HTC Magic
(Credit: HTC)To our disappointment, there hasn't been a ton of Google Android news to come out of GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009 so far. Huawei announced on Monday that it plans to start selling Android devices later this year, but other than that, we didn't see a T-Mobile G2, and Samsung already said it would not show its Android phone at the show and that it has been delayed till the second half of 2009.
However, we did get one device announcement. The bad news is that it's not for the U.S. market. On Tuesday, Vodafone said it will bring the HTC Magic to market this spring, the first Google Android device for the carrier. The Magic will be a Vodafone exclusive in the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, and France and will be available on a non-exclusive basis in Italy.
The HTC Magic features a 3.2-inch QVGA touch screen and trackball navigator but doesn't have a slide-out QWERTY keyboard like the T-Mobile G1. The quad-band smartphone will offer various e-mail options, including Gmail (of course) and POP3 and IMAP accounts, and support Google applications like Google Maps and Google Search. Vodafone customers will also have access to Android Market where they can download more applications and games for their smartphone. Other goodies include a Webkit browser, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, HSDPA/WCDMA (900/2100MHz), and a 3.2-megapixel camera.
The HTC Magic will come in multiple colors: white for United Kingdom, Spain, and France; black for Germany; and both colors for Italy. Exact release dates and pricing schemes were not released at this time, though there was mention that the Magic would be "available from free on various price plans." Vodafone also plans to release the HTC Magic in other markets over the next few months.
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