14 DAY TRIAL // According to the latest news on the web, the HTC Magic (G2) Android mobile phone, which was recently unveiled at the Mobile World Congress, held in Barcelona last week, has been spotted at FCC, where it should be tested to see if it is to go on sale on the United States market.
Some words on the Web suggest that the handset has already received FCC approval, which means that we should be able to see it hit the US store shelves in the near future. What is interesting though, is the fact that the device is reported to not feature the AWS 1700MHz frequency, which is used by T-Mobile with its 3G network.
The lack of that feature might suggest that the HTC Magic will not come to T-Mobile as its predecessor did, yet this might be only a rumor after all. The handset was expected before to head to the mobile phone operator in the United States, although there hasn't been any official word on the matter.
For the time being, the only thing that is certain is that the second device powered by Google's Android operating system, the HTC Magic, is going on sale in Europe with Vodafone, and that is should reach the market during the spring of the ongoing year. At the same time, the device is also expected to go to Australia with mobile phone carrier Telstra.
As stated above, the fact that the device came to FCC without AWS 1700MHz doesn't necessarily imply that it will not be added to T-Mobile's offering. We might soon learn that FCC has received for testing a new version of the device, one that would include said frequency.
For what it's worth, regardless of the carrier, it is great news that the device is coming to US users and, most importantly, that it will come in the not-so-distant future.