HTC Legend

Last updated
HTC Legend
HTC Legend.png
Manufacturer HTC
Slogan Sculpted by us. Personalized by you.
SeriesA Series
Compatible networks GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz HSPA/WCDMA 900 2100 MHz
First released1 April 2010
Predecessor HTC Hero
Successor HTC One V
Type Slate smartphone
Dimensions112 mm (4.4 in) H
56.3 mm (2.22 in) W
11.5 mm (0.45 in) D
Mass126 g (4.4 oz) [1]
Operating system Android 2.1 eclair (upgradable to 2.2 Froyo) with HTC Sense. Unofficially to 2.3.7 with CyanogenMod 7
CPU Qualcomm MSM 7227 600 MHz processor
Memory384 MB RAM
512 MB ROM
Storage microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
microSD slot: supports up to 32 GB
Battery1300 mAh
Internal rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Display320 × 480 px (0.15 megapixels), 3.2 in (81 mm), 180 PPI, HVGA, AMOLED
Rear camera5 megapixel with auto focus, widescreen photo capture, geotagging
Connectivity Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
Data inputs Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen display, volume controls, proximity and ambient light sensors, GPS
Hearing aid compatibility M4 [2]

The HTC Legend is a phone manufactured by HTC Corporation in Taiwan for the Android platform. It was unveiled by HTC during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on 16 February 2010 [3] and went on sale on 10 March 2010.

Contents

The Legend is the successor to the HTC Hero and is slimmer and smaller than its predecessor with minor hardware enhancements. It has a 3.2 inch active-matrix OLED (AMOLED) display.

The Legend's body is made from one block of aluminium. It has a removable battery, which slides out from a compartment at the bottom of the phone. In North America, it was first offered by Virgin Mobile Canada and Bell. [4] [5]

In Malaysia, the HTC Legend debuted on 3 major operators DiGi, Maxis and Celcom. [6]

At its release, the unit shipped with Android 2.1 (codename eclair). Starting November 2010, there was a firmware update to Android 2.2 (codename FroyO). The update was customized by various carriers to suit their respective networks, and as such has been released to different groups at different times. Most upgrades are expected to occur over the air.

Vodafone and Virgin were first to release the update to the European public on 15 November 2010. [7] [8] HTC released the update to unlocked handsets throughout Europe on 9 December 2010 [9] and throughout India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan on 15 December 2010. [10] [11] [12] The update was released to Canadian customers on Bell Mobility and Virgin Mobile on 16 March 2011. [13]

Reception

Early reviews of the HTC Legend have been mostly positive, with critics praising its design and improved HTC Sense user interface and increased performance over its predecessor, the HTC Hero. Critics have also praised the optical trackpad at the bottom of the phone which replaces the analogue trackball on the HTC Hero with a better design, whilst complementing the aesthetics of the phone.

CNET UK reviewed the phone on 8 March and awarded the phone 9.2/10. [14]

Gizmodo reviewed the phone on 8 March and praised it for its build quality, incremental hardware upgrade, improved responsiveness, and new features making it a good successor to the HTC Hero. [15]

Nonetheless, some users are reporting issues, notably with the antenna and call reception quality, and lack of consistent carrier support. [16]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HTC TyTN II</span>

The HTC TyTN II is an Internet-enabled Windows Mobile Pocket PC smartphone designed and marketed by HTC Corporation of Taiwan. It has a tilting touchscreen with a right-side slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The TyTN II's functions include those of a camera phone and a portable media player in addition to text messaging and multimedia messaging. It also offers Internet services including e-mail, instant messaging, web browsing, and local Wi-Fi connectivity. It is a quad-band GSM phone with GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, and HSUPA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nexus One</span> 2010 Android smartphone by HTC

The Nexus One is an Android smartphone designed and manufactured by HTC as Google's first Nexus smartphone. The Nexus became available on January 5, 2010, and features the ability to transcribe voice to text, an additional microphone for dynamic noise suppression, and voice guided turn-by-turn navigation to drivers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HTC Magic</span> Android-based smartphone

HTC Magic is an Android smartphone designed and manufactured by HTC. It is HTC's second Android phone after HTC Dream, HTC's first touch-only flagship Android device and the second Android phone commercially released, as well as the first Android phone without a keyboard.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HTC Hero</span> Smartphone developed by HTC

HTC Hero is the third phone manufactured by HTC running the Android platform, announced on June 24, 2009 in London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HTC Sense</span> Software suite developed by HTC

HTC Sense is a software suite developed by HTC, used primarily on the company's Android-based devices. Serving as a successor to HTC's TouchFLO 3D software for Windows Mobile, Sense modifies many aspects of the Android user experience, incorporating additional features, additional widgets, re-designed applications, and additional HTC-developed applications. The first device with Sense, the HTC Hero, was released in 2009. The HD2 running Windows Mobile 6.5, released later the same year, included Sense. Following the release of the Hero, all future Android devices by HTC were shipped with Sense, except for the Nexus One, the Desire Z, the HTC First, the Google Pixel and Pixel 2, and the Nexus 9 which used a stock version of Android. Also some HTC smartphones that are using MediaTek processors come without HTC Sense.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HTC HD2</span>

The HTC HD2, is a smartphone in the HTC Touch family designed and manufactured by HTC. The HD2 natively runs the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, and was released in Europe in November 2009, in Hong Kong in December 2009, and in other regions including North America in March 2010. The phone is the successor to the HTC Touch HD, and is succeeded by the HTC HD7.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samsung M900 Moment</span> Android smartphone introduced in 2009

The Samsung Moment, known as SPH-M900, is a smartphone manufactured by Samsung that uses the open source Android operating system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HTC Desire</span> 2010 smartphone developed by HTC

The HTC Desire is the first smartphone of the Desire series developed by HTC. It was announced on 16 February 2010 and released in Europe and Australia in the second quarter of the same year. The HTC Desire was HTC's third flagship phone running Android 2.1 Eclair which can be upgraded to 2.2 Froyo or 2.3 Gingerbread. Internally it bears a strong resemblance to the Nexus One, but differs in some features.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HTC Evo 4G</span> Android smartphone developed by HTC Corporation

The HTC Evo 4G is a smartphone developed by HTC Corporation and marketed as Sprint's flagship Android smartphone, running on its WiMAX network. The smartphone was launched on June 4, 2010. It was the first 4G enabled smartphone released in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Droid Incredible</span> Android-based smartphone

The HTC Droid Incredible (ADR6300) is a smartphone manufactured by HTC Corporation using the Android operating system. It was released on April 29, 2010, and is available through Verizon Wireless only. The device is similar to the Sprint HTC Evo 4G. The device has been succeeded by the HTC Incredible S and the HTC ThunderBolt. The device was discontinued in March 30, 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HTC Wildfire</span> Android OS smartphone made by HTC Corporation

The HTC Wildfire is a smartphone developed by the HTC Corporation, that was announced on 17 May 2010 and released in Europe in June of the same year. It is powered by a 528 MHz Qualcomm processor and runs the Android operating system, version 2.2. It includes a TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen and a 5-megapixel camera. It has been described as a "Mini HTC Desire", and is perceived to be a follow-up model to the previous year's Tattoo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide</span>

The T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide is a smartphone designed and manufactured by HTC, and sold by T-Mobile USA. HTC's name for the device during development was Espresso. The 3G Slide was unveiled by T-Mobile USA on May 4, 2010, pre-orders began May 23, 2010 and the device went on sale June 2, 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HTC Aria</span> Smartphone model

The HTC Aria is a smartphone manufactured by HTC Corporation that runs the Android operating system with HTC Sense.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HTC Desire HD</span> Android-based smartphone

The HTC Desire HD is an Android smartphone by HTC Corporation. It was unveiled at a press event in London hosted by HTC on September 15, 2010, and was made available for sale in October in Europe and in January 2011 in Canada. The Desire was HTC's fourth flagship Android device until the release of their new line of flagship model, the HTC Sensation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HTC Evo 3D</span> Smartphone model

The HTC Evo 3D is a 3D-enabled Android smartphone developed by HTC, released exclusively in the United States through Sprint, and was re-released as a pre-paid smartphone by Virgin Mobile in May 2012 as the HTC Evo V 4G. A variation of Sprint's flagship HTC Evo 4G, the device is distinguished by its pair of 5 MP rear cameras, which made the Evo 3D the first cell phone to do so, which can be used to take photos or video in stereographic 3D, which can be viewed on its autostereoscopic display without the need for 3D glasses. Several GSM variants are also available in Canada, Europe and Asia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HTC Sensation</span> Smartphone model

The HTC Sensation is a smartphone designed and manufactured by HTC Corporation that runs the Android 2.3 Gingerbread software stock. Officially announced by HTC on April 12, 2011, the HTC Sensation was launched by Vodafone in key European markets including the United Kingdom on May 19, 2011 and by T-Mobile in the United States on June 12, 2011. It was HTC's fifth flagship Android phone and the first HTC phone to support the HTC Sense 3.0 user interface. At the time of its release, the Sensation XE was the world's fastest Android phone.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HTC Wildfire S</span> Updated version of the HTC Wildfire smartphone

The HTC Wildfire S is a smartphone developed by the HTC Corporation. The model was announced on 15 February 2011 at the Mobile World Congress and released in Europe three months later.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HTC One S</span> Smartphone model

The HTC One S is a premium smartphone designed and manufactured by HTC as part of the HTC One series which has Beats Audio and runs the Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" mobile operating system with HTC Sense. Announced by HTC on 26 February 2012, the HTC One S was scheduled for official release on 2 April 2012. The first phones were sold on March 30. In the United States, the One S is carried by T-Mobile and Solavei.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HTC One V</span> Smartphone released in 2012

The HTC One V is a smartphone designed and manufactured by HTC as part of the HTC One series which runs Android 4.0.3 with an HTC Sense 4.0 overlay. This phone is constructed from an aluminum unibody. Its design resembles the HTC Legend released in 2010. It features a 5-megapixel camera, 3.7-inch touchscreen, 512 MB RAM, a 1 GHz processor, and Beats audio. Officially announced by HTC on 26 February 2012, the HTC One V was released on 26 April 2012 in the UK.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HTC Windows Phone 8X</span>

The Windows Phone 8X by HTC is a smartphone that was announced by HTC Corporation on September 19, 2012.

References

  1. ↑ "HTC Legend Specification". Archived from the original on 2012-09-11.
  2. ↑ "HTC Magic / myTouch 3G - PhoneNews.com Phone Encyclopedia Wiki". Archived from the original on 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  3. ↑ "HTC updates Google Nexus One". Techworld. 2010-02-16. Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  4. ↑ "» HTC Legend débarque chez Virgin Mobile avant Bell". Maximejohnson.com/techno : actualités technologiques, tests et opinions par le journaliste techno Maxime Johnson. Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
  5. ↑ Vlad Savov (11 June 2010). "HTC Legend debuts on Virgin Mobile in Canada, glances furtively southwards". Engadget. AOL. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  6. ↑ "DiGi bundles HTC Legend with Android 2.1 with DG Smart Plan - SoyaCincau". soyacincau.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-24. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  7. ↑ Paul Lamkin (20 May 2022). "Froyo flies in for Vodafone HTC Legend". pocket-lint.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  8. ↑ "HTC Desire Android 2.2 Froyo Released 11/11/10 - Help & Support Forum". Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
  9. ↑ "HTC on Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  10. ↑ "News". PC World India. Archived from the original on 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
  11. ↑ "News: Malaysia HTC Legend gets Android 2.2 Froyo upgrade now | Blogged.my". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  12. ↑ "HTC Legend Froyo update now available in Indonesia and Taiwan". AndroidOS.in. 15 December 2010. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  13. ↑ "Virgin Mobile HTC Legend upgrade to OS 2.2 Froyo now available". mobilesyrup.com. 16 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  14. ↑ "HTC Legend Review". Flora Graham . CNET UK. March 8, 2010. Archived from the original on March 12, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
  15. ↑ Kat Hannaford (8 March 2010). "HTC Legend Review: Frankly, It Feels Expensive". Gizmodo. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  16. ↑ HTC Legend Antenna Issues Archived 2012-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.