HTC Magic, the second generation of HTC G1 phone, is HTC’s second phone that runs on Google’s Android platform. Unlike its predecessor, The HTC Magic doesn’t have physical QWERTY keyboard. Instead, it relies on visual QWERTY keyboard for data entry, just like Apple iPhone. Hardware and specifications wise, HTC Magic doesn’t get any significant upgrades over the G1. The Magic still runs on a Qualcomm® MSM7201a™, 528 MHz processor and has 512 MB ROM and 192 MB RAM. Besides that, it also has a 3.2-inch TFT LCD screen, MP3 music player, 3G, GPS, Video Player, 3.2-megapixel digital camera, and Wi-Fi.
| H | reviewed | HTC Magic | Background: I was in the | |
| Network | GSM 850 MHz / 900 MHz / 1800 MHz / 1900 MHz |
| Data Network | GPRS / EDGE / UMTS 900 MHz / UMTS 2100 MHz / HSDPA 1.8 Mbit/s / HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s / HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s |
| 3G Network | Yes |
| Design | Candybar |
| Smartphone | Yes |
| Operating System | Android OS |
| Processor | Qualcomm MSM7201A, 528 MHz |
| RAM | 192 MB |
| ROM | 512 MB |
| Weight | 4.18 oz / 118.5 g |
| Dimension | 4.45" x 2.17" x 0.54" 11.3 cm x 5.51 cm x 1.37 cm |
| Internal Display Screen | 3.2-inch Color TFT LCD Touchscreen (320 x 480 pixels) |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Sensor | Yes. G-sensor |
| External Display Screen | No |
| Battery Life | Talk: 7.5 hours Standby: 420 hours (17.5 days) |
| QWERTY Keyboard | Yes. Touchscreen QWERTY Keyboard |
| Predictive Text Input | Yes. T9 |
| Navigation Control | Trackball with Enter button |
| Speakerphone | Yes |
| Expandable Memory Slot | Yes. microSD / microSDHC |
| GPS System / GPS Navigation | Yes |
| Yes. Supports POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP / GMail | |
| SMS | Yes |
| EMS | Yes |
| MMS | Yes |
| Internet Browsing / WAP | Yes. Full Internet Browser |
| Instant Messenger | Yes |
| Microsoft Office Mobile | No |
| Games | Yes |
| JAVA | Yes |
| PIM | Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, TO-DO, Notes |
| Multiple Numbers Per Contact | Yes |
| Picture ID | Yes |
| Ring ID | Yes |
| Mega Pixel | 3.2 |
| Autofocus | Yes |
| MP3 Music Player | Yes. Supports MP3, AAC, eAAC+, AAC+, WMA Music Files |
| Playlist | Yes |
| Shuffle | Yes |
| Voice Memo & Voice Mail | Yes |
| Video Player | Yes. MPEG-4 (H.263, H.264), 3GPP Video Clip Files |
| Video Recorder | Yes |
| Video Stabilizer | No |
| Video Light | No |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Bluetooth Stereo Headset (A2DP) | Yes |
| Infrared | No |
| Wi-Fi (WLAN) | Yes. Supports 802.11b / 802.11g |
| USB | Yes. HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one) |
| Modem | No |
| PictBridge | No |
| DLNA Certified | No |
| Computer Synchronization | Yes |
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0 vote HTC Magic from Vodafone
Very intuitive. Decided on Magic because I only got a 32GB i-pod touch last year. Android app store not as goo as Apple's, with the majority very US-centric. It hooks up with your home WiFi network like a dream! Synchronization with Google contacts and calendar is dead easy! Problems? The only major ones relate to the music plater. Firstly, it is not very good at reading all the tags and all the album art clogs up the Gallery
0 vote how come tehr is no cd in
how come tehr is no cd in the box?
0 vote HTC Magic Review - The HTC
HTC Magic Review - The HTC Google G2 Phone is Just Magic
The HTC Google G2 Phone is the latest entrant into the android touch screen smart phone line up of HTC. As it is a “special” one: this phone has not yet been released in the United States, and has only a very limited release internationally, I have great interest of full disclosure to let you know this mobile phone. The HTC Google G2 Phone is known internationally as the HTC Magic, and it is a pretty snazzy phone.
[img]http://newmobilephones.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/magic-large.jpg[/img]
Hardware
The HTC Magic smart phone 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 fingerprints 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.
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.
Multimedia
The HTC Magic has a 3.2 Mega pixel auto focus enabled camera for the masterpiece photograph.. Its powerful video recording capabilities allows you to post videos directly on You Tube or share videos with friends via e-mail or MMS. It is capable of playing media files including videos and audio files. The video looks perfect with the 480x320 pixels screen and the music sounds beautiful. It supports only video formats like MP4 and 3GP which is slightly less when compared to the current standards of android mobiles. That’s doesn’t matter, third party software like [url=http://www.nidesoft.com/dvd-to-mobile-converter.html]Nidesoft DVD to Mobile Converter[/url] can convert DVD videos to HTC Magic video and [url=http://www.nidesoft.com/video-converter.html]Nidesoft Video Converter[/url] can convert all other formats video to HTC Magic video. It also supports rang of audio files including MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV and OGG, and the third party software can also be used for audio files.
[img]http://nidesoft.com/forum/htc/htc-magic-g2-video.jpg[/img]
Other interesting features:
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.
The battery life of HTC G2 is much longer than HTC G1. 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.
Conclusion
Based on what I’ve seen, the HTC Magic seems like a really solid device. We like the Magic, maybe even love it a little bit. But it is a little disappointed at its price of about 6oo dollars, much higher than the new iPhone 3G S and the new Palm Pre.
0 vote ther is no arabic software
ther is no arabic software
0 vote Background: I was in the
Background:
I was in the market for a new phone to upgrade from a Nokia N95. I did much research and relied on:
- Internet reviews
- Newspaper reviews
- Recommendations from some technical people I know
Here's my non technical view of this device:
Pros: None
Cons:
Making phone calls - reception is awful; sometimes cuts out for no reason even when there is apparently good reception
Ease of use - for example there is no point to having favourites in the phone book as it is quicker to dial the number that go through the hassle of finding a contact. The user interface is not particularly intuitive
Camera - why does this phone have a camera? - There is no point to this - the quality is shockingly bad
Web - very intermittent and slow
Email - ok if you have Google (I suppose) - damn you if you don't
Video playback - again there is no point to this - it might as well not have it
Battery - if it lasts 16 hours, you'll be lucky
Apps - there seems to be a lot in the android marketplace without there actually being anything
No headphone jack - but I knew that before I signed up, so can't complain about that
Summary
There are a lot of features on this phone that are of no use. There is no perceptible reason for these as they are not even of a minimum standard. I am now stuck with this turd of a phone (and I use the term phone loosely as it doesn't make calls very well either) for two years. If you are looking for a Smartphone avoid this pointless and inadequate device at all costs
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