Design and build, display quality, interface superbly complimented by HTC Sense UI, music playback, integration with social networking sites, web browser
Interface is still a bit sluggish at times, awkwardly placed BACK key, camera performance is mediocre, expensive, only 2GB card provided with phone
The HTC Hero is the second Android phone to arrive in India after its sibling, the HTC Magic. We had recently reviewed the Magic and although the phone was pretty good, the absence of the Android Market did not go unnoticed. The phone also did not have...
Sooth and responsive UI, Very user friendly Widgets, Music player is superb, Video playback is great
Camera is slow and image quality is average, Phone was just a wee bit sluggish, Limited Bluetooth
Misc. FeaturesWhen it comes to the simpler applications like a Calendar, Alarm, Notes, Stopwatch and such if you can’t find it on the handset already just get it from the AM, it’s all there. The Hero came preloaded with QuickOffice (read only)...
Abstrakt: If you go back to page one of this review, youd probably be over and over that long list of disadvantages in disbelief. We did but hell… in HTC Hero we still trust. Really, some of them are big enough like the flawed video playback (which seems more ...
Up, Up, and AwayAs a device manufacturer, HTC is probably performing on the same level as its immediate competitors such as Samsung and LG. Its devices are definitely on track in terms of technological level, but it isn't making breakthrough achievements ...
Abstrakt: See the phone(Photos: HTC)HTC Corp's Hero, the Taiwan phone maker's third device to run on Google's budding phone operating system Android, is the device many seeking an iPhone alternative have been waiting for.Previews of the Hero on various blog site...
As a device manufacturer, HTC is probably performing on the same level as its immediate competitors such as Samsung and LG. Its devices are definitely on track in terms of technological level, but it isn't making breakthrough achievements in its specif...
Android Benutzeroberfläche, starkes Display, riesige Ausstattung, gut verarbeitet, schnell
kurze AkkuLaufzeit, gewöhnungsbedürftiges „KnickGehäuse“, kein Näherungssensor, teuer
Wer eine gut ausgestattete Smartphone-Alternative zum iPhone sucht, braucht hier nicht lange überlegen: HTC nähert sich mit großen Schritten dem Branchenprimus und hat ein fast perfekt ausgestattetes Smartphone abgeliefert. Angesichts diverser Nachfol...
Abstrakt: Das HTC Hero ist etwa 12 Monate alt und gehört damit schon fast zum alten Eisen unter den Smartphones. Mit ein wenig Eigeninitative und Bastelfreude lässt sich das Smartphone höher Takten und mit Android 2.2 ausstatten. Das Hero war einst etwas besonde...
Abstrakt: Wie kann man auf Android-Handys neue Firmware aufspielen? Immerhin ist Android ein offenes Linux-Betriebssystem für Mobiltelefone, an dem nicht nur Tüftler ihren Spaß haben. Welche Möglichkeiten hat man damit? Ist es wirklich so offen?Linux gilt seit J...
