We put option custody on the HTC Legend and its all-aluminum unibody (pics and vid)

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HTC today unveiled their new HTC Legend as the first Android earphone to takings reward of the troupe’s innovative slot-assembly technique as well as a unibody aluminum case that also serves as the framework. The Legend’s body is milled from a ace piece of solid aluminum, devising it one of the most hit mobile phone designs we’ve ever come across. So, naturally, we just had to get some single-on-one time with the new Android superintendent star topology. In single news, the HTC Legend is simply “badness,” Michael capital of Mississippi badness.

What makes the HTC Legend so badass? Let’s start with the aluminium unibody that would make a MacBook Pro a little jealous. There’s no denying that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s aluminium notebooks ar among, if not the, most beautiful laptops on market. Imagine holding an Android smartphone that exudes that same designing appeal. It looks as amazing as it feels in the helping hand – elegant and sturdy, refined yet brawny.

But, the Legend’s beauty goes more than just hide trench. The alloy causa acts as a kind of exoskeleton that doubles as the Legend’s frame, allowing all the internal components to glide into the hole aluminium case. HTC calls this manufacturing proficiency “slot assembly.” The aluminium consistency is so strong that HTC has no problems repeatedly slamming the Legend against a rampart or table with enough violence to make us cringe. We father’t know if HTC’s already tried to do so, but we’d be trying to patent this new manufacturing technique if we were HTC.

Then there’s the Legend’s 3.2-in AMOLED capacitive touchscreen that outshines traditional backlit displays with crisp, vivid colors. Add to that a sprinkle of smartphone goodies like the 5-megapixel camera, 3G data, wireless local area network, GPS, and Android 2.1 OS (complete with the updated Sense UI), and you’ve got the qualification of this year’s most covetous Android smartphone.

HTC has also unveiled an updated variant of their Sense user port that includes, among other things, a new homescreen board called “FriendStream.” It’s like a social networking hub that puts you at the centre of your online world, continuously updating you on every little item of your friends’ mundane lives. This new Sense UI even supports a multitouch pinch motion that brings all of the Android homescreen into gridiron survey, devising it easy to record hop between panels without having to swipe through multiple panels.

In the end, the Legend’s exhibit is sublime, the casing is without parallel, and the new Sense UI takes an already impressive (you could even say class-leading) Android homescreen and makes it even bettor. Too badness the Legend won’t be advent to the US in the near future tense. Asia, Europe, reckoning your lucky stars, starting in Q2.

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