HTC Magic

  • Released 2009, May
    118.5g, 13.7mm thickness
    Android 1.6
    288MB RAM storage, microSD (dedicated slot) slot
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  • 3.2"
    320x480 pixels
  • 3MP
    240p
  • 288MB RAM
    MSM7200A
  • 1340mAh
    Li-Ion

HTC Magic - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 1700 / 2100 - American version
Speed HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
Launch Announced 2009, February. Released 2009, May
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 113 x 55 x 13.7 mm (4.45 x 2.17 x 0.54 in)
Weight 118.5 g (4.16 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
 Trackball
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors
Size 3.2 inches, 30.5 cm2 (~49.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 1.6 (Donut)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7200A
CPU 528 MHz ARM 11
GPU Adreno 130
Memory Card slot microSD (dedicated slot)
Internal 288MB RAM, 512MB
Main Camera Single 3.15 MP, AF
Video 320p@15fps
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP (headset support only)
GPS Yes
Radio No
USB miniUSB
Features Sensors Accelerometer, compass
Browser HTML
 Voice memo
MP3 player
MP4/3gp player
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1340 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 420 h
Talk time Up to 7 h 30 min
Misc Colors White, Black
SAR 0.95 W/kg (head)     1.87 W/kg (body)    
Price About 90 EUR
Tests Camera Photo
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 79dB
Audio quality Noise -85.6dB / Crosstalk -86.0dB

HTC Magic - User Reviews

  • old phone never wrks

  • Mu bluethout no work

  • Does HTC magic support what'sapp

  • Is there Speed dial option available?

  • I want to join this magic

  • Probably because we are in 2015 has something to do with it ...

  • my phone wat"off when i was charging

  • My htc magic does not received or send any Bluetooth file.why?

  • s it will after upgrading

  • I. Want to knw my HTC magic support what's app?

  • Will

  • I. Want to knw my HTC magic support what's app

  • how do I optain free unlock codes for htc magic? I have seen videos where people bought codes that did not work. Can anybody help me? I have search the net for pages for 3 days now without success.

  • how do i update my htc magic phone.

  • i need how to upgrading my phone htc magic phone

  • how i setting program deleted

  • i am in camreroon and my problem is that my htc magiv can not send an sms.it is bloc and i don't know how to unluck it please help me

  • how to unlock the phone pattern lock

  • Can't lnstall whatsapo in it

  • I love htc magic

  • I love htc magic

  • my htc frezzes when about booting

  • i cannot send text messages

  • pls does the phone accept watsapp

  • How can i install whatsaap

  • I want to know if my HTC magic support whatsapp because I love the fone pls HTC help me get the software thank u.......

  • It says headset only, read

  • My htc magic don't allow me to send or recieve any file via bluethoot.why

  • i wana buy dis phone bt yu pepz are making me not to buy it bcuz yu say its slow bt d way d phone is so nice

  • My htc cellphone not doanlwoad 1mpbile market . Also are not spport bluetooth conectoon with other devices. Not doanlowad games Please make some help

  • You need to upgrade from andriod version 1.6 Donut to Upgradeable officially to 2.2.1 Froyo. but this phone is very slow.....

  • you need to upgrade to android 2.2

  • Lol i wonder how this phone would perform against my nexus 4... Android really has greatly improved over the years.. Maybe in the next three years we will have phones with 16 gb of ram.

  • my htc magic 1.6 didn't access to install whatsapp messanger.. please help me how to install it

  • my htc magic its bluetooth is not turning on i have tried severally, same thing.

  • no comment

  • I also can't see safaricom on my menu bt I think you should update the os!

  • someone should highlight me on how to get ma htc magic run faster mine is too slow

  • can any one help me am tryin to locate my safaricom menu on my htc magic bt i cnt sme 1 plz help

  • some body plz tel me how can i root htc magic andriod gingerbread

  • you need to go on youtube, type in how to load rom on htc magic 32a or 32b the persons on the video will tell you where to get the software from. you have to root your phone first, then flash the rom from sd card.

  • Buy a new phone...

  • i need a android market software , my htc magic v.1.5 help me

  • i need a android market software , my htc magic v.1.5 help me

  • How is rooting in htc magic (android-1.5) works...? any issues...?

  • Please, my screen light that has gone off for some time now, is it that it requires a new screen? And how do i get this new screen because it is very scarce in my area in Nigeria. Please i need a help if possible by all means

  • Please i need help, my HTC magic screen light has gone off and i have tried all the deplay setting, the screen light is not restored. Please what should I do? I need help urgently because I'm so confuse of what to do

  • i cant download with my htc magic. someone should help me

  • Please, how do i unlock my htc magic mobile phone???

  • how can i get my htc magic upgraded?

  • If anybody wants to upgrade HTC Magic (32A) from Android-1.5 to Android-2.3.7, contact me.. I purchased HTC Magic from Qatar and now I upgraded to Android 2.3.7..... Conditions: >Up-gradation Cost Apply..($40 or Rs. 2000) >No grantee for up-gradation...Can only be confirmed after checking the mobile.... >Currier charges shall be borne by the owner... Communication Email: [email protected]

  • log in with ur account throug which you login for android market

  • good phone,when i buy it my phone was on android 2.2 but there is chinese language and also english.i want only english so i apply a rom which is 1.5.now my phone is on 1.5 and i want to upgrade on 2.1 or 2.2 found many links and roms but they update all things but when it reached on system update and recovery it hangs.plzzzzzzzz give me solutions

  • at uZa, yes I have unlocked my HTC. thanks

  • hey kingmykel did u get the way to unlock the phone?

  • My htc magic has been blocked because of too many drawn partern attempted. It says i should log in with my google account which i did but it says invalid user name and password. Pls what do i do? Thanks

  • No official update for the phone but you can install cynogenmod(cm froyo 2.2)from following site. enjoy.

  • Pls,how can I upgrade to Android 2.2 version and also I can I installed android market application,pls I Ned it response thanks

  • Install cyanogen mod.

  • how to upgrate to android 2.2version plz somebody tell me

  • how to upgrate to android 2.2version plz somebody tell me

  • how to install unknown applications on htc magic? & also my bluetooth does function as well.. how can you guys advice me? i just love my htc magic....

  • hey guyz i want t repair my htc magic screen its badly crake by falling down plz tell me adress ov some good shop in pakistan

  • I need a battery for my HTC Magic phone. I am not getting it in pune. where can i buy . 2nd the true caller app is not getting downloaded at my phone. Can someone help me to download it.

  • i dont have the market application on my magic so i cant use certain applications. how do i get dat?

  • i dont have the market application on my magic? how do i get dat.

  • please, i have HTC magic of P/N 99HFUO28 , when i have put reset about phone , can you help me about code PIN?

  • how do i upgrade my htc magic to a better version for android when the option is not there on my applications/settings

  • i can't access to market why?????

  • This mobile is a fail! Except for the look and the camera option, the few accesories are useless! anyway,it looks expensive and the games are good!

  • Please, can I Ping with my HTC Magic?

  • @Hana thats cos ur HTC magic runs on 1.6 OS the filters wont work. You have to upgrade to 2.2

  • my sd card has damaged and it needs me to format before i can reuse it. is there any other ways besides formating the card? because i would like to recover the things in the sd card

  • how can i upgrade my htc magic??? does anyone know how can i access my mail??? and how to sync???

  • Hi, is there anyone who installed Instagram for Android on their HTC Magic via apk? Because i did, it works/installed successfully. The only problem is, when I take a pic and then about to apply a filter,it force closes! :( I wonder what could be the problem? I hope anyone can clear this out to me, as I am really not techy and I just want to know what could be the possible reason I can't post pics to my Instagram. Thanks! :)

  • Delete all the internet settings already saved in the phone. Then contact network provider and get internet settings and save it. Now switch off the phone and after few minute switch on the phone. Then try to connect. Good Luck!

  • I can't connect without wi-fi....... how to connect using my sim carrier?

  • hi! where can i get the RUU (ROM Update Utility) to update the android version of this phone? A response would be really appreciated. Thanks!

  • i cant browse with my htc magic,what can i do to?

  • i waiting for my htc magic!

  • I dont know what I do but now write ERROR 130 ID for my HTC Magic, What I must do?

  • Press Home and power simultaneously.Phone restarts with menu. select factory default settings. It will format your phone and starts with new phone set up. set up your phone as new and enjoy

  • i need to know how to unlock my magic to work with all the networks available?

  • i hve htc magic & i cant install any software like skype flash player tunein redio. pls if any one knws let me knw thnks

  • u may copy ur sim contacts to phone by this process. open contacts then open menu then open impor/export option n then selet copy frm sim card.

  • unable to unlock because i attempt a lot of patterns accidentally. and i forgot the google account. how can i open the phone again?

  • Where can I buy a headset/headphones for my HTC Magic? I hope anyone can help me? And how much would the headset cost? Thanks!

  • i am having problems with detecting my sim numbers.so help me if you can.

  • wer can i but its panel/body..?

  • I am not able to upgrade my phone via OTA. any other ways to upgrade the firmware?????

  • mobile is irrating me how to install app se games etc pls help me

  • this phone rocks except it needs an update from cupcake to at least froyo or ice cream sandwich.

  • i had this phone awhile ago because my dad got it now he has an iphone4 and my iphone 3gs got stolen from my pants in wieght training, but any how i'am using it currently and i have no problems i respect HT way more now that i have used phone quite abit and i plan on getting for my second phone either a blackberry, or HTC.

  • The best phone ever made. Way better and faster than I phone 4s

  • i have this phone for over than 2 years! no problems at all! tried a lot of things and never dissapointed! sometimes maybe i feel that i need something faster but i am really happy of it!

  • reset it if u get slow

  • Worst phone ever? Fully agree. Very frustrating experience as this phone is extremely slow. Android is not bad, but the hardware is too slow.

  • to 2.1

  • how much does the phone upgrade to. 1.6 to wat

  • can i use this handset as internet modem.if possible,thn what i wll have to do?

  • Yes it is. i HAVE 2.3.7 installed. If your phone is 32A and has the new radio (and is rooted) look for cyanogenmod 7.1

  • ITS a good htc but it have some problems like its battary is not good maybe other small applications or problems but in the end it is a good phone for a good price I bought it and I changed it to android 2.2[froyo] and it is good android but in the end it is 90%100 goodnes so htc magic is a good phone but with a little bit confuse from people.[thanks].

  • Ya dude... u dnt have to upgrade.. juz keep ON ur internet... it upgrades automatically... i have this phone after buying this phone i had android 1.6 donut... it upgrades automatically in 10dayzz...

  • it's really very smart & cute phone with reasonable price.

  • its really amazing and a good phone from htc.....

  • worst phone i ever had, worst touch screen, worst camera, worst battery backup(less than 10 hrs),i highly recommend you please dont ever buy this phone.You will regret a lot as i am doing right now.

  • best phone assume

  • I flash with this rom. Work ok :-) Works with old and new radio.

  • its display is grate any body want to compar with wildfire

  • HTC magic isn't good.there are many other better and cheaper phones running android 2.2.go for them.the speed is useless and the screen quality isn't good.

  • ho to update my htc magic. my. couren vershion is 1.6 (donut). please help me. my email I'd ( [email protected] ) please help me .

  • is it possible to upgrade my phone to 2.3.4? have anyone tried it?

  • I have updated the phn n nw i can snd the files thru the bluetooth ...

  • Ppl help me I can't download Facebook or mxit or any other application with my HTC magic . And I can't use it as a moderm,please help me.

  • hy have anD htc magic A 6161,and i would really use some help for you guys!!! can you tell me how can i active it??? i can not go in to the menu please can you help me !!?? thank you .

  • why i cant connect my andriod with my laptop .even i have htc sync. and how to upgrade os. please help me to find out this...thanks... www.facebook.com/oyesaim

  • this is very sexy set in that price. i like it lots.

  • How can I upgrade to 2.0 OS

  • how can i upgraded htc magic? can you give me web site? thanks..

  • how can i roll back to android 1.6 from 2.2

  • please do not try that! cuz your phones performance will drop big time!

  • My friend the battery might have degraded..actually when the battery is made and the battery is not into use gradually it loses itz original capacity..n this phone was lUn hed in '09 so you can figure out how old the battery would be n how will it perfrm..hope this suggestion wuld help you

  • How do I upgrade my Magic from Android 1.6 to Android 2.2 kindly explain me.....

  • hi i just bought two days ago from ebay this phone problem is its bettery in this two day i fully charged two time but still it down third time. is there any suggestion to buy new one or see something else in phone

  • hi i have htc magic of vodafone spain (europe) but now i m lived in canada ,i need network specification HSDPA 1700/2100,SO please some one tell is it working in canada with WIND sim card.

  • The above mentioned specs are for the htc magic PVT32A handset. the htc magic with the google branding released by vodafone is PVT32B. PVT32B handsets have 192MB total RAM and use the Qualcomm MSM7201A CPU.

  • how can i upgrade the operating system?

  • To send files via bluetooth it is simple. Download the app bluetooth file transfer for free and your problems will be solved.

  • My girlfriend had this phone then she gave it to her dad then I used it. Its been passed down but still runs perfectly. I have been using it for a year and I pretty much found out how to use this phone inside out. I love it but its time to get a new phone. The apps are getting too strong. It had a good run, no major problems. I got a case off ebay so its not even damaged. I loved this phone

  • Its not capable of sending files via Bluetooth, it for headset support only, download BlueMe an application that enables you to transfer files from phone to another phone

  • Am having problems transfering songs using bluetooth.Please I needs help on how to get done.

  • i am using ht-03a from japan aka htc magic. i flash it to English rom and unlock it. and now im using it in Philippines. fast and stable signal.

  • use an unlock sim chip thing from dealextreme.com I had a nokia from Japan-vodaphone that I slipped an unlock sim and it works fine in Australia.

  • Your first problem is that you bought a phone from Japan. They are notorious for locking their phones to only one provider. I have an unlocked Magic and it works fine in Thailand, China, Japan and India. Sounds like you made a mistake by buying the phone in Japan. If you have that kind of money, you should have gone to Hong Kong or Taiwan (the place the phone comes from). So, your mistake doesn't make the phone suck, you do.

  • with fair usage u get about a days full use out of it, but its consistent, iv had it for over a year n battery n it hasn' deteriorated

  • very bad mobile i unable to use this waist mobile in uae in india and uk . just used it some times in japan. i cnt download pictures or videos from th enet. i cant play any real player or vlc player videos in this htc mobile. i totally shocked i disagree with this bad mobile

  • dr sir i get htc ntt docomo with goggle(ht-03a)modelfrom japan.but its unable to use in india and uae. this is unlocked mobile . and i ddnt get any sold for my problem from htc corporation and coustomer service. another thing i cant play in this mobile vlc or realplayer videos. completely i get v.bad very very bad xprince with htc mobile. even i cant load any thing from the net ??? why

  • how do you upgrade the android from 1.6 to 2.2? thanks get bak soon pls

  • I have had no problems with my phone. I would always recommend HTC phones, and completely happy with the phone I have. I will buy another HTC phone in the near future.

  • Hi Guys, I have purchased my HTC Magic from midlle east and using it in India android 1.5. can anyone suggest me that how can I upgrade my handset to android 2.2. Thanx

  • Mine was recently upgraded to Android 2.2, and is working very well. Some things very fast, but some can lag though. Its a good phone, I can recommend it.

  • Hey guys i just want to ask about the battery life of this phone and if i can upgrade the OS of it or not and because i want to buy this phone today !!!! plz anyone reply !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Hey guys i just want to ask about the battery live of this phone and if i can upgrade the OS of it or not and because i want to buy this phone today !!!! plz answer

  • i think you should get internet settings from your service provider. it worked for me

  • how can i activate my 3g.. i bought the phone yesterday i already unclicked the the 2g button @ the mobile network.. yet theres no 3g signal.. please please please help me..!

  • yeah, totally deserve it, 120 Euros you can have 2.1 even 2.2 on it although i prefer 2.1 because cyanogenmod does not have sense ui, get it :)

  • is a good phone for 120 �?

  • My first HTC, great smartphone.

  • how to update my software from 1.5 to sense ui or 2.1? i dont know how to upgrade it plzzzz help mee

  • good......................

  • I think, the 2.2 is stable. I just want buy a Magic and I test it. After that can I say sure, but just I don't know.

  • Is there something new about this phone? Does it have stable 2.2 or 2.3? Can it still work fast and stable...

  • The Magic cant have live wallpapers with cyanogen 6.1 room!?!?!

  • it's not true. check htc.com and click support, you can see what htc models upgraded to froyo.

  • you can download apps that will save your battery..truly works look for something "juicer"

  • Very good phone, does all I need for buisness/personal. The google GPS is awesome...was thinking about buying one, forgot about it this one does the job hands down. plus : Nice screen, expandable 16gb memory, good android market, very customizable, gps, facebook, nhl.com etc etc Downer : Low internal memory, no live wallpapers. Recommended buy

  • Yes - You Can. HTC Rep once told me catagorically that the Magic was "not powerful enough to support Android 2.2". Well, Vodafone updated me in December. It runs OK - not fast - but benefits of FroYo more than compensate.

  • Get a small adaptor on ebay - cost me $6. My Sennheisers sound luvly.

  • My FroYo 2.2.1 update came OTA on Vodafone in December...but no Flash support.

  • I've had my htc magic for 1 week and i've had zero problems so far, only complaint is on the battery life.... holds up only 1 day for me. Ps: anyone know how we can update to froyo?

  • I've had my htc magic for 1 week and i've had zero problems so far, only complaint is on the battery life.... holds up only 1 day for me. Ps: anyone know how we can update to froyo?

  • can anyone tell me if is possible unlock the htc magic for free? is from TMN, a network of Portugal. Thanks

  • can anyone tell me if is possible unlock the htc magic for free? is from TMN, a network of Portugal. Thanks

  • Some Magic's like the Asian ones are locked with no Market as well. The HTC upgrade 3.0.5 something puts Sense UI on your Magic. You will need to revert to Android Cupcake created for MyTouch or T-Mobile US phones then root your OS. From there upgrade to Froyo though better to go to Eclair as it will respond better.

  • Where can i upgrade my HTC Magic to Froyo (2.2) Thank you

  • i am using htc magic and found best. it never gave me any problem. internet browsing is very nice and fast. quality is very good,

  • am having problem unlocking my phone after using it to browse.it says too many pattern attempts to unlock i should sign in to my google account.

  • Yes, you can update your Magic to Froyo (2.2). It's very fast.

  • yes can be done....check xdadevoleper.com

  • How does the vibe work on the phone?

  • Did they add the 3.5mm jack yet to the HTC Magic. I am thinking of buying one but not sure yet?

  • Did they add the 3.5mm jack yet to the HTC Magic. I am thinking of buying one but not sure yet?

  • you can't. htc magic would never get an update to froyo (in fact many of the newer models like legend, hero wouldn't get it too)

  • you can't. htc magic would never get an update to froyo (in fact many of the newer models like legend, hero wouldn't get it too)

  • i want to upgrade htc magic to froyo,can u tell me that i can do it or not????

  • good phone but tell e is vedio calling available and can it be repaired in india

  • Google "CyanogenMod wiki". Find your way to the Magic page, and instructions will be there. Or just google "HTC Magic rooting" and all will be revealed.

  • My Magic is running CyanogenMod 6.1, which is built from Android 2.2.1, and will probably have Android 2.3 soon. LOVE the phone and LOVE the freedom of flashing new ROMs as they come out. Don't let "rooting" or "bricking" put you off, it's very easy to do and I've never had to return a phone in my life so who cares about the warrant, anyway? ;-) Seriously though, if it has a factory defect you can reflash stock ROM or if it's properly broken they won't be able to tell which ROM you had on anyway.

  • You cannot upgrade to 2.1 or 2.2 via the built in software update, but it is quite easy to flash whatever rom you want yourself

  • hello! i have a question and its a genuine request to plz answer me if anyone including the moderators knw it.. i want to buy htc magic asap bt only thing i want to know is that can i update it to froyo 2.2 through software update option with the help of wifi?? plz answer me asap thanks

  • hey guys, i heard that htc magic got froyo. if its correct than can u suggest me that how can i upgrade it. i m in india and having magic vodafone version purchaded from middle east.

  • hey guys, i heard that htc magic got froyo. if its correct than can u suggest me that how can i upgrade it. i m in india and having magic vodafone version purchaded from middle east.

  • my Magic is really slow running rooted Cyanogen 2.2 - anyone else have that problem?

  • This is the best low end android phone..I'm running on rooted using tmo official 2.2.1..

  • To me HTC Magic is the best hansset I have handled.

  • To me HTC Magic is the best Mobile handset I have handled.

  • Its easy to download any of application u want go to slide me app.

  • You just Click to market and download Bluedooth share file

  • my htc magic's bletooth is not connecting with any other device ,what should i do?

  • yes, no radio.... Can someone help me or teach me how to download the apps from internet straight to the sd card or the memory card?

  • is it true that this phone does not have a RADIO?

  • Can someone help me, I need to know how I can set my notification alert. Like when someone sends me SMS, the phone just vibrates but does not gives a sound. Usually, when we receive SMS, our celfone will alert us with a sound, mine doesn't, or I just don't know how to set it. Will please someone help me....

  • Will u please help me on how to connect or activate gprs in my htc magic... the html browser is good but you nid to connect a wifi to use internet browser.

  • I have a htc magic its so nice very easy to use.. feeling i can handle the world!

  • I have a htc magic its so nice very easy to use.. feeling i can handle the world!

  • The Magic may not have to hardware to support it, but its worth a try. Maybe someone has done it without any suprise software stuff ups?

  • hi bro im from venezuela and i have a htc magic 32A with android 1.5 and i want to update to 2.2 but i duno how to do that can you teach me??? or post any more explanatory???

  • Before reading the post rules I had a lot of swear words in mind so I will control myself. The HTC Magic has been very dissapointing. I have had it for over a year and it was replaced within the first week. Shocking battery life, hangs, does not respond well, forget it if you are looking for an office tool. This is a toy....really NOT a good phone. HTC you have lost a customer after being such a huge fan for years!

  • if u have 32a just flash official roger 1.5,next>update>yes....and you got a 2.1 via OTA....I do!!!

  • My Magic phone has gone into permanent mute mode and I have to use speakerphone to hear anything. Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a cure or is it a fault?

  • Best phone I've ever had :D But... Where can I update to Froyo? Android Cupcake is not that fast =/

  • I also hav htc magic and its the best pfhone i ever had. Bud battery sucks! I charge it every night without using my phone... maybe 10 msg, one call, and just checking wats the time, and bum, my battery is empty... crap.

  • htc magic is a realy magic phone , try this phone ,realy magic

  • Magic, tattoo has preassure sensitive touchscreen. And the magic can be updated to running htc sense ui (what evo, tattoo, hero ect run)

  • who is better magic or tattoo?

  • which is better Samsung Monte or HTC Magic?

  • Very good phone do not want another like that

  • I have flashed to Rogers 2.1, still a very slow boot and as the phone is under warranty and I have some international trips coming up, I am loathe to root my android at the present time. To upgrade it's as easy as flashing the BIOS in your PC

  • you can update to froyo but you need a mod :D

  • yes its worth it getting ur magic won be a bad idea i dint like tat hardware but i still love the os.

  • Yes, you can upgrade to froyo

  • after it's been out a year, is it worth getting the HTC magic + from rogers?

  • can we upgrade this android to eclair or froyo? i want to buy this one. thx.

  • i have phone and love it but have 2 problems the first my phone finsh the battery fast like in 10 hour or 11 this in normal use i buy it about some day's and me did't fond on it android market any here can help me ....

  • You can buy an unlock-code. You only have do put another sim card on your Magic, and insert de unlock code from de manufacturer! Google for it!

  • I have this phone for about a month now and I love everything about it but my problem right now is I want to change to another network coz its sim locked to just 1 network..can anybody please give me some suggestions on where I can make my htc open line to a different network here in Manila? Thanks guys!

  • Looks are copied from the Videocon phone...

  • I've bought this phone and I like it. I know there are newer, faster phones out there (Desire, Legend) but this has all that I need. Some of us can't always afford those latest ones. For those complaining about battery life, try switching on wi-fi and 3g only when needed. This is my third smart phone and I know what to expect as regards to battery life. Believe me they haven't yet created a battery that can last as long as some of you want unless they use uranium or something nuclear lol!

  • worst battery cpaity it gives me only maximum 18 hours also bad signal quality

  • if your phone is turn off,then alarm wont work

  • shall i buy this mobile

  • have you maybe downloaded Android app. killer from Android Store? If so, you have to be careful not to kill the clock aplication. If you do, the alarm wont work. I hope this helped

  • had my HTC magic sinc OCT 2009.. For almost a month now, the ALARM wont work . . no audio... does this device needs to be sync'd to a computer every so often? i need held to make the ALARM audio work.. please help me . .

  • Hi guys, I was just wondering if Android update is available for Rogers customers in Canada ?? or is it out there already ? OR Does anyone know is it is safe to update by searching on google or not....Thanks..

  • Hey Sixx, are still in love with your Magic? I am thinking of getting this as my first Android device. I would love the Desire but can't afford that for now, thanks.

  • try on xda-devlopers forum... reguards!

  • hello guys, please i did a hard reset to my htc magic without backing up my files,now the phone only starts and displays htc magic only. it does'nt perform anything. how do i solve this problem?????????????

  • do u know the model no of this?

  • Now a well out of date phone - check out prices on ebay if you have any doubts. On other hand, used Magic is prob much better option than used iPhone old version. Just run an automatic task killer from Google markets to keep memory usage down (if running Touchdown for Outlook, music and games at same time nothing else can be running)

  • you can use the wifi,it doesnt change to 3g network

  • Is it possible to use the wi-fi if i will be browsing on the android store?? or it will automatically connect to 3G or GPRS...

  • open first the program for opening the programs ... (he scans the phone 4 documets to open) & stop restarting the phone use a killer task instead

  • try to get an unlocke code

  • I bought this phone a month ago and I am already replacig it. I have to keep chooseing my provider and it is not unlocked & I have to charge it 3 times a day!!! I looked on this site before I got it and it helped me make my desicion to buy it...bigggg mistake!!! really hoping rogers will take it back or its ebay for this paper weight :)

  • hi dear ur phone must be blocked by the network operator you can take ur phone to any of the mobile shop they will charge some bugs from u and unlocked ur phone then u will be able to use it any where in the world

  • i have a HTC 3470 and i'am using 2 gigs memory card.i put all my necessary documents to my HTC but when i reset my phone i can not read now. i can not view my documents anymore but all the titles were still in the programs but i can not open the files anymore..hope you can help me..i need those documents so badly. written: run the application first before opening the files..how can i do that?please help.. thanks.. MAe

  • I have HTC Majic I brought it from Japan.. but I lived now in Middle East... I can't used it here because they told me can Un - lock this phone... Please Reply to this mail.... Thanks...

  • Go to HTC Philippines in Makati. They'll upgrade your phone for free. Address: 147, Yakal St. Makati City, Philippines Tel: +632 7283388 Fax: +632 7283333 Opening hours: 1.Service date: Monday to Friday (not included public holiday) 2.Service hour: 09:00 AM to 06:00 PM

  • You have missed another version of the HTC Magic. In Canada there is one with the 850 band on 3G. Hopefully you see that and fix it. Also this applies to the HTC Dream as well. There are versions with North American non-AWS 3G as I have one.

  • here is the official update news and you can find out how on the internet. Just google it.

  • hello,pls just got this phone recently. its was used in china b4 i got it. the problem is some command are still in chinese and i dont understand it. how can i solve this?????????? tanx

  • what about battery life,if it charge full canot use for one day.anyway can i replace the battery,where can i buy orginal battary......?

  • Have had this phone since its release on Rogers, it is the best smartphone I have owned, like it better than the iPhone 3Gs. 3G speeds are X-Treme! Plenty of expandable memory through microSD. Highly Reccommended!

  • im going to get a new phone this coming june or july,,via renewal of postpaid service of smrt,,which phone should i get?? htc magic or e72??i hav samsung jet..and it pissed me off..

  • Hero software? On a magic? how?

  • my MSN app. doesn't work any ideas why or what i need to to do? thank you

  • Good phone. Touch response close to Iphone 3g, market is the best application i've seen on a phone. I upgraded mine to Hero software and it looks even better and handles the same. All in all a very good phone, but hate it in white:D

  • How good is internet speed with 3G? Touch response compared to iphone?

  • it can only work if u have 1.6+

  • Hi Mohamed, There are applications that you can download that would allow file transfer using BlueTooth. The most popular is call "Bluetooth File Transfer" you can Google it. Kind regards, Ahmed

  • I Just got this phone 2 days ago and i really Like it ... Touch Screen is amazing and I like the software ... Performance is a good Only to Things that I don`t Like : Bluetooth ( no file transfer) and Video camera at night Guys Really I NEED HELP regarding the Blue-tooth FILE TRANSFER .. If any one her as the Phone Please give adirect Link for it or FROM WHERE I CAN DOWNLOAD IT THANK YOU IN ADVANCE...

  • I am using HTC Magic for 4 months now. If you are here worried about bluetooth, then worry not. Look how you can have a new firmware from youtube and SPIN with your phone. I am now more eager to try the 1GHz snap dragon Desire. But Magic is just fine. If you can, get the hero. 1-Desire 2-Hero 3-Magic. Your money should guide you now :-)

  • i just got this from smart-phlippines last week... features is good... only prblem is u cnt transfer files via blutooth without downloading the application. Only one port for chARger, headset, and usb connector.... over-aLL i find it good as of today....

  • from my point of view ... HTC is better than the N97 .. cuz the N97 has Problems with the software Internal Processor and the camera as well ... but the HTC magic has only one fault which is the no file transfer over the blue-tooth but you can solve itby a third party application last thing N97 is more expensive than the HTC magic

  • which one is better HTC magic or Nokia N97?

  • Have owned this device for 9 months. EXCELLENT device! Some people can't "handle" the colour. Pathetic excuse! You tube is so fast, anything Google is utterly brilliant. Unlimited customising of contacts and cordless synch with googlemail (you don't have to use their email, but everything else) superb. Vodafone 360 tries to emulate this but is not as good. No phone is perfect though: power hungry, cant get Google Navigation update or flash player, and you need an app to send same text to more than 1 person. Yeah, apps never will be better than Apple. Most useful apps for me are: Google maps (gps directions direct from contacts - cool!)National Rail, AccuWeather, Facebook & 2010 world cup! I admit it looks like an experimental phone HTC/Google/Vodafone, and they have since done their own seperate thing (360/Nexus). BUT IT WORKS!!!

  • i dont know but my sound volume is great

  • Many thanks Angela. You didn't tell me why you think it's s..t. Would you say the ringtones are loud enough? Some posts say that they are very sift you could hardly hear it. Is this true?

  • your hp is 1.5 right??i thing only 1.6 and above can transfer file over bluetooth

  • i have a htc magic contract with vodafone i think its shat

  • I have also downloaded the same software. But when i am sending file it shows cant' find OBEX like that. will u suggest me how do u transfer files

  • Will explain in detail please. What should i do? should i dowload file manager. whenever i try to send file through BT Transfer one message appear shwowing "cant find OBEX"

  • I'm seeking help from any helpful person out there. I have 2 contracts with Vodafone that already expired and I'm thinking of signing 2 new contracts and get new phones. Before I commit for the next two years, I need to know what you think of this phone if you a similar one for a while. In particular; 1. Is it responsive? 2. Are the ring tones loud enough to hear in a busy area, eg on the train? 3. What don't you like about this mobile? 4. If you know much about mobiles, how does it compare with the Samsung Jet? Both are free on the Vodafone $29 per month plan. I greatly appreciate your help.

  • you need to root your phone plz go to theunlocker.com for the instructions on how to root the device.

  • file manager??

  • Hey guys i have just purchased HTC Magic and was very happy but suddenly i got shock when i could not find file transfer then someone advised me to download file transfer soft from market i did so. but it is still not working. Can anyboody guid me? Hey i really ur help>

  • i will buy it or have it on smart plan this May month.

  • It will only work with 1.6 + only

  • I have just downloaded bluetooth file transfer from android market and it work perfectly fine on my magic without rooting it. A pity android or HTC couldnt do it with the OS.

  • just bought this yesterday....So far its the best phone i had. I have used almost every brand except a phone running on android platform.bought the phone and put my sim card in it straight away and the battery last for a whole day and had 50% charge before i plugged in for charging. Installed default HTC keyboard for typing and taskkiller which is working perfect. Have to see how it performs in the long run

  • i really needed the upgrade...the HTC Sense it to laggy on my magic...i cant stand it anymore

  • ammm ... officially NO, but the rumor is that there will be a 2.1 update for MAGIC somewhere in may/june ....

  • does any1 know when is magic gonna get upgrade?

  • this phone should have used 3.5mm earphone.

  • you are half right but obviously you didnt use market that often. there is a software called Bluetooth File Transfer and you can use it to transfer music etc.

  • Hi there guys hope you can help me. When making a call to a nr where I have to select from a menu( for example 1- reception, 2- online queries, etc), the dailler does not work and rather calls up the contacts. It even happens when i listen to my voicemail. Am i doing something wrong?

  • hi its first time use htc and iwant make arabic language on my phone

  • Hi ive just bought HTC magic yesterday here in philippines. I like the phone and its design but what makes me shock after opening the device is, there is no pre installed android market software and other google software. Please help me where to download the android market manually so that i can download and installed application from it

  • On my Htc Magis 2GB SD card is there.but its showing that SD Card is unavailable.Can anybody help me out ?

  • my htc magic cannot connect ..... but up the screen have wifi lines.... izzit wanna format again

  • First, I wouldn't recommend downloading the apps to your PC. Simply go into the Magic and use the Marketplace to search for, download, and install apps. It is quick and easy.

  • It has only blutooth headset support ;) That means no file tranfers or any other type of functionality.

  • Read the info on the phone here a bit more; headset support only.

  • Read the phone's specs: Bluetooth - Yes v2.0 with A2DP, HEADSET SUPPORT ONLY

  • i have a problem using bluetooth i m not been able to transfer file to another mobile through bluetooth?

  • how can i transfer file manager to my htc magic through my laptop and make it work plz tell me fast i have downloaded file manager in laptop and i m transfering it my htc magic but its not working?

  • yes ;)

  • Download yxflash from Android Market - it plays more formats

  • there is no vidieo supports for thedownloads what to do......plz any one can tell me.

  • there is no vidieo supports for thedownloads what to do......

  • can i install and play movies in this phone??

  • u have to download the file manager and install it 1st

  • i will never buy one of these. the one I have tried to use was a give-away as the ISP does not want to be burdened with it any more. the phone is unusable for anything except most basic things like making and receiving calls. messaging using sms is a tremendous mess - no folders, just threads... no way of sorting into what you wish to keep and what you may wish to delete, internet - read about the many problems about switching between wifi and 3g yourself. no fm radio, no flash for the rather good camera, hey even the standard mini-usb connector has been purposely deformed so you have to carry around a special usb cable instead of using one of the others you have for your satnav, digicam etc... skype does not offer an app for it. My advice, if you want an HTC, get one of the others and avoid ANDROIDs

  • hi everyone, i just bought this phone, n i have a question, how can i install apps on it without using the market? i've downloaded the apps on my pc n i dont know hot to install them on my magic, plzzzzzz help me!

  • wifi and 3g really drains the battery

  • I love the phone and all it can do. My only complaint is that I'm charging it daily and all I use it for is regular use of checking emails and the random phone call since this is my personal phone and I do all my major work on my blackberry. I'm looking into getting a second backup battery but I'm thinking mine is a dud since it's dying so fast.

  • Hi, sorry if this Q has already been answered. i understand that tattoo is getting ver 2.1 update, has magic got it? thanks

  • @Rocker, actually i agree with you that it is great & smart phone you will find a lot of applications, games & etc.... However as for bluetooth issue, simply there at least 3 programs allow you to transfer file, the most popular one is...... (bluetooth file transfer 2.4) Enjoy your android :)

  • It seems like a good phone but the inability to send files via Bluetooth is a big turn off.

  • it is an awesom handset esp its internet connection speed, it is gorgeous

  • hi all, i switched from nokia E63 and i hab=ve qusetion , i sent many sms in the day to a lot people i couldn't creata group on th econtacts to send bulk sms ?

  • biggest flaws are: no 3.5mm audio jack, no designated camera soft key, no pinch zooming for pics or camera

  • well I just discovered how to do that 'forward sms I received to a third party' .. by simply holding down the key instead of just touching it, I found more options. Sorry, but I had Nokias before - the last was an E61i - Nokia may be more user friendly but I like my HTC all the same - its even better when accessing the web.

  • I switched from nokia e61i to htc magic vodafone edition, first i couldn't transfer contacts between the 2 phones, when i transferred them they were not presented correctly, off cource the second name then the first name and some where followed by space before the first character so it's difficult to search. Second couldn't update the software from 1.5 to 2.1 as the HTC website said there's no update after entering the serial number. Third: couldn't use the bluetooth though i downloaded a software called bluetooth file transfer 2.4. fourth: how to unlock this phone so i can use another sim card from another operator?

  • i've upgrade my magic with htc sense and now its laggy most of the time

  • Hi All, Can you please help me in summarizing the Mail feature in this htc as i used to use the Nokia E61i with mail for exchange, so is it with more flexibility or with new features in this htc??

  • if u want to use the google map u have to turn on the gps n the mobile internet...there is no download for maps

  • :) that is also a part of question. as i know, gps is using satellite rather than internet. if i got it right. another one is, some say i need to pre-download a map. where to dl the map?

  • Does nayone know how to delete emails from Trash? I can move them from Inbox to trash but cannot erase them all from Trash!!

  • i dont understand u : p but i think what u r saying is that if u want to used the gpr u must turn the gps and the wifi/mobile network/mobile internet in order to used it...is thats ur question?

  • ya, i cant use. i dont know what i need to make it available. could you teach what you have been done to activate that function?

  • i can forward the smm on my phone

  • just bought it a few days ago ... from the looks of it, it does not support SMS forwarding feature!!! or it is sooo hidden somewhere? beats me, but this a very simple feature in any phone ...

  • yupp i am using this phone n my gps is available...i really dont know what u mean : p u cant used ur gps??

  • thanks for your reply. i am not sure how to operate the GPS function. are you using this phone? is your GPS available? i wanna utilize it to take to destinations as i dont know how to get to the place i want.

  • the gps doesn't have turn-by-turn navigation if that what u mean...

  • hi there, how to use GPS on this phone? i have bought this phone for less than a year. so far i dont know how to use GPS. could you guys help me.

  • Like the other Guy said OS is laggy BUT if you root it and flash the cyanogen rom its smooth as hell and u can clock it 500+ MHz once rooted thus u can juice out performance better than iPhone 3g.

  • The size and design are good. The OS is a bit laggy sometimes, I guess Andriod is not mature enough yet. The battery is horrible. The ring tone sound is low. The touch screen is ok, but it's bad at the corners. That's all I have in mind now.

  • i dont know in s'pore how much but in m'sia its rm1600

  • How much is this currently in Singapore? (Without contract) coz I'm interested in buying one in a few weeks. Great phone btw. Thanks!

  • im starting to hate my magic now....its a good phone but the battery is suck!!!

  • since 2 days ago,i have a prob with the battery life...it used more power even when in stand by mode

  • all htc magic can upgradeable sence ui. please tell to me a procedure.

  • hw to u upgrade ur htc magic. hw to download. im purchase from qatar.

  • samsung jet *lol* you never had an android phone ..

  • if you really want a good phone.. btter check the samsung jet...

  • Hey Guys, Does Magic have option for Korean language? Badly need your inputs. Many thanks!

  • u upraded my magic with htc sense to...but its laggy...urs??

  • I hve been using magic frm a year now and it was quite borind but but when htc gave htc sence update this phone has become best i love the android market

  • Yeah, it's really not that uncommon or hard to do. Google XDA-Developers From there, visit their forum and find the Magic Android Development subforum. There will be many tutorials and instructions as to how to mod your phone. In all honesty, it is REALLY complicated the first time around, but once you do it once, you'll understand how to do it for any other phone. Just make sure you follow the instructions. I should also point out that if you want to run the Sense UI(Hero ROM) Rogers has already come out with an upgrade, HOWEVER, this is not enabling many functions such as tethering, multitouch, flashplayer, etc. Well actually I'm not sure if the upgrade supports that, but I'm assuming it doesn't. The the record, the people that say this is a bad phone either has not upgraded to the Sense UI that has been put out there for grabs from their service providers or has not rooted their phone for complete access and control. Good luck with upgrading and I hope you choose to root and apply Custom ROM's because you can change ROM's at any time and whatnot if you do it that way, instead of simply upgrading to the Sense UI from the Service Providers. But if you really feel that you can't do the rooting and custom ROM process, getting the Sense UI offered from your service provider will be better than the boring old interface. If you do choose to get root access and custom roms, read and REREAD everything! Useful sites: theunlockr xda-developers Google these for thorough guides. And for enforcing rules sake, this post is not about unlocking, but about modifying phones. :P

  • Just got a Magic and LOVE it - Have been using Nokia E72 and miss the keypad but getting use to it - Love the "Market" AWESOME phone!

  • Just replaced my HTC Dream with this, and I gotta say its awesome. Pros: - faster than Dream - nice Sense UI update - customizable - small and light - beautiful screen - all the features you need Cons: - miss the keyboard.. :( - the black model attracts mad fingerprints and dust - on screen keypad not the greatest (iPhone better)

  • it is xda-developers.com the others are spammers.

  • Has anyone tried the latest official HTC Sense firmware? Does the browser support flash in the latest firmware? Thanks.

  • you guys can go to htc website. there is an offical release of rom upgrade with the htc sense. instructions are shown on the website itself.

  • where can i download home replacement for my magic??? tq...

  • Yes you can. search on xdadevelopers.com

  • pls, can any one tell how can i UPGRADE the SW of the MAGIC with HERO rom ?? please i need full detailed procedure thanks

  • Like me,i didn't upgrade it my self.the dealer dw it 4 me : p

  • Do you run the htc hero android on your magic? How do you do that, I'm not that much of a technician in phones so could you please help me?

  • what do u mean missing apps n no market? im in malaysia n there no android market here in malaysia,but they replace it with SlideMe market. u can download it at slideme.org

  • the volume on this phone is crap

  • one week back i purchage a htc magic phone . there is no market and some applications missing please help me

  • Hey people, this phone is absolutely AMAZING if you root it and then flash it with another ROM. Do NOT keep the stock ROM because it does not use the phone to its full potential. If you root and flash, you basically run the Hero (and more) on your Magic. It's amazingly smooth and virtually lagless; you will not regret it! And you can add little things like the Nexus One boot screen and fully customize the game. There was an update for the Magic to use the Sense UI, but I'm not sure how fast/smooth that is, so I can't comment on it. And you can add little things like the Nexus One boot screen and fully customize the game. But all in all, it's an amazing phone.

  • ROM Upgrade with HTC Sense for HTC Magic

  • Hi all, I am really looking to get this phone. I have a question about the OS. Is the Android version on this phone older than the ones on the new android phones like the NExus one? If so can i update to the latest version and will this phone suppose the latest version? Also will all the Apps run on this phone even though this phone has older hardware compared to the nexus one? Thanks!

  • when i bought this hp,the dealer upgraded the rom to hero...idont know y but the internal memory is 190mb.i haven't douwload any app...n i dont know y but the hp a bit slow

  • magic has pdf

  • if you are looking to do PDF and word docs. you should look into a Blackberry or a Windows mobile phone.

  • hi,i need a phone to browse internet and work with pdf and office docs.should i go for htc windows phone or android phones.please suggest.thanks in advance!

  • where can i get some free app on the internet?? any ideas?? tq...

  • Thank you, i download the opera mini from the Market and it works perfectly.

  • I was thinking of getting this handset rather than the BlackBerry Curve 8520 because I read and heard great things about it. However, 3 Australia was offering it back in December for $49 Cap Plan and I was not in that range. In contrast, Optus was offering the BlackBerry Curve 8520 at only the $29 Cap Plan. I am a CrackBerry thus, I was hesitant to go for this handset. However, now 3 Australia has dropped the handset price to only the $29 Cap Plan and only a $10 per month handset repayments ($39 per month). That is a great price and I believe a bargain for such a phone with great reviews. But from what I have heard about 3 Australia and its reception, it usually cuts off or the handset is faulty. Oh well, I'm stuck with my BlackBerry 8520 for another 2 years. Hopefully, next time I will be patient enough to wait another 2 or 3 months and make a proper decision.

  • hey i wanna buy this can u plz tell me experience. i can see bit bulkiii but feature is luk like good

  • go to the android markey anf d search for opera mini. download it there not from the browser

  • Hi, can i download opera mini? If yes, how could ido? I try ro download it and Says your phone does'nt support. And i want to know if theres is an app to send And receive files via bluetooth?

  • oooooo tq...

  • you could get google maps witch you just click the app and there the map is and it is always loaded no waiting or anything

  • My question is can i download the map?i dont want to connect to the internet all the time to use the gps Tq : )

  • yep. it downloads maps everytime it loads google maps

  • is it true that if i want to use the google maps i have to used the mobile internet???isn't there's any download maps?? tq...

  • Hi to all, can you tell me how do a upgrade to android 1.6? Please send a link. Thanks

  • i agreed...

  • I should add, keeping as few gadgets/widgets on screen as possible, does help and restarting the phone at least once a day seems to improve things...

  • I am using google g1 for 5 monthes,great sevice But suddenly i faced prob with my trackball it can't b rolled at rt side,if u have any idea abt it pls forward ur hand Pls it really very unpleasant,help me

  • Had the Magic for about 5 months now. Great idea, except, it does start to slow down in functionality over time. To be any real chance against iPhone, it needs more processing power. I often find myself waiting to do something important, like make a call. Have had several crashes during a call. Yesterday, I had to pull the battery to stop a call because the buttons all stopped working. I couldn't even turn it off. Can be frustrating, particularly since it is meant to be a phone. Now admittedly, I do have a lot of apps installed, which is a feature. But my guess is some apps use a lot of background processing, or are badly written memory hogs and/or leaks and cause the unit to slow down. Use it as a phone, it is pretty cool. Use it as a computer and you will eventually have problems IMHO. I don't know how it will hold up 18 months from now at the end of my contract.

  • call customer care

  • thanks xuchy, ok, I will try it. oh y, did android 2.0 or 2.1 eclair is available for magic right now???

  • y is it that my wifi internet is not that fast :' ( help me...

  • AWSOME phone !! love it :)

  • Absolutely love it =]

  • i am using this set a long time and i just say IT IS A AWSOME SET.ummmmmmmmmmah i like this set so.......

  • I love this device, it is the best value on the market... runs great and it's highly customizable and much better then Nokia 5800. I use to love and buy mainly Nokia's till they released 5800 which was my biggest disappointment but fortunately I have found MAGIC!!!! Very happy user of HTC MAGIC ANDROID PHONE!!!!

  • Ordered mine yesterday from Mobicity and it will arrive tomorrow, absolutely stoked!

  • how can i speed up the hp???

  • This is the best phone ever...just can't get over it

  • Hi leah,gues u overloaded ur phone's ram...ul hav to back up all ur important details and format the fone...please read user comments before downloading any app and check the rating..hola if u need me

  • Leah, wats up?gues u overloaded ur ram...ul have to backup ur details and format the fone....and please before downloading any app from the market read the user comments and check the ratings. ..hola if u need any help....best device ever

  • i dont know y but the hp browser is not thay fast...i tried to compare it with my gf nokia 5530 and the hp is slower than 5530 :' (

  • yes...u can used this hp as a modem

  • why my magic keep restart, hang and the respon are slow right now??? yesterday I've update 11 applications on the android market and since at that time, it's keep restart by itself!! and I've remove the micro SD card but it's no matter and it keep restart like that. I've tried to unistall all applications in the market but while the unistall process isn't finish yet, my magic suddently turned off. what should I do now?!!! can you help me guys???

  • Camera call is the video call you talking about i think it doesn't has secondary camera so its not possible

  • Hi Is it possible to use the magic as a modem ? I used to use my TyTn ii with internet sharing .

  • I just got my HTC Magic, and personally the phone is great. The virtual keyboard has an excellent spelling correction software and is capable of predicting the whole word by only writing about one fourth of the letters. The screen sensitivity rivals the iPhone's and the Android OS seems much better than Windows Mobile and iPhone OS, considering the unlimited expansion possibilities and all the free apps you can download with just a simple Google account (the same you use for Gmail). Managing contacts is also very simple and intuitive, and yet powerfull. An excelent PDA, well worth the money.

  • hi, can you tell me, is it possible to make a camera call with this phone please

  • yo this shit is cray guy i got this thing in like 3 days yarr. its bettter then the iphone

  • It seems that T9 simplified writing is not available. Could you please confirm? Thank you

  • Hi Yap, Bout d Bluetooth part,go to android market and download Bluetooth file transfer..its free n easy to use...magic is da BOMB

  • Same here in malaysia...they dont have android market.they replace it with slideme :' (

  • Bluetooth headset support only??? bad

  • Don't buy HTC mobiles in india because they mostly with the network as magic and hd2 which doesn't have a Rom upgrade and also market place. And this is only for India.

  • u can download it at htc.com of u can go to ur local dealer to upgraded it : )

  • how do u get the sence ui update for this phone please x

  • to me...this hp is good but the battery life is quite bad

  • htc magic is goood or not plz tell me

  • did it support 32g of just 16g mc???

  • my only concern is that the battery life is worse!!! 2 hours of wifi and the battery is flat!!!

  • just played with new htc magic for a week. conclusion, ANDROID SUCKS REALLY BAD right now. there is NO EASY WAY to sync outlook calendar entries. even using 3rd party software will screw it up and has lots of bugs. Who the F designed android? if u want a fully new phone and dont need to transfer old data, fine. if so, stay away from android. i paid money for crap.

  • The call log is not unlimited. Actually all android phones log only the last 500 calls. After that that whenever you make, recieve or miss a call, the oldest one is erased. For most people that's enough, but for someone who talks a lot the call limit might actually be just a few days :) Cheers

  • what!!!no 1.6 rom upgrade :' (

  • yesterday i tried the wifi n its pretty good,fast : )but when i browse the mobile internet its too slow...

  • Disappointing - The fact that the HTC magic supplied by Vodafone NZ does not support push email/ exchange synchronisation

  • really??then what is it??i need help :' ( new phone but the internal phone storage only got 140mb of free space!!!???

  • Users of this phone, even if Vodafone is not your provider. With this phone you can take vodafone 360 on your phone! And it's for free!! With vodafone 360 you'll have: -spoken GPS. -Synchronised twitter, facebook and other programs with youre phone book. -and there were some more things you could use for FREE!! So why not try it out :) You can add 360 on youre phone on the Vodafone site. Good luck!!

  • I doubt it's because of your memory card, it might just be your connection. I'm also using 1gb memory & it's fine for me.

  • y is the internet so slow on my phone??? i only used 1g memory card...is that y the internet is so slow??

  • can some1 tell me how to use the gps?? : p

  • hi abdullah, mind to let me know where to get the Magic at your price. desperately need to upgrade my htc touch. :( or let me hv yr email to contact u? can sense i am so so desperate, right..

  • I cant decide whether to get this phone or the Nokia e71 as i can get them both free on the same plan. I want to try a phone with touchscreen and also the android OS sounds interesting but i cant ignore the fact that the HTC has no FM radio or transfer files by bluetooth!!! otherwise i would choose it in an instant :( Anyone have experience with both?

  • Hi Abdullah Owen, Can you please share the contact number or address for the place where you bought this from? I am planning to buy one today. Thanks.

  • What colors do you have I am looking for a Black and a Red one Leevi

  • Some kinda RM1200.00, seller told me it was surplus US stock. phone had a Verizon logo embedded on it and came with free 8gb SD card, earphone, free 2nd original battery, tons of apps, screen protectors, mini external wireless keyboard, extended 24 months warranty , and free upograde to HTC Hero Android.

  • How much did you pay for it?

  • Never believed that i will sway away from Nokia! These android phones are just incredible. All you can ever want FREE...Yes FREE. Plus no hanging or freezing. I simple issue...do use appkiller and your battery will last you 2-3 days for sure in normal use. Thanks to google all the way from Malta.

  • Bought the Htc Magic 5 weeks ago in Malaysia . Best phone i ever had. surprisingly my phone was equipped with Apps such as smsbomber.exe and 3G videocallerFlooder.exe . Can anybody help me whats these Apps are for ? im Grandfather 6.

  • So What do u recommend? Blackberry Curve 8900 or HTC Magic ?

  • sadly...there are no android market in malaysia :' ( they replaced it with slideme....wtf!!!

  • Just bought it few days ago. Just incredible. The best mobile I ever had. Before I had the HTC Touch...nothing to do with the Magic. Magic is made to compete with IPhone, that's clear. With the Android OS, it is very fast and fluid, very intuitive. Installing an application from the market is straightforward and very fast. Most applications are free and work very well. You have 3 different home screens you can customize with shortcuts, widgets, etc...Gmail, Google talk and Calendar fully syncronized. Get your emails in real time. Really, for those who are still with Windows Mobile...just forget about it. Try Android.

  • i've just bought this phone for rm1500...this phone is pretty cheap now coz in jun this phone would cost u rm2700 : p

  • no it's not available yet.

  • Hello everyone, good to say somthing about HTC magic, why???? It's great phone with many features as well as very helpful machine either for calls or for apps that you may request to use as it has a store of many good apps. However, I would advise you to try HTC magic if you like to use the Iphone which is hard to get it due to it's price. Thanks.

  • hi guys Sense UI is now available at HTC website, its cool and awesome! try it! I bought my phone at SMART Philippines. Upgrading to Sense UI is a breeze. If you want internet and mms settings (SMART) just post here =p Question: is there a way for me to install aplications to my memory card instead of internal memory? thanks!

  • does anyone know with lens is on the phone

  • oficial 2.0 OS is not yet released

  • I have a Magic32A (288Ram). Upgraded to 1.6 with no stress. But a lot of previous reading is mandatory. I used a recovery mode and a custom ROM. Works like a charm.

  • How would it be possible to upgrade from Android 1.5 to 2.0 version?

  • yea its possible to update to 2.0

  • buy new one from ebay

  • htc magic come with android 1.5 from factory and you can make update to 1.6 if you want, android 2.0 is not released official yet for magic

  • What version of Android is HTC Magic runing? Is it posible to update to Android 2.0 ?

  • Help me before i cry and hurt someone.....how do i get a new battery cover? xx

  • All the people who think video calling is not important, this is what I came across. Its a post on GSMArena : "Why you mad No Video call ?????? i want Video call second cam front ALL world People deaf want video calling important Secondary ???Why No Secondary ????????? you right WiFi good??? what happiness No Secondary video calling" ...

  • How can i format my HTC Magic and make it as new HTC? i have done all things in manual book and all things they said on youtube and google!!! very important to me

  • You aren't clear as to your issue to be honest, are you using an app to manage your ringtones or the phone itself?

  • Going to sound like the iPhone advert here but there is an app for that.. lol it's called Contact2sim it is free as well.

  • I've had the magic for about 2 months now and it is by far the best phone I've ever owned. Bluetooth file transfer was an issue until I found the App for it. The touchscreen is very good, if you have tried an iPhone then it uses the same technology which makes it very responsive. Also having 3 screens is brilliant, gives you plenty of space to add shortcuts your favorite apps. The Apps store is also very easy to use, not as many Apps as the iPhone but because the iPhone was out before the Magic all of the good iPhone apps have been replicated straight away, so where it lacks quantity it makes up for in quality. As you would expect with so much going on the battery life isn't great, but you can turn off elements quickly with special apps and having 3 screens means you can have these available at a swipe of the finger. I'm getting about 2 days worth of life from the battery by turning off the Bluetooth, GPS and wireless when i don't need them. Have to say though that I've never had a phone that charges so quick. Unlike my blackberry, 2-3 hours and it is fully charged! The only element I have issues with is the camera, while the Magic takes great pictures for a phone, you have to press the centre ball to focus and then release to take a picture, trouble is when i do this it moves the camera and can blur the picture. Finally some words about the Android system. For me what makes the iPhone so good is the speed of the system, I've used windows and Symbian systems previously and they can be sluggish once you start to pile the applications on, the iPhone OS doesn't and the great news is neither does the Android OS. It is as quick now with the 50+ apps i have installed as it was the day I started it up and it is quick! I'm not a patient person (my blackberry used to make me swear a lot!) but i don't have to wait for the Magic (unless it's on the net and then we all have to wait for that!). Hope that you find my small review helpful, my advice is to go to your local mobile phone store and try it, like all phones it wont be for everyone but I have to say the Magic is for me.

  • Hey guys,does anyone knows how to copy contacts from the fone to SIM

  • you're happy with it?! after 2 months I gave mine to my 5 year old niece to play... it's as quality proof as TATA cars:-). I have switched back to my old 5800.

  • how to contact nombers copy simcard to htc magic phone

  • Hi i have htc magic but in that cell i cnt keep mp3 ringtone how to keep the mp3 ringtone can u tell me plz?

  • I had nokia for years and I was very reluctant to get Android based phone from unknown manufacturer like HTC, but to be honest it is the best thing since slice of bread! It works at least 50 times better than my previous nokia 5800 and it is so customizable that most of the people are not even aware! Very impressive phone, out of 10 it scores 8 without any problems...

  • i want to buy this telephone ! what do you tell me , it's ok ? thank you

  • Nope, cause its not WinMo. Its ANDROID.

  • not really hard, get a hero, its got sense which is simpler than reg android, and 5 mp camera

  • No you will have to send phone in for repair it tells you to always use a full battery when upgrading firmware so it is broken for now.

  • which one is good htc magic or htc touch diamond 2?

  • My first android phone, came from blackberry and the choice is clear. Very quick and browsing is a breeze. The touch screen is very frustrating at first but I was typing at warp speed in about a day. Overall a good phone And tons of Apps! Sleak looks and very good response makes this my favorite phone yet.

  • download ringdroid off market.

  • Does this phone have a music trimmer like the Touch HD?

  • I need some help. I cuurently have a SE W300i (a very sad fact indeed). However, I'm planning to get a new phone now. Problem is I can't choose between the Magic and the Hero. Magic has better looks (for me) but it seems the Hero will be getting Android v2.0 unlike the Magic. I don't know if that is really a disadvantage regarding the phone I have now. What I want in my phone is: - Fast Internet - Capacitive Touchscreen - Simplicity (unlike WM) Which one do you people recommend? Thank you

  • Jacky said: I this really a phone, How do I respond to voice prompts while I am on call because the keyboard disapears. Eg, If I made a call and prompted to press 1 for assistance, How do I do that??? Answer: Check out at the bottom of Your screen,You need one finger to reach keyboard, everything works perfectly

  • the price here in the philippines is 16 to 17k.

  • I this really a phone, How do I respond to voice prompts while I am on call because the keyboard disapears. Eg, If I made a call and prompted to press 1 for assistance, How do I do that???

  • ive had this phone for about 4 months and have NOT tried to install a custom rom upgrade and my battery died and it wont turn on no matter what even after charging do i need to buy a new battery?

  • And you love your iphone...

  • I Have 20 HTC magic phones im selling it for 320 USD

  • Best phone I have had just like iphone loadz of free apps brilliant phone

  • In Spain, a client was 27 hours waiting for answers from Vodafone (poor Vodafone) and one of the important thing is was the following of the notice and this person has this cell phone... after 27 hours waiting for answers the cell phone was working well, and after that, the cell phone is ok... wonderful machine! You can follow the notice on Google, it was amazing! and this cell phone a real winner!

  • this isnt the n97 though

  • Hi people, i need your suggestion. Should i buy HTC Magic or HTC Hero, both have similar specs apart from camera resolution which i dont care. I heard Magic is also getting Sense UI. From my operator Magic cost S$198 and Hero is S$488. Which is a better deal? Thanks in advance.

  • @ terry depends what features you need, but I'd say either the Hero or HD2.

  • What is the main disadvantage of this phone?

  • Is this device compatible with office & acrobat apps? thnx in advance.

  • compare with htc magic, htc hero, htc HD2 and htc PURE... which 1 is more better ? cos i'm looking for most better htc iphone... i dont wan to regret when get a new phone.. so kindly hope that, all the guys could be gv me some opinion and perception.. thx

  • just wonder why Hero is not included as your option.. anyway it's confirmed by HTC that Hero will get android v2.0

  • Question: should I go with the Magic or Dream? I can't decide which i should choose, the Dream has a hardware keyboard but is extremely ugly! The Magic looks nice, but can you install HTC Sense (i.e. HTC Hero) on it? or even upgrade it to Android 2.0?

  • This is the best phone I have has so far. After ASUS experience, this feels like heaven. iPod is for millionaires, this is preactically awesome experience for US$400 ;)

  • I have this device for about 3 months now. This is a great phone for internet navigation and google integration, but it's bad as a phone. It doesn't do correctly 2 very important functions, at least for me, which are Bluetooth File Transfer and Sending/Receiving MMS, even with aditional applications, like Handcent SMS. And in my country (Portugal), Market paid apps are blocked, only free ones are shown. People don't have to know how to root a device, or how to change it's ROM. A device must be fully functional, people paid for it. That's why I'm looking for alternatives, with Wi-Fi, GPS (if possible, but not fully required), good internet browser and mail client, normal MMS and BT and a nice battery time. I don't need Market, Music, Videos, stuff like that. I'm so annoyed at these things that I'm even considering cheaper mobile phones, like Nokia 5130 and use a computer for Internet.

  • n97 is big and fat.

  • that�s because you still haven�t seen the new Nokia N900, running on Maemo (Linux) ;) check it out on youtube...

  • htc magic is suitable for teenagers because it is fast and convenience. n97 is suitable for people who wants something different than normal phones like htc magic, sony ericsson etc. mostly for business users, more battery life, bigger screen and you can plug your normal earphone to the phone. just search around the review and look at the operating system.

  • i used to be a fan of nokia, now i still do but i have to admit that android os is better than symbian in entertainment wise. first, it is fast and very easy to customize the phone. if you update to newer software, it is more user friendly. the market is just too good, install is very fast, easy and no need to worry about software is not reliable. of course, there are advantages of symbian i can list but i dont get how come you say htc magic is complicated?

  • the firts google phone its niceee !!!!!!

  • Customize your phone with an Android os! Its the best!

  • N97 is much better in use and in battery life and all other aspecs i say htc just does not meet my needs. and its complicated to use

  • Anyone know how to send same msg to different at once? Also my music isnt playing, Help?

  • I'm lovin it!

  • any comments on the reception of this phone? good or poor?

  • Buy HTC Magic.N97 is brick.

  • What do you people recommend? The N97 or the HTC Magic. I have to make the decision, but I really don't know which one i'm going to choose. Please advise me

  • download the app: "battery manager" seriously improves the battery life and it avaiable for free in the market.

  • does htc run micrsoft

  • Yes, it's googles OS so the internet is ideal and the MSN app works great too.

  • Is it easy to use on the internet - the msn messenger function?

  • hey guys. do u guys knw if da htc magic wil b upgradeable to da android v2.0 eclair? i hope it is.

  • dude that's not a flaw. it just a SIM card spec.

  • actually, the sim card only hold 250 contacts!

  • Although the phonebook is indeed unlimited the phone itself can only read 250 contacts from your sim - this is one of the very few flaws I have found but to be honest it is nearly a dealbreaker!

  • You need to add the Rogers specs

  • It does not support file transfer.

  • Pls I need help sending pictures thru bluetooth..it pairs u up bt it doesn't connect..I've clicked connects time after time bt stoll doesn't send pics. Some1 help b4 I pull all my hair out. Been at it 4 hours. Thanks

  • Good quality phone execpt for the low battery life. Constantly on charge.

  • I use magic for like 3 mths plus, face 2 main problem. Problem 1, i always been charge alot for GRPS while not using much. 2nd problem will be unable to send mms. MMS settings always have to reset to default & restart phone to use... waste of time....

  • You can install Hero rom on Magic. Just search on xda-developers

  • just got the htc magic from vodafone. really great phone. nice touch and quick response. my first touch screen - this one really conviced me

  • are u sure i love my phone,,, and everybody love my phone tooo...

  • Does anyone know if the 3G using 900 and 2100 band frequency will work on the T-Mobile American carrier. There are alot of phones here that use 900/2100 but tmobile says 1700/2100. Sorry if it has already been answered

  • Really like this phone except for the poor battery life and camera. Hopefully Android 1.6 Donut will improve the camera

  • just got a HTC Magic. All seemed ok excpet for the camera n camcorder. At 3.2MP, the picuture quality was bad. My son's nokia 6680 with 1.3MP camera takes better picture then the HTC Magic. Until now i couldn't get a clear subject picuture (unless everyone in the picture-including my dog-pepper, stay absolutely still).The moment i click to take picture, somehow its takes 3 seconds before the picture is taken n stored. By then all subjects would have moved-including my dog-pepper. So with this 3 seconds delay, i could never take candid shots as all subjects in the picture turned out blur-always. Has anyone with HTC Magic experienced this? oh ya the camcorder is not fantastic either. Can anyone suggest a way to solve this?

  • I've upgrade my HTC Magic OS into xRom hero, so, how to set the time at wallpaper that can show the date and weather like the Hero?? need some help!!

  • i would like to ask if the screen quality of the same resolution for capacitive touch screen better than resistive? Fore example 480 by 800

  • Is it possible to install the Sense UI (like hero) on magic?

  • For all people having problems (no market, no gmail or the like) Just root your phone and install a custom ROM! There are 2 versions of the magic one with 192MB RAM and one with 288MB RAM For details on how to identify each of them visit the link above!

  • you're wrong.

  • Does this phone has A-GPS? Any user experiences with (A)GPS/navi ?

  • There is a CALL WAITING function on the phone, but how come when I go and click on it, it loads, but the check mark doesn't stay? Without this, I can't see any incoming calls when I'm on a call! Help!

  • look on the back side, it probably doesnt say "with google" that means you dont have the actual google version. and that means you dont get android market. there is a link in your menu to a alternative to download apps

  • Wrong, vodafone offers the htc magic with 512 mb ram...

  • No it was not there,I bought it from croma ..What do I do now..

  • android market should have already been installed? you don't have the market icon? When i got my phone it was already installed

  • How do we install Android Market as its not already installed...PLz plz help....Without ths my cell phone is so incomplete.....

  • does anyone know any good websites todownloads applications for the magic......please..thanx

  • Hi, can you please be more specific regarding the difference between Vodafone's Magic & T-mobile's My Touch? You said one has less ram, which one? In your opinion, which one is better?

  • Does anyone know if the Magic has a french English dictionary ???? I found a Spanish one

  • yeh magic can view word docs....just need the right app...i think there is a free app out now, soon to come is an app with mild editing for microsoft programs. Cant remember the name of the app though....just a general search in the market place should find it

  • help help.i looking for (astro file manager) application manager ,my htc magic software has been expired . how can i get lastest version ?

  • No android market,no galk , g maps...whats wrong with HTC india team.....what do we do with the phone without all this ..its a waste of money..Sorry boss but I am very upset wth HTC for this ...

  • it can view, not edit.

  • Over all a good phone. Sometimes it's hard to sense when touch near the edge of the screen ie. for typing. It's fun to play with

  • Get some apps people! For Microsoft Doc viewing, you can use Documents to Go (basic version is free, pay for upgrades with more features) For additional camera features, try Snap Photo Pro

  • Yes, it can view and edit microsoft documents. Can view PDF as well.

  • Can anyone tell me whether this phone can view and edit documents(Microsoft Word,Apple etc.)? Thanks.

  • Hello, Could anyone tell me whether HTC Magic has a selection mode for taking pictures? eg. night mode, turn on light mode, white balance mode, turn on macro, etc? If not, any other HTC with this selection? Thanks...

  • bluetooth is dead.

  • I've had it for a few days and can honestly say it is brilliant. To move icons just keep your finger on it until it wobbles. The android market already has good apps on there and can only get better. So far I have added 9 apps and 4 widgets (restaurants, news, stocks and travel)to the phone desktop, transferred my outlook contacts to a CSV and uploaded to gmail (phone synced contacts automatically), setup 2-way dynamic syncing of my outlook calendar with my gmail calendar (phone syncs automatically). All this I've achieved in a few hours. I'd recommend spending 5-10mins on youtube watching the help guides for the phone if you're not use to this type of device, else it's pretty intuitive to those who have. (I have had a WinMo phone for the past year and have also got an ipod touch. BTW, WinMo was dire, really really dire)

  • Hi, I have been playing with the Magic, I do enjoy it however I have been having problems sending group texts ??? And does anyone know how to move icons ?? Help is gladly appreciated :)

  • The spec differs, the spec for magic on Vodafone is very differant. The rom is not the same & the ram is less. Hope this is helpful to anyone purchasing a magic. Have Fun, Fido

  • Change my N95 with Magic, and i must say that i am very, very happy with it:))).

  • It's much better than Nokia 3310 I'm agree with you.

  • hoooooooooooof!!!! Where's the radio! It's the most important part of the life!

  • its says it has a capacitive screen but ive gone to a rogers store and just seen the samples they have and it seems like a flimsy plastic material can someone help me out? I dont want to spend the money on something if its not a capacitive screen like im using the htc touch and it gets annoying having to press down and then pressing to hard at times LOL.

  • I guess it works the same as HTC dia2. U may try to beam file. unsure it works, but u can try it out.

  • Super phone! (Sold in the USA by T-Mobile as: MyTouch 3G with Google) Forwards txt messages! Cons: no 3.5 headphone jack.

  • You can only use Bluetooth for listenin to music.. You cannot send files via BT.. And Btw, it's HTC n not Hitachi.. HTC - HIGH TECH COMPUTER

  • It's truly an amazing phone but if you're in India, plz watch out for the after-sales service.. They really suck.. !!

  • I'm afraid u cant.. Already tried and spoken to HTC.. Spore user as well

  • Hold on to the message that u want to forward, and u'll see the prompt (including copying the msg & etc)

  • agree... the wifi just unexpectedly goes off and requires reconnect. also the bluetooth is so hard to pair with other device. by the time you pull out the virtual keyboard and start to type the pairing key, it times out...

  • can we forward the sms like other phones?

  • Is the Magic's screen made of glass or plastic? It's capacitive so I assume glass, but searching online gives me varying opinions (supposedly it feels like plastic?).

  • Overall its a nice phone except 2 things Wireless and Bluetooth.Wireless magically coming and going off.and Bluetooth has limited features.if u need these 2 features than dont buy.

  • you know what stand by time is right? this means NOT USING THE PHONE, so turn off wifi, bluetooth, gps, internet, dont get called, dont recieve sms, dont call, dont send sms... DONT DO ANYTHING... (im not saying it will last 420 hours, but it will last a hell lot longer than 48)

  • its danm gud chamandus phone,. its really cool device,..

  • You need to "Root" your device to utilize BT Transfer... go to www.xda-developers.com forums to find the procedure!

  • How's Battery life on this phone??? good or it suck because it seems too good to be real =))

  • Lol 420 hours standby? yeah right.. 48 hours max

  • why does the htc run out of power so fast.????

  • Two words - BUY IT!!!!

  • this phones is gorgeous, like a fine women

  • Love this handset best fone ever

  • Calvin what is the solid basis of your comment?

  • Why my HiTaChi Magic cannot use bluetooth to send out my data????????????????????????????????????????????­????????????????????????????????????????

  • 500+ bucks for a phone, youve gotta be kidding

  • It a complicated n non - friendly user phone

  • The device is legit!!! Loving it! Finally a device that slaughters iPhone in function, style and price!

  • I hate Magic but I love Hero more.

  • can anyone tell me how to set monday as the first day of the week on my calender? thx

  • wats with the android OS???/is it as good as windows??? i have a tytn ll pro atm..and have fallen in luv wit this fone???i want it to do everything that the tytn does..havent seen a live workin sample yet.

  • HTC release another excellent phone in his market.But one thing is if you phoned to any service provider regarding our quries first simply press phone number and then they are opting to no 1 is some service andn 2 is some service so we want to switch over from main menu to our option very tough and we can loose the money for late choice of the button kindly guide me how to handle this problem.

  • this phone is practical magic. can anyone please guide me how to upgrade magic to 2.0 from 1.5, & how to intall smart dialer.

  • anyone knows how to disable the device from accessing the network.... it auto access when i click on broswer or map or even MMS... i do not subscribe any internet service and afraid of high cost. how to check if it is accessing the internet service ??? (from singapore)

  • MMS is the same as picture messaging -- MMS = Multimedia Messaging Service

  • Great phone. Has no issues with software. Applications are brilliant and always updated with new fun and useful items. I have been a user of sony and nokia and would never ever go back from using a HTC.

  • There are only two things MAJOR missing from this phone. It does not have full flash player support, and multi-touch to allow zooming in and out on web browsing. Does anyone know where I can download the ap specifically for flash player. Yes guys I have heard of Superhero version2 rom but that really slows down the phone because of all the other aps on there. I figured Id keep the phone rom as it is and just ad a flash player ap, multi touch, along with the Lock 2.0 program to make it smoother running phone.

  • You can try to install the app "Open home" first, then you will be able to use all those "Open home skins" that can be found in the Market, good luck!

  • congratulation tu htc..htc magic is sold 1 million units..

  • how to compose MMS on htc magic? as well as picture message?

  • actually my first choice was experia, but when i visited the SE boutique and tried the experia displayed on the shelf, i wasn't impressed with the look, its better on picture than on the actual, also the displayed phone could get scratched easily, don't know with the ones they're selling.

  • To forward an sms message, just click the message you want to be forwarded longer then a menu will appear and you could see the "forward" button ^_^ visit xda-developers.com htc magic (sapphire)

  • Hi can you give me your opinion on this fine device compared to an SE-xperia. I 'm planning to purchase either one, but I have see many positive comments on this device can you all enlighten me?

  • This is Jbeer, an Android Developer. I have been working with it, about for 1 year and in my point of view is a GREAT phone. I recommend it as user (I have one in my own) and as developer. If you want to know more about Android and applications develpment, please visit my tutorials in the Bright Hub: There I explain a lot about how to create applications to your Android device. Suggestions and questions are welcome. I will answer them in the Bright hub community. Thanks!

  • how to forward a text message on htc magic?

  • can any one please help me,i want to sync my contacts from microsoft outlook regularly. how i can do that?

  • How and where do you get thems for this phone?

  • has anyone ever experience having to 'force close' your apps on this phone? It happens to me quite often. Please lemme know, thanks ^&^

  • if your thinking of getting it. get it from the source. its 100 dollars cheaper and its a rogers contract.

  • Cheers

  • the human eye can only see up to around 60k colors... so blah blah 16M blah blah 256k , you cant even see the difference

  • Hi, I'm thinking of buying this phone with Rogers here in Canada. Here, the HTC Magic is a non-google branded phone. Do you know if the new Sense UI ROM can be used on this model? Has anyone tried it and is it stable? Thanks!

  • How do i load my collection which is on itunes onto my htc magic please

  • What is the display like on the Magic, only 65K colours compared to iPhone's 16M & my current Viewty's 256K? Cheers

  • does it support two apps workin' together? is out there a fring app for android? Right now I have a Nokia E71 and I want to get a Magic. I'm using fring and I'm verry happy with it

  • to all guys who can't access android market (especially here in the philippines - smart) there is a website in your browser's bookmarks called m.slideme.org you can download applications from that website ^_^

  • Good day! So how's your HTC Magic working?

  • i finally got my htc magic white in smart WC, damn she's so gorgeous!!!!!!!! what can you say iphone? ^_^

  • Does anybody know if Magic supports two or more apps working together? Thank you

  • diamond2 and magic , which 1 better to use which less problem ? thx ~ planing to get 1 of them .

  • How to get and download new application for Android from the phone itself? Where to have Office application.

  • How is the battery life of this phone with 3G service?

  • I need 2 apps for MAgic: 1.Call Manager (reject/accept calls) 2.Dictionary(English) Where to find these apps?

  • Press the file name for some time. You will get some options. Or else download OI file manager. This will get ur work done.

  • Definitely Android. You can really customize the phone any way you like. Actually it has got 3 parts on the screen where u can install shortcuts and apps and like almost anything.

  • Have installed apps. No problem buddy. Wanna Know how? Then Request.

  • Iv Ordered it and Should be here by tomorrow; Im quoet taken back by it not supporting BT; esp in a time like this; where the markets are flourishing with new handsets and competitors are at speed to get the latest gadget in the markets. Is there a way around it and also flash?? But the handset looks Smart and impressive featurs.

  • Wow love this phone. Had it for a few hours now and it's everything i wanted. Didn't want to go with iphone since everyone has it this for me is a great trade off.

  • Since u r juz a 'nobody', wat right do u have to comment on this phone & others. If u want a high class phone, tailor made one urslf so that only u - the so call high class ppl has it. This forum is to comment on phone, not being racist..

  • How does it work? Can give me the step?

  • GREAT PHONE if youre looking for something between a blackberry and an iphone. easy to use and customizable

  • if someone knows how to delete pictures and videos?

  • I bought this mobile yesterday...and warning you all guys dont go for it you will not be able to install any app or installation is banned in indian HTC Magic, but the os is ultimate and interface surely beating the iphone..superb experience but can install anything..think and buy if you wanna..

  • @FM dude don't worry ill keep ya updated, btw im going to get my htc magic from SMART this month, i hope black is good looking =) actually i could have acquired my phone last week but it was out of stock, wow its really selling fast in smart T_T

  • anyone who has bought this phone can you tell me is the symbian OS better or the android OS better

  • boomshine thank you, but kindly keep us posted for any updates.

  • got this phone last week. was going to get an iphone 3gs but physically couldn't make myself join the cult of iphone, so grabbed the magic instead. love it, brilliant phone. fun, pretty easy to use, even for a non-computer geek like myself. seems to run well, and i'm even getting used to using a touchscreen. lots of options. all in all, really happy with it. looking forward to the donut.

  • Ive done it with one of the ringtone apps its c

  • what is the difference between symbion and android OS and which is better?

  • does the HTC magic run dual sim cards

  • I just bought a Roger's Wireless HTC Magic off of ebay, and I expect it to be here within a few days. I can't wait! I'm in the US, and plan on using it on AT&T's network.

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  • Anyone has any idea whether i set my favourite music for sms ringtone? If yes, how to configure? Spoke to the htc hotline staffs who seems very new to the phone and quite rude as well..

  • why i cant download nothing from the internet ?just form the market help anyone thanks

  • @boomshine, not yet. i applied for retention at smart wireless, still waiting for it. thank you

  • Hi all Not sure is I am asking this question in the correct forum..if not apologies. I am 1 question away from getting this phone.. When setting up a meeting in your calendar are you able to invite other people to the meeting or can you set meeting requests for yourself only. What about if you receive a meeting request from your colleagues ? Are you able to foward that on to other people thereby also inviting them to the meeting ? ok that was 2 questions but appreciate the response

  • Oh man, HTC Hero was out, when will we get the sense ui update for Magic (I'm praying for this !!!).........

  • @rdt i think you can, but im not sure with its warranty, maybe just go to wireless center in makati and ask them about it btw do you already have magic? im going to buy a black one i hope black is elegant ^_^

  • @boomshine, can htc magic from smart be flashed with costum rom from xda-dev? thanks in advance.

  • The Major difference between your HTC touch phone and HTC magic : they are not running the same operating system, your touch phone runs Windows Mobile which is developed by Microsoft but the magic phone runs the Android OS which is developed by Google but basically it depends on your preferences .......

  • @FM dude smart's htc magic is like other telco's which is customized, but smart said they are negotiating with google so that they could put google apps in their magics, just wait a little bit, btw smart said its for free if you want to upgrade your ROM for google apps stay tuned ok? ^_^

  • use Market from phone for app and other stuff

  • Got my HTC Magic from Smart (Phils.) I have been trying to download directly to my HTC unit applications from various sites offering freewares for HTC Magic but no successful download so far. Can anybody help me? Thanks. FM

  • Andie, Im in the same boat as you. I have a bold and it does everything. I want a cool touch screen fone. I cant wait till august 5th when this comes to tmobile usa.

  • Andi, to send contact from phonebook to another contact is easy and simple. Select contact from phonebook, press a little longer and options will pop up,scroll down then select "send contact via sms" option and that's it.

  • No difference, The only model (the "Rogers" one) has 288mb of ram while the mytouch/ magic is 192mb

  • I got one of these to replace my E90. Odd choice I know but I hated the E90. I was expecting to use this along side my trusty BB Bold... Now the bold is in the drawer and the Magic is at the centre of my life. I cant say this phone is perfect, but its damn close. I need a phone to be good for business and pleasure and this mixes the too very well. There are things that bug me, like not being able to send contacts from my address book to another phone and a few other minor gripes. What makes it work so well is the number of apps (mostly) free you can add. This allows to to customise the phone like never before. It has been said and its true, no android phone is identical to another. One point I should make very clear is, to get the best from this phone you need a Gmail account. I have been a Gmail fan for a long time so it was a "no brainer" for me. If you do not use Gmail YOU SHOULD, it takes a while to get into lables etc, but once you have you will NEVER go back. If that's not enough then look at calendars, documents latitude etc.

  • Had first the Iphone 3g, then the Xperia, then the 5800 and now finally really happy with the Magic. By far the best...

  • Had it for 4 days now, pretty good phone... The look of the actual phone is better than the photo, although the battery life could be better!

  • hi icontacted htc people in india and inquired them about the the non availability of google applications and android market they r cool and said its a basic fone so no google applications they charge 30000 rs and still call it as basic version what a cheat this htc is my sincere advise to any one who indends to buy magic in india dont buy its a crap without any of those applications and no tech support

  • It's definitely worth getting it if you are looking for a new phone. I've had a fair few different handsets, and I used to work as a Technical Support Rep for Optus (telecomms network in Australia), so I understand phones technically, and have been exposed to a lot of different handsets, as well as handset manufacturers. I've never seen anything behave like the Android phone, it's really where technology is heading I believe. And with this kind of firmware, they'll just keep coming out with updates. Another good feature is the micro-usb also charges the phone too, so I take my usb cable with me to work. The headphones also go through the micro-usb, but they provide a micro-usb to 3.5mm jack connector in the box anyway, so you can use your fav. headphones.

  • no difference , maybe just the extra name :)

  • I went to tmobile usa store an hour ago. The tmobile sales guy let me play with his magic/mytouch 3g. I liked it. The trackball felt smooth. The on screen keyboard was responsive. The tmobile rep said that overall the magic was more responsive than the g1.

  • Hi Everyone I have a question about HTC Magic and T-Mobile MyTouch!! What is the difference between HTC Magic and MyTouch?? Is there any major difference between this two phones? if yes, what? and which one is better for sure? Thnx so much :)

  • I bought this phone a week ago and I do NOT regret it. Previously I trialed an LG KM900 Arena, and the UI was very choppy and laggy, not to mention the amount of freezes in the first day alone. Swapped the Arena for a nokia e71, and that had software issues too. Sometimes when you pressed menu, nothing would happen, and you would have to power the phone off/on to reset. Sometimes I had to do this multiple times in the one day. But HTC Magic is EXCELLENT. Very fast and responsive UI, good how you can use the touch qwerty keypad in landscape mode - typing is actually quite fast! Excellent how you can also use the trackball to scroll through so you don't always have to use the touchscreen feature. Have not had to reset this phone at all - clearly Android is very solid! When I powered the phone on for the first time, I received a message "updates available, install?" so I didn't even have to LOOK for software updates, this has FOTA. With the connection straight to my gmail, even when I add calendar events in the phone, they will also appear in my calendar when I log into gmail on my computer. Notifications are also good - small LED flahes at the top if you have a missed call or message. Track ball will initially flash when someone calls. Market is where you can download Android apps. Most are free. I have quite a lot of apps as well as games. Battery life is excellent also - charged once every 2 days, even with heavy usage like mp3 player, calls, apps, etc. I will only buy Android phones from now on. Very reliable and solid. My opinion? HTC Magic Android is the "iPhone Killer"

  • Android is a mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel.It was initially developed by Google and later the Open Handset Alliance.It allows developers to write managed code in the Java language, controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries. The unveiling of the Android platform on 5 November 2007 was announced with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 48 hardware, software, and telecom companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices.Google released most of the Android code under the Apache License, a free-software and open source license.In July 2005, Google acquired Android, Inc., a small startup company based in Palo Alto, California, USA. Android's co-founders who went to work at Google included Andy Rubin (co-founder of Danger), Rich Miner (co-founder of Wildfire Communications, Inc.), Nick Sears (once VP at T-Mobile[11]), and Chris White (headed design and interface development at WebTV). At the time, little was known about the functions of Android, Inc. other than that they made software for mobile phones.This began rumors that Google was planning to enter the mobile phone market, although it was unclear what function it might perform in that market. At Google, the team, led by Rubin, developed a mobile device platform powered by the Linux kernel which they marketed to handset makers and carriers on the premise of providing a flexible, upgradeable system.[citation needed] It was reported that Google had already lined up a series of hardware component and software partners and signaled to carriers that it was open to various degrees of cooperation on their part. More speculation that Google would be entering the mobile-phone market came in December 2006. Reports from the BBC and The Wall Street Journal noted that Google wanted its search and applications on mobile phones and it was working hard to deliver that. Print and online media outlets soon reported rumors that Google was developing a Google-branded handset. More speculation followed reporting that as Google was defining technical specifications, it was showing prototypes to cell phone manufacturers and network operators. As many as 30 prototype phones were reported to be operating "in the wild."Although Android is an open-source product, some development has been continuing in a private development branch. In order to bring this software into public view, a read-only mirror branch has been created, known as cupcake. Cupcake is commonly misunderstood as the title of an actual update, but as stated on Google's development website: "cupcake is still very much a work in progress. It is a development branch, not a release." Notable changes to the Android software that will be introduced in cupcake include changes to the download manager, the framework, Bluetooth, the system software, radio and telephony, developer tools, the build system and several applications, as well as a number of bug fixes. On 30 April 2009, the official 1.5 update for Android was released There are several new features and UI updates included in the 1.5 update: Ability to record and watch videos with the camcorder mode Uploading videos to YouTube and pictures to Picasa directly from the phone A new soft keyboard with an "Autocomplete" feature Ability to automatically connect to a Bluetooth headset within a certain distance New widgets and folders that can populate the desktop Animations between screens Expanded ability of Copy and paste to include web pages In September 2007, InformationWeek covered an Evalueserve study reporting that Google had filed several patent applications in the area of mobile telephony.

  • i been understand that user have to buy separately...thx AFK

  • this device offering the Android OS base...can anybody elaborate this OS...i mean just summary...thx AFK

  • yes, come with the phone in the box + hadsfree stereo, charger,manual,memory card

  • hey i was wondering if the usb to transfer music from my computer to the phone come with the phone

  • Actually HTC is great I kept in my hands the Touch HD! I can say only this:oauu!:)

  • hi guys how will i know if the ram of the magic i am going to buy is the 288mb one?

  • anything this phone dont have you can download for free on android market or 99 % of things are free anyway

  • as for problems with ur battery getting low quick go onto android market and download power manager it turns ur screen low when and turns off wifi etc when not needed saving ur battery life

  • ravi mate if u have no andriod market then contact htc and ask them how to get it

  • found some great HTC features here

  • Crapple iphones are just clones of windows mobile devices.. you do know that WM was out first.. right?

  • ok

  • I make commercial for Se, they are in trouble now, and I hope my effort will be a succsess. Sorry.

  • come on man, post your opinion in SE section, here is for HTC, if you don't like magic don't buy it :)

  • Guys, choose the Sony Ericsson Satio, the only one 12MP smartphone, you will NOT regret it, this phone is good, but the Satio is better.

  • 1. set brightness to low, and set screen timeout to 30sec, this things help your battery (on my magic battery resist 2 days and i use internet 20-30min on day, play music and video, and other things) 2. for sms i recomad to turn your phone (autorotate) and keyboard become big and that solve your problem when taping messages 3. autorotate is the same on my htc -slow - maybe is because i have many programs installed, low memory, i don't now exactly what is the problem, or maybe this is made for phone - slow -:)

  • it really looks like iphone... but white, wht's even worse... and has no fm radio as well... and with veeeery cheap looking softkeys...

  • im the user of htc magic, im having problems wid several things with my htc magic. - battery life isn't great, battery life only last a day (if i play music, it consumes even more quickly like 1 hour = 14% of battery) - texting keyboard isn't that great and always having trouble typing the wrong words - auto sensor isn't that great, very slow when i rotate it and sometimes it is not even senstive, when i didnt rotate it, it rotates itself and takes time im just wondering is it just my htc magic or any1 users also experience the same situation as me? even my n95 8gb's battery life is better than my htc magic.

  • hi bought this 1week ago in india this doesnt have google talk and maps also no android market applicatin as mentioned in review where and how to get these installed in the phone

  • i made a backup of all programs and data i have installed on Magic with BACKUP FOR ROOT program from Market, and i want to know where is data backup: in memory phone or in card memory, and what is the name of file

  • Most high-end DSLR's use advanced CMOS technology now, CCD is becoming absolete. At least in phones it does the job well.

  • if possible to put a video(3gp,mp4) as ringtone, enyone know if is a program for that?

  • yeah, is truth

  • Yes, because the cam. sensor is not CCD. If you will go to Japan, you will see 10MP CCD camera phones. Japan is ahead of Europe, or America. Here in Europe we can't find such great products. :(

  • yes, a phone have all in one (music, photo, video, internet...) but i want to tell, a picture make it with a phone (what phone you want with camera) is not the same at quality with a picture make it with a performant digital photo camera, maybe in the future :)

  • the quality is not the same

  • You are right, but with a mobile phone you can do more than with a digital camera, right? Reply me.:)

  • i recomand to buy a digital photo camera if you want to make pictures

  • for send/recive files over bluetooth from pc or other phones you need a program called BlueX Bluetooth Fileshare

  • Kindly help me on how will my bluetooth work. Pairing with other phones always fails. Thank you.

  • videocall on htc magic is not suported

  • bluetooth transfer working now

  • why android os can't have the second camera? How to make video call?

  • No bluetooth file transfer? ahhhhhhhhhhh android!

  • is this a phone worth buying or is it better to get it on a contract? bit worried about there not being flash, and also about the keyboard issues previously mentioned. how much to buy in uk? thanks

  • yes i know the specifications, but where in phone menu appear details of procesor, ram ... because many htc models have this details

  • The Iphones are all crap. break down etc 24/7. The new Iphone 3g S will be the same. Just more powerfull so more gonna go wrong faster The magic to me seems like an iphone. Does the same stuff. bit better tho. Better operating system.

  • The specs on the HTC site say this has the same chip as the hero including the ram and rom. ROM: 512 MB RAM: 288 MB Qualcomm� MSM7200A�, 528 MHz I almost went for the dream thinking it had the same specs as the magic.

  • if you want, install a antivirus on magic :)

  • connect to pc usb port? based platfform on windows? so many virus in pc will it be safe? i dont know about that....

  • where i see on the phone - procesor, memory, ram or is a program for that?

  • Using the Phone’s Storage Card as a USB Drive solution 1.Connect the phone to the computer using the USB cable. A notification icon appears in the status bar. 2.Open the Notifications Panel. 3 In the Notifications Panel, touch USB connected and then touch Mount.

  • Where the hell you get off making the statements about it's a poor man phone and that the housing black kids had them? This is to talk about the phone and your posting was NOT CALLED FOR!!! If you don't have anything to say about the phone and the features, shut the hell up then.

  • DATS IT...I was winmo but now I am Android...been debating for weeks now but I have finally made my choice....Android it is.....Oh and I will Have the Sense UI on this device.

  • lol, same here, i tried to go to the bottom of the list but do not have the time and couldn't be bothered because it was too long. magic is real good!

  • The Rogers Canada version of the HTC Magic has 288MB RAM which equals the Hero. Even less reason to wait. I'm getting this from my uncle. HTC has said the Sense UI will be available on non-Google handsets.

  • Can you please send me the site you were looking at? And, do you know whether it accepts motion-based games? Many thanks!! =D Cos I'm really confused whether to buy the Sony Ericcson Aino or this one, I know there's quite a difference but the games are important for me.

  • You cannot download therefore games and applications like in the iphone example?? Those cool stuff

  • Does this HTC Mobile Phone have MP4 features as well please?

  • how can you say the phone is boring and no games or good apps... if you go on the market you get a list of free games/ apps with more than you would eva be able to download, i spent an hour once trying to get to the bottom and still didnt

  • I am an extenssive user of Email(mostly Gmail). This is a perfect Gizmo for me and I can proudly say Android has done a fantastic Job in creating a Awesome Open Platform for people to explore. I am sure Android will be a Slow Killer of All other popular Platforms now. iPhone is great but still there is no proper balance of what end users are developers are looking for. BTW, HTC Magic is my first ever HTC hardware i am using...GREAT JOB HTC..I am lovin IT.

  • i bought htc magic in Jakarta, i read somewhere in the internet that the phone does not support synchronization with PC, but my phone come with MS exchange sync option, the problem is the phone does not include any google applications and come with "slide-me" apps instead of android market and does not prompt any initial setup wizard for google account, is this normal condition? any one know how to download google application and android market ? thanks.

  • there is an option on the on screen keyboard to draw alphabet with the finger, Chinese character also supported (in my opinion the accuracy is quite good)

  • I find the phone quite fun and exciting to use, there are endless applications and games to play, to access these games and applications you go into market. also FYI to save battery and data go into settings then data synchronizations, and disable background data.

  • Here is a short demo of how handwriting recognition is going to work, however, as far as I can tell it is not officially supported yet, nor have I seen any apps such as this one in the market.

  • press the physical search button, far left

  • If you Can NOT afford!!! DO NOT buy!!! daahhh

  • you use ur finger. it's easier to type with the screen keyboard provided. but the finger handwriting recognition is very good for chinese.

  • I've got a search function on my in the market app, you using it in landscape mode? Scroll down its there i tell ye ... has to be

  • Does anyone know if the Sense UI could possibly be installed on this device...

  • Just went to the android market to find an app for scribbling notes. Then i realize there is no search capability. SO i have to page through EVERY app. Thats crazy, i mean excuse me, didn't google build their name on search?

  • Its capacitive touch so a stylus wont work. You need to write with your finger or buy a special capacitive stylus. I know some handwriting softwares only read one letter at a time so you can write with you finger. but if you want to scribble some notes and memos, then you need a stylus - but you also need a third party scribble app for that.

  • So pleased tmobile rejected my request for the g1 on credit grounds - computer says no - as a few days later Vodafone offered me the g2 as an upgrade. My main concern, prior to testing both phones, was text entry. The g1 was hard going for my elephantitis fingers wheras the g2, which I tested instore and am using to type this message, is an absolute breeze. As far as the ease of setting up and finding my way around all the different functions, there have been no problems to date - and this from someone who is a dodo with technology. Having just said that I realize that I have no idea how to start a new paragraph - the cursor scrolls to the right, seemingly into eternity. Never mind, will find a way with more practise. Excellent site by the way - heavily influenced my decision to get this phone in the first place. Just worked that pesky pargraph business out - the word 'moron' doesn't even begin to cover it. Be blessed, I will post more when deeper into the experience.

  • Can someone explain why specs say "Handwriting Recognition" but there is no stylis?

  • I thought the phone was quite boring to use. no games.. or good apps. only online stuff like the google maps. Gmail etc. Touch screen had a very good response to it. very fast loading. other than that. Boring as. still. sad to say it in the same league as the iphone.. Im gonna stick with my Nokia 5800. sorry htc

  • dude i phones are like 200 quid now in england unlocked these are 400+ and google's programmers are brillient the operating system is sharp reponsive and can multitask a major flaw of the iphone which can't try running google latatude on an iphone and see what happens

  • This phone is nice for people without needs for some privacy, just like Gmail. I don't want any company to read my private SMS, especially the way Google "reads" what words you write in Gmails. They actually don't read it manually, but they search which words you use most commonly, and then those words amazingly appear in Google Ads for your IP adress. I hope Android isn't the same thing, but I strongly fear it is.

  • employ a translator

  • I got a chance to use this phone yesterday at one of Vodafone's store, Oxford circus. I must say that this phone gives a tough competition to iPhone. It's 'Touch screen' is brilliant, looks are awesome. If there is a something which it is lacking behind in, is no applications. But regarding applications there is something very important I would like to say, that iPhone's free applications are just okay, means they give you very limited functionality and in paid applications you get full functionality but in Android you get everything and yet free. I would like to know if anyone knows any other site for android applications, apart from androidmarket. Thnaks.

  • I actually want to have Farsi or Arabic language in my HTC magic.Is that possible? can anyone help me?

  • can i synchronise with iCal (mac) or does it work with iSync? how is the gps? how is the quality of thesound when you are using the phone handsfree? thnx

  • i have had the magic on voda uk for a month. wipes the floor with the iphone. quicker, less restrictive than the iphone, battery better camera clearer. the list goes on.............. iphones are for people wanting to follow trends. android phones are for people who want to set trends.

  • in the end its about the software on this phone when comparing it to the iphone, iphones software is more restrictive. Also this phone is aimed at the same market as the iphone users. I don't actually see iphone users dropping there iphones and rushing over to tmobile over this device but i do see people doing that when android has many more devices in about a year and by then att will have there own line of android devices.

  • An iPhone forces you to get a data plan that costs about $70 a month. So its not really that cheap. I'm sure T-Mobile do the same with their version.

  • The G1 has a physical keyboard and thus is much larger. The Magic also has a bigger battery as well as more shared memory. Unless you NEED a physical keyboard, the Magic is a better choice IMO.

  • dude really?! lol iphones are only 200 bucks lol. If you can afford this, you can afford an iphone... lol.....

  • I am thinking of pruchasing the HTC Magic. 1. Is it compatible with Microsoft windows? 2. The HTC Touch HD also works off voice recognition where you can tell it to call a certain person and it will or ask how your appointments in your diary are like and it will talk back to you. does this mobile do the same thing? Your comments would be appreciated

  • which is the different betwen HTC magic with T-Mobile G1 ??its a same product with different company or what ? i think like made in china.also HTC

  • Been using HTC Magic for abt 1 month, simply the best phone i ever used. feature-rich, imo better than iphone OS, but not overly complicated as WinMo or Symbian devices. build quality is superb, despite made of plastic, but feels really good in hand. the size is perfect, too big and it's bulky, too small and not fun for web-browsing. Android is still at infant stage, but sooner or later it will catch up with the currently more popular platforms out there.

  • That's why HTC stocks are at $441 USD and Google stocks are $420 USD.....

  • I went to smartone store the other day and played the demo phone for a while. But i didn't like the touch function. It is not that responsive. I have a htc diamond and i was expecting a lot improve on that. anyway track ball seems to be very useful. Is there any other phone who can beat iphone on touch function?

  • I hope this helps... Do you have a PC with bluetooth? If you dont try, blutoothing from someone elses mobile or PC, bluetoothing by a mobile to mobile, simply turn both bluetooth devices on> right click in the connectivety>click paired devices or add NEW> find they're name>click connect> go through wat you want from they're phone then> click send. If you do, turn bluetooth on your mobile and PC. Then on PC, go to start>bluetooth or wireless file transfer> add your device on your PC> browse for music or images>click send =) Sorry if this doesnt help;/

  • poor people's iPhone I saw many housing black kids carry Android G1. This will come to t-mobile and all low life will grab one eventually. I don't want one. All android apps look cheap also. No talent programmers

  • why no review yet? we have had the phone in south africa for sometime now...still waiting ???

  • The android market (app store) ... assuming you looking for that ... you go to webpage -> goto bookmark-> you will see SME application .-> download it then you can get all the application there

  • this is way forward now with g1 gone to banding sh..t!! well most are compartible with micro sd now anyway, just swap mem cards. ....anyway playing any sort of media is horrible on this atm. no equaliser or decent audio for that matter! how i wish to have divx! anyone know how? converting vids take ages

  • Android does not currently support bluetooth file transfer. There is an application on the android market that will allow you do it. It is not free though about $2.00 usd. Its called - Bluetooth Fileshare - Bluex

  • Can anyone help me with regards to sending something via bluetooth (song, picture) to the device. I put it on discoverable but it still fails. any successfully sent or recieve a file via bluetooth?

  • 30000 is the cost in bombay.....

  • we are giving 20 away in nz, go to vodfaone.co.nz website, of course have to be in nz, you'll be finding it around nz, it comes with 8gb memory card, also touchscreen interface is nice

  • Is these phone good compare with touch pro and touch diamond 2? Luis

  • and on a sidenote, who knows what resolution best fit the contact icons, mine very very pixelated.i tried syncing with Outlooks to no avail. tried directly attaching them, also very blocky.

  • keke, i have the exact same problem. i think that's becoz ours are not really "with google" phones. hate them for not telling us.

  • i just bought from Celcom Bluecube today. i found that my magic first time switch on no setup google service and i also can't find it under the setting. also no android market. did any have this problem?

  • magic brilliant phone!! one down fall. the blue can only connect to a bluetooth headset can you download an application so that you can trancfer files?

  • Already launch in Malaysia priced at RM1999 (market price RM2699). Used the phone it was smooth, no laggy ...so far so good

  • in indonesian launching 12 june 2009, if you be 500 first buyer, you got bonus 8 GB memory card (standard 2 GB), i like this HTC, maybe that not long time i got it.

  • just got my HTC Magic 2 days back. i noticed in my [ Gallery ], it has alot of images which i assume is 'downloaded' automatically while i was surfing. how can i delete them? i tried Clearing History, Cache and you name it but to no avail. HELP !!

  • Hi all, a very short comment from me regarding HTC magic, I just held it in my hands the other day and the build quality was very high. The phone was very responsive and the nevigation tracball was a very nive feature. For this reason i wont wait for Galaxy though it has a better camera (specs wise at least) and a 3.5 minijack. All in all i was very impressed with magic, and the thickness is quite slim. I think the thickness is mesured where the "chin" thing is. Therefor the actual thickness is less and galaxy might not even be slimmer :). Oh btw; the dedicated searchbuttons and so are very nice to have and are intergrated into all the aplications, s� search will have unique proproties in each application. Hope you can use it - cya. //AG

  • - Sometimes i do feel that it needs more ram. - Works way to slow when you download something in the same time. - Maybe i'm new to smartphone world... but the battery life is pretty short. 1-2 days Other than that.. i like it :) games, web browsing, some music, youtube, etc...

  • it is not true, i dont always connect to internet. i dont know if he wants to get more money from you by saying it is better to have add unlimited internet because it is always connect to internet. it is so stupid of HTC if it always connect to internet, who the hell will pay for the internet.

  • It's not deceded yet whether the 'G2' will come out. And if it will, it probably is going to be the same phone. So why do you think it's better? The only difference is T-Mobile/Vodafone. And the latter one is de better provider in terms of internetspeed (in Holland at least) and coverage.

  • okay i get it. he actually meant the GPRS will always be TURN ON. so is there no options for me to choose whether i want it ON or OFF? thanks.

  • One month with the Magic and all I can say is: Impresionante.

  • US$659 to buy an open source OS phone. Apple use their own OS, and cost about the same. Tell me reasons why I pick this instead of iphone factory unlocked. I don't care how smooth the interface it has. first it's an open source OS, company pay much less to create this crap. It should costs a lot less, but isn't; the company must think consumers are stupid, know nothing about production cost. second all android's applications quality are bad compare to iphone, go google them, see how many iphone apps compare to android market. $300-400 range I would think about it. Higher than this, forget it. Whoever pay this much to buy them, not that smart on the money management

  • the phone costs one goat in India.

  • what price?

  • ther still is no g2

  • this might sound a bit dumb, but, i went to ask the guy in HTC reseller (in Bangkok) about this phone. he told me this phone will ALWAYS be connected to the Internet. he even told me its like 1 Baht / Minute. i mean, what does he mean? is that true that it will ALWAYS be connected to the net?

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  • just got my Magic 2 days ago. as the name suggests, it's Magic!! the UI is so smooth. working with it is a breeze. no hanging, no freezing, no OS issues! just what i wanted. the handset feels good, is slim and light. this phone really packs a punch. i'm extremely happy so far! oh, and it makes and receives calls :-)

  • you could wait for samsung galaxy,if you want. due to come in july,i thiink.Same OS,better camera n screen. Don't know bout the price,though. same price,maybe...at least,a choice,rite?

  • G2 is better

  • Rp 6,5jt include free 300mb/month for 6 months

  • it cost Rp 6,5jt in jakarta (+/- USD 650) is it overpriced? any other handset other than HTC?

  • Technicaly no... they havent sell it in malaysia not untill last week of this month .... but the stock would arrive first ..... and i got to try it first hand before launch ... muahahahaha ... good thing when you work in a phone shop

  • Can anyone tell which which phone is better G1 or G2?

  • more info,please? thx

  • they are already selling in Malaysia? argghh... why is Thailand sooooo slow...

  • YO, if you do not have enought CASH to get this phone, please do not say anything. that is the best phone

  • Wow.... my shop are selling for rm 1999 ... of course with registration with celcom... one year contract... plan come with unlimited internet access

  • Nitrodesk Touchdown works like a charm on Android for Exchange Sync.. Exchange 2003 / 2007 / ActiveSync and

  • yup!!!!

  • Does anyone know if HTC Magic can sync with MS outlook Calender, contacts & Tasks? if Yes, do we have to download a specific Applicaiton to be able to do this? Thanks

  • doesnt hve flash

  • then, don't buy.

  • Hi all, Love this phone, but I'm a bit all-thumbs with the portrait keyboard (lol) Anyone know if there is a good t9 or qw-er-ty keyboard available for free in the Store? Thanks

  • M'sia are selling it for RM2,699! What's up with that???? Even N97 which is far more better spec, are cheaper,only RM2,480. Riddiculous

  • does anyone know what the camera is like? does it have a flash?

  • APPle is no where near HTC and the new launched palm pre... APPle s.... big time..... Its only 4 kids

  • This phone is AMAZING. It looks and feels 100% better in real than on a picture. I was really surprised by the built quality and finish by HTC. Great device!

  • i bought the phone yesterday because it was available since last monday in Holland. It's a really nice phone and i enjoy to have it! ( i own the black version )powered by Vodafone

  • hey can anyone tell its price in india???

  • how come magic more exp than diamond 2? where u living? which part of m'sia. if go sg buy will be cheaper i think

  • Haahaha... its not ... that have to come with postpaid registration and contract for 1 year ( but it come with a unlimited data plan thought.... with 2 type of plan : RM148 or RM 250 permonth include voice call )

  • Will this phone to the middle east anytime soon? I really would love to own this :(

  • M'sia is selling HTC Magic at RM1,999? Wow, that's cheap (that is, compared to Singapore and Thailand).

  • Pretty pleasant experience with this phone for the past 2 days. Its fairly responsive and overall, its great. The only draw back might be Android Market...it hardly has any quality apps yet....at least in Canada

  • ASking for opinion ..... between this and diamond 2 with one is better cause the price different here at my place is about RM 139.00. magic at RM1999 and diamond 2 at RM1860 ...

  • For those of you who decide to purchase this phone through rogers they are offering a 6GB data service plan for Anroid OS phones it is a 3 yr term data plan for $30 Data ecf if $5/month minimum $25/Maxium $100

  • sure and the iPhone 3G has loose buttons, dust under the LCD, LIGHT Leaks, vibrator issues and so on... Keep your iPhone and enjoy the faulty product.

  • I just got the phone. For those trying to transfer files. Plug in the usb to the phone. On the top left of the screen there should be a usb symbol. drag it open and click usb connected. then press "mount"

  • I am typing right now on the Magic I bought for 550USD at the local Rogers shop in Canada. My only complaint is that always covered with fingerprints.

  • hey people out there i want to buy a new htc can u pls prefer me which one to buy i want it with keypad

  • this phone would hav been better if APPLE lets HTC to add multi touch 2 it. it kills iphone already but it dusnt hav 3.5mm. no big deal, the earphone is good quality but u may complain about the bass thing but overall, it is really good. at least, this smart phone can multi-tasking.

  • I tried the phone in Taiwan It's a cool device I admit, but mainly because it's android OS not the plastic thing itself. Any manufacture can come out one with a better body. I found it not worth this price.

  • hey quick question did you even try the phone? for some it's worth paying that much for the slimmest android device on the market right now.

  • Phone doesnt actually have video calling but a great phone otherwise. WOuld definately give it a go if I could part with my blackberry!

  • Oh please too expensive? WHat are you using a Nokia 1650?

  • I was given this phone a few days ago for showing up at a conference, so I can't comment on the price point. I can tell you that it takes less than 10s to make an iphone user feel bad when you show them the phone. Personally, I'm not sure which is better for an end-user, as they're both very close in functionality (although the G2 (aka HTC Magic) is a bit smaller and lighter, lets you record video and send MMS, change the battery, upgrade the microSD card, and all those basic things pretty much every phone but the Iphone is expected to do.) What makes this little machine sexy for me is the open platform. No mac-only developer SDK, no closed OS, no painful approval process to get applications listed. It runs Linux, and the whole source is available to play with. As a side-note: Someone commented earlier the USB cable wasn't allowing file transfer between the phone and the PC. In my experience it works seamelessly on Macs and on Vista PCs, but if you use windows XP you will need to install the drivers that are distributed with the android SDK. Not an awesome user experience there, but I suppose people that can afford those phones aren't expected to be using an 8 years old desktop OS.

  • You are right, higher price than an unlocked iphone 3g Definitely not worth the price with this building material and open Android OS. Wait for it to go down under $500, or grab an iphone 3g instead.

  • This phone should be pretty impressive. My boss Nathan played with one and he reckons its 'seck es' (sick as) lol, his South African.

  • This phone is too expensive! $600+? These taiwanese must think they are big, and all foreigners are stupid. They grab an open source OS and add some cheap plastic, and they want people to pay a laptop price for this cheap crap, give me a break. I wish more WM and android phone companies come out soon and lower all HTC's inflate phone price.

  • i have this phone a few days now and find an absolute pleasure to use. the touchscreen in bright, clear and responsive. the apps for it are either free or cheaper than what is available for the iphone. i have an itouch so by comparisson they are pretty much on an equal level to each other. the camera on the magic is obviously higher spec, however it is not the fastest to take a pic, the nokia 5800 is same spec but takes a faster, high resolution pic. i have found a few probs thus far, the bluetooth is for headset connection only, but after speaking to htc they have said they are looking into an update to change this. also when i have connected it to my laptop i have not been able to transfer files to the phone. although it is poss that this is a faulty unit, i am getting it exchanged in several days to find out for sure. but all that aside, this phone is the nuts to use. great audio on calls, text conversations, hundreds of available FREE apps, great touch screen, auto switch to wifi, love it.

  • Where is the review on this?! Ive been waiting ages for it!

  • iphone rocks, no way in hell this phone is even going to come close, 50 buckz this phone will have a shyt load of problems. how ugly do u wanna make ur phone htc???

  • as if iphone users are bothered by this phone, the thing that made the dream worth having was the keypad. Nice OS but not great

  • the rumour said the third android htc is named by htc lanchaster..

  • Nice and clean!

  • This phone will be available in Australia through Vodafone and 3 Mobile. We should know their release dates on 28 May 2009. I hear it should be sometime in June 2009. CAN NOT WAIT ANYMORE!!!!!

  • Abu are you even talking about the right phone??? the you tube quality on this phone is excellent as is the quality of bbc i player on mine. The display is on a par with the iphone in every way. Hence the reason that all of my friends with an iphone want one of these. There are some apps that are useless but loads that are great such as Shopsavvy, I player, Movie finder, Fotmob, and quikpedia. Also i have never seena smart phone with so little lag even when running multiple apps.

  • It's a good looking phone,few Android features are great but the Acceleration are not good as i-phone.The screen (display) quality also very poor.you hardly can see things when you play an youtube video.Although most of the applications are free which is great but they are not very useful or complete.

  • If you press and hold the text message on the screen, you want to forward, you get a hidden menu coming up w one of those options is to forward

  • You are right, it will be bundled. But we are not too sure whether it would be HTC Dream or HTC Magic. Hopefully, both of them are available in the bundled program. Can not wait until June 2009.

  • I Can't wait until Vodafone Australia releases this phone. My boss carlos says its gonna be awesome and it totally beleive him coz he knows all bout phones. He also has alot of nice things

  • N97 fixes the drawbacks you mentioned.

  • and how do you do that, i cant get it to forward sms

  • Hi magic users, presently i m a symbian os user.i m planning , to buy magic provided it has got features given below. 1)call recorder without making noice during recording. 2)fring/skype with voip i,e voice chatting using mobile internet(GPRS,EDGE). 3) locking files or sms inbox 4) mobile tracker 5) profiles automatic changing(e.g general to silent) with time settings. 6)answering machine, it answer the call when u r absent or not able pick the call. 7) encryting and decrypting files. i had read in previous opinions that magic does not support voip , that means no voice chatting possible using skype or fring? please clarify n let me known what are the possibilities with magic.thank u.

  • Anyone looking for the manual

  • Just got one today from www.welectronics.com , this one is more smaller and slick then the original G1 , faster and easier to hold and to make calls upgraded my memory and will see how that goes,

  • had the magic for a few days, not botherd too much that the camara is.... in my eyes "standerd" but ... soppose not be able to take a pic in the dark hurts slightly, a bit confused to why i cant get the song playlist off the front of my screen after i tried one of HTC amazing song tracks ha, oh well! (any tips) i have come to a conclusion that i am not gonna be able to bluetooth my m8s for anythin unless we both have headsets? "heard you can bluetooth" and "heard you cant" er also been told "theres an app bein made soon" so im clueless till proven otherwise? findin something good to do all the time (with the apps) , the lay out is eazy to use and to glide thru. overall good fone 8/10

  • Any news about availability of HTC Magic in India???

  • Singapore - 22nd May 2009. MobileOne (M1) - Singapore will be launching HTC Magic. More details at the URL below.

  • Singapore, 14 May 2009 �StarHub today announced its collaboration with HTC to launch the second-generation Android phone, HTC Magic, in Singapore soon.

  • htc will release 2 new android os mobile phone in the year end..the name are unknown yet..may be one of those will be named htc hero just like the rumour..

  • any user notice that the battery isnt really great? i charge it to 100% and now it's 66% and it's been like 5 hours, fairly used (approximately 5mins talk, watch videos 4 about 20mins, music for 1 hour, connect to wi-fi and surf 4 about less than 10mins, play games like 30mins). is it normal? my n95 8gb has better battery than this. is it sumthing wrong wid mine?

  • yes you can forward sms and well any thing

  • good news for indonesian..htc android will be launched n bundled with three big operator (i guess it will be telkomsel,xl n indosat) just like blackberry..the price will be in idr 6-7 juta..that will be an expensive just like blackberry..i think better buy n97..

  • yes you must be on a tariff that has internet built in.

  • Can you forward SMS and MMS on the HTC Magic? Thanks.

  • does anybody know if we should have a data plan to activate this phone (like G1) or not?

  • 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!

  • its a gud fone sum smart apps on there fanta pudhisooorinyiyah

  • SOORY Does this phone capable to cope with the lg or lg viewty smart

  • oh thanks jackson.

  • 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?

  • 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.

  • 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 !!!

  • yeah, am also curious how does the Videocalling work if there's no Secondary Camera?

  • 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.

  • Would like to know how you take a customer about setting GPRS over phone on the HTC

  • how much izzit selling in the uk now ? saw it is selling 600+usd in taiwan exp...

  • How can there be handwriting recognition if the screen is capacitive? Someone please answer. The screens is the same type as the iphone.

  • What's the point - video calling without a front camera.

  • this fone is fantastic i had a training on it today if i have money i will definately purchase one

  • If 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.

  • If 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.

  • Compiled information (videos, reviews, previews, specs) about this phone can be found here:

  • does the magic have a lanyard/cell phone charm loop?

  • 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

  • Hiya 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

  • thank you for your reply, will try this to see how i get on :)

  • If you have a pop3 email from an ISP you can contact your ISP and ask them to do Copy Forwarding to your gmail account. This means that all your incoming mail of your primary email account will also be accessible on your HTC Magic via Gmail.

  • Probably a really stupid question but since it has bluetooth that will only connect to a bluetooth headset, does that mean I can't use it to connect to a bluetooth car kit?? It would be a HUGE shame if it doesn't :(

  • How do you close applications down, I have been using the back button, can't seem to find any info on what is running or how to close down correctly. Thanks for your help

  • As it is a smart phone make sure you close all applications down propperly and not just minimise it or this will effect the battery as with all smart phones. Easilly better than the i phone.

  • I have setup, ntlworld. address and my own personal server address's with no issues at all. So it can be done

  • Has anyone done a tear-down for HTC magic? Do you know it is using which company's chips for WiFi, Touchscreen, bluetooth and GPS? Thanks

  • Thank you for the info!

  • yes it comes with a white pouch

  • This thing looks absolutely wonderful and I am very excited to be getting one soon! I do have one question though. In the Vodafone UK release, does it come with a pouch or leather case?

  • hiya am wondering if anyone could help, i have a magic and cannot get my own email address to link up with this. i can set up a google email account no problem but everytime i try to put an alternative email address it just rejects this straight away. has anyone else experienced this or know how to resolve would be greatly appreciated. thanks

  • Thanks a lot 4 the review,bro.. much appreciate it.. :)

  • Hi sorry for the delay, the phone runs cupcake which is the 1.5 firmware, the phone won't play divx or xvid out of the box but there are video converters and players in android market which is great as most Alps are free. The screen is brilliant and easily as good as the iphone I really recommend this phone to anybody.

  • I just got this phone and it is great but when i fully charge it all night, by eight o'clock the following night by battery is in the read can anyone help me with this there is supposed to be 420 hours of battery on this phone thanks

  • DO you get the app store on this

  • Does anyone know if it possible to do the following:- 1. doenload Skype and actually use it? 2. log on to an= Microsft exchange server of the type where you can normally log on to any normal PC and finally 3. I looked in the shop but could not see whether it was possible to download and log onto to Bloomberg? Thanks

  • does anyone know if the magic supports flash player???

  • U got that rite,bro. same here..

  • A guy at work has this fone, it only plays MP4 atm, the OS works very well and its fast. Lightweight fone, nice looking OS works very well.

  • To tell the truth i would rather buy this or n97 than go near that rudy i-phone over hyped plop...

  • This fone/android o/s is causing quite a stir even tho in its infancy,,,but please do give updates if you can on things that are good and bad..My contract is up in three months on voda so keeping eye on this fone and n97 plus on voda uk you can update 70 days early...

  • i heard about the next android os htc named hatc hero please gsmarena clarify this news..

  • To racc1980: Bro? what version of android in it? cupcake 1.5? Could it play Divx/Xvid? How's the interface in general? Laggy or responsive? Would you be kind telling me? Coz, either this or samsung i7500 will b my next phone..Hooray!!! Thanks a lot... :)

  • you dont, the service center is picked up from the sim card automaticly!

  • Why they have two different type of buttons on the phone? The main picture shows that the buttons are round and big whereas other pictures show the buttons are long and narrow.

  • I believe the point that is being made is that no handset has every feature we all want, i myself hold out on new handsets on silly things like wifi, radio, expand mem, even on how many themes can be changed on it!! Manufacteurs leave off different aspects so that we will always want the latest model, cleve i think, explains why the I phone only has a 2 mpx camera and did not have 3g org, if it did how many of the next gen would they sell? and yes i do work with mobiles!!

  • it is a great phone but it uses on average 1.5 gb per month with application use and any internet services surely vodafones web bundle wont be able to cover that with there 500 mb?

  • Not having java means you cannot run java apps/j2me . I.e there are loads of games app which are java based. Java based apps have been here since 2001. The htc magic only supports android and the market is pretty small for the mean time.

  • Just got mine today, What a phone!! screen is responsive, gps locks on really fast, market is brilliant. Best phone i ever had.

  • Not perfect, how can you sell new ones???? Bad attitude, it is about customer satisfaction 1st, money 2nd. Satisfy the customer and the money will come. I ask you if a phone is not perfect, how can it sell new ones? Cell phone customers are demanding.

  • there is a application on the free andriod market that apperntly makes this possible

  • where can i buy this phone in india

  • hey whats the software called for bluetooth transfer cant find it on anaroid market

  • does not have Java? Whats the big deal with Java?

  • not gonna argue my case. this phone is incredible. one thing...has anyone downloaded the sms popup application off the market? its so much better than finding the texts hiding in the notification bar. does anyone know if theres an application for missed calls that does the same (proper pop up windows)? also the same for bluetooth, wats the app called?? cheers

  • This does NOT SUPPORT JAVA !!!!! BEWARE.. NO JAVA unless u install someting called a midlet runner and the midlets don't run very well either.

  • i work for vodafone and have been playing with this phone for the last few days...all i can say is wow! awesome phone, incredibly addictive...many many terrific apps to keep you busy for months....no radio you say? well down load one of many radio apps for free and listen to the radio that way. similiar with the bluetooth....no flash on the camera no phone jack...they will never make the perfect phone coz how would you sell new ones?!

  • This phone does not support bluetooth file transfer, so if that is a requirement then this phone is not for you. I have used this phone today and it is very responsive and light, I was impressed enough that I have ordered it for myself!

  • does not support bluetooth file transfer

  • Received handset from voda on sat morning. Wow cannot put the dam thing down. Wife is not happy with me, lol Blown away by the o/s and market place is a dream. Down side : White Up side : To many to mention. All the google app's are fantastic. Would strongly recommend this phone to everyone.

  • Received the handset two days ago. It is the nuts!!! pros: os is outstanding. facebook a little slow but connection was awful where i tested this. looks fantastic and its so responsive. cons: NO FLASH, BLUETOOTH file transfer non existent. battery life is poor. NO INSTRUCTION MANUAL?!?! texting takes a while to get used to - use landscape mode for bigger buttons. does anyone know if there is a pdf manual online somewhere? the little "quick start guide" is rubbish and sais you can view a manual in pdf format... i had the samsung tocco before this handset. i didnt think you could get a better, more responsive touch screen but the magic is so much better.

  • yea

  • yes you can do blurtooph file transfer on this phone you just need to download the app from the app store

  • It does not support bluetooth file transfer, the emphasis is on emailing attachments like that to each other... the bluetooth like the apple iphone is for headset use only

  • no it doesnt do bluetooth file transfer only bluetooth for hands free kit

  • Does anyone know where to get the message center number from on this fone??

  • No dude it doesn't.

  • no, it doesnt... bluetooth audio only

  • PLEASE ANSWER Does anyone know if it supports Bluetooth File Transfer? PLEASE ANSWER

  • Yes you can get apps for it. Android's equivalent of the Apple App Store is called the Android Marketplace.

  • Can you get apps for this phone like you can with the iphone and if so how do you go about getting them? thanks

  • just been looking on youtube and the htc site, I came across a feature called smart dialler, looks good. Has a nice alphanumeric keypad to work with it. So WHY cant they use this this keypad to work with text and email, c'mon guys at least give us the option.

  • Just played with one in local Vodafone store. PROS: a) Much smaller and thinner than you would think - a pro. b) Very fast and snappy. c) Lovely interface. d) Web browser is way faster than iPhone. (And we were only on a 2.5G connection.) e) Both portrait and landscape on screen keyboards are (for some reason I cannot fathom but probably related to the way it may ASSUME you're pressing the key your finger puts the most pressure on) much much more reliable than the iPhone keyboard(s). I made NO typos in all my test typings. CONS: a) Why only white? Black would be nice. b) Lack of dedicated camera and music track buttons. c) No 3.5mm headphone jack (hence, I'll be going for the Samsung or the new iPhone.) d) No camera flash. e) No FM radio. COMMENT: I believe these flaws are similar to why the iPhone has similar flaws, namely, the Magic is targetted at Americans who do not for some reason (despite being a nation of excellent photographers) appear to be concerned with phone cameras and the other aforementioned cons. So, who is the Magic aimed at? If it is a social phone, the lack of decent camera features is a mistake. If the Magic is a media phone, why no 3.5mm jack or mechanical playback controls? If a business phone, why is it white? It seams Google are doing an Apple, creating a phone that it is hard to be creative with, but that it's easy to spend money with - unlike the more versatile Nokia devices running Symbian.

  • Yes Kiltedscot I am assuming this phone does not the ability to do anything with the bluetooth other than handsfree. Anyone with the phone can do file transfer?

  • does anyone know how to change the messege center number, pleeeeeeasssseeeee!!!!!

  • Help please!!! I have the choice of the Diamond 2 and this. Which one??? Please answer. Thanx.

  • As a voda employee, it is very clear to me that we provide the best and biggest service in the UK and in terms of coverage, o2 have just signed up to network share with Vodafone, statistics show that we have the best coverage, this handset seems to be the real deal and we have already sold loads since its release... me thinks the o2 guys are gettin a tad upset at the fact they are so skint after LOOSING so much on the iphone...

  • Using The Phone All Of Today - I have to say - The Android System is Amazing, and Android Market has all the IPhone Application Downloads - Plus More all for free! Good Move by HTC - Windows SUCKED!

  • the popularity of tyhe phone is amazing the boss has already banned them for any staff but his self due to majour play factor lol. these pphones are flyin out

  • got my Magic today in uk :) it is tits... shame vodafone hasnt processed my number yet to actually use it properly :(

  • Personally i have tried that but being honest am a one handed texter. I really love the phone. I do a knot of internet on it. And that is such a major pro for me. I like the fact for different free apps.

  • Those who are complaining about the onscreen portrait keyboard.... Er, why not just turn the phone landscape and use that keyboard. Simple. It's got bigger keys.

  • "The HTC Magic will only be available in White in the UK..." is it true or? i want white in Italy... :D

  • Nice oh so nice. But just cant use the keypad. I need t he alpha numeric keypad. Is there a app that will do this?

  • just took a dleivery of this, its nt even on and its the sex

  • Awesome Phone. Great deals at Phones4U

  • Awsome phone. Great deals available at Phones4U

  • got my magic yesterday and was very pleased with it, android runs brilliantly on it. I am disapointed in the lack of bluetooth functionality also a function that would be useful(as im sure many people will have used it) would be sms forwarding. Also paid apps are still not available in the uk that is a bit frustrating!

  • Been having a play with the phone for a couple of days. It's great fun to use. Had an iPhone before, but this OS is every bit as good, if not better. There's no lag, it runs everything really smoothly and the screen is very responsive.Not only is it responsive, but the colours are rich and bright even in direct light. And with so many apps now available in the Market, for free, you can't go wrong with this phone! Ps. Was awaiting a Touch HD to compare and then pick a winner. Cancelled the Touch HD. This is a winner!

  • I am using HTC Touch Dual right now and want to change it now. I am confused if i should by HTC Touch Cruise 09 or HTC Magic. The reason is that wheni buya HTCi try to use it for atleast a year so i am confused which one to get? As i have more than 1500 contacts in my HTC Phone book. and i use Word Documents a lot. Please help!!!

  • I assume that you mean it is headset only, I heard from voda store that it does support the file transfer aswell, is that what you mean?

  • Mine is on the way as well!!! =D

  • According to HTC Magic specifications taken right form the page: Connectivity Bluetooth� 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate Wi-Fi�: IEEE 802.11 b/g HTC ExtUSB� (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one) So it would appear it has the same crap bluetooth as the iPhone. This is a deal breaker for me unless they have an "app for that".

  • Awesome phone, GOOGLE ANDROID!!!!!:X I am not a HTC fan, but this phone is the one of the best in the world. The single missing thing is the flash.

  • does anyone know if you can change the font size on this handset? if so what can you scale it up to?

  • Awaiting delivery today. Vodafone have 400 in stock for the UK and mine is on the way! Will post some comments when I've had a play with it.

  • Which version of andriod is this? v1.5 ?

  • it doesn't seem that there is a 1700/2100 Mhz AWS band on this phone. I'd hate to burst ur bubble but it seems that seeing this phone on T-Mobile US is going to stay a pipe dream (and i'd rather be wrong in this case, cuz i would like to see this phone on T-Mobile also)

  • This is in stock now with Vodafone telesales

  • To the person who asked if the HTC Magic has a flash - it doesn't unfortunately. Work for VF and that is one of the things we were 1st advised.Thanks.

  • when will this phone come out for T-Mo in US?

  • no its a little different thatn the G1. it doesnt have a physical keyboard, and there are a few technical differences in the hardware.

  • Just like the tmobile g1 dream phone

  • no

  • Played on this phone at work and feels really nice.

  • Had a play around with the phone what a great phone beats i phone features to are great

  • I played with this phone in my office today. It feels really nice in the hand. Absolutely stunning. Perfect size and weight. The virtual keyboard will take some getting used to, but I am a complete touchscreen virgin! :)

  • The screen is small than iphone's one.

  • Is the screen scratch resistant?

  • Hoe sad I see it is only going to be available on Vodafone

  • �400

  • Played with a loan phone and it's fantastic

  • I am really excited for this phone .. i might get it. I did not like g1 bcuz of physical keyboard .. i want something like iphone smoooooooth virtual keyboard (i hope it will be smooth too). I like the palm pre concept of cards webOS but it uses "physical keyboards" - cant those company make two versions at same time?? What will HTC magic cost? I have tmobile near a year.

  • Looks good, feels good .. demo model runs really fast // and its surprisingly easy to type on for a touch screen phone.. screen is heat an moisture sensitive thou wich means only responds to fingers so if u try to use a stylus or any other non organic pointy thing it wont register.. actuall battery life is day an a half STANDBY tops.. wich is unfortunatley standard for all recent high end hndsets

  • wtf is taking htc so long to make this phone? all they rly hv to do is remove the keyboard. they dont need to worry about software and they hv already achieved better hardware on their prev android phone. just waitin for he huawei android phone, hopefully that will hv more colored screen and 3.5mm jack

  • I love my iPhone cos of the portrait keyboard. I can't think of another phone (BlackBerry apart) that offers that. Touchscreen even. Anyone know the keyboard size difference between the Magic & iPhone? Thanks, Scorer.

  • yes if you want to message in portrait mode with qwerty , you will love it, small fingers thougb

  • Thats strange, cause I just had a play as well, and had Bluetooth, even looked and found other devices. Found it to be a awesome unit, very responsive and slick to use, Surprised how many apps were in the marketplace. Only thing I would need would be a keypad style virtual keypad as the qwerty style keypad in portrait mode. unless you got small fingers. really quirky app like sketch a etch, soo cool for keeping kids occupied. This is going to be BIG.

  • this is definite now... work for VF and just had a hands on with the device. Very good unit but for now Bluetooth is headset only. Cheers

  • Why is it that every phone has to be compared to the I phone, why didn't they compare it to the g1 htc dream

  • guys,i need some help..could anyone tell me the exact price of his phone(in ringgit malaysia)??

  • Looking at the pictures, I would say that it does not have a flash, still really wanting to see this, how it responds, but also for this inconclusive Bluetooth question whether it is headset only. And if I can use as a modem for y laptop, dont really want to but a Dongle. KS

  • can anyone help me please. does the magic have a flash on the camera. thanks

  • Dear htc user s . Kindly let me know (unbiased opinion) which is good in terms of mobile and operating system ( touch hd or omnia HD and windows or symbion) . Is typing on touch hd finger friendly like my e90. Please state your anwser giving detailed comparison. As both mobiles are very costly so i need to be sure of choice before i buy n not regret later. Thanks dear.

  • I was impressed with the 3 network (not the early days) and have been with voda 5yrs or so..Am using n85 and w980 at moment but still looking for that ultimate fone,,arent we all,,but their are features missing in some fones and others are too buggy but with the android operating system praised by everyone who has used it its up too the hardware side of things to make it the ultimate..

  • This phone is so great but its only flaw is no 3.5mm headphone jack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who the hell wants to attach a fugly converter adapter to the bottom of a phone!!! I want to use my own high quality Bose headphones dammit!!! Not the cheap poor quality HTC plastic crappy ones!!

  • I have to say that I fully concur with the comments made by the Vodafone employee. I have been a Vodafone customer from the outset and, although I acknowledge the iphone as a superb, very attractive piece of technology, I would not trade the excellent, "second-to-none" service I receive from Vodafone so that I enjoy using the best interfaced touchscreen phone around. The trade-off is better specked phones sourced extremely competitively from Vodafone, a far superior coverage and last, but not least, a benchmark on Customer care and overall service. Minos Christodoulou, Cheshire

  • yep it has bluetooth and zoom option on the camera.

  • It won't, it's exclusive to Vodafone.

  • It has A2DP bluetooth for stereo bluetooth, I'm not sure why GSM has the wrong info up, saying headset support only. The A2DP is confirmed even on the actual HTC site.

  • No, it doesnt.

  • Yeah it has a landscape QWERTY which has larger letter icons, but i actually found the portrait QWERTY more responsive and with better accuracy when i used the handset. Maybe it was just me? Typing experience is very similar to the iphone in that respect but the landscape mode would suit chunky fingers better. As a jaded phone salesman who is rarely impressed with new toys I have to admit that this phone blew my socks off. And although Im loathe to jump the gun, the software on the devices we were using (9 devices in the room, being vigorously fiddled with) was very stable and not a single one crashed or experienced slow down in the 90 minutes we were using them. In my experience of pre-release handsets, the reps usually make all the 'beta version, not the final software on these devices' excuses but these seemed to perform pretty damn well.

  • Doesn't this just look the same as the G1 that T-mobile has?

  • Hi dear, similar name :) ... u mean that you'v already bought the phone ? from where ? what excuses? can anyone tells when will it be unlocked ?

  • I had an opportunity to spend some time with this phone at work today, wow its fantastic, fast, user friendly. The android software is for me a smash hit great work Google. Unfortunately the release date has been confirmed to be the 1/05/2009 with voda uk, so a little longer to wait, bit it will be worth it.

  • For all you non vodafone ppl out there, the Vodafone exclusivity is only for 3 months.

  • Anyone know what kind of keyboard it has for messaging? Portrait or Landscape? Looking for Portrait QWERTY. Thanks, Scorer

  • Only went to O2 as they had the iPhone coz I'm a little bit addicted to Apple. I've been with, TMobile, Vodafone, O2, Orange and Three and it pains me to say it but Three are actually a very good network. Switching to Vodafone though as they have good deals on phones and good packages for the everyday consumer.

  • am also a vodafone employee. and cant wait for this phone i think your find o2 have to come out with that kind of rubbish to get the customer at least we know that once they are with o2 the come to vodafone after as they find out we have the singal coverage in the uk.

  • So why is it Mr O2 worker that I can't get ANY signal in parts of Scotland where I frequent several times a year? Vodafone on the other hand gives me FULL signal in the dead O2 areas. Only found this out when I switched to O2 from T-Mobile and found out the hard and expensive way. Vodafone will be getting my custom from now on a) as then now offer the same deals as O2 and b) they are getting the new Google Phone.

  • As an employee of Vodafone I would just like to make a defence against the comment left by the O2 employee. Vodafone's network cover 99% of the UK population and at present are ahead of any other UK mobile network as far as coverage is concerned. In terms of the phone - this is an amazing handset and there's already a massive list of people waiting to get their hands on it. Being a google-based phone this is a brilliant rival to all Windows Mobile based devices and I can't wait for it's release!!

  • Vodafone is a horrible company...i was with the twice....never again

  • am sorry but i think you will find that vodafone is the best provider in the uk with far more signal and the i-phone as too much on it

  • i want this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!this looks like a good buy

  • I work for O2 and we are by far the biggest and best network in the uk, Vodafones phone coverage is very poor as a global company Vodafone are bigger but this doesnt mean in the UK market they are better no way near, There 3g coverage is better thats it

  • I wish they would post if these devices are UMA. Wifi is useless if these devices are not UMA enabled!

  • @ Ryan since u had a look at this babe, i need to know bout some specific attributes.. 1. does its have the same auto rotate/accelerometer functions as the i phone..? 2. does it have bluetooth..?? 3. does it have the photo zoom options like the iphone..!! if its yes for all this, then i am so gonna go for this fone..!!

  • i had a play with this phone and it it AMAZING, sod the I phone, after the battery has died, you've got to get the whole phone sent away, screw that, this baby is the dude!

  • i concur..... ..and the phone is awesome-o

  • 02 are by far the best network? Have you actually got any evidence of that to back your statement up? I don't even need to ask that since I know you don't. Their 3G coverage is poor, their 2G coverage is average is average at best and their value for money may be great on PayT but since the mobile industry is supported by contracts not the pocket money that PayT brings in, your entire statement is nonsense. If you want officially the best and most stable network with the best 3G and 2G coverage, try the longest standing and biggest network: Vodafone. Second only to one other mobile network in the world: China Mobile... Try getting your facts right before posting pointless statements...

  • this phone is an excellet machine i have find enough excuses to buy it

  • had a look at the magic today it will be the best phone out there this year(it will kill the iphone) it works realy smoth and looks cool pluss the android market place is a realy nice idea

  • i played with one of theses today! an amazing piece of kit. really wanted an iphone until today but this phone blows it away. people have left comments sayin how can you rate a phone thats not out well im tellin you its superb!!

  • your wrong the iphone is the killer app and dont forget it, ok it ticks all the boxes bar no microsoft office editing and a camera but who requires a camera when choosing a smart phone. Another thing O2 are the leading provider in the uk by far and they offer the best value for money

  • Hoho it's magic, you know.hoho... It's a kind of magic

  • If you go on the HTC site it says the bluetooth is A2DP...not sure why you guys have it as otherwise.

  • yoo i heard this phone waz the second version of the G1 but i guess their calling it the magic

  • Thats very true. I see it all the time. People want to say something is good without ever using it because they're sold on the priniciple that it will be good. The world is filled with human sheep.

  • Ok, what is this??? A lot of improvment, i must say :(

  • I got to use one of these for the day with HTC reps and just cannot wait to get mine. Looking at some of the previous comments i can only support the positive ones for this handset. It's speed and ability to be completely modified with the infinite range of Android software will revolutionize the opinion of all mobile device lovers. For the doubters - it does have video and bluetooth file sharing. Nothing else compares.

  • im sorry but feature wise and spec wise there most certainly are iphone 'killers'. The fact is this, the iPhone is immensly popular, it has so much hype around it and its mainly, in my opinion, its the hype and popularity of it that people are wanting these new phones to surpass. As far as hardware and funtionality goes this is better. In my veiw it is better. Most iphone users cant see past the iphone as that is perfectly fine by me, i use to be a die-hard n-seiries fan. Trends and opinions change, and im sure apple will one day bring out a phone wich for me will tick all the boxes that i need out of a 'smart' device (and not on o2...). I think that sufficiantly defnded my point

  • You people who post and rate this phone need to get a life, come on-296 votes on a phone that is not released yet? Why listen to the poll and these comments when most people comment with out even using the phones for more than 1 min if they even used them... Im waisting my time just writing this, and someone is probably going to comment back- bring it... your commenting your opinion of a phone u never used yet.

  • Does it have a phone keypad input for text/SMS instead of qwerty.

  • hi HTC. i want black Magic? What you think? Cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Good you think being an iphone killer is easy, so why has it took 2years and still no killer has come out, why is the iphone used as a comparison everytime a half decent phone comes out that means its the best handset on the market! you wouldnt compare this to the nokia 3210 would you now because you compare it to the best

  • How is working android???

  • from what the reps were saying i beleive it will. i'll know more when we get our demo ones in the store

  • Really? This does bluetooth file sharing? That's amazing if it does.

  • Just came back from a demo day with htc. got to have some hands on experiance with a pre-production test mule magic. Its brilliant, andrioid is a fantastic os, and even the test model i had ran fast and was easy to use. I am realy looking forward to these coming to retail stores. To coin a phrase from apple (and this makes me feel a little sick inside doing so), it just works. If any phone is going to be an iPhone 'killer' which lets face it, isnt actualy that hard to do, this is it. The scope for customisation via the android market is truly limitless, the fact that the majority of apps are free to download just makes it all the better. Yes there is video recording, yes there is support for filesharing via bluetooth. It ticks all the boxes as far as im concerned. A proper awesome bit of kit.

  • Learn to spell, the interface is what makes this phone worth having come on man!!!

  • WRONG the HTC MAGIC does have video capability.. Change your specs

  • really a nice mobile from every side body, shape, specification is really very high quality

  • gud bt they need to wrk upon interphase nd mms features

  • great fonn

  • no customer no opinion ! ! ! ! please

  • I really don't understand why do they do these phones, I mean i went throuhgh 4 1gn Iphone and 9 3G iphones, they just don't work, and they are sooo limited, the most basic Nokia send an MMS and iphone doesn't! and they mark it as a multimedia phone! it should be called igadget not iphone.

  • Dude, it does have video

  • I cant believe no video camera.

  • this phone is just a waste like iphone. bluetooth is for headset support only.

  • WTF.... Bluetooth headset support only.. so its shit like apple iphone. where in u cant forward the msgs & no bluetooth support for transfering data

  • 3rd Generation Iphone coming out on June 09, so guess it will kick your butt again :p

  • Sorry, thought you said there wasn't video recording.

  • Ah, yes there is video recording on this phone. Look it up on YouTube. They showed this at the 2009 MWC in Barcelona.

  • Mobile-review stated its diemnsions are 113x55x13.7mm, and comparing it side/by/side on a photo with Xperia, these dimensions seem accurate. Could you check that please ?