With the HTC Hero, personalisation lets you create a phone that is just right for you. Sporting a 3.2 inch touchscreen display, the Hero runs on the latest version of the Android operating system (known as Cupcake) which lets you download apps from the Android Market and features full compatibility with Google services such as Google Maps and Gmail. The Hero is the first phone to embody HTC Sense - an intuitive seamless experience that puts multiple channels such as Email and Facebook in your contacts and will also show you the latest photos your friends have uploaded. Also included is a 5.0 Megapixel camera with Autofocus, HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, built in GPS and Bluetooth.
HTC Hero continues HTCs leadership in cutting-edge design that focuses on introducing a variety of distinct devices to represent your own individuality. Boasting bevelled edges and an angled bottom, the HTC Hero is contoured to fit comfortably in your hand and against your face while youre on a call. The HTC Hero is built to last beginning with an anti-fingerprint screen coating for improved smudge resistance and a longer lasting, clearer display. With its 3.2-inch HVGA display, the HTC Hero is optimized for Web, multimedia and other content while maintaining a small size and weight that fits comfortably in your hand. It also boasts a broad variety of hardware features including a GPS, digital compass, gravity-sensor, 3.5mm stereo headset jack, a 5 mega-pixel autofocus camera and expandable MicroSD memory.
HTC Hero also includes a dedicated Search button that goes beyond basic search, providing you with a more natural, contextual search experience that enables you to search through Twitter, locate people in your contact list, find emails in your inbox or search in any other area in Hero. Includes: Hero GSM Unlocked Quad-band Phone Li-ion Battery USB Data Cable Stereo Handsfree Headset User Manual
Here are my detailed observations, starting first with the good things:
ReplyDelete1. If you use gmail and Google calendar, Android will synchronize your life. If you add contacts on your phone, they show up on your gmail account within a few seconds, and vice versa. If you add calender items online, they show up on the phone, and vice versa. It just works. All phones should be this easy.
2. The GPS is great, much better than my older HTC phone. It finds satellites quickly, even indoors when I'm not particularly close to a window. If it doesn't find satellites, the phone will locate itself using cell phone towers.
3. HTC's "Sense" interface is pretty nice.
4. There is an ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts screen brightness to match the environment, like the iphone. It works well most of the time.
5. Google's apps store, while still lagging behind the iPhone, is catching up fast. There are a lot of good ones, ranging from useful things like WeatherBug, to nerd toys like the barcode reader and sky constellation viewer for astronomy nerds. You can read user comments before you install any app, which helps weed out the flakier ones.