Technofart

This is the third Android-based phone that HTC has done, and it seems like the first two were just experiments: this is the one that

brings it all together and gets everything right, and of course the biggest plus of having one of these phones is NOT having to use Windows Mobile . Part of the reason I say this is the first real deal Android from HTC is that on this one, for the first time, they’ve put HTC proprietary

software that will give the Hero a lot of the capabilities (like widgets, add-ons, and TouchFLO 3D elements) of Windows Mobile that weren’t there before, so this one really is meant as a viable replacement for a WinMo-based phone. Not only that, but this one sports a curved casing, track ball, white or black matte colors, and a capacitive touch screen (there’s been some debate over whether it’s capacitive or resistive, but the general consensus seems to be that this is the much better capacitive), plus the on-screen keyboard has been called “the best touchscreen typing experience we’ve ever felt” by Engadget when they got ahold of one. Have a look at the video:

Tech Specs

This is a copypasta straight from HTC official website for the Hero (link at the bottom):

Processor: Qualcomm® MSM7200A™, 528 MHz
Operating System: Android™
Memory: ROM: 512 MB, RAM: 288 MB
Dimensions (LxWxT): 112 x 56.2 x 14.35 mm ( 4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 inches)
Weight: 135 grams ( 4.76 ounces) with battery
Display: 3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 320×480 HVGA resolution
Network: HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz

Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds


Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)

Device Control: Trackball with Enter button
GPS: Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity: Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
3.5 mm audio jack
Camera: 5.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus
Audio supported formats: MP3, AAC(AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC), AMR-NB, WAV, MIDI and Windows Media® Audio 9
Video supported formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media® Video 9
Battery: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1350 mAh
Talk time: Up to 420 minutes for WCDMA, and up to 470 minutes for GSM
Standby time: Up to 750 hours for WCDMA, and up to 440 hours for GSM

Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)

Special Features: G-sensor, Digital Compass

Additional Resources and Further Reading

Extremely detailed review from a Russian site called Mobile-Review

Offical HTC site for the Hero