It was unveiled by HTC during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on 16 February 2010[3] and went on sale on 10 March 2010.

The Legend is the successor to the HTC Hero and is slimmer and smaller than its predecessor with minor hardware enhancements.

[4][5] In Malaysia, the HTC Legend debuted on 3 major operators DiGi, Maxis and Celcom.

[14] Gizmodo reviewed the phone on 8 March and praised it for its build quality, incremental hardware upgrade, improved responsiveness, and new features making it a good successor to the HTC Hero.

[15] Nonetheless, some users are reporting issues, notably with the antenna and call reception quality, and lack of consistent carrier support.