HTC Magic Touchscreen 3G mobile phone reviews

Score 8.5/10 Read 489
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+ This mobile phone scores high on features. - It scores poorly on battery life.

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HTC Magic: Quad Band Touchscreen See full product description

Ease of use	8.5
Features	8.9
Battery life	5.7
Design	8.8
Value for money	8.7
Overall rating	8.5

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Confirmed purchaser Basic text and chat user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: slim and light, easy to use & good size screen!
Bad points:: Battery life

Ease of use	8.0
Features	5.0
Battery life	3.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 28 Oct 2009

Confirmed purchaser

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use, android market means you never get bored, good/easy screen and touchpad
Bad points:: back sometimes comes loose, battery can go quickly, takes AGES to turn on.

Ease of use	9.0
Features	9.0
Battery life	7.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 18 Oct 2009

Tim , Oxford

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: *Android OS
*Very compact
*Fast
Bad points:: *Battery life poor (not worse than other smartphones though)
*No app for displaying usage/spending metrics (minutes used, data used)

Ease of use	10.0
Features	8.0
Battery life	2.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 08 Jul 2009

Gill , Morecambe I mainly text

Score 5.0/10

Good points:: the phone itself looks good relitively easy to use
Bad points:: only had it a month it has been fine until charged battery fully on wednesday and by Thursday afternoon battery went dead and I had only used it to send 4 text messages.
Also cant seem to have different tunes for different people for ringing tones got to have same one for all.

Ease of use	7.0
Features	5.0
Battery life	1.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	6.0
Overall rating	5.0

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Confirmed purchase: 08 Jul 2009

Chris , St Albans Hets

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: Phone is good, Loads of apps to keep you busy!
Bad points:: No Facebook link to contact like the HTC Hero Batt life could be better!

Ease of use	10.0
Features	5.0
Battery life	1.0
Design	7.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 08 Jul 2009

nathan , caerphilly

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: 95% of the phone and its capabilities.
Bad points:: the fact that you cant send a text to a list of people or the whole phonebook. you can only send a message to one person at a time!!

Ease of use	7.0
Features	10.0
Battery life	5.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 03 Nov 2009

Nick, London

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: Full featured alternative to Iphone
Bad points:: Slow to type on touch screen. Very slow to find a number and make a call

Ease of use	7.0
Features	8.0
Battery life	7.0
Design	7.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 01 Nov 2009

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Product Features

Operating system	Android
Software on which the device runs
Shape of phone	Bar
Mobile phones come in a variety of shapes: the most common is the bar (or ‘candy bar’) a rectangular block shape. Other common forms are the ‘slider’, which elongates when one section is slid out from the other and ‘flip’, where the two sections of the phone are hinged.
3G	Yes
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Touchscreen or keypad	Touchscreen
Touchscreen phones do not have physical buttons, instead you can dial numbers and type texts using equivalent numeric and QWERTY keypads on the screen. Numeric and QWERTY keypad phones have buttons to allow you to dial number and write texts.
Connections	Bluetooth

Connections	WiFi

Connections	USB

Extra functions	Instant messaging

Extra functions	Camera

Extra functions	Satellite navigation

Extra functions	Email

Band	Quad
Different frequency bands are used in different countries. Most phones can be used across Europe as they are Tri Band. You will need a quad band phone if you plan to travel to the USA.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	320

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	480

Camera resolution (MegaPixels)	3.15
The amount of data that can be captured when taking a photograph or video. A larger number represents a higher quality image, though this is also affected by other factors such as the lens size and quality.
Talk time (Hours)	7.5
Talk time dictates how long your phone’s battery will last if you were to talk continuously on it from a full charge.
Stand-by time (Days)	17.5

Depth in cm	1.365

Height in cm	11.3
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Width in cm	5.5

Memory card slot	Yes
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
Autofocus	Yes
Weight (g)	118.5
The weight of the product in grams.
EDGE	Yes
A precursor to 3G, this technolgy allows improved data transfer rates allowing features such as video streaming. Read more about EDGE on Wikipedia
FM tuner	No
An FM Tuner allows you to listen to FM radio stations on the move. You can see a list of FM radio stations at Ofcom.
MP3 playback capable	Yes

HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)	Yes
Java	Yes
A software platform allowing 3rd party applications such as games to be loaded. Read more about Java on Wikipedia
Release date	2009-02-30
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Mobile Phone Buyers Guide

Manufacturer's Description

The HTC Magic is an Android™-powered mobile designed to turn heads with its chic design, and command attention with its advanced list of capabilities. Ready to always keep you in the know… it provides the Google suite of services like Mail, Search and Maps geared up for use in the palm of your hand. Further enhanced with video capture and support for tunes via Bluetooth wireless headsets, the HTC Magic is a true entertainment and media powerhouse.

Be a Movie Star
You and your friends dancing the night away, or laughing ‘til it hurts … these are the moments you want captured forever. With HTC Magic’s video recording capability, you now can. But that’s not all, sharing your video is now trouble-free. Send the video by email, MMS or even publish your new masterpiece directly to YouTube™ right from your phone.

Be a Know-It-All
Shock your friends with your new found knowledge … Find a cool nightclub in London with Google Search. Check out the area around SoHo in New York with 360º scrutiny of Google Maps™ Street View. You can even uncover the place with the best deal for that book your friend is reading with the Barcode Scanner application available from Android Market.

Explore Your Options
“Social”, “Shopping”, “Travel” and “Arcade” are just a few flavors of available enrichments at Android Market, where you can discover and install applications and games that let HTC Magic help you squeeze more out of life.