Sprint was the first carrier to join Google Android and HTC Hero is a very good effort. A number of new features have been integrated into the mobile phone to make the experience complete android. The device is highly personalized and HTC Sense makes it even easier to customize. The dimensions are 112 x 56.2 x 14.35mm and weighs 135g. It is essentially a lightweight mobile phone, however, it is portable and can be carried in your pocket. The Li-Ion 1350 mAh provides talk time of 420 minutes for WCDMA and GSM in 470 minutes and standby time of 750 hours in WCDMA and 440 hours for GSM.

HTC Hero has a design very different from the rest of the crowd. Even if the style chin received some strange comments from users, the style definitely makes Hero look different. The phone has no meaning plastic and has a brushed metal plate just below the screen before taking the phone looks sturdy and solid.

HTC Hero has a 3.2 "Large touch screen capacitive with a resolution of 480 x 320. Even if it is not superior to other screens available now, the screen displays brilliant images. There is a ambient light sensor near the screen that lets you view images in different lighting conditions. However, like any other phones, HTC Hero suffers also show a screen readable in bright sunlight. Interestingly, the accelerometer changes orientation when you rotate the phone from portrait to landscape and vice versa. However, this feature only works with some applications.
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At the rear of HTC Hero is a 5 megapixel camera without flash. He takes pictures of decent quality and you can add tags and Geo Footprints easier. Some options are available to use the camera in a practical setting. The video recording capabilities is as good and you can download the video directly on YouTube. Built-in media player supports various file types and is easy to organize and play your playlist using the touch screen interface. YouTube videos are played in the video player very well, but the player is not too good for other video formats.

The available GPS with HTC Hero works very well and he moves with precision. You can also use Google Maps to navigate to the location of your choice. The basic features of messaging such as SMS, MMS and e-mails can be drafted and sent to contacts easily. The web browser is sufficient for a smart phone midrange, even if it has problems with Flash Support. Twitter and Facebook widgets allow you to network with your friends wherever you are.

HTC Hero multi-touch features that let you use the touch screen without any hassle. Just pinch the screen to zoom while viewing images and Web pages. You do not need a stylus to use touch interface because it is capacitive and you must use your finger to activate the menus. Press Swipes are smoother and longer term shows the application menus. On the screen, there are some interesting buttons for those who are not always rely on the tactile interface. The Hero HTC has a full QWERTY keyboard and a numeric keypad dialer. The buttons are well placed and with a few days use the phone you used.

The user interface is no longer a simple interface android that you've seen in other mobile phones. The phone uses HTC sense will allow you to customize everything from the right boards to the home screen. Twitter apps and Footprints allow Geo Tagging of photos and voice memos can be created. Scenes feature allows you to change the theme of your phone depending on what you do for the day.

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