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Vodafone Gain Exclusive Rights For New Android Phone

Wed, 18 Feb 2009

Vodafone has announced that it will be the exclusive carrier of the HTC Magic – the second mobile phone to run on Google Android platform and the first to run on the Vodafone network .

Speaking at Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona, the company said the HTC-built device will only be available to Vodafone users in the UK, France, Germany and Spain from April.

The tablet-shaped Magic features a 3.2-inch QVGA touchscreen display, a 3.2MP camera, GPS and a trackball for navigation. Included as standard is access to a variety of email providers, and a selection of Google applications. However the phone does not have a slide-out Qwerty keyboard like its predecessor, the T-Mobile G1 .

HTC and Vodafone said that being based on Android will give the phone superior internet capabilities, as well as a platform engineered for personalisation and the use of feature-rich applications.

Patrick Chomet, global director of terminals at Vodafone, said: "Delivering an unbeatable mobile internet experience for our customers is a priority for Vodafone, so we are very excited to be introducing our first Android-powered smartphone in the spring."

"Our customers want to access a wide range of the most attractive mobile devices to help them make the most of their time, and the HTC Magic helps meet that need."

Peter Chou, president and chief executive at HTC, added: "We are proud of our partnership with Vodafone and excited about making the Android-powered HTC Magic available to Vodafone customers in Europe."

Vodafone’s announcement follows T-Mobile's own operator-exclusive deal to sell the G1 phone in the UK last year.
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