When looking at the specifications of the HTC Hero and the HTC Magic (32A), they seem virtually identical? The only difference is the jack and camera?
So, I was wondering, does a HTC Hero update work on a HTC Magic (32A)? Or will it brick the phone or something?
To me it seems likely it should work fine, except the camera, but just wondering if anyone has tried this or know what the result would be.
It won't work. Just wait a few more days, the official 2.1 update for the Magic should be just around the corner.
heksesang said:
When looking at the specifications of the HTC Hero and the HTC Magic (32A), they seem virtually identical? The only difference is the jack and camera?
So, I was wondering, does a HTC Hero update work on a HTC Magic (32A)? Or will it brick the phone or something?
To me it seems likely it should work fine, except the camera, but just wondering if anyone has tried this or know what the result would be.
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It will not work.
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Looking at the HTC site it looks like the Magic and Hero are nearly identical, save the camera and headphone socket
http://www.htc.com/www/product/hero/specification.html
http://www.htc.com/www/product/magic/specification.html
now I'm just waiting to get my hands on that finalised Rosie firmware...
Lazzzara said:
Looking at the HTC site it looks like the Magic and Hero are nearly identical, save the camera and headphone socket
http://www.htc.com/www/product/hero/specification.html
http://www.htc.com/www/product/magic/specification.html
now I'm just waiting to get my hands on that finalised Rosie firmware...
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but if u look at the vodafone-brandet htc magic
http://www.htc.com/europe/product/magic/specification.html
you will see there are 90mb of less RAM
oh good lord...
I hope this won't affect my HTC Sense experience too much
i was wondering if we get multi touch on our magic's now that hero has it? :/
It is android OS that is not allowing multi touch... AFAIK the Magic also has multi touch...
Apparently the magic and dream will get the new cool interface that hero has to offer and also flash will be available on magic in the not distant future
mac208x said:
they need t work on a better design, like seriously
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I actually think the Hero looks great! It stands a bit out, compared to others....and the vid's around looks good. Guess this will be my next HTC (a nice upgrade from my current Cruise)
The multitouch is only a software limit on the Magic. I've installed the Hero rom and the browser got the multitouch... with it's speed limit of course... flash also is there... don't know if Adobe will make this build available on its site so one can install it on other Magic roms...
mac208x said:
Just dont be surprised when u hear a question "Is that your banana sticking out of your pants?"
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/me pre-orders a hero in yellow..
Hello all,
I've question to you about RAM of this device. Does its have 288mb or 192? I've read that magic from UK Vodafone has only 192, could you help me? I've bought it and waiting for delivery... In the auction was written that it has 288mb but truely Im not sure it's true. Thanks guys.
I have one from Vodafone Germany and it only has 192 megs.
We do have the 192MB, also known as the 32B hardware, which kinda sucks. On the bright side however, most of the HTC Magic's are like this, and most ROMs are built for these phones.
hm. thx
Do you know how to check it? Is it 32A or B?
Ok I know everything. So tell me one thing, using hero roms will be slower than in 32A? And official HTC sense will be realesed for this type or only for A which has more ram?
A Hero Rom on 32B will be slower - I have yet to find one that is at least acceptable for everyday use. Currently I stick to the Dwang-Android-1.6-Rom (with Hero theme).
And one more thing: Afaik there are still issues in every available HERO-Rom for the 32A/B regarding Bluetooth.
The official HTC sense will be released for the 32A - it is possible that we may receive an official update from Vodafone someday though. But I hope that we see an unofficial Version for the 32B in this forum soon after the official release.
hm.. so its a little problem with sense...
Ok, I've bought this phone (it arrived today). On auction guy wrote that it has 288mb... So I think I can send it back to him and buy 32A... But in Poland I didnt saw white Magic which was not from Vodafone.
What do you guys think? What to do I really like hero software but I dont like it design(look of phone) - its main reason that I didnt bought Hero.
devonaire said:
hm.. so its a little problem with sense...
Ok, I've bought this phone (it arrived today). On auction guy wrote that it has 288mb... So I think I can send it back to him and buy 32A... But in Poland I didnt saw white Magic which was not from Vodafone.
What do you guys think? What to do I really like hero software but I dont like it design(look of phone) - its main reason that I didnt bought Hero.
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Don't let the Hero blues get you down. I have an HTC Magic 192mb (32B) here in Germany and I am running a fast Hero ROM... MDHERO.. you can download it from this very site! So when people tell you Hero will run slow.. please ignore them.. they haven't tried EVERY ROM in order to find that out. Download the MDHERO ROM and be happy.. like me. You can peek at my Youtube vid and see for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOM4xqu64mI
Does Bluetooth work? And I mean really work - not just connecting with no sound...
And how often do you reboot? Of course I didn't try EVERY HERO image - but the ones I tried got slower with each hour...
I would be more than happy to give it a try - but no BT simply means no Hero for me
Thx for your answer blackvyper. So I will stay with this one.
I have a Hero but im thinking of changing to a Magic because theres so little developers for the Hero and i'd like to run android without rosie.
Would you recommend me to keep the hero or not? And why?
I thought they were pretty much the same just the magic looks better than the big chin hero
trade
ill trade ya my magic for the hero lol
stu-k said:
I thought they were pretty much the same just the magic looks better than the big chin hero
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I have a Magic but the Sprint Hero looks like the Magic.. switching phones from one to another serves no purpose as the Magic can run Hero ROM's with no problems... as is evident by my Youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOM4xqu64mI
blackvyper said:
I have a Magic but the Sprint Hero looks like the Magic.. switching phones from one to another serves no purpose as the Magic can run Hero ROM's with no problems... as is evident by my Youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOM4xqu64mI
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Hmm the design is quite difference IMHO. The hardware on the other hand is the same except for the camera which is 5mp on the hero. But i don't think he is reffering to the Sprint Hero
If you end up trading make sure you get the 32A Magic in case you ever do want to run Rosie again. The 32B needs all sort of memory hacks to get it working and even then it's not the best (in my humble opinion).
Dont change it....
At least its confirmed that Hero willl get Android 2.0....
DopyG said:
Dont change it....
At least its confirmed that Hero willl get Android 2.0....
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If the Hero gets it i can't see why the Magic 32a wont get it as well, at least im sure that the xda developers will cook it for us as soon as it comes to the Hero
Hi, I want to root my HTC Hero 2.1, ive found lots of tutorials on the net, but all are marked with (Sprint). Is it any difference between HTC Hero (Normal/Original) and the sprint version?
Thanks
Anderen2 said:
Hi, I want to root my HTC Hero 2.1, ive found lots of tutorials on the net, but all are marked with (Sprint). Is it any difference between HTC Hero (Normal/Original) and the sprint version?
Thanks
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Yes, big difference. If your hero had a chin, use the guide at www.villainrom.co.uk under gsm htc hero, and then under rooting 2.1
Are there any other devices similar to the software of HTC Aria , I've been looking for more roms that could work with it
Legend should be fairly similar, I know there has been some kernal-sharing going on although I don't know the exact details.
chambo622 said:
Legend should be fairly similar, I know there has been some kernal-sharing going on although I don't know the exact details.
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There are some big differences, too. The Aria uses a different chipset for wifi and bluetooth than the Legend. The Aria does not have a camera flash - the legend does.