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Look, Samsung, we understand that “Messager” is probably trademarkable in ways that actual English words are not — but it seriously still looks like a typo to us every time we type it, just as the original Messager did almost two years ago. Anyhow, the new model is distinctly different (and cooler) by swapping out the numeric keypad for a full 2.6-inch touchscreen with TouchWiz. It also gets a 2 megapixel camera, Blueooth, voice recognition, and microSD expansion up to 16GB, and it’s available today for $49.95 after mail-in rebate in “black and vibrant eye-catching blue” (you be the judge on that one). Follow the break for the full release.

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We’d just heard the other day some hot unverified information that HTC’s aging Magic would see a new version on T-Mobile this Spring with a physical keyboard added into the mix, and at this time we’ve got some corroborating evidence: an official user agent profile for the Sapphire (HTC’s original codename for the phone) that proudly boasts of its QWERTY capability. You might think that this doesn’t mean much since even Android phones without physical keyboard still have access to QWERTY through software, but actually, the “prf:Keyboard” line in these bundles of XML typically reads “No” if there isn’t an actual keyboard in tow. Ironically, the original myTouch just got reworked with a 3.5mm headphone jack, but who knows — maybe T-Mobile’s evil plan is to let the old one soldier on for another handful of months and offer a new model just above it with a whole bunch of extra keys?

HTC Magic’s user agent profile says it has a QWERTY keyboard, possible myTouch Slide for T-Mobile? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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