HTC has always been the go-to guy of Google. From the early days of the Android OS, HTC has already been playing a big role. The Taiwan based company is among the original founding members of the Open Handset Alliance (Google’s little Android club) and has been present at every major Android moment.
From first Android smart phone (the HTC Dream/G1) to the first Google branded Android (the Nexus One), HTC has been making the hardware that brings the open source operating system to its fullest. This is why it was not surprising that apple chose to file a major patent infringement lawsuit against HTC in hopes of putting a wrench in the well oiled Android machinery.
2010 is big year for the Android operating system and HTC is once again a big part of it. Aside from manufacturing the Nexus One (which is now available on retail and users can update to version 2.2. Froyo), HTC has also come out with its own line of Android smart phones.
The first big HTC device on the list is the Desire. This device debuted last year as the Bravo before HTC decided on a name change. Showing up last February at the Mobile World Congress, the Desire showed the world the next Android device that would be using the Snapdragon CPU. And with its 3.7 inch AMOLED touch screen, the Desire soon paved the way for the new generation of high end Androids.
The HTC Legend launched alongside the Desire. But the device’s lower specs left it in the shadow of the better handset. Still, many fans of the original HTC Hero found the Legend to be an excellent upgrade. And while it did not bear a QWERTY keyboard as the original Hero update was rumored to be, the Legend was still a successful mid range Android
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