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Posted: 15 Dec 2004
Market Status: Released
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HTC Magician / MDA Compact is a tri-band GSM. It features 65k TFT display, 1.3 megapixels camera with MPEG4 video capture Bluetooth, IMAP / POP3 / SMTP e-mail, WAP 2.0 Internet browser, Intel PXA270 Xscale 416 MHz Processor and Touch screen.

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HTC Magician specifications

also known as i-mate JAM, T-Mobile MDA Compact, O2 xda II mini

Pros

No pros

Cons

Slow processor (416 MHz)
Bulky
It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.72 inches)
Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Too little RAM memory (64 MB RAM)
Low-resolution camera (1.3 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Lacks a proximity sensor that turns the display оff during a phone call

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
- Windows Mobile Professional (2003 SE)
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
Dimensions:
- 4.20 x 2.30 x 0.72 (105 x 58 x 18mm)
Weight:
- 5.30 oz (150 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Resolution:
- 240 x 320 pixels
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536
Touchscreen:
- - Resistive

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 5.00 hours
  the average is 8 h (497 min)
Stand-by time:
- 7.9 days (190 hours)
  the average is 21 days (496 h)
Capacity:
- 1200 mAh

Hardware

Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Single core, 416 MHz, Intel PXA270 XScale
System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 64 MB RAM / 64 MB ROM
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - SD, MMC

Camera

Camera:
- - 1.3 megapixels
- Features:
  - CMOS image sensor, Exposure control, Multi shot, Digital zoom, Mirror
Camcorder:
- - Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Internet Explorer Mobile

Technology

GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed.
- 850, 1800, 1900 MHz
- Other version supports GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- GPRS

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 1.2
USB:
- - Yes
- Connector:
  - miniUSB
- Computer sync, Infrared

Other features

Notifications:
- Service lights, Polyphonic ringtones (40 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice recording

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