The HTC Legend comes with an AMOLED display, CPU at 600MHz, aluminum body and RAM 384MB. The Legend operates on Android version 2.1 that features an updated HTC Sense interface.
What is in the box?
- The HTC Legend
- Adapter for charging
- 2GB microSD card
- Software CD
- User guide
- microUSB cable
Design:
The HTC Legend body made from a firm chunk. The HTC Legend feels remarkable in the hand; it appears entirely solid, has excellent build quality also quite light-weighted. The handset has a rounded shape and is approximately 3 millimeters thinner.
The screen resolution HVGA and is 3.2 inches. The screen on the Legend comes capacitive, supports multitouch. The screen can not be used in direct sunlight.
The HTC Legend equipped with an optical track this is rather sensitive and useable.
Its 3.5mm headphone jack resides at the top, alongside the power off/on button. The opposite side is the microUSB port along with an earpiece also an opening to the hand-strap.
The HTC Legend most certainly one of the best Android phone today when it comes to design. The Legend rates on the top three of smart phones ever. The HTC Legend has a very smooth and attractive design.
Interface:
Equipped with the latest version HTC Sense home screen consist seven pages hosting both shortcuts and widgets. It features “FriendStream” a widget acts like a central depot allowing information that are coming from Facebook, Flckr and Twitter. You able to customize your home screen by themes called “Scenes”
The HTC Legend is quite snappy this, the device becomes sluggish very seldom.
Messaging:
The screen QWERTY of any HTC-made handset feels great. It is available on several modes, including compact QWERTY, alphanumeric, portrait and full landscape and QWERTY keyboards.
Connectivity and Internet:
Browser is much snappier in general, zooming out and in on things using multitouch is quite smooth double taps works flawlessly. Websites visualized in nearly similar to normal computer screen, since Flash animation load with no problem. No issues encountered with YouTube, as the website opened in browser’s Flash Player. The HTC Legend comes with both Wi-Fi and HSDPA 7.2Mbps functionality. It also allows local sharing pictures and audio tracks over Bluetooth
Camera:
The HTC Legend boasts a 5-megapixel camera and LED flash.
. The camera automatically brings the object it is aiming for in focus. Its snapshot quality rated best within the Android world. Colors realistically represented images have adequate details. Snapshots taken indoors are rather disappointing. The videos with the Legend lack much detail but are passable. Still, the clips play very smoothly at 30 frames a second the soundtracks have a decent quality.
HTC Legend plays videos 640x480 pixel resolution
Multimedia:
The handset plays MPEG-4 files on resolution of 800x480 pixels. Unfortunately, the devices do not support Xvid and DivX videos.
Its audio player provides decent audio filter by album, artist etc. No options available to change the playback qualities though, this is quite displeasing. The box headset packs a punch, except the sound overly sharp. It comes with FM Radio. It is actually novelty feature on the Android line-up on HTC they come with a super effortless interface.
GPS and Software:
The only pre-installed navigational software on the HTC Legend is Google Maps 3.4.0 on Android Market, are numerous navigational applications. Here is the place you can find soft wares you need, no matter what it is as this store features over 30,000 programs.
Performance:
Most likely, first thing, you would feel after talking about the HTC Legend the slight pain, caused through those sharp edges on its front side. However, we are able to live with. The callers sound realistic. The general loudness somewhat lower than expected even though the person on the opposite side of the line was perfectly understood that also the in-call quality was good on their side
The manufacturer believes the battery on the HTC Legend could provide almost 8.16 hours continuous call time the device is kept operational almost 18 days on stand-by.
Conclusion:
The outer has an aluminum body it feels great and solid in the hand. The 5-Megapixel camera is just great with an easy interface the pictures are realistic and has enough detail, also has an AMOLED screen; the general operational performance on this device is great, also the HTC Sense interface offers several novelties.
Its multimedia capabilities are fine on this handset but it would have been cool if the HTC Legend were able to operate DivX videos. The HTC Legend, an extremely perfectly balanced device with few, minor disadvantages. HTC’s compact size and Sense interface makes it reasonably priced. It is the best Android cell phone on the market to date. “The Legend is here”
Pros
*Excellent, in-call quality
*spectacular design with awesome build-in quality
* Really snappy with about all applications
* Partial, Flash support
* Capable camera
Cons
* Limited videos playback capability
* Discomfort display within direct sunlight
* Mediocre on audio playback quality