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Testseek.com have collected 155 expert reviews of the Helio Hero and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Helio Hero.
 
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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
  • Handy screen keyboards
  • Awesome incall quality
  • Great UI
  • Hugely customizable
  • 3.5mm headphone port
  • 5mp camera
  • Big
  • Bright display
  • Loud stereo speakers
  • Media co-processor
  • USB cable and earphones included
  • Excellent call quality. High-res screen. MySpace client.
  • The Helio Hero has a 2-megapixel camera
  • EV-DO support
  • Tight MySpace integration
  • A great display
  • A beautiful user interface
  • 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...
  • Bulky and heavy
  • No external volume rocker
  • Weak messaging features
  • Skimpy multimedia content (for now)
  • Hazy snapshots
  • No voice calling and iffy conference calling
  • Heavier than most standard cell phones
  • Number keys are difficult to push

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  Published: 2009-07-23, review by: gadgetguy.com.au

  • Abstract:  The HTC Hero touchscreen mobile phone is the companys latest 3rd release of a phone using the Android operating system. And it is their best effort yet. Thats not to diss the earlier and - the Dream was after all HTCs first go with Android...

 
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  Published: 2010-04-21, review by: tomshardware.co.uk

  • Well-thought out Sense interface, nicely integrated with Android, Innovative, functional design, Good interent handling, Multitouch screen, Efficient search engine, Innovative, functional design, Good interent handling, Multitouch screen, Efficient search
  • Progress needed for multimedia, Overly dependent on Google services, The Hero is a more mature Android phone. Progress still needs to be made but it is certainly the best of the phones currently using the Google OS

 
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  Published: 2010-04-10, review by: recombu.com

  • The HTC Hero Pink is superb and the best iPhone competitor we've reviewed so far. Our only disappointment is that HTC didn't use a faster processor. If you're not bothered by the slight lag though then we couldn't recommend this phone enough.Add your o...

 
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  Published: 2009-12-11, review by: itreviews.com

  • Abstract:  The HTC Hero is the best Android based handset we have seen to date. The abundance of home screens may be difficult for some to master, but you only need to use what you want to and can ignore the rest. Battery life might be a concern to some, though....

 
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  Published: 2009-11-27, review by: gadgetrepublic.com

  • Battery power can drain easily if you switch on all updates and it can run a little sluggishly if you've lots of applications open at once, but if you're looking for a powerful smart phone that has a world of great apps at its fingertips and does every...

 
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  Published: 2009-11-16, review by: expertreviews.co.uk

  • The new Hero is fast, with a good screen and camera, and Android's unrestrictive software is complemented by HTC's Sense apps and interface. ...

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  Published: 2009-10-12, review by: wired.co.uk

  • Abstract:  A lot has happened since the first Google phone arrived, so it makes sense for HTC to make a legitimate stab at upgrading the Android operating system, now that Palm has its web-errific Pre, the iPhone has graduated to video (not to mention cut-and-pas...

 
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  Published: 2009-10-04, review by: letsgomobile.org/en

  • T he combination of HTC and Google Android makes the Hero mobile phone a genuinely new experience. The Magic HTC already gave us a hunch we were witnessing something significant of which we would see much more in the future. And no doubt, HTC now ta...

 
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  Published: 2009-09-28, review by: pocket-lint.com

  • Android OS, Simple design
  • Not much
  • It might have lost the chin, but the performance boost will quell any disappointmentKey specs3.5mm jack, Bluetooth, GPS, Li-ion battery, microSD, Touchscreen, Wi-Fi...

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  Published: 2009-09-09, review by: digitalversus.com

  • Wellthought out Sense interface, nicely integrated with Android, Innovative, functional design, Good interent handling, Multitouch screen, Efficient search engine
  • Progress needed for multimedia, Overly dependent on Google services

 
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