Vodafone and HTC Corporation have announced the HTC Magic smartphone, Vodafone’s first Android-powered mobile

, which will be available in the spring. The introduction of the HTC Magic is the result of a successful relationship between Vodafone and HTC, and Vodafone’s joining, late last year, of the Open Handset Alliance.

The HTC Magic is an Android™-powered mobile designed to turn heads with its chic design, and command attention with its advanced list of capabilities. Ready to always keep you in the know… it provides the Google suite of services like Mail, Search and Maps geared up for use in the palm of your hand. Further enhanced with video capture and support for tunes via Bluetooth wireless headsets, the HTC Magic is a true entertainment and media powerhouse.
The HTC Magic has -

• a 3.2-inch QVGA touch screen display
• Features a trackball and navigational buttons for quick, easy access
• Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
• Handwriting recognition
• MicroSD card support
• Wi-Fi, 3G, EDGE/GPRS
• Bluetooth only for mono headset, USB (mini)
• 3 megapixel AF camera
• GPS

The HTC Magic includes a variety of email options such as Google Mail, POP3 and IMAP. In addition, Android Market allows for quick and easy downloading of games and applications utilizing Vodafone’s network.
The new handset is exclusive to Vodafone in the UK, Spain, Germany (Black) and France where it’s available in White. It’s also going to be out in Italy on a non-exclusive basis in both colors – Black and White. Customers can ensure that they are the first to receive information about the HTC Magic’s availability, pricing and pre-ordering by registering their interest via their local Vodafone website from today. Full details of availability and pricing will be available in the future in local Vodafone markets.