HTC today introduced an enhanced HTC Sense experience that will be available on two new Android smartphones, the HTC Legend and HTC Desire. The new HTC Sense comes with a new HTC application and widget called HTC Friend Stream that seamlessly aggregates all of your social communication including Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr into one organised flow of updates. This simple aggregation makes it easier than ever to focus on what friends are doing as well as to view the images and links that they share.
The new HTC Sense experience also introduces broad improvements to applications including the browser, email client and others. In addition, the new version of HTC Sense includes a new newsreader application and widget, as well as a new seven-screen ‘Leap’ thumbnail view for quick and easy access to specific screens.
As the HTC Hero successor, the HTC Legend boasts a unique design with a smooth, continuous surface, machined from a single aluminum block into a seamless compact frame. It includes a stunning 3.2 inch, AMOLED HVGA display. The traditional trackball has also been replaced with an optical joystick, surrounded by a narrow button to improve usability without interrupting its unique design.
Similar to the HTC-made Google Nexus One, HTC is launching its own version of Nexus One with the HTC Desire. Unlike Nexus One, the HTC Desire does not equip with a active noise cancellation and physical trackball. It uses an optical joystick and according to the company, it can priced the HTC Desire lower without the active noise cancellation. The HTC Desire also comes with a 3.7 AMOLED WVGA display, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 5 megapixel camera, LED flash, bluetooth, WiFi and GPS.
The new HTC Legend will be available in Europe through Vodafone and in the direct channel beginning in April. It will roll out to other parts of the world including Asia in early Q2. HTC Desire will be broadly available to customers across major European and Asian markets in early Q2. The HTC Desire will be exclusively available in Australia through Telstra. The enhanced HTC Sense experience will also be offered as a free upgrade on the HTC Hero in Europe and Asia.
[via slashgear]
