The HTC Legend Is An Impressive Smartphone

May 24
07:24

2010

Chris Westley

Chris Westley

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Offering some of the most advanced mobile phone technology currently available, the HTC Legend has proven to be very popular since its release in March 2010. Running version 2.1 of the Android OS, the impressive spec list includes such features as a five mega pixel digital camera, Wi-Fi Internet access and impressive touch screen technology.

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The primary means of cellular network connection is via class 10 versions of both EDGE & GPRS.  In areas covered by 3G,The HTC Legend Is An Impressive Smartphone Articles access to the Internet is provided courtesy of an HSDPA connection at speeds of up to 7.2 mega bytes per second (along with HSUPA at 2 MB per second).  Thanks to the power of Wi-Fi Technology, a faster Internet connection can be attained in areas where a signal from a wireless Internet router can be detected.  This provides users with an enhanced browsing experience.  In order to connect the HTC Legend to compatible hardware devices such as other phones and computers, both Bluetooth and micro USB connections are provided as standard.

 

The everyday versatility in functionality of the HTC Legend is certainly impressive thanks to a number of additional applications and features.  For entertainment purposes a versatile media player is included users a number of pre-installed games and a stereo FM radio player.  A document viewer, organiser and voice memo recorder all provide handy productivity tools.

 

The HTC Legend measures 112x 56.3x 11.5 mm and weighs in at 126 g.  Its slimline profile and light weight make it a pocket friendly Smartphone which is also comfortable to hold and use on the move.  The styling of the handset is certainly very impressive, with an aluminium unibody construction giving it a unique new a sophisticated appearance.

 

Display quality of the user interface, as well as photos and video files is excellent thanks to the ability to display up to 16M colours within a pixel resolution of 320x 480 pixels on the 3.2 inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen.

 

The handset is equipped with a five mega pixel digital camera which takes high quality still images.  This is thanks to a pixel resolution of 2592x and 1144 pixels.  Autofocus and LED flash are included to simplify the task of taking quality snapshots even in low lighting conditions.  As an alternative method of image capture, the camera can also shoot video.

 

The internal phonebook within the HTC Legend can store what seems like an unlimited number of entries and fields.  The ever popular Photocall feature is also included within the phonebook, which allows users to assign a photo to a particular contact.  Then, whenever this person calls or photos displayed on the screen.  Internal memory is 384 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM.  This allows for a good level of storage of data such as media files, however further storage can be attained by utilising the micro SD slot.  This can accommodate a memory card of up to 32 GB which is capable of storing an entire digital music collection or a good number of video files or photos etc.

 

The combination of stunning aesthetic so as well as impressive technological specifications makes the HTC Legend whenever most appealing Smartphones on the market today and its success looks set to continue, as it really does ticks all the boxes.