Earlier this week we brought you news that Vodafone had pushed back the release of their HTC Magic phone until May, but until now it wasn't clear as to why this had happened.

Pocket Lint have managed to speak to both Vodafone and HTC regarding the matter and it appears that a last minute hardware change has caused the delay.

According to a HTC spokeman:

"We are delighted with the interest that the HTC Magic has received since its launch with Vodafone at Mobile World Congress 2009. We are confident that Vodafone’s customers will be delighted with the HTC Magic in spite of a short delay due to a last minute hardware change".

As of yet there has been no official confirmation from Vodafone as to any delay of the HTC Magic, and there website still cites an April release for the phone.

Vodafone says only that: "The UK launch date for the HTC Magic has not yet been confirmed".