HTC Legend
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 and went on sale on 10 March 2010.
| Manufacturer | HTC |
|---|---|
| Slogan | Sculpted by us. Personalized by you. |
| Series | A Series |
| Compatible networks | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz HSPA/WCDMA 900 2100 MHz |
| First released | 1 April 2010 |
| Predecessor | HTC Hero |
| Successor | HTC One V |
| Type | Slate smartphone |
| Dimensions | 112 mm (4.4 in) H 56.3 mm (2.22 in) W 11.5 mm (0.45 in) D |
| Mass | 126 g (4.4 oz) |
| 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 |
| Memory | 384 MB RAM 512 MB ROM |
| Storage | microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible) microSD slot: supports up to 32 GB |
| Battery | 1300 mAh Internal rechargeable lithium-ion battery |
| Display | 320 × 480 px (0.15 megapixels), 3.2 in (81 mm), 180 PPI, HVGA, AMOLED |
| Rear camera | 5 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 |
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.
In Malaysia, the HTC Legend debuted on 3 major operators DiGi, Maxis and Celcom.
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. HTC released the update to unlocked handsets throughout Europe on 9 December 2010 and throughout India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan on 15 December 2010. The update was released to Canadian customers on Bell Mobility and Virgin Mobile on 16 March 2011.