Canadians seem to be on a roll with good Android phone releases. Sure, the US has the HTC Incredible and EVO 4G, but they’re CDMA devices and thus not transferable to other networks. GSM versions of their cousins, the HTC Legend and Desire, are being released in Canada in the near future, to much fanfare.

We were astounded to find out Bell, not Telus, was releasing the Hero successor, the Legend, and now it seems their subsidiary, and supposed “discount” brand, Virgin Mobile, will be releasing the phone this Friday, June 11th, for a very reasonable $79.99 on a 3-year contract, and $349.99 outright.

The Legend is a worthy successor to the Hero, beefing up a number of the specs and coming stock with Android 2.1 and HTC’s own Sense UI skin. The notable aspect of its release is that it’s the first Android 2.1 Sense phone released for North American 3G networks. This could potentially run on AT&T if it was unlocked.

Look for this in Bell stores on June 16th for the same price.

(via Mobile Syrup)