HTC's black Magic (or Sapphire, if you prefer) spotted in the wild

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HTC's black Magic (or Sapphire, if you prefer) spotted in the wild

by Chris Ziegler posted Mar 4th 2009 at 5:17PM

We personally think it looks just grand in white, but we can understand that white isn't for everyone -- so for the rest of you, enjoy these shots of HTC's Magic in black spotted at CeBIT. Interestingly, this unit isn't Vodafone branded; instead, it's rocking the HTC logo, which might mean they're planning on offering an unlocked, unbranded unit at some point. Wouldn't that be... magical? It's not clear whether the "Magic" name is exclusive to Voda, so we might see this sucker under a different name if the unlocked thing actually happens -- maybe the "Sapphire" it went by in its codename days. Either that, or this is nothing more than a one-off used for testing, and we can all go back to dealing with Vodafone and T-Mobile contracts. Time'll tell.

[Thanks, Andy]

Filed under: Handsets, HTC, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS, Android

Tags: android, cebit, cebit 2009, Cebit2009, htc, magic, sapphire

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Danijel @ Mar 4th 2009 5:30PM

Old news!

http://www.allaboutphones.nl/photos/12361982158907/HTC-Magic.jpg

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Danijel @ Mar 4th 2009 5:31PM

http://www.allaboutphones.nl/nieuws/2207/HTC-showcase.html the source...

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ZSX @ Mar 5th 2009 4:30AM

http://www.mobile-review.com/pda/review/htc-magic-en.shtml

Mobile Review have a look at the Magic, but while theirs is also HTC branded, it is in a different location. It looks great!

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john @ Mar 4th 2009 5:45PM

more HTC phones leaks for this year
http://ibuymobile.co.uk/reviews/2009/03/04/more-htc-mobiles-leaks/

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youngcalihottie @ Mar 4th 2009 6:46PM

has to be old. its the old button layout

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plh2034 @ Mar 4th 2009 6:40PM

I'm not impressed.
HTC's Winmo offerings blow this thing away.
In fact, the only quality phones I've seen that aren't running Winmo would be the Pre, Omnia HD and the N97.
Sadly it looks like I'll be returning to Winmo for the 2009 hotness

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yaniv.chokron @ Mar 4th 2009 9:29PM

Fuggedaboutdit.... Android rules!

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carcomptoy @ Mar 4th 2009 11:59PM

Since it's black, wouldn't Onyx be more appropriate than Sapphire? Just sayin'...

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dishbreak @ Mar 5th 2009 12:24AM

You know, that doesn't look so bad, really. I just wish the trackball wasn't so set into the phone...
(Of course, I have an inexplicable gadget crush on the G1, so I don't know how valid my opinion is).

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ddub @ Mar 5th 2009 2:51AM

good. cause i won't buy a white phone. That said i'm unlikely to buy a phone without a real keyboard either.

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ddbub @ Mar 5th 2009 2:51AM

oh yeah i think vodaphone only get's the white version. black is for somewhere else. Gimme memphis, a flash, and a regular audio jack. probably not getting any of that though.

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Jam @ Mar 5th 2009 1:59PM

I like it.

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