HTC Hero Review

Key Features

Processor 528 MHz ARM 11	Battery Capacity 1350mAh
RAM 288MB	Storage 288MB
Display 3.2-inch	Resolution 320×480 pixels
Rear Camera 5MP	Front Camera n/a

HTC has been officially unveiled its latest Google Android smartphone, the HTC Hero, featuring a new user interface called HTC Sense. also features an anti-fingerprint coating on the screen for smudge resistance and a Teflon coating on the exterior.

Hero’s specs are very much similar to its predecessor HTC Magic, but ups the ante with a 5-megapixel autofocus camera, 3.5mm stereo headset jack, Adobe Flash support, HTC Sense UI, and improved battery life.

HTC Hero comes with a 3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 320×480 HVGA resolution. a 5 mega-pixel autofocus camera and expandable MicroSD memory. HTC Hero also includes a GPS, digital compass, gravity-sensor, Quad-band GSM, trackball, 802.11b/g WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0.

A dedicated Search button enables you to locates people in your contact list, finds emails in your inbox, searches through appointments in the calendar or search in any other area in Hero. HTC is also providing a new profile feature called scenes that allows you to create different customized content profiles about specific events or times in your life.

The HTC Hero will be available in Europe starting  July and in Asia later in the summer. A distinct North American version will be available later in 2009.

HTC Hero specifications:

HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Processor: Qualcomm MSM7200A, 528 MHz

Memory ROM: 512 MB / RAM: 288 MB

Operating System: Android™

Display 3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 320×480 HVGA resolution

5.0 megapixel camera with auto focus

Device Control Trackball with Enter button

Internal GPS antenna

Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless

Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g

3.5 mm audio jack

microSD memory card

G-sensor

Digital Compass

Battery: 1350 mAh

Talk time:

– Up to 420 minutes for WCDMA

– Up to 470 minutes for GSM

Standby time:

– Up to 750 hours for WCDMA

– Up to 440 hours for GSM

Dimensions: 112 x 56.2 x 14.35 mm

Weight: 135 grams

Audio supported formats: MP3, AAC(AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC), AMR-NB, WAV, MIDI and Windows Media Audio 9

Video Supported Formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media Video 9.