htc magic - android phone

[henrykong]

coming in april with new updated google firmware (code name cupcake)


Processor Qualcomm® MSM7201a™, 528 MHz
Operating System Android
Memory ROM: 512 MB
RAM: 192 MB
Dimensions 113 x 55 x 13.65 mm ( 4.45 x 2.17 x 0.54 inches)
Weight 118.5 grams ( 4.18 ounces) with battery
Display 3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320x480 HVGA resolution
Network HSDPA/WCDMA:

900/2100 MHz
Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:

850/900/1800/1900 MHz
(Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)
 
Device Control Trackball with Enter button
GPS Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
Camera 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus
Audio supported formats AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC-LC, MIDI, OGG
Video supported formats MP4, 3GP
Battery Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1340 mAh
Talk time:
Up to 400 minutes for WCDMA
Up to 450 minutes for GSM
Standby time:
Up to 660 hours for WCDMA
Up to 420 hours for GSM
(The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
 
Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 47/63 Hz
DC output: 5V and 1A
Special Features G-sensor
Digital Compass


<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/WazqE9gZf28&rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/WazqE9gZf28&rel=0</a>

[henrykong]

here's another video
comparing the magic with the dream
nice!

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/T7ctWO2P6L0&rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/T7ctWO2P6L0&rel=0</a>

[henrykong]

do you think china's g2 phone looks like htc magic
some says it is the magic with the wifi taken out

[henrykong]

tomorrow will be april
so looking forward to the launch of htc magic
as my phone memory is really low
and have already had to install quite a bit of stuff

512mb is certainly better than 70mb

[henrykong]

well, t-mobil now says definitely may 1st
some say it comes with 5mp camera
wowie

tomorrow will be april
so looking forward to the launch of htc magic
as my phone memory is really low
and have already had to install quite a bit of stuff

512mb is certainly better than 70mb

[henrykong]

digital life announced the htc magic as 1k without contract from starhub
i went to m1 at imm
and nobody there had any clue
so will be going to starhub at lunch today

stay tuned

[henrykong]

here's the official press release for the Android-based HTC Magic.

Singapore – 14 May 2009 — HTC today unveiled a new Android-powered mobile phone, the HTC Magic. A tablet-style device, with a sleek design and unprecedented compactness for a smartphone featuring the Android platform, the HTC Magic enables a superior mobile internet experience, providing broad flexibility for personalisation via the application-rich Android Market™.

Providing broad flexibility for personalization
The HTC Magic has a 3.2-inch HVGA touch screen display and features a trackball for easy access, a 3.2 mega-pixel camera and GPS. It also provides access to the Android Market, where users can find and download thousands of applications to expand and personalize their phone to fit their lifestyle.

Superior support and unbeatable mobile internet experience
HTC Magic features a trackball with zoom in/out function for easy navigation, internet browsing. It also provides popular Google applications such as Google Search, Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Talk.

Multiple email options
The HTC Magic offers a variety of email options such as Gmail, POP3, IMAP as well as Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSynch for email, calendar and contacts synchronization for instant. It helps users to separate their personal and work emails for efficient communication. What’s more, the HTC Magic’s Quickoffice and PDF Viewer provide an easy access to viewing of documents.

Android Market
From the Android Market, HTC Magic users can search, purchase and download thousands of applications such as MP3 applications,calendar, Skype, and mobile phone games to expand and personalize their phone to fit their lifestyle.

Simply Better
HTC Magic is now enhanced with cool HTC goodies like Smart Dialer and a versatile on-screen keyboard. Smart Dialer lets you call people in whatever way you think, by either dialing their phone number or by dialing the first few letters of their name. The versatile virtual keyboard lets you choose your favorite way
to type and the predictive text completion helps you write faster than you can finish your thoughts.

Pricing & Availability
The new HTC Magic will be available from early June 2009 at all authorized resellers at a suggested retail price of SGD1,048. Standard retail HTC Magic package will come with a 2GB microSD™ card.

[henrykong]

here's a guying selling the vonda version of htc magic
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showpost.php?p=38097631&postcount=19

my colleage got the vodafone htc dream
and it works ok
but do not have warranty

i smsed this guy
he was very prompt in responding
but since i have waited so long
will be extremely busy for the next 2 weeks
and esp that my phone is due for recontract
i guess i will wait
to get the local warranty

still, i am excited about it
esp at the gb, nes, genesis emulators
that are already released

[henrykong]

is imitation the sincerest form of flattery?

[henrykong]

was at imm m1
still no sighting of the htc magic

btw facebook has several htc magic group

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/HTC-Magic/65679796210?sid=671276d9daf3d104ba6c9e57240f482a&ref=search
this is the largest with over 2,000 members

anyone got any good htc magic sites to recommend?

[henrykong]

long queue at m1 paragon this morning
finally got the magic - very nice
compared with my iphone below

[henrykong]

i have been thinking that there isnt much interest in the gphone
but the lone lines at m1 proved otherwise

after an hour with magic
all the google stuff came back to me
and i'm really enjoying the g experience once again
this time in a nicer form factor
and even more wonderful

esp
all installed programs are now on the card
(i got $100 of free acessories on my m1 draw
so got 8 gig card, screen protector and all that good stuff)
even on a promotion, that guy pasted the screen protector for me
try asking singtel or starhub!
so after installing all my stuff, still got over 200mb out of 260

also
pdf reader and quick office is provided
so key to making g2 a serious phone

pity
singapore still no access to paid apps
although the friendly m1 counter guy assured me that there is

well, cant have everything
but if iphone firmware 3.0 isnt as wonderful as i think it is
i'm making htc magic my main phone

stay tuned

[henrykong]

when i was using htc dream
my 2 most needed apps was quick office and pdf viewer

i am so glad they included both in magic
the pdf viewer is wonderful
with search function
which i need for the church directory

also quick office works well
reads text, doc and xls
cant edit or create
but better than nothing

docs to go
is the app to get
if you want to do so

[henrykong]

7 things better in G2 over G1
***********************

1. more phone memory - 250mb vs 70mb
2. apps are now installed in sd card - making possible to install apps to heart's content
3. pdf viewer with find feature is included
4. quick office viewer is included
5. built-in keyboard - very good
6. mms works flawlessly
7. video cam

[henrykong]

my g2 is on loan
so have been updating my iphone to firmware 3.0

acutually out of the 100 plus improvements
only the first 5 are really useful, ie

• Cut, Copy & Paste with shake to undo
• Landscape keyboard in key applications
• Enhanced Messages application
  - Send and receive photos, contacts, audio files, and location via MMS*
  - Forward and delete single or multiple messages
• Added search feature in Mail, Calendar, Notes and iPod
• Spotlight search across iPhone

but there are small improvements in many areas
like bulk delete on the photos section

still the htc magic winds over iphone in these areas

• Able to forward / send sms to a group of people at a go (texteasy)
• Removeable battery
• SD micro card - able to carry full resolution pics
• better camera 3.2mp
• Able to record video...