Htc Legend: Deserving Of The Name

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HTC used to be one of those never-heard-of mobile phone manufacturers, but with the quality and innovation that many of their phone releases have, they are slowly getting more and more popular and starting to make an impression on the already over-saturated mobile phone market/HTC used to be one of those unknown mobile phone manufacturers, but now has been slowly getting more and more popular and making an deep impression on the already over-saturated mobile phone market, owing to the quality and innovation that many of their phone releases have.

One of the phones HTC has released recently is the HTC Legend, which belongs to another of HTC's line of smartphones. And from the looks of it, it is a very promising device indeed.

Build Quality and Aesthetics

It is very noteworthy to begin the dissection of this gadget with its very exceptional build quality - at demo at the Mobile World Conference - the presenter banged it against a wall, without it sustaining any seeming defect. The rationale behind is that the aluminium ...
... unibody the Legend is employing, damage is minimized, if not totally eliminated. Now, that's tough, especially since the phone we are talking about here is a touch screen/It deserves to mention the very exceptional build quality of this gadget - when demonstrate at the Mobile World Conference - the presenter banged it against a wall, without it sustaining any seeming defect. The reason is that the Legend is employing the aluminium unibody - which if not totally eliminate - will help minimize damage. Now, that's tough, especially since the phone we are talking about here is a touch screen.

The screen is a joy to use, sporting an AMOLED display, augmented with the Sense user interface/Sporting an AMOLED display, the screen augmented with the Sense user interface is a joy to use. 3G and Wi-Fi are both options, although this early, you should know that the Legend's Wi-Fi reception is a bit weaker compared to its counterparts/3G and Wi-Fi are both existent, although you should know that the the Legend's Wi-Fi reception is a bit weaker compared to its competitors. And while the speaker is a bit high, calls come in loud and clear.

{It's a very compact and solid little phone at 112 x 56.3 x 11.5 mm, but is a bit heavy (for a mobile) at 126 grams - probably the price of the various features the phone offers/With a dimension of 112 x 56.3 x 11.5 mm, it is a very compact and solid little phone. But it is a bit heavy for a mobile) at 126 grams, which probably the price of the various features the phone offers.

Seeing What's Inside

The boss running the show inside the legend is a very respectable Qualcomm MSM 7227 600 MHz Central Processing Unit with 384 MB of RAM. It also runs on the very stable Android OS version 2.1. Battery life is also good at about 7 hours of talk time and 440 up to 530 hours of standby, depending if you are using 3G or just 2G. There is also a navigational system, which aid you better in getting from point A to point B/Battery life is quite good, supporting about 7 hours of talk time and 440 up to 530 hours of standby, depending if you are using 3G or just 2G. There is also a navigational system which better assist you in getting from point A to point B.

FM radio and Bluetooth connections are available as well, with a 3.5mm jack to boot/With a 3.5mm jack to boot, FM radio and Bluetooth connections are available as well. The built in camera is a whopping 5 megapixels, which is very respectable for a mobile phone/This phone comes with a whopping 5 megapixels built in camera, which is very respectable for a mobile phone. The package comes with a mere 2GB as the expandable memory, but the phone itself can be tweaked to accommodate total extra storage that can go as high as 32GB/While the package is fixed with a mere 2GB expandable memory, the phone itself can be tweaked to accommodate total extra storage that can go as high as 32GB.

The Downside

No phone is perfect though, and the Legend, while impressive overall, suffers from a number of issues. One is that it would be better if it had video calling capabilities. The camera, while easy to use, unfortunately has no dedicated outside key or button. As mentioned, Wi-Fi connectivity leaves something to be desired, and to add insult to injury, Flash and Flash support is barely supported/Nothing is perfect, the Legend, while impressive overall, also suffers from a number of issues. One is that it lacks of video calling capabilities. The another is that the camera of this phone has no dedicated outside key or button. As mentioned above, Wi-Fi connectivity leaves something to be desired and Flash is barely supported.

In Conclusion

We can safely say that the HTC Legend truly deserves its name, given the many features and nifty little thingamajigs both in the hardware and software. The user interface is easy to learn and everything will be like a walk under the moon once you've managed to get things down pat. The Legend does have some flaws, but hardly enough to warrant it being less than the above average mobile phone touch screen. It's a great phone, pros and cons and all, and is something someone who is looking for a good touch screen mobile phone might do well to seek out.
Jerry Smith, the editor of http://www.mobilephoneonly.co.uk. An expert on mobile phone and an observer of UK telecommunication market. He writes reviews on latest mobile phones, and also suggests promotional deals and special offers from mobile phone retailers in UK.