| Riding on the success of the popular HTC Hero the | | | | with added Sense UI and flash support. |
| manufacturer has now launched an upgraded model | | | | Powering the HTC Legend is a 600MHz Qualcomm |
| to take the design forward, the new HTC Legend | | | | processor which should make light work of the huge |
| offers many of the previous models features inside a | | | | array of Android applications, more fun and tools can |
| similar designed handset however there much more | | | | be downloaded from the Android Market which |
| to the Legend than meets the eye. | | | | continues to swell with new applications every day. |
| The HTC Legend still packs in a 5.0 mega pixel | | | | Unlike the previous HTC Hero the new Legend |
| camera with an LED flash and autofocus as well as a | | | | handset swaps the trackball navigation button in |
| good multimedia player, FM radio and that all | | | | favour of a new optical one, this will please many a |
| important 3.5mm audio jack for using standard | | | | Hero user as they have found over time that the |
| headphones, however these features are now | | | | trackball has worn with some having to replace it. |
| crammed into a housing similar to that of the Google | | | | The HTC Legend is set for release on the very same |
| Nexus One. | | | | day as the HTC Desire and another newcomer the |
| It's main body is manufactured from a single piece of | | | | HTC HD Mini, the latter is a new, slimmed down |
| aluminium making for a robust unit, the gaps are filled | | | | version of the HD2 model which has swapped the |
| with plastic bumpers which house important | | | | massive 4.3 inch touch screen for a smaller 3.2 inch |
| communication technology such as the GPS and Wi-Fi | | | | display. |
| antennae (these obviously wouldn't perform inside | | | | All three of these new HTC phones are set for |
| the aluminium casing). These bumpers have been | | | | release on April 12th 2010, the HD Mini is the |
| finished in a matt black colouring which looks great | | | | cheapest of the bunch with the Legend just behind |
| against the main silver body of the phone. | | | | and the Desire demanding the largest price tag. The |
| Running the Android 2.1 operating system the HTC | | | | HTC Desire does however offer a larger 3.7 inch |
| Legend offers the same functionality as the Nexus | | | | AMOLED touch screen also found in the Google |
| One and HTC's own brand Desire handset which | | | | Nexus One. |
| essentially is a reworked version of Google's handset | | | | |