HTC Magic - Revealing the Secret
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Compared with the stock web pictures that we've seen in the past, the HTC Magic turned out to look much better than we had expected it. As much as we detest glossy products that attract fingerprints like bees to honey, the Magic managed to pull off a much more appealing look thanks to its white color finish and the shine it exudes. The device measures at a mere 113 x 55.56 x 13.65 mm, which is much thinner than the Dream. This is, of course, due to the omission of the slide-out QWERTY keyboard, giving the Magic that slim profile.
In terms of display size, the Magic retains the 3.2-inch measurement, with the same HVGA resolution at 320 x 480. Screen size aside, there are plenty of design improvements on the front panel, mostly focused on the navigation portion. The main buttons are still present, which includes the Home, Menu and Back buttons with the Call/End buttons just below. Adding on to these is a new Search button, which now sits snugly at the right side of the front panel. As the name implies, this brings you to the Google search widget, or to do a localized search within specific functions such as the Android Market, or your Contacts.
With the omission of the camera button on the side profile, this leaves the Magic with only one physical input on the sides: the volume buttons on the left profile. Similar to its later Windows Mobile devices such as the HTC Touch 3G, the volume button is slim but given sufficient height which allowed us to locate and use it with ease. The only other port that's visible, is the mini-USB port that doubles up for both data and audio connection.
Flipping to the rear of the device, we have the 3.2-megapixel camera with auto-focus built in. More on this in the Performance page when we reveal its multimedia capabilities. The interesting bit came with its battery casing, which is so much easier to slide and remove than its predecessor's which requires a moderate amount of force to pry it open. A closer look at the innards of the Magic reveals the microSD card hidden below the casing, but easily accessible without the need to remove the battery. The same can't be said for its SIM card access.
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