HTC Magic – Google G2 Phone – HTC Magic Review
The HTC Magic has been rated as one of the best android mobile handsets to hit the market of late. It represents a wonderful synthesis of great looks and a host of functional features.
Hardware
The HTC Magic smart phone AKA Google G2 is enclosed in a cool white plastic case. It has a slightly protruding bottom that does not hinder the sleekness of its design in any way. A wide 3.2 inch touch screen sprawls on the face of the phone. The LCD TFT screen is vibrant and colorful with its high HVGA 320X480 pixel resolution. The screen attracts finger prints but this is a commonly found blip in most touch screen phones in the market today. There is also a trackball for navigation. The absence of a physical QWERTY keyboard on this wholly touch screen operated phone has helped the phone knock off some of its weight and appear slimmer.
UPDATE:
22/04/09 - Black Edition HTC Magic Released on Vodafone
HTC Magic
Software
The alluring wrapping of the HTC Magic is augmented by the android software platform that it uses as its brain. This software ensures fast and high performance of applications of the phone. The superior quality android operating system also allows you to add new applications and games to your HTC Magic smart phone through the android market by exploring options like ‘shopping’, ‘arcade’, ‘social’ and ‘travel’.
Android software in the mobile phone also implies more customization- users can tailor the handset to meet their specific needs by swapping the home screen, applications or even the dialer style. The Android software also lets you access third party applications and not just the core applications and data on the phone. This makes the HTC Magic more open.
The phone has integrations with Google applications. Google Talk, G mail, Google search, Google calendar are some of the applications accessible via the HTC Magic. Google Street view has been integrated with the phone’s mapping applications making it possible to view streets virtually to find out the way. The phone’s GPS facility supports efficacious working of maps.
HTC Magic Google G2
Other Interesting Features
The phone has an MP3 player that supports common audio formats. The 3.2 Mega pixel auto focus featuring camera is inbuilt in the phone for taking splendid photographs. There is a video player too. Some video formats like MP4 and 3GP are supported by the HTC Magic. Gaming is another multimedia facility on the phone.
The phone has high performance internet mettle due to the presence of HSDPA with a speed of 7.2 Mbps and Wi Fi support. Fast downloads make your mobile internet experience on the HTC Magic a joy. Stereo Blue tooth connectivity is also present in the phone. Other special features include the G- Sensor and digital compass. There is a micro SD memory card expansion slot.
The battery life is fairly long. The stand by time is 660 hours for WCDMA and 420 hours for GSM. The talk time is 400 minutes for WCDMA and 450 minutes for GSM. The 1340 mAh Lithium-ion battery is rechargeable.
The HTC Magic certainly offers you great value for your money and is a must buy for one and all.
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