Vodafone and HTC today announced the HTC Magic smartphone, which will be available in spring this year and will be Vodafone’s first Android-powered smartphone. The HTC Magic is exclusive to Vodafone in the UK, Spain, Germany and France (SFR). UK, Spain and France will only get the white color, while Germany will only get the black color. HTC Magic is also available on a non-exclusive basis in Italy with both colors. Live report available at Android Community

The HTC Magic has a 3.2″ QVGA touch screen display and features a trackball and navigational buttons for quick, easy access. The HTC Magic includes a variety of email options such as Google Mail, POP3 and IMAP as well as Google Talk for instant messaging.

The HTC Magic has a variety of powerful mobile internet capabilities beginning with an Android-optimised Webkit browser. It also features the popular Google applications, Google Maps and Google Search as well as favourites like YouTube. In addition, Android Market allows for quick and easy downloading of games and applications utilising Vodafone’s fast and reliable network.

HTC Magic Specifications:

• Processor: Qualcomm MSM7201a, 528 MHz
• Operating System: Android
• Memory: 512 MB ROM / 192 MB RAM
• Dimensions: 113 x 55 x 13.65 mm ( 4.45 x 2.17 x 0.54 inches)
• Weight: 118.5 grams ( 4.18 ounces) with battery
• Display: 3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320×480 HVGA resolution
• Network HSDPA/WCDMA:
  • 900/2100 MHz
  • Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
  • 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
  • (Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)
• Device Control Trackball with Enter button
• GPS Internal GPS antenna
• Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
• Wi-Fi
• HTC ExtUSB (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
• 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus
• Audio supported formats AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC-LC, MIDI, OGG
• Video supported formats MP4, 3GP
• Battery: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
• Capacity: 1340 mAh
• Talk time:
  • Up to 400 minutes for WCDMA
  • Up to 450 minutes for GSM
• Standby time:
  • Up to 660 hours for WCDMA
  • Up to 420 hours for GSM
• microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)