Phone comparison

HTC Hero

4.2/5

184 votes

GENERAL

Introduced

July 2009

Announced

June 2009

Network (2G)

GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / GSM 850

Network (3G)

HSDPA 2100 / HSDPA 900

Form factor

Block

Antenna type

Internal

SAR Value

1.210 W/Kg

HARDWARE SPECS

HTC Hero

Extras

- Photocall
- 288 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
- microSD (TransFlash)
- CPU Qualcomm MSM 7200A 528 MHz processor

SIZE

HTC Hero

Weight

135.0 g (with battery)

Dimensions

112.0 x 56.2 x 14.4

DISPLAY

HTC Hero

Type

Graphical

Coloured

Yes, TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors

Size

3.20 inch

Resolution

320 x 480 pixels

Extras

- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Handwriting recognition
- Trackball

RINGTONES

HTC Hero

Polyphonic ringtones

Yes

Ringtone profiles

Yes

Extras

- MP3, WAV ringtones
- 3.5 mm audio jack

NETWORKING

HTC Hero

HSDPA speed

7.2 Mbps

GPRS

Yes, Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

EDGE

Yes, Class 10, 236.8 kbps

HSCSD

Yes

WLAN

Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g

Bluetooth

Yes, miniUSB

WAP

Yes

Browser

Yes, HTML

Email client

Yes

Extras

- HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps
- Android OS, v1.5
- GPS with A-GPS support
- Digital compass
- Instant Messaging

CAMERA

HTC Hero

Type

Builtin

Extras

- 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, video, secondary videocall camera

FEATURES

HTC Hero

Vibration

Yes

SMS

Send / Receive

MMS

Send / Receive

Java

Games

Yes, (changeable)

Clock

Yes

Alarm

Yes

Calculator

Yes

Calendar

Yes

To-do list

Yes

Voice memo

Yes

Multiple numbers / contact

Yes

Handsfree

Yes

Headset jack

Yes

Extras

- G-sensor
- Digital compass
- Dedicated search key
- Scenes quick profile switcher
- MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player
- MPEG-4/H.263/H.264/WMV9 player