The HTC Hero, which is also known as the T-Mobile G2 touch in the UK, Germany, Austria, Croatia, the Netherlands, and Hungary, is known as the Era G2 Touch in Poland. It is part of the A-series Android phone manufactured by HTC Corporation. It is the third phone from HTC to run on the Android operating system. The HTC Hero has the characteristic curve at the lower end and has a sleek and stylish body that measures 4.4 inches in length, 2.2 inches in width and 0.5 inches in width. In addition, it features a 3.2-inch HVGA (Half Video Graphics Array) touchscreen with an anti-fingerprint coating. However, the highlight of the phone lies beneath all this beauty.
New Sense UI technology enables device customization based on customer needs and gives them more access to all information at a glance through features like custom profiles, condensed view of all communications with a specific contact whether in the form of e-mail or text messages or multimedia messages, Facebook status updates, etc.
Other highlights of the smartphone include GPS, a digital compass, a gravity sensor, a 5-megapixel camera, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a microSD expansion slot. It also has a compromised search button to allow for more contextual searching that not only includes searching contact lists or emails, but also Twitter and other areas of the device. It is available in seven different color styles, including black, white, yellow, pink, gold, red, and turquoise. The web browser includes Flash and multi-touch support. Email support includes IMAP4, POP3, and Microsoft Exchange Server.
Other specifications of this Android phone include:
– Screen resolution: 320 x 480
– Input devices: multi-touch touchscreen with lipophobic coating, trackball
– The GSM version has a Teflon phone cover (White); The CDMA version has a gray rubber cover
– Battery: 1350 mAh (GSM edition); 1500 mAh (CDMA edition)
– Talk time: 470 minutes to 420 minutes
– Standby time: 440 hours to 750 hours
– Qualcomm MSM 7200A 528MHz ARM processor
– RAM: 288MB
-ROM: 512MB
– Operating system: Android 1.5 and HTC Sense
– Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
– Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR and A2DP
– HTC ExtUSB (Mini-B USB backwards compatible)
– Accelerometer
– Supports MP3, AAC (AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC), AMR-NB, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, MIDI, and Windows Media Audio 9 music formats, and MPEG-4, H.263, H.264, and Windows Media Video video formats 9 sizes
Among the Android phone applications, we have Sherpa that allows you to get suggestions about activities and events based on your current location. The app keeps track of your tastes and preferences and notifies you accordingly. Shop Savvy is yet another app. Provides unique price comparison and shopping assistance. When your Hero camera focuses on any barcode, it displays the best prices and stocks available at your current location and online. All you have to do is point your camera at the barcode and follow the instructions and an immediate list of products and prices is left to your discretion. Locale is an application that allows you to configure the settings of your mobile according to the location in which you are.
You can change your ringtone when you enter your office premises and immediately change it to informal tones once you are out of the office. Similarly, features such as ringer volume, GPS radio, and other features can be customized. Aloqa is another app that scans your local area and gives you quick information about events and programs happening in your locality like parties, restaurant launches, etc. It acts as your interactive pocket directory. You also have a Splash Play which is a virtual guitar interface. It allows you to experience your musical abilities at your own will. Cardio Trainer, as the name suggests, is a health and fitness app for your HTC. It gives you information about all your fitness related parameters. Other apps also available are Pandora which is a music streaming app and Mobile Defense Android which helps you track your mobile phone in cases of phone loss.