz (118 g)the average is 3.7 oz (107 g)
  • Display
    • Type
      • Color
    • Technology
      • TFT
    • Size
      • 320 x 480 pixels
    • Colors
      • 65 536
    • Physical Size
      • 3.20 inches
    • Touch Screen
      • Capacitive
    • Features
  • Additional Display
    • Support
    • Type
    • Type
    • Size
    • Colors
    • Physical Size
    • Features
  • Battery
    • Type
      • Li - Ion
    • Capacity
      • 1340 mAh
    • Talk time
      • 7.50 hoursthe average is 6 h (360 min)
    • Stand-by time
      • 420 hoursthe average is 346 h (14 days)
    • Talk time (3G)
    • Stand-by time (3G)
    • Video call time
    • Music playback
    • Video playback
    • Gaming
    • GPS usage
    • Other
  • Design
    • Form Factor
      • Candybar
    • Features
    • Colors
    • Antenna
      • Internal
  • Scheduled Availability
    • N. America
    • Europe / Asia
  • Smart Phone
    • OS
      • Android
    • OS Version
    • Processor
      • Qualcomm MSM7200A, 528 MHz
    • Memory
      • 288 MB RAM / 512 MB ROM
    • Features
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User reviews and rating

25 Aug 2009 Anonymous

9.3 out of 10

I sell these all the time at my work instead of iPhone 3GS's, which we never have in stock. Plus the 3GS is a ripoff waste of money.


You can get this phone from Rogers for $29.99... or you can get a 16GB 3GS for $199.99... the choice seems pretty obvious to me.





-GPS
-Sleek
-Good looking
-Open source application market
-Lightning fast hardware
-Google OS (integration)
-Good accelerometer
-Micro SD memory slot
-HTML browser
-Youtube app. built-in
-7.5 hours talk time (!)
-Price vs iPhone
-No multitouch
-Screen can be a bit cramped when typing


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Solid Phone

15 Jul 2009 FONES4Life

9 out of 10

Alright, I have pretty much used all UI's from the iphone 3G, Blackberry Bold, and numerous windows mobile phones. This was my first crack at an Android device and was pretty skeptical of using a touch screen device after I already had a go around with the iphone 3G, which I believe is the best touch screen device out there. So I got my hands on an unlocked Rogers HTC Magic only because its the only Magic that can be used on AT&T's 3G network.


 


My first impression of the HTC MAGIC was that it had a great feel due to it being light weight. The touch screen felt great, even though the touchscreen isnt like the iphone it is still very sensitive which makes it better than anyother touchscreen device I have used. Navigation with the trackball is good too in case you dont feel like using the touchscreen to navigate. The keyboard is nice and responsive and I find that I can text better with the Magic than the iphone because of the spell correction and keyboard being customizable. I was very impressed with the browser, it is just as good as the iphone's, but still not as good only becuase of the multi-touch feature, nevertheless the pages still load fast and show a great full html. The camera takes great photo and video but I find that it needs flash in order for it to have better quality in poor lighting conditions.


What makes this phone is the app market. Even thoough the android market only has some 5,000 apps compared to the iphones 50,000, I find that androids apps are of better quality due to the fact if you dont like a feature on the Magic such as messaging, there is an app that can replace the default one on the phone. Apparently Apple isnt down with apps that are better than the default ones it already has. So I find this feature a huge plus because the phone can be constantly made better.


Overall, the HTC Magic is a great phone. The phone has everything you need; great UI, browser, battery life, messaging (with MMS), and stable service unlike iphone wich always lost service and could not hold any 3G. I am very happy with this phone.





- UI
-Design
-App Market
-Battery Life

-NO mult-touch
-lack of flash on camera
-3.5 mm jack (wth!)
-connectivity to itunes
-tethering



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could have been better

6 Jun 2009 exantia

7.7 out of 10

The phone atracteted me with its Android OS but that was basiclly it. Hopefully the new updates of the OS would make it worth the money and broaden its limited functionality.





Android OS
No flash,
no 3.5mm jack,
the RAM is only 192Mb,
no video calling,
no Radio


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