HTC Magic (Sapphire) with T-Mobile USA logo hits the FCC

It's been just over a month since HTC's Magic / Sapphire first made its way through the FCC, although without any indication its destiny lied with T-Mobile. Well, it's back for Round Two, and this time the images clearly have the company's logo emblazoned at the top, just as it was at MWC when Google was showcasing its offline Gmail, and 7.2Mbps HSDPA. Yep, it's clearly heading to you-know-who's 3G network. No "G2" in sight, so for now we'll have to wait to see which of the three likely names -- or something else entirely -- T-Mo decides to run with.

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[)ROFL( @ Mar 27th 2009 1:25AM]

Cool

[michas_pi @ Mar 27th 2009 1:37AM]

Lmao Zedong

[Vanilla_sperm @ Mar 27th 2009 3:01AM]

This will DESTROY the iPhone - 3.0 or 4.0. Tmobile is the best mobile company in the USA.

I can't wait to buy 2!

[bill cant fart @ Mar 27th 2009 9:09AM]

@Vanilla

You really think that?

[muzhik @ Mar 27th 2009 1:33AM]

...kewl...

[Sean @ Mar 27th 2009 1:52AM]

Awesome phone, painfully ugly logo.

[Justin Horne @ Mar 27th 2009 1:36AM]

Man, T-Mobile is certainly getting some great new hardware and services recently.

[a ham sandwich @ Mar 27th 2009 1:59AM]

yeah. and it only is yet another that a certain other big carrier has yet to get one decent smartphone. it is absolutely killing me.

[a ham sandwich @ Mar 27th 2009 1:59AM]

reminder*

[LondonConsultant @ Mar 27th 2009 6:04AM]

Anyone know if this phone coming to T-Mobile in the UK? Vodafone is already accepting pre-orders for this phone here, but not a sausage yet from T-Mobile...

[N3TWORK BURN3R @ Mar 30th 2009 3:50PM]

@ London Consultant
Did i hear sausage??? Weird.

[jay jay @ Mar 27th 2009 1:39AM]

awesome but i wonder how people who buy the HTC magic will root it since it has no keyboard? nice to see t-mobile beefing up their product line the G1, magic and touch pro 2 (maybe) it's long overdue.

[Justin Horne @ Mar 27th 2009 1:40AM]

Given that the Vodafone Magic is running Cupcake (with an Onscreen Keyboard,) I assume it's a given this one will also. That, or there is literally no way to enter data into the device...

[Shank @ Mar 27th 2009 1:48AM]

What a keyboardless htc. The cloning process is almost complete. Will finally bring out good iPhone clone. Question is will a clone kill the iPhone,.,??

[scape @ Mar 27th 2009 8:44AM]

how does a keyboardless phone equate to an iphone clone? that's rediculous man. you smelly apple people are really getting to me!

[skyblaze @ Mar 27th 2009 9:58AM]

another ridiculous iphone comment and ill shank you.

[shawndh @ Mar 27th 2009 11:48AM]

What the hell does this have to do with the frigin iphone? The first pocket PCs didn't have keyboards so are they clones as well? Get a life!

[mark @ Mar 27th 2009 2:00AM]

how long does after it clears fcc do phones show up in the market?

[oxeneers @ Mar 27th 2009 2:05AM]

Did anyone else notice the back side of the device says "5.0 Megapixel Camera"?

https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=1083787&native_or_pdf=pdf

[Burt Reynolds @ Mar 27th 2009 2:37AM]

Good eye, though I wouldn't put much value in that seeing how bad the G1's camera is.

[zephxiii @ Mar 27th 2009 9:18AM]

Burt, that logic doesn't even remotely make sense, it is a completely different camera unit, and if it is anything like what's on the Diamond/TP, it will be great.

[Nelagster @ Mar 27th 2009 10:18AM]

i don't see a flash though...

[Psycros @ Mar 27th 2009 2:35AM]

This thing may actually be uglier than a G1, and definitely less practical.

[TareX @ Mar 27th 2009 5:58AM]

right on that.

i'll pass.

[WiLLGT09 @ Mar 27th 2009 8:28AM]

I disagree sir. I can type WAY faster on my iPod touch than I can on my friend's G1. I welcome the change with the Magic without a qwerty keypad.

[chefgon_ign @ Mar 27th 2009 9:55AM]

@WiLLGT09

I feel compelled to point out the obvious.

That's because you have a lot more practice typing on the iPod than you do on the G1. With equal amounts of practice on both units, you would most likely be able to type faster on the G1 because you can physically feel the keys.

[Decoy @ Mar 27th 2009 2:38AM]

Hmm, didn't read article, is this bathroom scales?

[Antwan L. Payne @ Mar 27th 2009 4:23AM]

It also doesn't have a "with Google" on the back cover.

[McPOW @ Mar 27th 2009 5:08AM]

Looks very nice. I'm looking forward to seeing these in stores.

[WiLLGT09 @ Mar 27th 2009 8:24AM]

You know, if this hits the streets in the next month or so, I might just switch from AT&T for this when my contract expires. I might be a bit of an Apple fanboy and I'd love to get an iPhone, but $70 a month with no text messages is a bit steep. T-Mo is $54 with 400 sms. Hmm...

[Brian from Texas @ Mar 27th 2009 8:59AM]

They better get the bigger keys. I despise the those thin call, back, home, end keys. Makes it look cheap and I doubt it has a good feel on your thumbs.

[chefgon_ign @ Mar 27th 2009 9:58AM]

I'm sure that it will, this is just the prototype unit that they sent to the FCC for testing. To the best of my knowledge, all that has to be finalized on the FCC testing unit is the internal hardware and the location of the FCC information sticker. Aesthetics of the outside of the device are free to change, and since HTC is already producing the Vodaphone version in bulk it makes sense for T-Mobile to pick up the same version instead of demanding that an older prototype version be made for them instead.

[Jason A.Harvey @ Mar 27th 2009 9:49AM]

Yea tmobile the been the just got catch up with the internet connection

[shawndh @ Mar 27th 2009 11:59AM]

I disagree. I've used both an MDA and MDA compact and I prefer no keyboard. It's probably just a mental thing but sliding out a keyboard is such a bother to me. I like to write right on the screen with the stylus or use the onboard keyboard for one handed texting. Also, it makes the phone thinner and easier to pocket. And, it's easier to get a silicon cover for the phone to protect it. No keyboards all the way for me.

[PEZ @ Mar 27th 2009 3:38PM]

I dont like that odd button layout.. EVEN man EVEN. no straggler buttons!

[Sonic @ Mar 27th 2009 5:16PM]

I actually would rather have a G1 than this "G2". No physical keyboard, and (AFAIK) it's got the same specs other than the lack of a KB and a little bit thinner.
The one cool thing is this should lower the price of the G1, so I can get one cheaper =D

[FILA @ Mar 27th 2009 7:19PM]

oh my, its gonna be an interested and very hot summer, but im so excited for next week!!!!! Were find out for sure!!!!! might have to take off, lol

[jamesdr1968 @ Mar 27th 2009 7:30PM]

Hopefully they'll actually start marketing this thing.

[ghozt @ Mar 28th 2009 9:24PM]

I will be selling my G1 when this thing hits. Thin rules.