HTC Legend makes an encore appearance, this time with specs
By Chris Ziegler 
posted February 9th 2010 6:28PM
posted February 9th 2010 6:28PM
- 3.2-inch HVGA AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
- 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor (the same class of core used by the Pixi and Devour)
- 5 megapixel camera with LED flash
- Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
- WiFi
- Quadband GSM / EDGE plus dualband HSPA
- Magnetic compass
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- 1300mAh battery
[Thanks, Dion]
@choffy21 I also wish there was a Symbian one, you know.
wish there WERE a Symbian one
Finally, a sexy alternative for AT&T. What talent the design team at HTC has.
@illmatic Has it been confirmed is an ATT phone?
@TikiTeko No, but I'd expect it to with news of a variety of android phones coming to it.
@illmatic I don't believe anyone has even hinted this would be coming for AT&T >.>
@jareth86
if it's coming to the u.s., it would likely be at&t. imagine a droid eris (or maybe a hero) for gsm.
a slightly sexier version, imo
@Wildman So, pretty much you're buying this phone for the looks not the specs.
@illmatic Well, all I know is this definitely supposed to be the Hero 2
Yeah, what talent: They've created another ridiculous "chin."
Meanwhile, no GPS?
@illmatic
i have to disagree with you on this device being sexy. i know it's being aimed at the people with less cash, but i think this thing's kinda ugly. they could certainly do without that huge chunk of white space on the bottom.
@illmatic The HTC Legend is set to land in March 2010 according to the slides, which puts it in for an appearance post the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona from 15th – 18th February.
Coolest Details: http://bit.ly/the-htc-legend-details
@werty1432k
not me, but anyone who would get it, yes.
Will that be quicker than the droid/milestone? even with Sense UI?
@toocou
Based on the specs, no. Like it even says, the processor is right in line with the Devour and the Pixi.
@toocou
no it would not be faster The droid has a much better processor clock for clock
@toocou
No, Basically it is an upgraded Hero. Looks great for the 100 dollar range.
@toocou
The Devour is supposed slot below the Droid. I'm guessing this competes with the Devour... so no, it's not going to be faster than the Droid. It's not supposed to be.
Will wait for Bravo. Does HTC announce new phones at MWC?
@Steven
I imagine they will, but time will tell I guess. Only a week away to find out.
@DJ Megatron it was rumored that HTC will
I like many choices and HTC is there for me!
600mhz? I bet its the same stupdi 528mhz proc thats been overclocked to 600mhz
@Hydra
Pixi: 'I am your Qualcomm processor father...'
Legend: ' No, that can't be. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!'
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Yeah. It's kinda like that.
@Hydra no dude its different. Different architecture too. So its faster than the old qualcomm processors
Shame about no Snapdragon, but makes it cheaper. Seems like a great phone, should have really good build quality too seeing that it's a slab of aluminium
@naz Qualcomm MSM7227 is actually one of the Snapdragons in Qualcomm's line of Snapdragon Processors. It's the same architecture - just a lower end processor so that it's cheaper.
@naz
This is the cheaper Android device that the world needed. Nothing to switch carriers for, but a nice, fresh update for the middle tier.
I can't tell if it's just the angle of the photo, but is that a slight angle I see on the right/bottom of the phone? A smaller chin perhaps reminiscent of the Hero?
@Prevacator
This is the hero 2.0 that why there is a chin.
@Prevacator yh does seems like a very slight chin, don't think it would be a problem like it was for the g1
@Prevacator this looks soo much like a replacement to the gsm hero
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2447/3656288435_5bd688b1c7.jpg
Hero 2 FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Never buy a phone with an MSM72XX processor EVER. They are sluggish, slow, and about 4 years past their expiration date.
@Ioncloud9
Actually, isn't this the same processor as the Motorola Droid? No one seems to complain about that phone.
@CV45
The Droid uses an OMAP3450 processor, made by Texas Instruments, based on the ARM Cortex-A8 architecture.
This Qualcomm chip is ARM11-based chip. They are very, very different.
@nbobinchak
I've read the Droid is a 600mHz processor clocked down to 550mHz. Is there something in the Droid processor's architecture that makes it more powerful than the 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor outlined for the upcoming HTC Legend?
Not questioning your expertise here, at all. I'm interested in learning.
Anyone would like to elaborate on what "Magnetic compass" implies or brings? It should pretty cool but I have no idea what the advantage is.
Thank you !
@TikiTeko Well, a magnetic compass (or magnetometer) works in conjunction with the A-/GPS to give you accurate maps in real-time, with the map being directional and not fixed. Kinda augmented reality reminiscent. It's also pretty fun to spin the device and watch the map turn with you.
@N900 Ahh thank you!
@N900 : To be more specific, you actually need the compass and GPS to run augmented reality apps. With your location, and the direction the camera's pointing, it can do the augmented reality magic. Position alone wouldn't work.
The compass also allows it to orient maps so that they line up with the direction you're looking.
Nothing spectacular... but cool and nice looking!
The actual device looks awesome, but the specs meh. Is this the HTC Hero 2 so to speak? Or is Legend just a totally different squ?
Ugly and a waste the need to get Android 2.1 + Sense on current phones before they keep showing new phones running it!! ie Incredible, Legend and Supersonic.... What about the Hero?? Did u forget HTC???
@domiiniiano
actually 2.1 in in testing stages for sprint as we speak, htc sent it to sprint early last month, so blame sprint before you blame htc for innovating
@domiiniiano March...did you not read a few articles below?
@lv2bll54
Facts? where are they?
@domiiniiano
Here you go!
http://www.androidcentral.com/sprint-keeps-us-updated-android-21-update-telling-us-nothing-new
this looks soo much like a replacement to the gsm hero
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2447/3656288435_5bd688b1c7.jpg
Hero 2 FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
compass... why a compass.. a decent gps software will replace the requirement of an actual physical compass.
maybe I'm just used to winmo and Garmin XT and the app "Where is?"
@MiketheVee : No compass, no augmented reality. And although GPS software can align to your direction of movement, that's no use at low speeds or when you have even a slightly jumpy GPS lock.