The HTC hero is another outpouring of technological wizardry. It looks impressive also. It sports a “chinned” look and is pocketable to boot. Read on to find out the brave details about the Hero.
This is a cheaper and smaller device than that the “Google phone”, the Nexus One, but it looks and acts similar. It also is a lot like the older HTC Magic. The “chin” on the Hero is up for debate as to whether or not it adds or detracts from the appearance of the smartphone. It is simply a matter of personal preference.
HTC Hero - Android Phone
The HTC Hero screen is a bit large for the overall size of the phone. The Hero is 4.46 inches tall and the screen is 3.2 inches in size. The bend in the phone makes it look nice, almost cradled in the smartphone. The resolution is average at 320 by 480 pixels. It seems many smartphones have this same screen. It is a capacitive touch screen so you can use a light touch to get where you need to go when navigating. The accelerometer changes the screen from vertical to horizontal aspect automatically. If you do not always want to use the screen to call up menus, the Hero also has a manual menu button below the display. Also below the screen are the “talk” and “end” keys plus a back button, google search button and a trackball. There is no manual keyboard on the HTC Hero, so the small screen means it will be hard for people with big fingers to type on the touchscreen.
The inside hardware is running a 528 megahertz processor, 288 megabytes of RAM and 512 megabytes of ROM. That is kind of small nowadays, but this is also a somewhat small smartphone. The Hero sports a MicroSD card slot and HTC graciously provides a two gigabyte card for free with the smartphone. A 3.5 millimeter headphone jack is included and a MicroUSB slot for charging and data connections.
HTC Hero
The reason for getting a Hero has got to be the Android operating system. This is powerful and has over 30,000 applications to make your life easier or more productive. It has email, instant messenger, SMS and all the things that a regular smartphone has. It can do other things with the special Android apps that set it apart. The people at HTC also provide their own Sense interface to give you an impressive seven different home screens. This is perhaps the best feature of the operating system because you can customize it to your heart´s desire. The browser on the Hero can support flash, but it is slow to download, depending on the site you are looking at. It is not the smartphone´s fault though, it is the webmasters fault.
HTC Hero - 5MP Camera Phone
The camera on the HTC Hero is five megapixels and has autofocus but no flash. Autofocus will allow you to take clearer pictures. The Hero does not come with an FM Radio, but does come with a music player and a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack.
The Hero has limited call connectivity. It does not use GSM networks yet, just CDMA in two bands, 850 and 1900. It can handle Wi-Fi and Bluetooth though, and has a wired Mini USB connector. The battery is large for a small device and puts out 1500 mAh. That is good for four hours of talk time. The Hero is reasonably priced at Sprint for $179 dollars.
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