On Thursday, Sprint and HTC announced the upcoming launch of the HTC Hero, Sprint’s first Google Android-based smartphone. The Hero is the first Android phone with a redesigned user interface called HTC Sense, which offers a multi-panel, customizable home screen with Internet-based widgets.
The HTC Hero will cost $179.99 with a two-year contract and after $150 in rebates when it goes on sale Oct. 11. That’s a slightly lower price than Sprint’s other flagship smart phones, the Palm Pre and BlackBerry Tour 9630, which both cost $199 after rebates.
Source: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2352396,00.asp
| Processor | Qualcomm? MSM7200A?, 528 MHz |
| Operating System | Android? |
| Memory | ROM: 512 MB RAM: 288 MB |
| Dimensions (LxWxT) | 112 x 56.2 x 14.35 mm ( 4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 inches) |
| Weight | 135 grams ( 4.76 ounces) with battery |
| Display | 3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 320×480 HVGA resolution |
| Network | HSPA/WCDMA:
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
(Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.) |
| Device Control | Trackball with Enter button |
| GPS | Internal GPS antenna |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth? 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets Wi-Fi?: IEEE 802.11 b/g HTC ExtUSB? (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one) 3.5 mm audio jack |
| Camera | 5.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus |
| 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 |
| Battery | Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery Capacity: 1350 mAh Talk time:
Standby time:
(The above are subject to network and phone usage.) |
| Expansion Slot | microSD? memory card (SD 2.0 compatible) |
| AC Adapter | Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz DC output: 5V and 1A |
| Special Features | G-sensor Digital Compass |
Note: Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
Source: http://www.htc.com/www/product/hero/specification.html
