HTC Hero Android Phone
- Android-powered, 3G-enabled smartphone with 3.2-inch touchscreen display and easy access to social networking sites
- Sprint Mobile Broadband Network via EV-DO connectivity; Sprint TV and Amazon MP3 Store enabled; GPS turn-by-turn directions via Sprint Navigation
- 5-megapixel camera/camcorder; Wi-Fi networking; Bluetooth stereo music; microSD memory expansion; personal and corporate e-mail
- Up to 5 hours of talk time
- What’s in the Box: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, 2 GB microSD memory card, USB cable, quick start guide, user manual
Amazon.com Product Description
Built on the Android Platform, the HTC Hero for Sprint offers a rich mobile Internet experience, an intuitive user interface for extraordinary personalization power, and a full capacitive touchscreen display. With the Android smartphone platform, you’ll be able to access built-in Google mobile services–including Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail and YouTube. And through Android Market, you’ll get access to thousands of useful applications, widgets and fun games to download and install on your phone, with many more apps being added every day.
Stay connected using the integrated social networking apps including Facebook, Twitter and Flickr, as well as add more apps via the Android Market. |
Capture on-the-go memories with the 5.0-megapixel camera/camcorder. |
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It also includes HTC Sense, a user interface overlay from HTC that makes it easy for you to create an individualized mobile experience tailored specifically to your needs.
You’ll enjoy high-speed connectivity via Sprint’s dependable 3G network (EV-DO Rev. 0.) as well as such optional services as Sprint Navigation for GPS turn-by-turn directions and Sprint TV’s video-on-demand with full-motion video and vivid sound (see more details on optional services below).
Stay connected using the integrated social networking apps including Facebook, Twitter and Flickr, and capture memories with the 5.0-megapixel camera/camcorder. You can also get quick and easy access to specific voicemail messages via the Visual Voicemail feature, which enables you to go directly to a specific message, without needing to listen to or skip past previous messages. Other features include Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g), microSD memory expansion (up to 32 GB), access to personal and corporate e-mail, and up to 5 hours of talk time.
HTC Sense and Smart User Features
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The intuitive HTC Sense overlay allows the HTC Hero to be completely customized according to your desires and needs via the seven-panel wide home screen, which can be populated with customizable widgets that bring information to the surface.
The HTC Hero users can easily create and switch between Scenes to reflect different moments or roles in your life, such as work, social, travel and play. For example, a work Scene can be easily set up to include stock updates, work e-mail and calendar; a play Scene could have music, weather, and a Twitter feed; or a travel Scene could offer instant access to the local time, weather and maps.
You can silence the HTC Hero by simply turning it over. It also offers an advanced smart dialer for quickly accessing contacts with just a few letters or numbers and a dedicated search key that automatically searches for only information relevant to the current function. When pressed in the mail application, the search will be for text within the mailbox, while a press of the same key from the browser will initiate a Google search.
This device also offers the HTC Footprints application, which enables you to chronicle your on-the-go special moments by capturing a digital postcard on their phone. Once captured, Footprints provides the ability to take notes and an audio clip of that favorite restaurant or special place while identifying its specific location. In addition to identifying each postcard with its specific GPS coordinates, Footprints also auto-names each postcard with its general location or area.
Key Features
- Powered by the Android operating system with deep integration of Google services and access to thousands of apps to customize your phone via the Android Market.
- Fast 3G connectivity thanks to Sprint’s EV–DO, Rev 0 network
- GPS using Sprint Navigation for turn by turn directions, and points of interest searches
- 3.2-inch touch-enabled screen (320 x 480 pixels, 262K color depth, LED backlighting)
- 5-megapixel camera with auto-focus lens
- Video capture capabilities
- Digital audio player allows you to transfer music files from a PC or download tunes from the Amazon MP3 Store.
- Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g) for accessing home and corporate networks as well as hotspots while on the go.
- Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity with stereo music streaming (A2DP) capabilities as well as hands-free headsets and car kits.
- Memory expansion via microSD card slot with support for optional cards up to 32 GB.
- Access to personal and corporate e-mail with Microsoft Direct Push Technology and HTML support. Send and receive email from multiple corporate and personal email accounts. Also, get wireless email access to popular commercial POP3 and IMAP accounts like AOL, Gmail, and Yahoo!
- Instant messaging via popular services including Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger.
- View documents including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF on the go to maximize your productivity
- Visual Voicemail gives you quick and easy access to just the messages you want to listen to by letting you go directly to a specific message, without needing to listen to or skip past previous messages.
- Airplane mode allows you to listen to music while the cellular connectivity is turned off
- TTY compatible
- Hearing Aid Compatible (HAC) with a rating of M3 for hearing aids operating in the acoustic mode. This handset has a HAC rating of T3 for hearing aids operating in the telecoil mode.
- 3.5mm stereo headset jack
Vital Statistics
The HTC Hero weighs 4.5 ounces and measures 4.5 x 2.2 x 0.5 inches. Its 1500 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5 hours of talk time. It runs on the 800/1900 CDMA/EV-DO Rev. 0 frequencies.
What’s in the Box
HTC Hero handset, rechargeable battery, charger, 2 GB microSD memory card, USB cable, quick start guide, user manual
Sprint Services
- Broadband-like 3G network: Supporting the EV-DO Rev. A high-speed data standard, this phone enables you to download and stream high-quality video, straight onto your phone. Where coverage is available, EV-DO Rev. A connectivity provides average download speeds ranging from 400 to 700 Kbps, with peak rates up to 2 Mbps.
- GPS capable with Sprint Navigation: This GPS-enabled phone provides optional access to Sprint Navigation for driving directions on your mobile phone–by voice and onscreen. Along the way, turn-by-turn directions will be announced in a clear voice and displayed on your phone. For example, Sprint Navigation will say, “Go 1.2 miles and turn right on Elm Street.” As you approach the turn, you will hear, “Turn right on Elm Street.” Sprint Navigation also provides proactive traffic alerts with one click re-routing. And it’s easy to find restaurants, banks, cafes, hotels and more from over 10 million points of interest across the U.S.
- Sprint TV enabled: With Sprint TV, you can make your cell phone your always-on source for news, weather, sports and more. This comprehensive video service combines high-quality streaming audio and video from channels including ABC, The Weather Channel, Fox Sports, E!, CNN, The Discovery Channel, and more.
- Stay Sporty with Sprint: With NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile, instantly connect to the NASCAR information you want, when you want it. Follow NASCAR action from practice to race day with real-time leaderboard and alerts. Get exclusive access to your favorite NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver with real-time driver stats, breaking news and more. Live in-car audio, race radio, NASCAR on SPEED and other audio/video only available on select phones. Visit sprint.com/speed for details.
To access, just text “NASCAR” to 7777 on your Sprint phone or visit the Sprint Digital Lounge to download NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile (standard text messaging and data rates apply).
This phone also provides access to Sprint Football Live–free for any phone with a data plan. You’ll be able to follow all the live play-by-play action with the Live Game Center for both pro and college football games, as well as stay on top of the pro football draft with a Live Draft Tracker and in-depth analysis and bios on nearly 500 top prospects. Access by texting “FOOTBALL” to 7777 on the handset to download Sprint Football Live from Sprint Digital Lounge (standard text messaging and data rates apply).
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coming from using blackberries, storm and iphone user and now am using sprint Htc touch pro 2. first of all the screen on the phone is horrible comparing to the new blackberries and other phones ive used, Ive always purchased expensive phones and htc hero is terribly slow and it keeps freezing all the time, some time have to do a battery pull, htc sense its very beautiful and useful but the phone processor cant handle it. with the right hardware its a winner, htc is known for making operating system easier for the user,i like android alot i think androids kicks iphones ass because of the personalization it offers and android look more today then the iphone operating system . iphone as a bunch of icons on a black background its a damn shame because iphone doesnt deserve all the sucess it as compared to android and web OS. i get great service form sprint here in boston, and all the features sprint offers is great gps,tv,unlimited data,text and video for 69.99 is great. if the phone had a faster processor it would be a winner. gave the phone to my little pro because am 20 and if your like me like everything to be on point and fast than the htc hero is not for you.
only giving 2 stars because of htc sense makes android look grown.
Rating: 2 / 5
I’ve had my HTC Hero for two months now. Having used an iPhone and my iPod Touch previously, I’ve found the HTC to be very, very lacking in many important areas.
Most pressing, there’s a significant response lag when using the touch screen features. A reboot or hard reboot is often necessary to clear issues which cause the slow downs. An impatient person will find this maddening.
Secondly, the apps seem to work on their own time frame. The weather widget, for example, doesn’t provide real-time weather UNLESS you click on the widget and refresh. Even then the widget doesn’t update on the main screen! Other apps, although free in many cases, are very limited and often generic but can’t hold a candle to the performance or features of iPhone apps.
In summary, this phone tries to compete with Apple’s iPhone but comes up far short in almost all categories. Bypass this phone for now…
Rating: 2 / 5
I have played with this phone numerous times and I came away disappointed each time. The concept on the phone is great, take great pictures and the Apps are amazing. But the hardware is slow and laggy. And that’s huge IMO, we all want a phone that is quick and responsive. Maybe the update coming out Q1 of 2010 will fix it.
Rating: 3 / 5
Just got my phone an hour ago and I’m not happy. If you have a bluetooth headset and you’re used to using the button on it to activate voice dialing, you’re going to be disappointed. For some reason, HTC didn’t properly implement that feature. So, if you push the button on your bluetooth headset or speakerphone, nothing happens. This is a basic feature built into most phones nowadays – even my free phone could do this, and it surprises me that HTC didn’t implement it on their flagship Android phone. Why would you build a phone that cannot be voice activated for the bluetooth headset?? Isn’t that the whole point of the bluetooth headset to have a hands-free phone? I’m returning my phone tomorrow and going back to my free basic phone that actually works like a phone!!
Rating: 1 / 5
I absolutely love this phone. Im not a big techy, electronic guy, so im not looking for perfection. This phone does everything I want…..and I upgraded already to android 2.1
Now to the but….
I switched to Sprint From ATT, cuz att nickels and dimes you for everything. And also guys from Best Buy said you get more for your money from Sprint; which you do. My problem is the constant dropped calls and bad signals. We live in California, is it just where we live. Does anyone else out there in Cali have this problem…?
Rating: 5 / 5
1 day old TP2 and possessing some adjustment shock. I will appear thoroughly thru this website, nevertheless it is so diverse from my q and my palm 800 which had been each largely the same. Right now the only thing I truly comprehend is how you can access world wide web ( which can be why I bought it ) Creating calls recieving messages is harder, moving photos to TP@ so I can use it being a viewer seems impossible. I can move them but i want them being easily observed within the device. Learning curve I hope is all.
Does anybody know which type of video files are supported? I remember the Instinct only could dl 3gp utilizing opera mini. I downloaded the twist ap, perhaps that is the issue? How can I watch movies from websites other than youtube? Which file sorts? Usually I am given the choice of 3gp or mpeg4. Cannot get either to work. Thank you for your time! Rattling I want I used to be eligible for the improve to EVO!
Thanks for the good article, I am very excited. I have had my phone for simply over a month now and am actually enjoying the entire loose apps from the android market, being able to have the web and navigation at my fingertips the entire time. The only less than idea feature is the image/video textual content messages, as they don’t seem to be downloading properly.