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Item Weight: 454 g
Boxed-product Weight: 907 g
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Item model number: A6363EUSLV
ASIN: B0035ER8OO
Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 16 Feb 2010

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (40 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 21,956 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

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Use Google Latitude™ to find out if your friends are near by

Voice—powered, turn—by—turn directions with Google Maps™

HTC Legend

Designed by HTC, personalised by you. With an expanded selection of widgets and an online widget library, the HTC Legend takes personalisation to the next level. Put the live content you want on any of the seven home screens and set different scenes for when you’re at work, home or travelling abroad.

Find your way around

Get voice—powered, turn—by—turn directions using Google Maps™ Navigation, with street view for easy orientation at arrival. Plus, find out if any of your friends are nearby using Google Latitude™. Google Maps™ — Use Google Maps™ and local search to explore an unfamiliar place. Use my location and search for local businesses, or get transit directions to help you get about town. Layar — A fun augmented reality app that shows you the things you can’t see by displaying objects on top of reality, as seen through your phone’s camera.

Sculpted from a single piece of aluminum

The body of the HTC Legend is cut from a single piece of brushed aluminum. Which not only looks and feels great in the palm of your hand, but gives you a strong device that can take whatever life throws your way.

Stay in touch with different groups of friends

The new People Widget lets you create any group of friends and bring them to the surface of your HTC Legend. So you can have all your party friends in one group and work colleagues in another. Plus, you can choose if you want to text, call or email your groups and get in touch with a single tap.

Stay in touch with the people that matter

New ways to stay in touch

Discover new ways to stay in touch with your friends

Get instant access to all your favourite social networks, stay in touch with the people that matter and discover new ways to contact your friends with apps from Android Market™.Foursquare™ — Uncover new ways that you & your friends can explore your city. Earn points & unlock badges for discovering new things. Glympse© — Share your location with anyone you want instantly and safely — via email, SMS, Facebook© or Twitter™.

Your album, your photos

With HTC Album, you can browse all the photos that you’ve captured on the 5 megapixel autofocus camera with flash. But that’s not all. You can also view the photos you and your friends have online, from sites like Facebook© and Flickr®.

Discover and browse the night sky

Cool tools

The HTC Legend is packed with cool tools to help you get more from your phone. Google SkyMap™ — Discover and browse the night sky and learn the constellations just by pointing your phone’s camera into space. Google Goggles™ — Use pictures taken with your mobile phone to search the web. All you have to do is open the app, snap a picture, and wait for your search results.

Help with your shopping

Android Market™ is full of great apps to help you shop. Create shopping lists according to the layout of your local store. Scan products and have a running total added up as you cross things off your list. ShopSavvy — Use the camera on your HTC Legend to scan barcodes and find the best prices for online and local products. Pkt Auctions — Bid, watch and monitor all of your eBay™ activity when you’re on the move with this handy app from Android Market™.

Shazam© allows you to discover the name of the song

Make the most of your music

Looking for an easy and intuitive music player? The HTC Legend has got it covered. Flip through your full collection of CDs and downloads stored on the micro SD card. FM Radio — Just plug in your headset and listen to whatever station you want! Shazam© — Hold your phone up to a song you don’t know, switch on Shazam© and get information about it updated almost instantly on your phone.

Take a break

When you find yourself with a bit of downtime, discover a world of entertainment in your pocket. Stream video clips and absorb yourself in a mini cinematic experience, or kill some boredom playing the addictive Teeter. Games — Dive into Android Market™ for a full range of games — from casual and fun timewasters to fully immersive 3D blockbusters. YouTube™ player — Access the world’s favorite video site at the touch of a button and browse by most popular, most recent, most viewed and more.

Pinch, zoom and browse

Adobe® Flash® support on the HTC Legend brings to life the vast video and gaming content of the Internet. Zip around pages with pinch to zoom. And with automatic text reflow, the text adjusts to make websites easy to read.

Work email on the go

The HTC Legend has enhanced support for Exchange such as password protection and remote data wipe. Access your business email, calendar and global address book, and set your Out of Office status right from your phone.

Get news flashes on your phone

Choose the websites or blogs you want to hear from and have the latest news delivered right to the palm of your hand with our new News app.

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Jack of All Trades...Master of ALL 28 May 2010

By Mr. Onyekachy P. Akamnonu

I was not sure what to expect when I bought this phone. I had heard loads about the new ANDROID that was taking the mobile world by storm, the only major competitor to the iphones thus far (especially the HTC Hero). So i thought I'd try this out and I have to say this phone delivered bigtime:
1.The different "scenes" which enable customization of the 7 different home screens are great. They are kinda like themes but sooo much more.

2. Amazing Widgets and you could always download more via the Google Android Marketplace

3. 30000+ apps and counting. Definitely nothing as flashy as the iphone apps but they are various apps and you're sure to find something you like.

4. Amazing Aluminium finish and lets face it, its a BEAUTIFUL phone. I get complements sometimes when I use it in public places. Beauty is'nt ervrything but it sure counts if you ask me.

5.Brillaint browser and 5-star browsing experience.

Only major flaw thus far is the quality of the GAMES are no where near those of the iphone. But if thats not your thing then this is definitely the smartphone for you...did I forget to mention the 5 MEGAPIXEL CAMERA WITH FLASH!!

Nuff Said...

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123 of 129 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars More than just a new Hero 7 Mar 2010

By Reviewer1

I disagree with the last review. It's ridiculous to give this handset 1 star and say it's outdated... especially if you haven't even used one. I have a HTC Legend here with me now, and pretty much the entire phone has been upgraded from the Hero.

The processor is actually faster than before, albeit only very slightly, but you'd be silly to expect a 1GHz Snapdragon processor in the Legend, because it's a much smaller handset than any Snapdragon phone. Therefore, I disagree that the phone is outdated at all. It's just not meant to have the fastest processor. Instead, focus has been put on design, keeping the handset smaller and having an attractive aluminium unibody, whilst keeping all the functionality of the Snapdragon handsets, albeit some things might be a little slower to load.

Also, it has a new AMOLED screen that no HTC Android phone has previously had, a new optical d-pad, and is the first HTC Android phone to have a flash for the camera. Oh, and it has the latest version of Android (2.1 Eclair).

So, how it's not an up-to-date phone, I'm really not sure. It has all the latest tech, it just doesn't have the fastest mobile processor currently available, which is due to size constraints. Regardless, the processor in the Legend (600MHz, just like the iPhone 3Gs) is perfectly adequate for purpose and helps the Legend function well. Web pages scroll smoothly and everything is a breeze to use. Plus, it's worth noting that the Legend will be cheaper to buy than any comparable Snapdragon handsets, and possibly use less battery as well.

Anyway, if you're after a really nice looking phone with a great OS, AMOLED screen, and a reasonable price tag, then you'll struggle to beat the Legend. If you have a little more money to fork out and want something slightly faster, but don't care about fancy looks and pocketability, then perhaps the HTC Desire will be more up your street. Either way, the Legend certainly isn't a 1 star phone, and certainly isn't old tech - quite the opposite, in fact. This comes from someone who has used the Hero and is currently using a Legend.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars My first android phone....great! 2 July 2010

By James M. Hilt

Amazon Verified Purchase

I moved to this phone from a HTC Touch Diamond 2. It was problemmatic even after upgrading to Windows Mobile 6.5. I was jealous of my wife's iPhone but did not want to get into a contract while I was provided a phone from work. I also did not want to have to jailbreak a phone to put other simcards into it. I have found the Legend an excellent way to replace my iphone envy. I like this phone better than Apple's because the interface is more customizable, if I desire, and it has been very reliable, only once having a problem with 3rd party app that forced a soft reset. The shape is comfortable and I prefer it to the wider Desire. I sync media files using Media Player, just connecting it to the computer as a storage device. If you prefer having an inflexible, gridwork of apps and can not live without iTunes, then iPhone is for you. But if you prefer more flexibility in placing and using apps and don't mind less integrated media experience buy this phone.

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