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HTC T8290 is the successor of the first Android phone, HTC Dream (Google G1). Main difference between the two is that Magic has no slide QWERTY keyboard, so you can take the only touch screen to write text. The advantage is that the new phone is lighter and thinner. Android is a great operating system. I think that is the only operating system that can compare to iPhone OS. If you take a HTC Magic, you will do it for the software for sure. Hardware is somewhere in between, there are many other phones (including Samsung) are looking beyond this point. However, if you use more Google applications on the phone or Internet, then Magic's not going to disappoint you.

In size, the phone falls into the normal range for a smartphone. It has a length of 113 mm, a width of 55.56 mm and a thickness of only 13.65 mm. Weight does not exceed more than 116 grams. It is very comfortable in your pocket or palm the feeling of keeping it in your hand and use it is very pleasant. The phone design is excellent. HTC pays great attention to detail. Even if for making the case it was used only plastic, it is a quality plastic, solid and pleasant to the touch. The surfaces are glossy, but resists to fingerprints very well. The shapes are rounded, making the phone look so good.

HTC t8290 uses the Android operating system from Google, specifically the version 1.5. Google G1 has the version 1.0 of Android, but 1.5 comes with several improvements. Android looks like very well, and you can fall in love with him as easily as the iPhone OS. The menus are intuitive, you would very quickly get used to use them. Android version 1.5, called Cupcake, brings more enhancements to the virtual QWERTY keyboard. This sit better on the screen and responds immediately to commands.

Magic's known to work with all types of messages: SMS, MMS and email. You can use the virtual QWERTY keyboard, both in portrait mode, and in landscape mode. Obviously, the landscape mode is much more than that if you have written. Copy & paste function is implemented by the software of the phone, so you can send SMS or email links or text copied from other applications (like web browser). SMS and MMS editor is the same, to send an MMS just add a media file in the message.

Music player recognizes AAC audio files, AAC +, AMR-NB, MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC-LC, MIDI, OGG, meaning all popular formats. The music sounds good, but the big disadvantage is that you have to use headphones from the package. You have 3.5 mm jack, so you can connect your headphones. Converters are found from miniUSB to 3.5mm plug, but I do not know how many have the patience to look and buy. If you need to view Microsoft Office or PDF files, you can use the pre-installed version of Quickoffice. Unfortunately, there is a version of Quickoffice that doesn’t let you modify files.