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HTC Hero vs HTC Magic (aka T-Mobile G2 vs myTouch 3G)

It's hard to argue that Android is powering some of the most exciting new mobile phones. Sure, the iPhone is terrific, but it's just one phone from one company. We love competition, and that's what we think Android brings -- certainly more so than Windows Mobile or Symbian currently do. With its two most recent handsets, HTC has set the bar very high: both the Magic and Hero are superb little devices. They are small, well-built and aesthetically pleasing, but most importantly of all, they bring smart phones kicking and screaming into 2009.

Your choice of which to buy will be limited by the network that offers it. We can't say we're thrilled about picking our phone based on which mobile company we hate least. Despise Vodafone? You aren't getting the HTC Magic then. Got a distaste for T-Mobile or Orange? No Hero for you, Sonny Jim. There's always the opportunity to buy one SIM-free, but for more than £400 will anyone do that?

Ignoring the practicalities of such things, let's get down and dirty with some gratuitous and titillating Android porn. There's a sentence we didn't expect to type in our working careers...

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