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July 2009
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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
Epic customizability
Well-designed home screen widgets with live updates
Easy-to-use keyboard
Convenient Android Market for apps
Multitouch capability
Flash support
3.5-millimeter headphone jack
Facebook integration.
Excellent build. Capacitive touch screen. Lots of new
Useful applications. Inexpensive.
HTC Sense provides great selection of widgets
Highly accurate touchscreen with haptic feedback
Very good Web browser
Sprint Navigation and Sprint TV included
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
Same beautiful display found on G1 and myTouch
Optimized version of HTC's Sense improves performance over earlier version
Possibly the best virtual keyboard design currently available (though it will require more powerful hardware to surpass iPhone...
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
The HTC Hero offers a highly customizable user interface thanks to HTC Sense. It also improves on past Android devices with Outlook e-mail
Calendar
And contacts synchronization
A 3.5mm headphone jack
And a 5-megapixel camera. Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
GPS
...
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
Fantastic interface design. Great Twitter and Facebook apps and widgets. Solid messaging features. Desktop-grade Web browsing. ...
Ergonomic design with solid construction
Sense UI is attractive and customizable
Great UI
Hugely customizable
3.5mm headphone port
5mp camera
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
Sluggish at times
Flash video is dodgy
No easy way to back up and restore
Button and menu overkill.
Some bugs. Slow Internet speeds. Lousy camera.
No camera flash
Lackluster camcorder
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.
RAM/processor duo are a bit tired in tomorrow's market
Though not as bad as many claim
Keyboard performance seems to break down long before other apps show signs of distress
And the keyboard should be prioritized
Ability to multi-task and load the...
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
The smartphone can occasionally be sluggish. Flash content didnt always work from the Web browser. Apps must still be downloaded to the phones internal memory. Media syncing software would nice
As would be a file manager.
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
Multimedia playback
Especially with pre-recorded videos
Was difficult to manage. Camera was disappointing. Design could be more exciting. ...
Abstract: Android non ha nemmeno due anni di età e tranquillamente tiene già il passo con Windows Mobile, Blackberry, iPhone e Symbian. Certo è evidente che sia ancora in crescita: è un adolescente (e a tratti capriccioso), ma incarnato in Htc Hero inizia a ...
Veloce da usare, facile da gestire e con la possibilità di personalizzare linterfaccia a totale gradimento. Adatto a pi usi, dal business al divertimento. Il design sobrio e le migliorie hardware apportate avvicinano il prodotto a smartp...
I tasti di scelta e la trackball sono un po troppo piccoli e alcuni con dita un po grandi non potrebbero avere vita facile con essi. Lo spazio totale per immagazzinare contenuti multimediali, allacquisto di soli 2,5 GB
HTC Hero segna un nuovo passo nello sviluppo degli smartphone basati su Android. Linterfaccia Sense è sicuramente un nuovo capitolo per questi prodotti che si avvicinano ancora di più, a livello di funzionalità e usabilità, agli iPhone...
Android Benutzeroberfläche, starkes Display, riesige Ausstattung, gut verarbeitet, schnell
kurze AkkuLaufzeit, gewöhnungsbedürftiges „KnickGehäuse“, kein Näherungssensor, teuer
Wer eine gut ausgestattete Smartphone-Alternative zum iPhone sucht, braucht hier nicht lange überlegen: HTC nähert sich mit großen Schritten dem Branchenprimus und hat ein fast perfekt ausgestattetes Smartphone abgeliefert. Angesichts diverser Nachfol...
Abstract: Das HTC Hero ist etwa 12 Monate alt und gehört damit schon fast zum alten Eisen unter den Smartphones. Mit ein wenig Eigeninitative und Bastelfreude lässt sich das Smartphone höher Takten und mit Android 2.2 ausstatten. Das Hero war einst etwas besonde...
Abstract: Wie kann man auf Android-Handys neue Firmware aufspielen? Immerhin ist Android ein offenes Linux-Betriebssystem für Mobiltelefone, an dem nicht nur Tüftler ihren Spaß haben. Welche Möglichkeiten hat man damit? Ist es wirklich so offen?Linux gilt seit J...
Das HTC Hero kann man durchaus empfehlen wenn:der Kunde eine mobile Flat hat oder dazu abschließen möchteTelefonie und Internetfunktionen im Vordergrund stehenWert auf Spiele und andere Zusatzsoftware gelegt wird Kategorien: Smartphones Tags: Android...
Abstract: "Das Hero ist ein Mobiltelefon, das wie für Sie geschaffen ist", verspricht Hersteller HTC im Werbetext. Dank der neuen Sense-Oberfläche lässt sich das Smartphone in der Tat stark an die Vorlieben des Nutzers anpassen. Auch äußerlich hebt sich das H...
Abstract: Dazu tragen auch sechs dezente Shortcut-Tasten und der hervorragende Trackball bei, mit denen man blitzschnell in die wichtigsten Menüs wechselt und durch Websites scrollt..
Das HTC Hero mit Android™ Betriebssystem überzeugte nach kurzer Eingewöhnung mit seinen Inneren WertenDas HTC Hero bietet mit einem Marktpreis von 460.-€ (ohne Vertrag) eine erstklassige Ausstattung. Mit seinem Qualcomm MSM7200A 528...
HTC hat mit dem Hero wahrhaftig eine Bombe platzen lassen. Nicht nur in Bezug auf Ausstattung und intuitiver Handhabung ist den Taiwanesen ein zukunftsweisendes Smartphone gelungen, sondern auch in punkto Design. Der obligatorische Knick dürfte mittler...
