Cool Gadget 2/18/09: The HTC Magic

on 2/18/09


Meet the T-Mobile G1's much prettier cousin. The next Google Android phone, the HTC Magic (referred to by some as the G2), will be out in Europe this spring. Unveiled at the Mobile World Conference trade show yesterday in Barcelona, the touchscreen HTC Magic will be on the European carrier Vodafone. Vodafone will release the handset in Spain, Italy, UK, France, and Germany this Spring.
The Magic will have have a 3.2 inch touchscreen (a little bigger than the G1's 3.17 inch one), GPS, Wifi capabilities, 3G access, and a 3.2 megapixel camera (without flash though). It will also host a slew of Android applications, Gmail, Youtube, Google Maps (with a new Compass view that changes the street view as you move the phone), and Google Talk. The Magic abandons the G1's clunky physical keyboard for a virtual one, like on the Iphone or Blackberry Storm.
Their is no word on when this potential Iphone-killer (like thats gonna happen, right Apple fans?) will land in the US.

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