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HTC Magic Overview

Expected UK Release Date: Available

Key Features
Wi-Fi® Technology
Qualcomm® MSM Processor & Android Operating System
Internet with Google™ Search & YouTube™ Compatible
3.2 Inch 65k Colour HVGA TFT LCD Touch Screen (320 x 480 Pixels)
3.2 Megapixel Camera with Auto Focus
420 Hours GSM Standby Time
Email (Gmail™ & Google™ Mail)
GPS Navigation & Google™ Maps
3G HSDPA Technology

Design

96%

Usability

95%

Features

94%

The above ratings are average figures, which have been generated from submitted mobile phone reviews.

Our HTC Magic Review

The HTC Magic is a 3G touch screen phone which comes in an attractive looking & versatile casing which has curved edges as well as a high gloss white coloured finish. This handset is available on the Vodafone network, but the Magic Smartphone has been designed by HTC & is a member of this popular range which including many 3G Smartphone's with similar features including the HTC Touch 3G, HTC Touch Viva & the HTC Dream to name a few from this popular range. The overall size of the casing is compact for a 3G Smartphone which measures 113mm tall, 55mm wide & 13.65mm deep when in its upright position. It weighs 118.5 grams including the battery which is lightweight for a Smartphone with so many integrated features. This stylish touch screen phone has 512 megabytes of ROM memory, 192 megabytes of RAM memory as well as supporting MicroSD™ insertable memory cards. The user can add a memory card in the memory size to suit their storage needs.

The user's main attention will be focused on the fantastic 3.2 Inch touch screen which is large in size therefore providing a useable input method & stunning selection screen. It displays many colours & has a high resolution viewing experience for the user to enjoy. This screen is a clear & bright HVGA LCD screen which displays a user friendly interface & supports a handwriting recognition feature. Below the touch screen the user will find a trackball navigation key complete with a enter key which allows the user to glide through menus & features at high speed using this smooth navigation control. The HTC Magic comes with a Qualcomm® MSM processor & supports an Android operating system. The user can also enjoy a barcode scanner function if desired as the Android operating system will support this additional application if the user requires it.

This 3G Smartphone has a built in GPS navigation feature which supports Google™ maps which therefore provides the user with step by step directions as well as helping the user to find nearby stores, restaurants & much more. A HTML Web browser comes complete with a Google™ Search facility which allows the user to enjoy a user friendly search feature on their mobile handset, just like they would use on their PC. The HTC Magic allows the user to access social networks websites such as YouTube™ whilst the user is on the move, what more could a user want from their mobile Internet experience. This handset comes with a built in mobile email service & supports Gmail™ & Google™ Mail allowing the user to send & receive emails between their contacts easily.

The user of the HTC Magic may choose to communicate with others using a text message, instant message or a MMS picture message, which all depends on the users messaging requirements. A text message is a message containing text which can be shared between other SMS contacts. The instant messaging service allows any compatible instant messaging contacts to enjoy an online chat which provides an instant messaging experience, whether the text input chat is a short or a long conversation with the online contacts. The HTC Magic supports MMS messaging which is also known as multimedia messaging which is a message containing either a picture, a photo or even a video recording, complete with text input & sound if required. A MMS message can be shared between compatible contacts & is an easy way to share photos & such like with others.

It works over a GSM quad band network covering GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900 as well as a 3G HSDPA network covering 900 & 2100. Depending on the users service network operator the user may be able to use their handset worldwide & enjoy international roaming with the HTC Magic, but the full network coverage is dependent on the network operator. The battery provided can provide up to 7.5 hours of GSM talk time or up to 6.6 hours of WCDMA talk time when fully charged. This rechargeable battery can provide up to 420 hours GSM standby battery time or 660 hours WCDMA standby time. Its built in Wi-Fi® technology provide the user of the Magic with wireless connectivity to a close by WLAN or hotspot which allows the user to connect to the internet without plugging in cables to their Smartphone. The user can enjoy Internet connectivity at home, in the office & even when the user is out & about, as long as the user is situated close to a Hotspot or WLAN connection point. This handset supports 3G HSDPA technology which allows the user to use a selection of feature at the same time, for instant the user can take a call whilst browsing the Web & the 3G technology provides high speed connectivity for the user to enjoy. The user can connect their handset to other devices using a USB cabled connection or by using the handsets Bluetooth® wireless technology which provides a wireless connection with compatible devices which are up to ten metres apart from each other.

The user can enjoy capturing still images & recording fast moving video footage using an integrated 3.2 megapixel camera feature which comes with easy to use settings. The user can use the automatic focus feature to capture well focused photos each time the camera is used. The user can record video recordings in popular video formats & store their videos on their phone in an easy to locate video library. A built in music player allows the user of the HTC Magic to enjoy playing music in many music formats. The user can transfer their CD's onto the HTC Magic Smartphone & enjoy playing them time & time again for a mobile listening experience. The HTC Magic supports WAV & polyphonic sound ringing tones & the user can change their ringing tones frequently for a new ringing experience on their handset.

HTC Magic Specifications & Features

Screen
3.2 Inch 65k Colour HVGA TFT LCD Touch Screen (320 x 480 Pixels)

Imaging
3.2 Megapixel Camera
Auto Focus
Camera Key
Photo Album
Video Recording
Video Player
Picture Wallpaper

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Email (Gmail™ & Google™ Mail)
Instant Messaging

Sound
Music Player (MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC, AAC+, AMR NB, MIDI & OGG)
Polyphonic Ringtones
WAV Ringtones

Entertainment
Downloadable Games

Organiser
Contacts
Calendar
Clock
Alarm Clock
Call Log
Speaker Phone
Voice Memo
Document Viewer
Qualcomm® MSM Processor
Android Operating System
Trackball with Enter Key
Barcode Scanner Application Available
Handwriting Recognition
GPS Navigation
Google™ Maps
G Sensor
Digital Compass

Connectivity
3G HSDPA
Bluetooth®
Mini USB
GPRS
EDGE
Wi-Fi®

Network
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
HSDPA 900 & 2100

Internet
HTML Browser
Google™ Search
YouTube™ Compatible

Memory & Talk Time
512 Mbytes ROM, 192 Mbytes RAM plus MicroSD™ Memory Card
7.5 Hours GSM Talk Time
6.6 Hours WCDMA Talk Time
420 Hours GSM Standby Time
660 Hours WCDMA Standby Time

Weight & Size
118.5 g
113 x 55 x 13.65 mm

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Reviewer: David Jameson - Bristol, UK
Date: 30th Jul 2009

Would recommend, pleased I left Blackberry & become a HTC user. Thanks for the information, it has helped.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Martin Steven - Basingstoke, UK
Date: 15th Jul 2009

This is the best phone I've ever owned. It's not an iPhone, so what? It's running Android, which is an amazing operating system & can do most, if not all things that an iPhone can do.

To the previous reviewers - no it doesn't come with Flash support, but there are very few phones which do at the moment. It's not the manufacturer's fault - blame Adobe for not getting their act together. It will have flash support by the end of 2009 - & sooner than the iPhone will get it too!

Imran UK, this doesn't mean it can't play iPlayer content - there's a great (free) app called BeebPlayer which does this, check the market.

Dazz - Tuvalu - there is already a (free) sat nav application out called Nav4All - check the market.

The camera is 'only' 3.2 megapixels, but there's so much else to do with this phone that you probably won't have time to take pictures anyway. If you're that interested in taking quality photos, buy yourself a £99 digital camera! Plus, most people will end up uploading their phone photos to facebook or somewhere, which will resize them down anyway.

From my experience with this phone, I struggle to find a bad word to say about it. Why the 95% ratings then? Well here's the result of my struggle.

Design - 95% because it has no 3.5' headphone socket. However, you can buy a cheap adapter from eBay for a couple of quid that'll allow you to use your own headphones. Having said that, the headphones supplied are actually pretty decent.

Features - 95% because it has no flash or light on the phone - again, having said that, the camera is pretty reasonable in low light & most of the time, the flashes on phones are almost not worth talking about anyway.

Usability - 95% because the on-screen keyboard is pretty unusable in portrait mode for people with chunky fingers. However - flip it to landscape mode & it's fine!

Plus, if I gave it 100% that would mean it's perfect with no room for improvement. Let's wait for Android 2.0 (donut) & see what happens to the ratings!

The only downside with Android is the abundance of poor quality apps which have appeared in the Market. Google need some Apple style quality control. Saying that, the good stuff definitely outweighs the rubbish & the fact that you can get most of the good stuff for free just makes it all worthwhile.

Long live Android!

Design

95%

Usability

95%

Features

95%

Reviewer: Dazz - Tuvalu
Date: 23rd Jun 2009

Astounding, was a toss up between this the iPhone & the HTC hd. I made the right decision the phone just works, you ask it to do something it does it. Wife & 3G & GPRS are great. Apps are good & getting better all the time, really looking forward to the sat nav when it eventually arrive.

Android is a pleasure to use in it updated cupcake & with a new update on the way things look good for android.

Only problem is no current flash support but it is being programmed search for it & read the stories.

Seriously recommend getting this phone.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Chris - UK
Date: 27th May 2009

I have had this phone for a couple of weeks now & I love it.
- Love the touch screen.
- Love the app market.
- Love android.
- Love cupcake.
- Love it.
- Even the plastic finish on the device is loveable.

To previous reviewer.
- Recently found a flash player app on the market.
- Search again before you return it.
- The market gets updated all the time.

Funnily though the guy in the Vodafone shop told me I'd be way better off with a BlackBerry Storm because it does more of what you need & generally does it in a better way.

I have to say however that this simply isn't true. He just hadn't taken the time to personalise the phone to his liking & his low rating of the app market proved to me he had not taken more than a glance at it.

There is one flaw in the phone. It's called only having a 3.2 megapixel camera, no flash, & just plain being poor for taking quality shots. Its users & freeware programmers have however taken great advantage by creating apps that let you do things like photo the barcode of a product & it will check its price & compare it with other local shops (determining you fine location via GPS if you allow it to) as well as Google shopping listings.

End note.
The devices existing apps are great but are entirely replaceable & you can often find better ones freeware on the app market. In fact almost all apps are free.

Apps can even utilise other apps to make freeware developers lives a lot easier for faster creation & implementation of apps allowing for a faster growing & more diverse market.

Design

95%

Usability

95%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Imran - UK
Date: 11th May 2009

I've had this phone for about a week now & would like to share my opinion on it.

I will be returning my handset back to Vodafone, not because the phone is not any good (far from it), but it does not play flash files. I have looked through the android marketplace & no app is available to rectify this. So sites like BBC iPlayer will not work.

The touch screen itself is very responsive, clear display that is visible in all light conditions. The phone itself comes with a nice leather pouch. Headphones are of goof quality but no 3.5 jack (grrr).

The android marketplace is fantastic, being able to download all sorts of quality applications for free is extremely fun.

I would I recommend it. Definitely but if you want the definitive web experience on a phone then your better off with some of its rivals.

Design

95%

Usability

90%

Features

80%

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