HTC Magic

It's funny to think that just a year ago the T-Mobile G1 was the only Google Android device on the market. GSMA 2009 was a bit of a let down in that sense. We didn't see a large number of Android announcements, but it did produce the HTC Magic.

Though the Magic was only released in European markets, it eventually made its way to other parts of the world under different names, including the Google Ion and ultimately the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G here in the U.S. It wasn't a stark change from the G1, but it did offer a sleeker, sexier design as well as Android 1.5 and Microsoft Exchange support, which was a step in the right direction. The MyTouch 3G is still available from T-Mobile and a Limited Edition Fender model was just released for the carrier.

Of course, a lot has changed in a year and we've seen an explosion of Android devices from various manufacturers and with various carriers. As far as Android is concerned, we suspect that Mobile World Congress 2010 will be a very different story from last year.