HTC Magic - worth getting?

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Hi all,

I'm normally found (every so often) in the Xperia section (current handset ofc). I have another mobile contract which is coming to an end and have been intrigued by the Magic. I got to play with one today and was pretty impressed (although the GPS was quite a bit off in Google Maps) - the form factor and the fact it is so light was a big plus. The screen was responsive and very clear.

So I guess my question is how have you guys found it in a slightly longer term perspective?

What is the marketplace like and are there a lot of useful apps worth getting?

What is the browsing experience like?

How is the GPS (i.e. accuracy and time to lock)?

How are the media capabilities (namely music and video)? And does anyone use stereo bluetooth headsets with it?

And lastly how good is the contact management/calendar management? Can you get upcoming appointments/reminders to show on the home screen? How many Google calendars can you sync?

Thanks to all who reply!

Fuzzmo.

I guess from the non-replies - No!

I love My g1 dont have the magic hasnt come out in the state yet. the 1.5 update for the g1 is awesome so im guessing the magic is amazing.

Quite a nice phone, but i might send mine back. No sync with Outlook. WTF? This is to force us to use Google products instead.....

Hmmm.... no tar

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no replies cos its a strange question to ask in a magic forum..... android is so much better than WM its not funny- i came to android from a WM phone and it is total daylight between the 2. I had a HTC Touch HD for a couple of weeks, and while the screen looks nice the sensistivity of the screen is terrible compared with the capacitive screen android uses. WM is slow as well.

Magic is definitely worth it- there are so many android phones coming out this year apparently so there will be a lot to choose from by the end of the year...

oh yeah, no Music download store.....

Apple WWDC on Monday, The new iphone is looking good!

Originally Posted by mwatson

Quite a nice phone, but i might send mine back. No sync with Outlook. WTF? This is to force us to use Google products instead.....

Hmmm.... no tar

Shame

dont use outlook myelf but my mate does and he says he has an app that he uses to sync with outlook...

Originally Posted by MontAlbert

dont use outlook myelf but my mate does and he says he has an app that he uses to sync with outlook...

How do they expect to compete when the most simple essential thing like syncing can't be done? Even my old SE k750 for 6 years ago could sync my contacts and calendar on Outlook.

I've tried the app too but it doesn't work. I understand this is only affecting the Vodafone branded Magic.

Thanks for the tip though..

Originally Posted by mwatson

oh yeah, no Music download store.....

Apple WWDC on Monday, The new iphone is looking good!

How can you say its looking good when all we have to go on at the moment are rumours based on thin air of what we think it might be. And what some creepy old guy who reviews phones said, but he didn't really reveal anything.

But I'm unsure whether to get an iPhone, if the next one is a massive improvment and brings something awesome to the table I might get it. Otherwise I'm getting the Magic.

Just my predictions for the next iPhone....A higher resolution screen, possibly OLED, more RAM, 32GB version, bluetooth which can transfer files not just a headset, bigger battery, thinner phone. That said, I think the Samsung i7500 (android phone) will be able to beat it on all points except RAM.

Originally Posted by mwatson

Quite a nice phone, but i might send mine back. No sync with Outlook. WTF? This is to force us to use Google products instead.....

You can sync your contacts, etc. using HTC sync.

In can be found in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=519270

I'm defiantly getting the magic. I don't like apple and I want something different from my Tytn II that I have been using (and loved) for the past 20 months. It has heaps of apps, you can tinker with it... my type of phone.