What do you expect from a smartphone named Legend? Lots, to be honest! But the uncanny similarity of the HTC Legend to an earlier model called Hero, dampened such expectations considerably. However, you should know that this phone is its own thing, inside and outside.

Most importantly, this is the first Android 2.1 phone from HTC and it has Sense UI to boot! Before you can compare, the look of this phone with that of the Hero, the sleek aluminum chassis will catch your eye. Add to this the 3.2″ OLED screen and you have a visual treat on hand.

The unibody mould of the Legend makes it really tough and the manufacturers went as far as banging this phone on the wall to prove this! But still, using a case for the phone may be good idea, if you want to prevent scratches on the aluminum body, caused by other things kept in your pocket.

The bezel has been reduced to make the 3.2″ screen look larger than it actually is. The display is amazing in terms of both color reproduction and contrast ratio. The absence of a backlight makes the phone slimmer too!

Under the hood, the HTC Legend has a 600 MHz processor, which you may think is a tad less for a smartphone, but you will be surprised at the rate in which you can perform various tasks at great pace.

The Sense UI is punctuated by seven customizable home-screens, which can be called up at once, by a double press on the ‘home’ button. Adding and removing widgets on these screens is really simple too!

HD video capture is still not available in the Legend, but the quality of video is good nonetheless.

Though it is one of the earliest launches of 2010, the looks and functions make the HTC Legend a strong candidate to finish the year on a real high.

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