Android Dev Phone 2 (ADP2) ist das HTC Magic

Ehrlich gesagt, habe ich damit gerechnet, dass das nächste Dev-Phone das Motorola Droid (aka Milestone) wird. Laut phandroid, ist jetzt aber das offizielle Android Dev Phone 2 (ADP2) das Google Ion, welches bei uns unter dem Namen HTC Magic bekannt ist.

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Run and debug your Android™ applications directly on a device. Modify and rebuild the Android operating system, and flash it onto a phone. The Android Dev Phone 2 is carrier independent, and available for purchase by any developer registered with Android Market™.
Please note that this device is intended for development purposes, and may not include certain features found on consumer Android devices.

Development Platform Features

SIM unlocked – Put any SIM in the device
Hardware unlocked – Rebuild the Android operating system, and load it onto the device
Test out your apps on real hardware before publishing them to the world
Ability to see forward locked apps in Android Market

Software Features

• Real web browsing
• Customizable home screen
• One-touch Google™ Search
• Android Market
• Google applications:
• Google Maps™
• Google Mail™
• YouTube™
• Google Calendar™
• Google Talk™
• SMS and MMS
• Music player

Hardware Features

• Android 1.6 OS
• Dimension (LxWxTmm) 113 x 55.56 x 14.65
• Display Size 3.17
• HVGA Resolution
• Capacitive touch screen
• 512MB FLASH Memory
• 192MB RAM
• MSM7200A,528MHz chipset
• GSM/GPRS/EDGE Quad band
• 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• WCDMA 1700/2100 MHz : BC4
• 2100 MHz : BC1
• HSPA Speed HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
• HSUPA 2 Mbps
• Blutooth 2.0 with EDR
• WiFi 802.11b/g
• 3MP Auto Focus Camera
• 1340 Battery(mAh)
• microSD Memory Slot
• USB 2.0
• GPS/AGPS

Meiner Meinung nach, steigen dadurch die Chancen erheblich an, dass das HTC Magic das Android 2.0 Update erhält.