We got hold of a Legend and did a quick unboxing and hardware review. The overall design looks almost identical to the HTC Hero, but a main difference is that the handset is made from one piece of aluminum. This certainly makes it more appealing to look at. It also feels great in the hand and only weighs in at 126 grams – but I’m honestly scared to drop this thing as I feel it’ll shatter on me. We’ll actually follow up with a drop test video and report back. The Legend has a 3.2 touchscreen display that has a HVGA resolution of 320 x 480.

In the box you get the standard stuff like warrant, quick start guide, wall charger/ Micro-USB connector, earphones. When it comes other aspects of the hardware… you’ll see in the video that there are minimal buttons: volume rocker on the left side, Home, Menu, Back and Search on the front along with a optical trackball that’s flush to the device. In addition this comes with a 3.5 mm headset jack. On the back it comes with a 5 megapixel camera with flash, auto-focus and can shoot video. The Legend also has a 1300 mAh battery. To insert the SIM and microSD card you slide the rubberized bottom cover on the back down.

Overall very impressed with the hardware – super slim. It’s probably best to get a case of some sorts. In the next review we’ll go more into Android OS 2.1, HTC Sense, Friend Stream, Android Market etc…

This device is truly meant for texters. The keyboard is somewhat tight, but the more you text the more you get used to using it. With overall dimensions of 6.1(w) x 1.3(h) x 11.23(d) cm it’s lightweight and weighs in at only 106 grams. One of the key features of the Link is that it can hold up to 16GB of memory with a microSD card. So you can put all your music in their (great speakers and 3.5 mm headset jack), all your pictures – this comes with a 1.3 megapixel camera (self portrait mirror).

Some other key notable attributes are the 2.2 inch LCD screen, Bluetooth 2.0, assisted GPS, Speakerphone and MP3 player. honestly though, if you want a texting device at an affordable cost, this should be one to consider. It looks good, feels light and is available at Bell, Virgin and Solo.

Check out the review here:

Virgin is calling the m320 a “Handy Flip phone”. This barely comes with a camera (0.3 megapixel VGA Camera), 1.9” inch screen, Bluetooth, text messaging, calendar, overall dimensions are 91 x 48 x 18 mm, weight 95 grams. The good news is that it is $0.00 on a 3-year plan. Other price plans are:

2-year plan: $29.99
1-year plan: $49.99
Prepaid: $79.99

More here at Virgin

Today it seems they have jacked up the Curve to $99.99 on a 3-year contact to price match TELUS, Bell and Rogers.

You can get 2 phones for the price of 1, your choice of a BlackBerry 8830 for $79.99; BlackBerry Pearl 8130 for $0,00 ot the LG Rumour for $49.99. The promo goes until February 18 and are based on a 3-year contract with the myPlan Monthly Package. Basically the plan is $60 per month that gives you Unlimited local calling between you and your partner, 350 Shared Anytime Minutes and Unlimited Evening (7pm. – 7am) and weekends free.

By this time we can expect Virgin to release some new devices by then.

A special online promo when purchased and activated online by December 31, 2008 you can get up to a $35 in bonus savings.

The Rumour is a candy bar style phone that slides open to show its full QWERTY keyboard – great for texting and sending e-mails (you get 5 personal email accounts on Virgin Mobile email). In addition, the Rumour has features that includes a 1.3 megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth capabilities and speakerphone. Other features include standards such as calendar, contacts, tasks and notes.

The Rumour weighs 117 grams and is 109 x 51 x 17.8 mm, has 4.5 hours of talk time and the display is 176 x 220 pixels.

More info here

• Weight: 93g
• Length: 90 mm
• Width: 45 mm
• Thickness: 21 mm