The HTC Hero has been a popular entry-level Android device amongst carriers. Sprint carries it with a redesigned fascia, its original design is all over Europe, and Verizon Wireless offers one in the form of the Droid Eris. The design is showing a little age, however, and HTC announced today that it will be updating it with the HTC Legend.
Featuring virtually identical dimensions to its predecessor (.01″ wider, .12″ thinner), the HTC Legend is otherwise made in the Hero’s very image. There are notable improvements in the design, however. Instead of a plastic chassis as with the Hero, the Legend comes with an aluminum shell. And instead of an LCD, the Legend trims thickness with a 3.2″/320×480 AMOLED display.
Other hardware has been improved as well. The Legend kicks the processor speed from 528MHz to 600MHz, likely through a superior SoC (likely the Qualcomm MSM7627) that will enhance performance beyond frequency alone. The Legend also improves device RAM from 288MB to 384MB, which should further improve performance over the Hero. And finally, cursor positioning has been improved with an optical trackpad.
Other specs include:
- Android 2.1 with HTC Sense UI;
- 1300mAh battery;
- MicroSD up to 32GB;
- 3.5mm stereo jack;
- MicroUSB;
- 802.11b/g;
- FM radio;
- Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
- and dimensions of 2.22″ x 4.41″ x .45″ (W x H x D).
The device will be launching in Europe and Asia in 2Q 2010, but it is not known if a version is being prepared for the North American market. If we had to place our bets, however, we’d say it’s very likely that the Legend will hit the US before the fall.
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