HTC Legend Already Arriving In Meteor Stores

Well it didn’t take long for the Hero replacement to come. More interestingly, it didn’t take Meteor Ireland to get a hold of theirs weeks before most of the international mobile networks. Kudos to them and their magic working commercial director.

Since they launched the Hero, I have had one and loved the phone so much. Between apps and features, it keeps me “busy” all the time. But can it be better? Hmmm, well can it rain and snow in Ireland at the end of March…….?

So what can we expect?

The camera is the same 5.0 as the Hero. It maintains the same overall shape, which I love. Makes it easier to hold. But it has the new 2.1 Android OS whilst keeping the HTC Sense UI. This brings with it the new FriendStream widget which I love and is a big improvement on the separate Twitter/Facebook widgets.

The screen is AMOLED so it improves on an already sharp high quality screen. The memory department has seen some improvements also. The internal memory is dropped from 512 to 384. I dont understand this one however Apps2SD will sort this out. However, the memory card slot now supports up 32gb.

Here are some of the specs from Meteors site

A sculpted alloy body houses some advanced tools, including seamless integration between your online and offline contacts. It’s bursting with powerful features, and driven by useful functionality.

The good stuff

• High resolution touch screen
• Social networking integration
• 5.0 MP camera with video
• Expandable memory
• Quadband

Display

Type:	AMOLED
Size:	320 x 480 pixel (3.2 diagonal)

Memory

Internal memory:	384MB
External memory:	Micro SD cards (up to 32GB)
Included external memory:	MB

Battery

Talk time:	7 hours
Standby time:	440 hours

Music

FM Radio:	Yes
MP3 player:	Yes

Camera

Camera:	5.0 megapixel
Video camera recording:	Yes
Video camera playback:	Yes
Video camera TV out:	–
Pict bridge:	Yes
PC synchronisation:	Yes

Ringtones and Downloads

MP3 ringtones:	true
AAC ringtones:	false
Polyphonic ringtones:	true
Monophonic ringtones:	false
Downloadable games:	true
Java games:	false
3D games:	true

Messaging

SMS Support:	true
MMS Support:	true
Email support:	true

Other features

Built-in hands free:	–
In box headset:	Yes
Operating system:	Android 2.1
QWERTY keyboard:	No – NA
Touch screen:	Yes

I hope to secure a HTC Legend soon. When I do, I will do a full review and hands on for you. In the meantime, check out Meteors site for pricing details.