The HTC Hero vs iPhone 3G

Reviews | Wednesday October 7 2009 2:26 pm | Comments (0)
Sprint HTC Hero

Hero

Apple iPhone 3G

Iphone
Cost $ 180 $ 99
Monthly cost $ 70* $100 (approx)
Display 3.2 inch 320×480 pixels 3.5 inch 320 by 480
3G Yes Yes
Processor 528 MHz Qualcomm processor 620 Mhz ARM
External Storage Yes No
Bluetooth Integrated Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP stereo support
WiFi Integrated 802.11 b/g WiFi
Camera 5.0 megapixel auto focus camera 3.0 megapixel, fixed focus
GPS Yes Yes
Trackball Yes No
headset 3.5 mm 3.5 mm
Removable Battery Yes No
when the battery dies while
travellin		 you pop in a spare Look for a charger
weight 4.5 ounces 4.8 ounces
Size 4.46 x 2.22 x 0.54 inches 4.5 x 2.4 x .45

* This is the “Everything Data Plan” which is unlimited cellular calls to other cells, unlimited text.

HTC Hero voted Best Gadget of 2009

News, Reviews | Monday October 5 2009 12:34 pm | Comments (0)

Hero

The UK’s Daily Mail reports that the HTC Hero was voted Best Gadget of 2009 at the 2009 “Stuff Gadget Awards”, beating the iPhone 3Gs.

Fraser Macdonald, Stuff’s expert judge and Editor, stated

‘With the HTC Hero, we’ve finally got a phone that fully exploits the potential of the Android OS to be as clever and as sexy as the iPhone.’

The annual Stuff Gadget Awards reviews the best of consumer technology, and has a panel of expert judges.

To be fair, tho, the iPhone 3Gs was awarded the ‘Phone of the Year’ award.

Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal reviews the HTC Hero

Reviews | Friday October 2 2009 3:50 am | Comments (0)

Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal reviewed the HTC Hero.

Walt had this to say:

In general, I like the Hero and can recommend it to Sprint customers, or others looking for something powerful, but different.

The rest of the article can be found here…

Stephen Fry reviews the HTC Hero

Reviews | Tuesday September 29 2009 5:37 pm | Comments (0)

Stephen Fry, the British comedian/actor/game show host, has added his tuppence to the many reviews of the HTC Hero phone.

His review can be found here.

His review is notable in that uses some English most Americans are unfamiliar with:

The screen has that oleophobic, fingerprint-repelling coating first encountered on the iPhone 3GS. The body (in the white version at least) is teflon coated. And whoopy-doo! – do my eyes deceive me? – a standard audio jack for attaching proper headphones! And wowzerooni! – a 5.0 Mp f2.8 autofocus camera.

Wowzerooni, indeed!