HTC Hero User Reviews

krishvj posted on 05 Mar 2010, 04:47

Excellent 9.3

9 out of 10

I just got my HTC Hero last week. Got it for 22k INR. Strting with i was little confused btwn the iPhone 3G and HERo.i wanted iPhone at first coz of its brand image but whn i wnt deeper i came to knw HTC Hero is a real winner..and now i feel so lucky to have ths phone in my hand..i have listed down the pros and cons of the mobile. I was happy to get hold of HTC coz i did not not take up the risk of unlocking as did in Apple iphones. And an iphone is 35k in India.

Pros

• 3.5mm Jack.
• Free apps
• great integration in social networks (FB, twitter, gmail, gtalk)
• 5 megapixel camera
• Customizable themes
• Text reflows
• video recording
• Familiar "call" and "end call" buttons
• Trackball - doubles as an alert beacon
• Automatic adjustment of screen brightness
• MSxchange integration
• Expandable memory (Up to 16GB)
• Support for Flash files.
• GPS
• "The Chin" design
• Above average battery life
• Easy and fast connectivity - internet

Cons

• Sluggish at times(few seconds)
• Camera not supported with flash
• Bluetooth transfer is not possible
• Just 2GB SD card
• Taking a photo makes you crazy
• Poor picture quality for a 5MP camera
• Speaker placement

j posted on 12 Feb 2010, 14:34

Good 7.3

not bad, but

I like the phone, but it does seem to drop more calls than my last old school, phone.  I'm on the same network, so I can only assume it is the phone.  my old phone had an antenna that could extend, maybe that is why it dropped less calls.

Pros

• nice design
• stilll better than an iphone
• sd card easier for uploading music and files than having to go through some i-site.

Cons

• weak antenna
• can't see the screen when talking to know what reception is like

tambuki posted on 18 Dec 2009, 20:01

Excellent 10

the best for me.......htc hero!

 eversince i love changing my cellphones just to check the features of the phone.i tried different smartphones already but there is still lacking like having a hard time to navigate some functions. i just bought a new cellphones 4 days ago. when i saw htc hero which i thought i will having a hard time to look for one here because its very rare to have this kind of phones here in our country.i quickly sell my 4 day old smartphone and buy the htc hero! and now i have the htc hero i am so happy and contented i love android market eventhough i have an ipod touch. i even convinced my friend to buy htc hero and he did! he is contented and likes the design and features. although brown color is the only available here but we prefer the white one too bad. i love the design and all i can say is WOW! 

Pros

• design and functions are great!

Cons

• no flash for the camera.

Anonymous posted on 06 Dec 2009, 12:58

Excellent 9

Hero review after 2 month usage

Hero is a phone you will quickly get attached to and knows how to draw the attention of you and the people around you. With it's design, interface and overall functionality, it's a real keeper.However, the phone does get a bit laggy when going to the music player or when playing high resolution video.(this may be because i have a 8gb sd card instead of the 2gb that was in the box, then again this should make no difference..)Typing on the hero is easy, thanks to the very responsive touchscreen and despite the fact that the screen is just 3.2inch i find it verry pleasant to work it. The keyboard does take a second or 2 to rotate to landscape.Pictures must be taken with a steady hand because they are often blurry and to make things even harder.. you have to use the trackball to take the picture..The battery life is excellent for a touchscreen phone and crushes the samsung star or lg cookie, even though it has a higher processing power. (personal experience)Also handy is the trackbal that lights up or "glows" when something happened. On top of the device there is a small light then flashes red when your battery is empty.Overall the hero is a all in one device that offers a great and intuitive interface but can sometimes be a bit slow. Then again it's hardly worth mentioning, since other touchscreen phones are in most cases far slower...

Pros

• Interface
• 3.5mm headphonejack
• responsive touchscreen
• the trackball
• trackball illumination when an event has occured
• design

Cons

• no dedicated camera button
• Lag in music player
• Lag when playing high resolution video
• sdcard is under the cover

Demetris posted on 06 Dec 2009, 11:14

Excellent 9.7

This phone does not only have great looks but also works! After updating the firmwire (as some problems were reported with the previous version), it moves lighting fast! The Android is a trully great experience with ultimate customisability. The Android marker keeps growing and you can download nice applications even though it is still in embryo stage, compared to the Apple market for the i-phone. I did not face any problems so far with my hero, the battery life is decent with normal use, even though a few more mAhs could be useful, and the sound quality during calls and with the music player is excellent. Although you can take some really good photos with the 5mp camera during the day, the quality of the photos during night is poor and there is no flash support. Also, the white version feels good in the hand with the teflon coating, and there is no fear of slipping off your hand - I had experienced some major slip-offs with my HTC HD!Overall, it is a great phone and I just love it! It makes you feel unique among iphoners who buy a phone just because they were brain washed by the apple company. HTC Hero is a true hero in your hero in your hands!

Pros

• Android
• Performance
• Looks
• Customisability

Cons

• No flash support

Anonymous posted on 11 Nov 2009, 19:58

Excellent 9

Im actually the same person from last comment.After I left the cm saying that my Hero is starting to lag, I decided to clean up my phone and deleted most of the texts. Turns out this solved the problem! but now I remember something else thats not very good about the hero...- it takes slightly too long to be turned on- the alarm does not ring if the phone is off  (??! I can't believe it. All of my old phones can do that so I dont know if thats my problem or htc's)Anyway, I still LOVE my phone.

Anonymous posted on 06 Nov 2009, 02:35

Excellent 9

LOVE MY HERO

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.

Pros

• - 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.

Cons

• - 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.

Senangsyah posted on 18 Sep 2009, 19:34

Excellent 10

HtC HERO

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. 

Pros

• 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.

Cons

• 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

william posted on 03 Aug 2009, 00:10

Excellent 9.3

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

Pros

• 3.5mm headphone jack
• GPS capability
• 3.2inch screen
• Android OS
• 5mp camera
• beautiful rich touchscreen

Cons

• it need 10% better battery.( bearable)
• camera has no flash
• button position slightly biased to left handers.