For those who were familiar with the G1, the biggest difference between the two is actually an omission – the HTC Magic has no physical QWERTY keyboard, preferring instead to employ an on-screen version. And, we think that’s a mighty fine choice, because as much as people grumble about using on-screen keys, we think that it’s the kind of thing you get used to in no time at all. And, in the meantime, you can marvel about how the Magic is not only noticeably thinner (coming in at a modest 13.6mm), but also considerably lighter (just 116g with the battery in there). Aside from that, the Magic is also running the newer, 1.5 version of the Android OS (bizarrely codenamed Cupcake), so all your daily tasks and media fun will be zipping along all the more quickly and smoothly.

But even with all this Google goodness, it can’t be perfect, we hear you tentatively murmuring. And, you would indeed be right. Because although this HTC Official page might suggest everything is just so, we think that’s a little misleading. And why? Well, how about the fact that there’s no jack socket for your 3.5mm headphones. Not a huge deal in some people’s eyes, but is you’re a regular music listener / video watcher then that USB converter is going to be winding you up very quickly indeed. And secondly, 512MB of internal memory: seriously guys?! The i7500 comes with 8GB! What were you thinking… Anyway, that’s pretty much all that’s not so great, so if you’re Android-obsessed and you need you fix now (the i7500′s not out til August) then the Magic is the one for you. Check out this HTC Magic Review for a full rundown of all it’s got to offer.