While it has yet to be known if this much awaited Hero sequel will be appearing at the Mobile World Conference this Sunday (Valentine’s Day!) at Barcelona, Spain (now that’s a vacation waiting to happen), we do know that the phone will be coming out this March in the Netherlands.
KPN just posted the official page for the HTC Android smart phone and we have to admit, it is envy inducing. Despite the fact that the Bravo has already been confirmed (as well as the XPERIA X10), the beauty about the Legend is the fact that it is not a Snapdragon smart phone. It only uses a 600 MHz processor which places it at a significantly cheaper price than the other high-end smart phones. Yes, it is something we can easily afford.
For those who have no clue what the HTC Legend is, here’s a quick rundown; the device got its premature debut when the HTC 2010 roadmap got leaked. The document revealed around five Android smart phones and three Windows Mobile devices. While the WinMo devices might have been sent to production limbo (they were meant to be used for WinMo 6.5), the Androids looks like they are being produced one after the other –well, the first two at least.
Leading the roadmap lineup was the HTC Bravo, which is already a confirmed March launcher. The HTC Legend has been popping up in the past few weeks as a confirmed device, but so far, no details of a release date has been given. This little tidbit from KPN is quite promising –it is only a matter of time before the phone is available locally.
Aside from the 3.2 inch AMOLED touch screen, 600 MHz processor and the 1300 mAh battery, the official site details reveal FM radio, 256MB of RAM and other interesting specs.
See the official ad and more details at the feature from Engadget.
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HTC Legend Heading to Netherlands
Sunday, February 14th, 2010Scorpion and the 1.5 GHz CPU added to HTC List
Friday, February 12th, 2010
Looks like we will not be running short of Android phones this year; it has already been predicted that 2010 will see the most number of Android smart phones produced, but we never guessed that a chunk of these devices will be coming from HTC.
The Taiwanese manufacturer has had a long history with Google’s mobile operating system. They were the one who manufactured the HTC Dream, which is more commonly referred to as the Android G1 phone. HTC has also created the very first Google branded phone, the HTC Nexus One.
Aside from the Android devices that the manufacturer has made with Google, they also have their own successful line of Android phones. The HTC Hero is one of the most successful android phones. The Dream and the Magic are also impressive G1 devices.
Now, the manufacturer will be creating even more devices for the Android line. For now, it has already been confirmed that the HTC Bravo and the HTC Legend will be launched at the end of Q1 2010. Plenty of other Android devices have been linked to the company as well including more three devices from the leaked 2010 roadmap.
New to HTC’s list of upcoming devices is the HTC Scorpion that has been rumored to come packed with a high speed 1.5 GHz processor –easily surpassing existing devices that use the 1GHz Snapdragon CPU. Whether this is a dual core version of the Snapdragon or an entirely new CPU from Qualcomm still remains to be seen.
With rumors that the upcoming iPhone 4G will be running on a dual core processor, it is likely that the Scorpion will be the first Android device that will have the specs to match the Apple gadget.
Read more about the upcoming HTC Scorpion and the 1.5 GHz processor on Softpedia.
HTC Legend to Live Up To its Name
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
The HTC Legend got leaked a couple of weeks back. Along with 4 other Android devices and 3 Windows Mobile phones; the 9 devices were part of what would be HTC’s 2010 line up.
The news broke just a couple of days after the news that the HTC Hero would be succeeded by the HTC Espresso. Succession of title seems to be pretty hard to discern with these three phones. The Espresso is a lot closer to the Hero in terms of specs; the two devices almost mirror each other perfectly, with the exception of the fact that the Espresso would have a physical QWERTY keyboard.
On the other hand, the HTC Legend surpasses the HTC Hero in every aspect. The HTC Legend sports a 600 MHz CPU. That is faster than the Hero, though not significantly so. The Legend also comes with a 3.2 WVGA AMOLED capacitive touch screen, a 3.5 mega pixel camera, a 1350 mAh battery and plenty of other impressive hardware features.
In terms of succession, it would make more sense to call the Legend as the next Hero as compared to the Espresso. While the Espresso is really a lot like the Hero in terms of specs, it does resemble the Hero too much to be a successor. At best, one can consider the Espresso as a variant of the HTC Hero instead of being an entirely new device –a Hero with Keyboard at best.
The Legend, while probably not being in the same series as the Hero, does have all the fitting specs of how the Hero should be with all the new technology. Also, it makes sense that the name “Legend” comes as a successor to the Hero. After all, the only thing that people remember more and consider greater than a Hero, is a Legend.
HTC Legend is Stuck Behind the Hero-Brand
Friday, December 18th, 2009
For some reason, people keep calling the HTC Legend as a Hero successor. While the Hero is currently HTC’s top Android phone, its real successor is the HTC Espresso (which has suddenly disappeared in the past few days). The Espresso is reported to have a 528 MHz CPU, Android 2.1, a 320 x 480 screen and a physical keyboard –a Hero with a physical keyboard.
Anyway, if successor means you have to have specs that are one up over the original, then the Legend is as good as a successor as the Hero can get.
The HTC Legend’s details first popped out when the HTC 2010 phone line up got leaked. The Legend, along with the Androids Bravo, Salsa, Tide, Buzz and three WinMo phones were part of the released document detailing the devices HTC has in store for the next year.
The big fish of the group is obviously the HTC Bravo. The phone had a huge 3.7 inch WVGA AMOLED capacitive touch screen, a 5 mega pixel snapper with 720p HD video recording and a whooping Qualcomm Snapdragon 8250 CPU running at 1GHz.
The Legend came right behind the Bravo in terms of specs (and literally too). The Legend is a capacitive touch screen phone with a 3.2 inch AMOLED display. The camera is a built-in 5 mega pixel snapper with auto focus and flash. The CPU is a Qualcomm MSM 7227 running at a 600 MHz speed. The whole phone is only 11.4 mm thick making it pretty slim for its hardware level.
For memory, the phone has 512MB of flash and 256MB of RAM (obviously, the phone will rely on microSD card for extra storage). The phone also comes with a nice, high-capacity 1300 mAh battery. The device will support GSM and HSPA, as well as Bluetooth, WiFi, A-GPS and micro USB.
We Love Leaks: HTC’s 2010 Line Up
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
2010 will see the rise of five Android mobile phones from HTC –and one sports a Snapdragon processor, an HD camera and an AMOLED touch screen.
For those who are wondering what the source is this glorious news is, it is everywhere on the web right now. Some folks might have decided that the disappointment over the Touch.B not being an Android phone should be alleviated by telling the world that HTC has five Androids ready to spring.
The leak is a HTC’s 2010 lineup, featuring a host of Android devices and several impressive Windows Mobile phones. The leaked images clearly state that the WinMo phones will be using version 6.5, with Microsoft announcing that WinMo 7 is on the way, here’s to hoping that the devices have upgradeable operating systems.
Anyway, back to the Androids, there are five of them; the Bravo, Legend, Salsa, Tide and the Buzz. Of the five, the most exciting device is without a doubt, the Bravo. This mobile phone is the happy recipient of the 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, the 720p HD camera and the 3.7 inch AMOLED capacitive touch screen. Originally, SE’s XPERIA X10 seemed to be the biggest toughest phone in the horizon, but with the Bravo’s specs, that status is about to change.
The Buzz has that distinct HTC look, simple, functional and black. This 528 MHz phone with a 3.2 inch QVGA capacitive touch screen is like a lite version of the Legend. Both devices sport integrated features for Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. The Legend has a 600 MHz processor and a sleeker look.
Androids are not the only devices in HTC’s future. As said, the leak also showed several WinMo devices. The WinMo phones are named Photon, Tera and Trophy. To further stress the fact that these phones are the business models, they all have business card scanners. All three phones will also be using HTC’s TouchFlo 3D user interface.