14 DAY TRIAL // Taiwan-based mobile phone maker HTC Corporation went official not too long ago with two new handsets powered by the Google Android 2.1 operating system, namely the HTC Desire and HTC Legend, both of which might arrive in the United States in the near future. The former has been announced to be on its way to US Cellular, so little doubt remains here, while the latter has been recently spotted on FCC's hallways, boasting connectivity options that would make AT&T a great candidate for its launch stateside. The HTC Legend was announced officially at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and HTC already pushed it to various markets around the world, yet no details on its arrival in the US have been unveiled until now. According to Engadget, which found the FCC filing for Legend, the device is headed to the market in the US with support for the 850 and 1900MHz WCDMA bands, which means that it might land at AT&T, while featuring support for Canadian connectivity on Rogers, Bell, and Telus.
This is the second HTC Legend model passing through FCC, it seems. Back in February, another model made the same trip, featuring an odd-shaped label and an FCC ID of B76100. The new variant that received approval for usage in the United States sports the same labeling, along with an FCC ID of PB76110. There are similarities between the two filings, yet the new handset is somehow different from the first one, and it remains to be seen what HTC changed in it.
In the meantime, we should have a look at the specs and features of the Legend which already landed on the market. It sports a 3.2-inch AMOLED capacitive touch screen, a 5-megapixel photo snapper, Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11 b/g) and Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity, 3.5 mm stereo audio jack, GPS receiver, 512 MB of ROM, 384 MB of RAM, microSD memory card slot with support for up to 32 GB of additional storage space, and a 1300 mAh battery inside. The handset has a unique body, built from a single piece of aluminum.