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HTC Hero: Its third Android phone [Updated]

June 24, 2009 By Kunal Gangar 3 Comments

HTC Hero

 

UPDATE 2: Gallery and a video added.

UPDATE: It supports Flash, has a Teflon coating and will arrive in July in Europe followed by Asia. US will get it later this year.

HTC is yet to unveil the Hero phone today but a bit of sleuthing by Engadget has revealed the product page of HTC’s third Android phone. The phone integrates a widgetized interface called Sense as well as Scenes profile that makes it easy for the users to switch profiles from a business to a weekend phone. It also features a dedicated search button that not only searches within the phone but also tries to get results from social networking sites like Twitter.

On the specs front, the phone has a 528MHz Qualcomm processor, 3.2-inch HVGA (320×480) touchscreen display, HSPA, GPS, trackball, Wi-Fi, 5MP autofocus camera, Digital Compass and microSD card slot.

Specifications:

Processor: Qualcomm MSM7200A, 528 MHz
Operating System: Android
ROM: 512 MB
RAM: 288 MB
Dimensions: (LxWxT) 112 x 56.2 x 14.35 mm ( 4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 inches)
Weight: 135 grams ( 4.76 ounces) with battery
Display: 3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 320×480 HVGA resolution
HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz (Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds)
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Device Control: Trackball with Enter button
GPS: Internal GPS antenna
Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
3.5 mm audio jack
Camera: 5.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus
Audio supported formats: MP3, AAC(AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC), AMR-NB, WAV, MIDI and Windows Media Audio 9
Video supported formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media Video 9
Battery: 1350mAh Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Talk time: Up to 420 minutes for WCDMA, Up to 470 minutes for GSM
Standby time: Up to 750 hours for WCDMA, Up to 440 hours for GSM
Expansion Slot: microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5V and 1A
Special Features: G-sensor, Digital Compass

Product Page




[Via Engadget|Allaboutphones]

  • Android 2.1 now available for HTC Hero
  • HTC Hero gets Android 2.1 in Taiwan
  • HTC to launch Hero on June 24
  • HTC Android Hero caught in the wild

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