i'm not sure bout the lagging issue as you mentioned, but yes, for very basic uses like online and sms, it's already sufficient.

a higher version is usually preferred to contain more new and advanced apps or games.

of course magic can hold hero firmware with a bit of porting of course, you can find them in xda-developers forum. FYI, apart from the 3.5mm jack and 5mpx camera Hero and Magic is virtually having the same hardware. In fact, in some instances you can use Hero's Recovery

wow really? But i did some research on the net and some said it will lag a bit and some feature don't work properly... is that true?

lag - hmmm this is a bit subjective .. and also dependent on the cpu & memory load at that time. The way to measure performance, i'm using Linpack for Android from greencomputing http://www.greenecomputing.com/apps/linpack/

you can check the submitted results as reference http://www.greenecomputing.com/apps/linpac...pack-by-device/
you can compare the performance of hero and magic

some feature don't work properly ?? such as ???

This post has been edited by mikeeeee: Mar 16 2010, 04:39 PM

i read that some camera feature don't work and so on... maybe from u as an experience android user.... if i upgrade to hero rom.... what are the thing that cannot function properly?

And about the lag issue, all i want is it don't lag/delay while loading image... It takes about 30 second to go from standby to opening an image...

Will the HTC Magic be that lag or it still have a lag feel to it? i mean like delay while opening gallery, will it be as smooth as Sony Ericsson or iPhone?

ok, the below is purely my own experience, others experience may differ

previously i was using MyHero 2.0.5(Hero Based Sense ROM) and it serves me quite well, everything seems to work normal, call, sms, LED, trackball lights, ringer, gps, wifi, bluetooth, data, camera and all.

Currently I'm using CursorSense 1.2.6.1(Magic Based Sense ROM) and its slightly smoother/snappier compare to MyHero.

only thing that is considered crippled is the Bluetooth File Transfer. As of now, there are no Sense ROM (cupcake 1.5) that support bluetooth file transfer.

about the lag, if you compare to iPhone then i would say yes, there is but its definitely NOT 30 seconds, not even close. To open up gallery is almost instance, but it may take 2-3 seconds to load all those thumbnails (currently i have about 50 over images and 7 videos on my sdcard) , to open a single image is almost instant

I've tried some 2.1 roms thats available, they feel even faster and snappier however certain feature still not fully available (LED, camera partially works etc etc). I'm waiting for a fully working 2.1 ROM then i'll migrate

Hope that helps

wow that really helps and gave me some knowledge about Magic... about the Rom thing i will care later... as long the preinstalled rom can serve me well than i'm fine with it! hahaha.... thanks man...

Oh, there isn't any bluetooth file transfer yet... i heard there will be one soon right?

Like i said, currently all Sense(cupcake) rom does not have BT file transfer and i don't they will in the near future.

if u need that feature, u can use non Sense (cupcake) or anything from Donut and above...

hmmmm, well i am not sure what u are talking 'yet'.... hahahaha... dunno what the crap are cupcakes and donut (sounds like food...) But anyways ur review and knowledge given really provides me something to look upon when i get my Magic... do u think i should wait for Desire to be release hoping the price will even drop further or should i just buy it next week when the HTC promotion at lowyat is still on?

haha, no worries ... those are android version codename

- cupcake =1.5
- donut = 1.6
- eclair = 2.0~2.1

Sense is HTC custom interface on top of Android OS, something like TouchFlo in winmo.

you will definitely get familiar with these terms once you get your Magic. Regarding when to buy, its entirely up to you man ...hahaha

good luck

This post has been edited by mikeeeee: Mar 18 2010, 12:37 AM

oh alright! Thats another good thing to know... ! ok when i get the Magic... i'll post it here...

I just go PC fair, and notice magic still Rm1499 without negotiation yet. The sales guy told me they discontinue this product. So no more white model for me. I shall wait for HTC legend price drop then...

Magic no market place.... else I already bought it... sigh...

You can always root it to get Market if you want... Browse through the Magic's official thread and you'll found that many have done it.

Ya.. but because when I buy, it's new, afraid spoiled the warranty.... izzit very easy to root it?

correct me if im wrong ppl, but i heard, after rooting...if theres any probz wid phone n u hav to send bac for warranty, u cn always jus RE-root it bac..?? hmmm...is dis true??