The guys over at engadget mobile have managed to get hold of a Google Ion mobile handset and have given it the hands-on and unboxing treatment including several clear images.

They say the Google Ion is virtually the spitting image of the HTC Magic including 30 days T-Mobile service on a SIM card.

The Google Ion also sports Android Cupcake although they did find the portrait keyboard a little cramped but found the landscape keyboard quite comfortable to use. The other thing they noticed was the Google Ion is a real fingerprint magnet.