HTC Legend Picture, Specs, Details Emerge

HTC Legend Picture, Specs, Details Emerge
by Rob Jackson on February 15th, 2010


They JUST got done telling us leaking the HTC Desire (formerly Bravo) and now comes another phone-spill from Modaco – the HTC Legend. This should also be announced tomorrow when HTC has their official press event.



As we’ve told you before, the HTC Legend is a slightly modified/improved version of the HTC Hero that the company has also tried to sexy up with a very new and fresh design approach. Some of the highlights on the hardware side include a 600MHz processor (slight bump up), Android 2.1, AMOLED Screen and 3.5mm headset jack.

* CPU speed – 600 MHz
* Android™ 2.1 (Éclair) with HTC Sense
* Memory ROM – 512 MB, RAM: 384 MB
* Dimensions – (LxWxT) 112 x 56.3 x 11.5 mm (4.41 x 2.22 x 0.45 inches)
* Weight – 126 grams (4.44 ounces) with battery
* Display – 3.2-inch AMOLED touch-sensitive screen with 320 X 480 HVGA resolution
* Network – HSPA/WCDMA: Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz
* Upload speed of up to 2 Mbps and download speed of up to 7.2 Mbps
* Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
* Onscreen navigation – Optical trackball
* GPS – Internal GPS antenna
* Sensors: G-Sensor, Digital compass, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor
* Connectivity – Bluetooth® 2.1 with FTP/OPP for file transfer, A2DP for wireless stereo headsets, and PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit
* Wi-Fi® – IEEE 802.11 b/g
* 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
* Standard Micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)
* Camera – 5 megapixel color camera with auto focus and flash
* Audio supported formats -
* Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma
* Recording: .amr
* Video supported formats -
* Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv
* Recording: .3gp
* Battery – Rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer or Lithium-ion battery
* Capacity – 1300 mAh
* Talk time -Up to 440 minutes for WCDMA, Up to 490 minutes for GSM
* Standby time – Up to 560 hours for WCDMA, Up to 440 hours for GSM
* Expansion slot – microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
* AC adapter – Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz
* DC output – 5V and 1A
* Special feature – Friend Stream

We don’t have long to wait before this gets official so lets hope details like carrier, price and all those goodies are on the way. I think rather than naming this phone the “Legend”… a “Super Hero” name would have applied better.