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HTC Magic

PVT32A · PVT32B · 2009–2010 · handheld

Specifications

Cpu: Qualcomm MSM7200A 528 MHz ARM11 (PVT32A variant, 288 MB RAM); some units shipped as MSM7201A with 192 MB RAM (PVT32B variant)
Ram: max: 288 MB (soldered) · base: 288 MB (or 192 MB on the MSM7201A/PVT32B hardware variant)
Modem: HSDPA 900/2100 (Europe) or 1700/2100 (T-Mobile US myTouch 3G variant), quad-band GSM/EDGE
Ports: mini-USB · 3.5mm-to-proprietary headset adapter
Camera: 3.15 MP, no video recording at launch
Battery: 1340 mAh Li-Ion (removable)
Display: 3.2" HVGA 320x480 touchscreen, no physical keyboard (touch-only successor to the Dream)
Storage: base: 512 MB internal · options: microSD (hot-swap slot)
Os Support: latest: Android 2.2 Froyo (official); widely re-flashed with custom ROMs well past this · shipped: Android 1.5 Cupcake
Release Price: $199.99 (2-year T-Mobile contract, as the myTouch 3G)

Variants

Revisions

T-Mobile myTouch 3GUS carrier branding, no physical branding difference from the European HTC Magic, 2009

Colors

White2009 launch color

Black2009 launch color

MerlotmyTouch 3G exclusive colorway, US, 2009

Upgrade paths

battery

New 1340 mAh replacement cell · Slide-off back cover exposes the battery.

~$10

EASY

storage

microSD, era-limited but a hot-swap slot behind a spring-loaded door

~$10-20

EASY

other

Root access and custom ROM support (early CyanogenMod builds) · Second Android phone ever made, so it became a fixture of the earliest custom-ROM scene alongside the Dream.

free

MODERATE