What is it: Touchscreen smart phone with Google's Android OS
What we think: Very impressive and the second-best smart phone we've seen. The iPhone just has the edge though
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 5 May 2009
Tags: HTC, HTC Magic, Wi-Fi, touchscreen, labels
We like:
Easy to use; good battery life; very responsive; good screen
We don't like:
No multitouch support; plasticky case
CNET UK judgement:
The HTC Magic doesn't have enough spells up its sleeve to knock the iPhone off its smart-phone throne, but it's still a very impressive handset, with a stunning line-up of advanced, but easy-to-use, features
Full review:
If the Android operating system is to take over the world, it needs to get a move on -- seven months between handset launches isn't exactly what you'd call flooding the market. That said, the HTC Magic differs considerably from the T-Mobile G1 -- the only other Google Android-based phone available in the UK. Not only does it do away with the G1's physical keyboard but it's also turned up on a different mobile network, with Vodafone bagging the Magic as an exclusive. Continue Reading...
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HTC Magic History
29 Jul 2009 in Crave
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We love Android with all our hearts, but it's not without its own unique set of peccadilloes. Given our enthusiasm for the mobile OS, we thought it was only fair to tell you the downsides
30 Jun 2009 in Crave
Top five free Android games: Waste your time, but not your money
We all like messing about, and we've all got mobile phones, so it makes sense to combine the two. Happily, there are several excellent games for Android phones
1 May 2009 in Crave
HTC Magic and the Goblet of Androids
No one knows spellbinding like the teen twizards from Harry Potter -- except the HTC Magic. We let Harry and the half-blood Cravers take the new Google Android phone for a wand-waving spin
28 Apr 2009 in Crave
Photos: HTC Magic casts a spell on us
That new white Magic has us in its spell, thanks to the pale glossy flanks of HTC's second Google Android-powered phone. We smell the cupcake-like scent of an iPhone killer
27 Apr 2009 in Crave
HTC Magic out today in Spain: Scorchio!
Vodafone in Spain has surprised the world by being the first to ship the Android-powered HTC Magic -- a full week ahead of the rest of Europe
18 Feb 2009 in Crave
In this video we get hands-on with the HTC Magic, the follow-up to the T-Mobile G1. It's packing Android, but this time it's a full touchscreen phone
17 Feb 2009 in Crave
Photos: Hands-on with the HTC Magic Android phone
Behold the latest Android phone, the HTC Magic. It will be sold in the UK very soon by Vodafone, costing around £100, depending on your contract
17 Feb 2009 in Crave
Vodafone conjures up Android-based HTC Magic
Do you believe in magic? Vodafone does, with its exclusive new HTC Magic running Google Android. Finally, a phone with a decent name -- and believe us, we're going to milk it
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