These days it seems that if you don't own an iPhone there's something wrong with you and its just that attitude that pushes me to defy its trend setting ways. (Having said that I do own an iTouch so you could say my apple appetite has been served... excuse the pun)
From the moment I picked up the HTC box I noticed a change that closely follows the lead of Apple... cosmetically pleasing and streamlined packaging - its surprising how effective this is in marketing a product!
Next it was time to put the phone together (battery, SIM & included 2GB micro SD card) and straight away the phone feels great to hold. The combination
of aluminum casing which might I add is made from just one peice of aluminum + the ergonomic shaping/design doesn't make it feel like your holding a fragile glass brick. I wish I could say the same about the iPhone 4 but I cant.
The boot time is impressive where from power-off to making a call is around 30 seconds. The menu layout is excellent, although it does take a little
while to get used to some aspects - the most notable time saving GUI feature is the drop down bar to quickly view emails/txts/tweets whilst in the middle of anything.
My only quirks with this phone are:
*The lack of a front facing camera for taking advantage of apps such as Skype
*The limited "on-board" memory
Some great apps I've found so far using Android Market:
* 3G watchdog (monitor and set your data quotas)
* Angry Birds (extremely addictive but great for passing time)
* ColorNote (great for storing reminders/notes)
* Facebook for Android (I very rarely touch a computer for Facebook now)
Overall a great phone with no real regrets albeit the risk was low with a max commitment of $600 across the year. To aid me in making my decision I
used my favourite review site www.cnet.com.au
Now I need to decide whether I will delve into FroYo 2.2 for my handset, however I'm not yet convinced yet as many people to date are complaining about performance...watch this space though as I'm sure it'll get the better of me!
For more information on the HTC legend:
http://www.htc.com/www/product/legend/overview.html
For more reviews on the HTC Legend:
http://www.cnet.com.au/htc-legend-339301189.htm
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