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Published:
24 Jun 2009
Market Status:
Released
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The HTC Hero is the first Android phone of the manufacturer to run the personalized Sense interface. It changes the overall appearance of the OS and adds a number of new features. The Hero is also the first Android phone to support Flash and is powered by a Qualcomm 528MHz processor and 288 MB RAM/512 MB ROM. Additional functionality includes a 3.5mm jack, trackball, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi. It is a quad-band GSM and dual-band 3G handset.

User rating
Excellent
9.4
out of 10
based on 3 reviews
Editor's rating
Excellent
9
out of 10
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HTC Hero specifications

HTC Hero specifications

  • Announced
    • Date
      • 24 Jun 2009
  • Network
    • Type
      • GSM Quad-band phone capable of global roaming (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
        UMTS dual-band European/Asian 3G (900/2100 MHz)
    • Data
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                    GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA 1.8 Mbit/s/HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s/HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s/HSUPA/HSUPA 2.0 Mbit/s
    • 3G Capable
      • Yes
  • Size
  • Battery
    • Type
      • Li - Ion, 1350 mAh
    • Talk
      •    7.83 hours (470 mins) of Talk time
    • Standby
      •    440 hours (18 days) of Stand-by time
  • Main Display
    • Resolution
      • 320 x 480 pixels
    • Type
      • 65 536 colors, TFT
    • Physical Size
      • 3.20 inches
    • Touch Screen
      • Yes
  • Camera
    • Resolution
      •    5 megapixels Resolution
    • Video
      • Yes
    • Features
      • Auto focus, Digital zoom
  • Multimedia
    • Video Playback
      • MPEG4, H.263, H.264
    • Music Player
      • MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV
  • Memory
    • Memory Slot
      • microSD/microSDHC
  • Smartphone
    • OS
      • Android
    • Processor
      • Qualcomm MSM7200A, 528 MHz
    • Memory
      • 288 MB RAM / 512 MB ROM
  • Input
    • Predictive Text Input
      • Yes
  • Connectivity
    • Internet
      • Full HTML Browser
    • USB
      • miniUSB
    • WiFi
      • 802.11b/802.11g
    • Bluetooth
      • 2.0, Stereo Bluetooth
    • Connectors
      • HeadPhone Jack (3.5mm)
  • Other Features
    • PhoneBook
      • Capacity depends on system memory, Multiple Numbers Per Contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
    • PIM
      • Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, TO-DO, Stopwatch, Notes
    • Voice
      • Dialing, Commands, Recording, Speaker Phone
    • Email
      • IMAP/POP3/SMTP
    • GPS
      • Yes

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LOVE MY HERO

Yesterday Anonymous

9 out of 10

I listed all the pros and cons below. Overall, I LOVE MY HTC HERO! I went to a store, and the guy actually recommended the iPhone or Nokia over the Hero because he says HTC is "hard to use". But, heck, I am not stupid. It's just a phone, designed by people who try to make it as user-friendly as possible. Although I wasn't used to it at first, I actually liked to experiment with my phone, and discover some cool new features everyday.





- Battery life enough for at least 2 days (some internet uses)
- Really nice and unique design (Prettier than the iPhone!)
- Gets compliments all the time
- Tons of useful apps
- Nice camera
- Unique flip clock
- App still runs in the background when you close it.
so if you don't have internet, you could preload useful information, and read it later.
- Starting to lag
- Mixes contact name in text inbox (like if the msg is from John, it would suddenly be changed to Leah. But this only happens to one contact. so I guess it's not tooooo bad)
- Touch screen is quite hard to type on.. not gonna lie. So it could get pretty annoying if you d/l-ed aim in which u have to constantly reply.
- Hard to manage msges. You either have to delete the whole thread, or delete the msges one by one. Wish it had the "Select this, this, and this" function.


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HtC HERO

18 Sep 2009 Senangsyah

10 out of 10

HTC HERO is absolutely outstanding....maybe with a bit lag with the shipping rom....but HTC has come up with rom update and it works very well.. alot faster....and very responsive..



HTC has come up with sense ui which make this phone is insanely customizable with 7 different home screen and HTC widget which far more better looking than android widget, which i wish could be more widget available.

social networking embed to the phone such as facebook integration (from the HTC not facebook apps) which allow you to update status, and looking at your friends update, photos. it also have twitter account integration and flicker.

cant really describe the good things about the HERO, you have to experience it yourself. 








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android os.
sense ui (7 customize home screen).
multitouch 3.2inch display.
android market.
social networking is embed to the phone including faceboo.k integration, tweeter, flicker, and gmail account.
5megapixel camera.
3.5mm headphone jack.
teflon coating.
more widget from htc would be better....coz htc widget is better than android widget..

coz it load gallery from memory card...the widget usually refresh and it took a sec to refresh (would be better if internal storage is bigger).

no flash for camera


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3 Aug 2009 william

9.3 out of 10

this is one of the best competitive smart phones released to date. it has all the usual additions expected for a high end smartphone including a 3.2 inch capactive touch screen, GPS, proximity sendors and 3.5mm headphone jack. thie phone comes both in a black or white variant. it is the first phone to run android with a HTC modified 'sense' UI that enhances the experience. any questions you have on the device contact me on genesis09@live.com.au





3.5mm headphone jack
GPS capability
3.2inch screen
Android OS
5mp camera
beautiful rich touchscreen
it need 10% better battery.( bearable)
camera has no flash
button position slightly biased to left handers.


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