HTC's black Magic (or Sapphire, if you prefer) spotted in the wild

We personally think it looks just grand in white, but we can understand that white isn't for everyone -- so for the rest of you, enjoy these shots of HTC's Magic in black spotted at CeBIT. Interestingly, this unit isn't Vodafone branded; instead, it's rocking the HTC logo, which might mean they're planning on offering an unlocked, unbranded unit at some point. Wouldn't that be... magical? It's not clear whether the "Magic" name is exclusive to Voda, so we might see this sucker under a different name if the unlocked thing actually happens -- maybe the "Sapphire" it went by in its codename days. Either that, or this is nothing more than a one-off used for testing, and we can all go back to dealing with Vodafone and T-Mobile contracts. Time'll tell.

[Thanks, Andy]

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2009 5:30PM]

Old news!

http://www.allaboutphones.nl/photos/12361982158907/HTC-Magic.jpg

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2009 5:31PM]

http://www.allaboutphones.nl/nieuws/2207/HTC-showcase.html the source...

[ZSX Posted Mar 5th 2009 4:30AM]

http://www.mobile-review.com/pda/review/htc-magic-en.shtml

Mobile Review have a look at the Magic, but while theirs is also HTC branded, it is in a different location. It looks great!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2009 5:45PM]

more HTC phones leaks for this year
http://ibuymobile.co.uk/reviews/2009/03/04/more-htc-mobiles-leaks/

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2009 6:46PM]

has to be old. its the old button layout

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2009 6:40PM]

I'm not impressed.
HTC's Winmo offerings blow this thing away.
In fact, the only quality phones I've seen that aren't running Winmo would be the Pre, Omnia HD and the N97.
Sadly it looks like I'll be returning to Winmo for the 2009 hotness

[YanivC Posted Mar 4th 2009 9:29PM]

Fuggedaboutdit.... Android rules!

[carcomptoy Posted Mar 4th 2009 11:59PM]

Since it's black, wouldn't Onyx be more appropriate than Sapphire? Just sayin'...

[dishbreak Posted Mar 5th 2009 12:24AM]

You know, that doesn't look so bad, really. I just wish the trackball wasn't so set into the phone...
(Of course, I have an inexplicable gadget crush on the G1, so I don't know how valid my opinion is).

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 5th 2009 2:51AM]

good. cause i won't buy a white phone. That said i'm unlikely to buy a phone without a real keyboard either.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 5th 2009 2:51AM]

oh yeah i think vodaphone only get's the white version. black is for somewhere else. Gimme memphis, a flash, and a regular audio jack. probably not getting any of that though.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 5th 2009 1:59PM]

I like it.