HTC Hero
Release year: 2009
Launch price: 455 € August 2009
The new HTC Hero is a Quad-band HSDPA smartphone equipped with GPS applications and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g connectivity. The memory is expandable (microSD) for ample storage capacity of applications, e-mails with attachments and files. It features a Digital compass, EDGE class 10, WAP 2.0/HTML, Instant Messaging. Bluetooth technology allows the transfer of voice and data (e.g. images and video) between two devices equipped with a Bluetooth solution, all without wires. It is possible to take photographs, add text, music or speech and create a message to easily send as an MMS attachment file. The camera is 5 MP, with autofocus, you can shoot videos and you can see the person you are talking to (video call).
Technical specifications
| Networks | Quad-band GSM 900-1800-1900-850 |
| Dimensions | 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm |
| Weight with battery | 135 g |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1350 mAh |
| Standby time | 750 h (3G) |
| Talk time | 7 h (3G) |
| Processor | Qualcomm MSM 7200A 528 MHz processor |
| Operating system | Android OS, v1.5 |
In the box: Battery, user manual, travel charger
Messaging
| SMS |  |
| MMS | |
| Predictive text (T9) | |
| Video messaging | |
| Chat |  |
Design and display
| Display | TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors and 320 x 480 pixels. |
| Adjustable contrast | |
| Multi-line display | |
| Display color | 65K |
| Display size | 320 x 480 pixels |
| Backlit keypad | |
| Keypad lock | |
| One-touch phonebook access | |
| Antenna | internal |
| Vibration | |
| Headphone jack | |
Features
| SIM Application Toolkit | |
| Built-in speakerphone | |
| J2ME support | |
| Conference calling | |
| Voice recorder | |
| Phonebook entries | Unlimited |
| Memory | 288 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM |
Connectivity
| UMTS | |
| GPRS | |
| EDGE | |
| WAP | |
| IrDA (infrared) | |
| Built-in modem | |
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| Bluetooth | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | |
| USB | |
Personalization
| MP3 player | |
| Custom ringtones | |
| Silent mode | |
| Downloadable ringtones | |
| Polyphonic ringtones | |
| Downloadable images and logos | |
| AM/FM stereo radio | |
| Games | |
| Downloadable games | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Calculator | |
Camera
| Camera | |
| Sensor | 5 MP |
| Image resolution | 2592 x 1944 pixels |
| Zoom | Yes |
| Photo phonebook | |
| Image editor | |
| Self-timer | |
| Contrast and brightness adjustment | |
Video
| Video recording | |
| Quality settings | |
| Brightness adjustment | |
| Maximum resolution | |
| Video calling | |
Price history
455 € → 319 € (-30%) · minimum 299 €, maximum 460 € · 72 readings, Aug 2009 – Jul 2015