The HTC Hero Mobile Phone which is available in white, silver (which is in our test sample) and in brown and black, comes with the Google “Android” operating system in the market that wants to contact most comprehensive and convenient Internet multimedia capabilities with high competence and nice menu appearance. The HTC Hero is very nice phone, even as it rightly comes with the increasingly important flash accessories – other smart phones still do not always offer sufficient support. These touchscreen mobile phone is just for Rs. 31,990 and Rs. 34,600. For the money invested, the purchaser receives a modern mobile phone with exceptional design. Rich features distinguish the high quality workmanship and handy capability of the mobile phone. Among all those, there is a high-resolution 3.2 inch large screen, touch controls, WiFi, HSDPA / WCDMA up to 7.2 Mbps, multiple calendar functions and a 5 MP camera with a wide range of settings. Whether the HTC Hero not only comes with its innovative design but also how great is it in practical value, let us know in our test.
HTC Hero Touchscreen Mobile Phone
HTC Hero with Android operating system, 5 MP camera and innovative design
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The battery compartment cover is made slightly rubberized but fits perfectly
HTC Hero Touchscreen Mobile Phone
The volume control button is cleanly integrated
The integrated loudspeaker is positioned at the back
Micro SD cards up to 16 GB is supported by the HTC Hero
HTC Hero Touchscreen Mobile Phone
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1. First optical impression / special features to support the design – Modern Design and black matte plastic produce a contemporary, not superficially but at the same time, progressive combination.
2. Housing material / surface quality – Matte plastic combined with a slightly rubberized type of plastic material.
3. Housing Dimensions – With a weight of 135 g and dimensions of 112 x 56.2 mm x 14:35, it is still well in hand and can be easily fit in pocket.
4. Response of the touch screen – Very good and very accurate response.
5. Goodness (sharpness / resolution) of the display – 3.2 inch TFT LCD display with 262,144 colors and a resolution of HVGA 320×480 Pixels. Very good color and sharp display. Evenly, relatively effective is the special stain-screen coating, the clarity of presentation only minimally limited. A fast change from horizontal to vertical display.
6. Quality of the battery compartment cover – The battery compartment cover is made slightly rubberized plastic, can be quite easy to open, close, and sits perfectly.
7. The quality and scope of the supplied accessories – USB cable, software, user manual, headset, charger.
8. Processing Result – The ultra-modern smartphone comes with a beautiful combination of matte color and slightly rubberized plastic. It lies with its dimensions and there is a more acceptable weight well in hand. The operation via touchscreen runs very precise and uniform. Colors and shapes are displayed properly on the screen. The accurately fitting battery compartment lid is slightly rubberized plastic. The accessories line with the standard and there is nothing to complain.
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1. Supported networks – Quadband, GSM / GPRS / EDGE: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz.
2. Data Transfer – Bluetooth ® 2.0 with EDR and A2DP for wireless stereo Haedsets, HSDPA / WCDMA 7.2Mbps, Wi-Fi ®: IEEE 802.11 b / g HTC ExtUSB ™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one), Upload up to 2 Mbit / s.
3. Reception and voice quality – Even with barely adequate network coverage, the HTC Hero scores with a good reception quality. The voice playback sounds at normal volume that is minimally covered, but still natural.
4. Voice quality of the speakers – The playback of the voice is low but normally just acceptable, but at higher volume it is rather scratchy.
5. Battery life (with normal use) – Up to 3 days.
6. Storage capabilities of Contacts – Contact Type: SIM: name, number, select Phone: Photo: Album, Camera, number: Private, Mobile, Work, Fax (work), fax (private), pager, email: Email 2, 3, ringtone, group, birthday, anniversary; Social Networking: Facebook (email, password); send Flickr (YahooID, password); more: calls directly to voicemail: on / off, adding: telephone, email, chat, mailing address, Miscellaneous: company, organization, note.
7. Profiles – Telephone Options: switch off, Silent, Vibrate mode, flight mode, Mobile Network; ringing volume, media volume, ringing tone, vibration, indicate when, Keypad tones, acoustic range, SD Card Message.
8. Calendar settings – Event overview: Calendar: Own Calendar, Outlook; New: What: Date Name) From (date / time) to (date / time, all day: on / off, Where (location) of the date, description) (appointment description, memory: 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 45 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 2 days, 1 week; Repeat: One-time date, daily, every weekday (Mon – Fri), Weekly ( eg every Wednesday), monthly (eg every first Wednesday), monthly (eg on 2), annually (for example, on 2 September), month, day, calendar, Now, New, Settings: all calendar, reminder display: alert, cell status notification out; alarm time: 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 45 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 2 days, 1 week; reminder tones, vibration: on / off; rejected appointments: a on / off; Views: Day Views: Grid time, event list, the first day of the week: Sunday, Monday, weather map: on / off; City: (separate city), London, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, Tokyo, New York.
9. Notes function – NA.
10. Built-in voice recorder (Dictaphone) – Recorded files: open, delete current file, multiple files rename, set as a ringtone. The reproduction of the recording sounds slightly tinny, but is still usable, and thus acceptable.
11. E-mail functionality – Connection type: POP3 and IMAP4. Setting the e-mail accounts is done entirely without any problems. The downloading of the settings takes no time to complete and e-mails and attachments get downloaded and accessed quickly.
12. Internet functionality – The loading of the web site takes little time. Even with more complex pages, it manages to represents a decent view. The good thing is that Flash applications can also be displayed.
13. PC synchronization – The needed USB cable and software are included. The sync with Outlook is (as with all Android phones) by means of add-on application.
14. Additional features – Compass, stopwatch, timer, alarm clock, world clock, stocks, Footprints, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Talk, Shop, QuickOffice (only for viewing Word, Excel and PowerPoint files – no editing function), Calcul
