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The editors liked
Impressive interface
Good call quality
Responsive touch screen
Standard 3.5 mm headphone jack
Nice hardware
Awesome integration with Google services including Google Voice
Subtle
Elegant
Longlasting design
Sense UI a significant help to Android
Good call quality on at least HSPA networks
Android more flexible for thirdparty apps
Multitouch and inbrowser Flash
Cheap on Telus and Verizon
Killer virtual keyboard
Sense UI is inviting and full of wow
Gorgeous 3.2"
320 X 480 display with oleophobic coating
Design is sophisticated but makes a statement
3.5mm headphone jack
5MP cam
Teflon on select colors
Hero represents a new day for A...
Great enhanced Android UI that's fun
Fast and powerful. Capacitive display.
Syncs perfectly with social networks
Excellent internet features
Super responsive touch-screen
One-touch access to Android Marketplace. ...
Camera flaunts touchonly zoom with taptofocus. Responsive touchqwerty more or less comparable to iPhone. Battery lasts for DAYS (36hours!). 3.5mm headphone jack. Flashenabled. Deadsimple USB mounting
Plug in
Drag down top menu
And voila
The phone is c
HTC Sense Android OS
Multi-touch interface
Outlook contact/calendar sync
Visual voicemail
Android handset
Flash capable
‘TouchFLO' UI
Different
But ergonomic design
Teflon coating that protects the device from scratches and fingerprints
Customizable and intuitive Sense interface
Excellent browser
Facebook and Flickr connectivity and functionality
And excellent audio quality. It also features Helio On Top
A dynamic newsfeed aggregator.
Bright
Detailed display
Can gift
Beg for and rent videos and games
Solid MySpace integration
Impressive PC utility for importing music and video
Good battery life
Includes a 2megapixel camera
Offers many multimedia features
The editors didn't like
Sluggish speeds
Poor camera
Lackluster multimedia performance
Could use beefier processor
Not on AT&T but I am
Some key productivity apps still missing from Android Marketplace
Still running Android 1.5
Same CPU as the Magic/myTouch 3G
Camera not much of an upgrade
Flash support somewhat oversold
Expensive on Sprint.
You need to go without the Sense extras for a snappy experience
My browsing experience on EDGE was very slow (issue for running on unsupported carriers)
Video camera isnt even worth using
Some people hate the chin and asymmetrical button layout.
Needs a reboot every 3 days to keep things speedy.
Camera can’t capture night or motion shots
Phone may slow down when storage fills up.Look and Feel...
SD slot is only accessible by removing cover. This Hero has Flash
But how about a camera with a flash? Optional haptic feedback is about as subtle as a 6.5 earthquake. Lack of image stabilization produces videos reminiscent of Cloverfield. 340 x 280 vide
5MP photos often out of focus
No flash
Sluggish operation
Confusing USB connectivity
Short battery life (4 hrs. talk)
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Not able to update over the air
Non-standard Google OS
Gets rather sluggish at times
Mediocre camera
Feeble video playback functionality
Bad sound quality through the boxed earphones
Teflon coating only available on the white version
No music player equalizer
No camera flash or night mode
Poor video recording
Pricey
Mediocre photos for a 2-MP camera
No Bluetooth
Slow USB 1.1 connection
No voice dialing
Bluetooth
Or other power user features. Annoying memory card slot.
The Helio Hero suffers from a bulky design
And it lacks Bluetooth and instant-messaging options. Plus
Its store doesnt offer music downloads at this time
And the Helio On Top aggregator doesnt allow the manual addition of feeds. It also has a heft...
Abstract: Sprint subscribers/Apple haters, rejoice. Your Hero, literally and figuratively, has — or will — arrive Oct. 11. It's not perfect, but, as modern interpretations of Superman, Spider-Man, Batman, Wolverine, et al. have lately illustrated, what hero is? ...
It will be hard not to gush here, because I really have enjoyed using the HTC Hero over the past couple of weeks. Everything just works, and is highly customizable, which is a real plus. It may sound like a small thing, but the customizable panels on ...
Abstract: In this past week’s newsletter I wrote up my first impressions of the HTC Hero from Sprint. I had previously been putting an unlocked HTC Hero (provided by PureMobile) to the test, which amazed me in the first 10 minutes of use by letting me connect to...
Abstract: It was written that a great Hero would rise from the East. He would be clothed in the sun and his unique user-interface would redefine the user experience for countless fans of social networking and his majesty would reign over all over Android phones ...
Great enhanced Android UI that's fun, fast and powerful. Capacitive display.
Needs a reboot every 3 days to keep things speedy.
It's hard not to love a Hero, the HTC Hero on Sprint in this case. It's replete with features and those features work well. HTC's customized Android is a joy to use: it's fun, efficient, full-featured and highly customizable. The phone is...
Camera flaunts touchonly zoom with taptofocus. Responsive touchqwerty more or less comparable to iPhone. Battery lasts for DAYS (36hours!). 3.5mm headphone jack. Flashenabled. Deadsimple USB mounting: Plug in, drag down top menu, and voila, the phone is c
SD slot is only accessible by removing cover. This Hero has Flash, but how about a camera with a flash? Optional haptic feedback is about as subtle as a 6.5 earthquake. Lack of image stabilization produces videos reminiscent of Cloverfield. 340 x 280 vide
So, what do you think? Is the HTC Hero the much anticipated fairytale hero? The smartphone of the future? The best Android cell phone to date?It´s only the last statement that holds true, at least in our own lights. Still, the HTC Hero demonstrates t...
Different, but ergonomic design, Teflon coating that protects the device from scratches and fingerprints, Customizable and intuitive Sense interface, Excellent browser, Facebook and Flickr connectivity and functionality, Handy screen keyboards, Awesome incall quality
Gets rather sluggish at times, Mediocre camera, Feeble video playback functionality, Bad sound quality through the boxed earphones, Teflon coating only available on the white version
So, what do you think? Is the HTC Hero the much anticipated fairytale hero? The smartphone of the future? The best Android cell phone to date?It´s only the last statement that holds true, at least in our own lights. Still, the HTC Hero demonstrates the...
Abstract: Time, at last, for an HTC Hero Review round-up. After working feverishly on the new look MobileMentalism for what seems like the past 100 years (still not finished - give me time, people, itll be worht the wait ;), I remembered that I said Id do a re...
Published: 2009-07-28, Author: Russell , review by: mobileburn.com
Great UI, hugely customizable, 3.5mm headphone port, 5mp camera
No music player equalizer, no camera flash or night mode, poor video recording
The HTC Hero is a great handset that I thoroughly enjoyed using. Its older brother, the Magic, was great fun when I tested it a while back, but the Hero is better still and Id happily use one as my everyday phone. Its quite something for me to heart...
