Pathik Shah

HTC Hero

The Android scene is buzzing with activity, just after the official launch of the HTC Magic, HTC is out with a new Android Phone, the HTC Hero. What’s more interesting than its 5 MP camera and awesome specs is the HTC Sense UI it comes bundled with.

The specs of the HTC Hero are almost the same as the HTC Magic except for a 5 MP camera, more RAM, better design and a 3.5MM headphone port. It also includes native support for Flash.

HTC Hero Specifications:

• Dimensions: 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm
• Weight: 135 gms
• Display: 3.2 inch TFT Display, 320 x 480 pixels, 65K colors
• CPU: Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528 MHz
• RAM: 288 MB RAM
• ROM: 512 MB ROM
• Connectivity: GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, 3G HSDPA / HSUPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
• Camera: 5 MP Camera with AF
• OS: Android 1.5
• Audio Support: MP3, AAC+, WAV, WMA9
• Video Support: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264, WMV9
• Battery: Li-Ion 1350 mAh

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HTC Sense

HTC Sense is a UI overlay / home screen for the Android platform, much like the custom UI shells for WM phones. The Search feature includes system wide search as well as Google and Twitter search. It has integration with many social networking services like Facebook, Flickr, Twitter etc. It also sports an improved browser with Multitouch support and full support for Adobe Flash.

It is supposed to launch by the end of July, This is the stuff geek dreams are made of. Go, Android!

BTW, HTC still has 3 more new Android phones coming by the end of 2009. It’s going to be an exciting year. More details will be updated soon.