Certain Facts Regarding HTC Hero - Is It The New Sunup For Smartphones?


HTC Hero Review - the most glorified smart phone from the HTC even has been the doing the rounds from middle of 2009 and it has been a center of attraction for most of us. This is the third HTC phone based on the new age Android Platform and HTC have extended to new heights of personalization with the Hero.

This good-looking phone has a radical pattern and most of its surface area is sheltered by a glass touch screen that ensures easy managing. All of 135 grams, it fits comfortably into your palm and the implicit keyboard although a bit cramped is quite convenient to use. The glossy word forecast system in the Hero further makes writing messages and mails simple. Maneuvering through the applications in the Sprint HTC Hero is kid's game with the good back lit track ball in the 'chin'. Finger print smears and scratches on the touch screen are kept at bay by a coating on the screen and this is one among the numerous firsts in Hero.

The original "HTC Sense" interface works marvels and simplifies all your daily activities on the phone. This aspect surely provides it an edge over i-phone and Nokia N series. The browser of the Hero has bigger media viewing options as it supports flash applications. The Hero's 3.2 inch HVGA touch screen is a pleasure to manage and the display images are affluent, crisp and sharp. The vividness of the screen is automatically controlled by the in-built light anteena. The HTC Hero comes with a 2 GB SD card and supports up to 8 GB. Generally the design of the Hero is sleek and modern.

With Hero, HTC has even fallen into all too recognized pitfalls. The 5 mbps camera is not great and the zooming controls mounted on the trackball makes it uncomfortable to manage. Full blown use of each applications in the Hero would effect in a dead battery before the end of the day. And for the radiation conscious the SAR (Radiation) rating of 1.13 is slightly on the higher side.

Overall with Hero, HTC has maked sure a great phone with a brilliant design which could possibly keep Apple and Nokia on their toes.

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