HTC Hero – HTC Hero Review


July 7th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under

HTC Hero

The launch of HTC Hero was interesting event to see this impressive model while people were still engrossed in iPhones and 3GS. HTC Hero is a automated phone working like human, specifically a combined version of HTC Magic and the G1. Hero, slightly thicker than Magic, this 14.3 mm cute sports much better features. Checkout HTC Hero Deals for some great contract deals.

HTC Hero – Package

HTC Hero is attractively packed seemingly sleek without bulk. The touch screen response is just accurate with better display accommodating up to 7 customized sections screens. The user is free to easily scroll right and left on the screen to reach any customized on-screen profile.

It features 5 mega pixel camera with 3.5 mm jack, but without a Qwerty keyboard. It has options for Twitter feed. With built-in widgets, HTC Hero can download different widgets for the joy of customizing experience.

HTC Hero – Skin

HTC Hero is innovative for the innovative humanoid experience out of Windows Mobile TouchFLO 3D skin with housing several scrollable widgets at the bottom. Actually, the set has more than what the company offers. HTC Hero provides easy access to Facebook, Flicker, and more beside manageable Twitter. For sending messages through Twitter, you only need to directly swipe and access the required application located at the keys of the widget.

The admirers of TouchFLO 3D interface will fall for the users’ interface of HTC Hero. It is supported with a strong hardware with improvised skin of Magic, HTC Hero truly keep its promise of Android experience.

HTC Hero – The charms of music

If you have heard the music on the first two versions of HTC, you will know better the superior music quality of the version Hero. It has on the tip of finger accessibility to play list, artists and songs through flow-style interface for music. It has speaker phone, MP3, vibration, WAV and polyphonic downloadable ring tones. The 5 mega pixel auto focus camera doesn’t give out outstanding quality pictures and the lack of flash makes snaps taken in the dark want a lot. Switch over to the video mode to enjoy the Flash videos on HTC Hero’s 3.2 inch screen.

It is simply enjoyable to see contact information getting updated whether you use Facebook or add pictures. Compared to HTC Magic, the Hero version is much upgraded in both the portrait and landscape models. It is just as accurate as iPhones. The Li-Ion 1350 mAh standard battery allows 7-8 hours of talk time. The standby time for 2G and 3G models is 440 and 750 hours respectively. HTC Hero features Bluetooth® v2.0 with A2DP and mini USB, not infrared.

It features a multitouch facility from Apple with swift accessibility. The text is expandable and reducible. The complete internet solution is compatible with HTC Hero. Despite high-end features, HTC Hero has limitation, the trackball or scrolling with fingers is slow. One keeps wondering why the 528MHz processor is used in HTC Hero when 600MHz+ is already on the market. Checkout this HTC Hero Video review to see the handset in action.