HTC Magic
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- KB
- mHX
- 18 May 2009
I was having a lot of trouble deciding between the iPhone, HTC Diamond2 and this phone. I went for this because it was cheaper than the others, I liked the appearance of it (some might disagree but I'm a bit fed up of boring black blocks) and after reading lots of praise in reviews I fancied trying out Android for myself.
And what a great decision I made! Granted this phone has some drawbacks which some users will find impossible to get over: no 3.5mm headphone socket, no front camera for video calling, hardly any inbuilt storage capacity (although upgradable to 16gb microSD), a very average camera with no flash and currently only 3rd party support for MS Exchange ActiveSync (the free software on the market provides a mediocre solution or for a tenner you can get some good apps but the experience still doesn't quite compare to WinMo devices which I expect will put off many business users).
However, for me, the positives far outweigh the negatives. Android is an absolute joy to use; it is simple, responsive, highly customisable and looks great - this for me is the phone's greatest strength. The on-screen touch keypad is equally excellent and easy to use once you get accustomed to it. The AndroidMarket is also a strong point; full of excellent (many free) applications and constantly expanding with a keen developer crowd - an advantage of Android seems to be the vast control developers have over the phones hardware and functions, meaning they can create powerful and varied apps. Customisability and upgrade potential were big factors in my decision and this is where this phone and Android really shine above the competitors.
The google mail and calendar activesync is seamlessly integrated. The YouTube application is the best I have seen. The browser is fast and easy to navigate. The screen looks fantastic and is very responsive (in my opinion better than the iphone screen). The OS is very stable (hasn't crashed once since I started using it 3 weeks ago) and the phone seems to cope well with multiple, process-heavy applications. The battery life is above par for a touch screen phone (easily a full day of heavy use or two days of light use). And given that this phone costs £5 less per month than the iphone, with no handset cost and a slightly better tarrif (through Phones4U), I believe it is an excellent investment which will continue to improve as Android evolves and more developers jump on the wagon. Magic!
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- rochdale smells
- MF{
- 18 May 2009
its a gud fone sum smart apps on there fanta pudhisooorinyiyah
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- Anonymous
- 39k
- 18 May 2009
Anonymous, 01 Jan 1970SOORY
Does this phone capable to cope with the lg or lg viewty smart
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- gen
- uG$
- 18 May 2009
oh thanks jackson.
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- jackson
- m5m
- 18 May 2009
same, i am very disappointed about the camera n auto focus as well but it didnt bothered me that much cuz it has more advantages than its weaknesses. i wouldnt suggest this phone for camera purpose, but u shud knw that it is not for camera purpose n y u buy it?
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- jackson
- m5m
- 18 May 2009
nt rele sure about video calling, they added 3g on it just 4 data transferring i think. i used 2 hav a e70 which it doesnt hav secondary camera but hav 3g connection. when u video call sum1, u will b able to see the other person but the other person cant c u.
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- photo slow
- mL3
- 17 May 2009
Hi,
Just to says i was very disapointed about the photo and autofocus. Impossible to make photo when subjet is moving.
Button for call tel number is to small !!!
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- gen
- w4x
- 17 May 2009
yeah, am also curious how does the Videocalling work if there's no Secondary Camera?
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- jackson
- m5m
- 17 May 2009
i've got this phone yday, its rele good. youtube's video quality is so good, u can compare it wid high defintion (not sure the rest, the video im watchin, u can watch it in HD). the pattern lock is so cool, u dont need to hav password 2 protect ur phone, just draw ur favourite pattern n its done. speaker isnt that loud compare 2 my n95 8gb so thats the main weakness of the phone. camera doesnt hav much settings such as make the quality more clearer etc. only auto focus. on screen keyboard, well, it works alright but its quite difficult to use (my first time 2 use touch screen phone) but im sure i will get used to it after a while. overall, i would say 8/10 mayb 9/10.
- M
- Mzwa Call Centre Age
- 40%
- 17 May 2009
Would like to know how you take a customer about setting GPRS over phone on the HTC
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- sg
- TIE
- 16 May 2009
how much izzit selling in the uk now ? saw it is selling 600+usd in taiwan exp...
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- Leon
- TC$
- 16 May 2009
How can there be handwriting recognition if the screen is capacitive?
Someone please answer.
The screens is the same type as the iphone.
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- bykez
- nEN
- 16 May 2009
What's the point - video calling without a front camera.
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- islam uddin
- MF{
- 15 May 2009
this fone is fantastic i had a training on it today if i have money i will definately purchase one
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- Gon88
- RjT
- 14 May 2009
Anonymous, 13 May 2009Probably a really stupid question but since it has bluetoot... moreIf you have a device such as Parrot in your car, it doesn't make any difference, this HTC will treat it as a bluetooth headset.
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- Gon88
- RjT
- 14 May 2009
Anonymous, 13 May 2009Probably a really stupid question but since it has bluetoot... moreIf you have a device such as Parrot in your car, it doesn't make any difference, this HTC will treat it as a bluetooth headset.
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- Anonymous
- m}V
- 14 May 2009
Compiled information (videos, reviews, previews, specs) about this phone can be found here: http://geekedout.se/htcmagic.php
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- XxXSnake23XxX
- QYm
- 14 May 2009
furakh, 13 May 2009just go the HTC magic and thnk its a good piece of kit. Thi... moredoes the magic have a lanyard/cell phone charm loop?
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- furakh
- mp$
- 13 May 2009
just go the HTC magic and thnk its a good piece of kit. Thing is i got told by a guy at vodafone that there was an app to enable bluetooth file transfers but i cant find it. Can anyone help pleeeeease.
plus some internet sites direct me straight on to their mobile internet sites which are bogus how do i gat round this cause i thought i would be getting full internet access like the i phone
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- Jo
- pTW
- 13 May 2009
Anonymous, 11 May 2009hiya am wondering if anyone could help, i have a magic and ... moreHiya
I had similar problems to this. I just typed something along the lines of "setting up hotmail on android phone" into Google, and found a link which told me what settings to put in and it worked!!! Simples! I can check emails and it sends an alert when you get a new one too! Hope this helps