Comments on: HTC Hero Review

By: angela

angela — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:02:36 +0000

y can’t i send pic messages to a non smartphone in other words a regular phone or people without an email address

By: Dean

Dean — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:41:38 +0000

http://techcrunch.com/2009/12/14/facebook-android/

The above website shows a new facebook app for Android which would be a good replacement to the HTC app.

By: Grant

Grant — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:50:41 +0000

I think the “clock problem” is because the clock shown is a ticker clock, the wrong time displayed is just there to show the animation of the time changing to current… You’ll notice both numbers (the 9 and 19) where 1 previous (8 and 18), that way they both tick over once

By: mick

mick — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:27:04 +0000

hi guy’s can any1 tel me if theyve had a problem connecting to another phone,eg. via bluetooth,my htc hero will pair with any phone,but won’t connect,other words if sme1′s trying to bluetooth me music or anything,it just wn’t connect,av tried everything…..

By: john bailey

john bailey — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:42:03 +0000

can you do a phone based video conference using the hero only? how?

eg 1-1 like skype or 1-many like scopia ???

thanks

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:36:39 +0000

Agree most of the good n bad points stated in the review, except on the contact or address book which is not very suitable for business uses where not able to show the Company name instead only able to see the contact name.

Keyboard is not as good compare to iphone!

By: david

david — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:15:42 +0000

Got the unlocked European version while visiting overseas. Riding the tmobile network.. it’s on the Edge network right now.. no 3G.

However, it’s still a pretty cool phone. Wifi is quick =P

By: nayanayan

nayanayan — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:24:08 +0000

I’ve just got the hero today on orange… and its a BEAUTY!

Its such an excellent phone! You can customise it into so many ways it just doesnt feel like a phone. The screen is very responsive and the internet is a breeze to use. I’d highly recommend it!

Thank god Orange haven’t branded it and changed it to make it there own as they usually do.!

Excellent phone!

By: Kabuto

Kabuto — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:57:43 +0000

Someone should make a directory of Android-playable flash games like Curveball.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:43:04 +0000

Quick comment on the audio capabilities of the phone:
I do not agree that it is good for music lovers. The sound quality is pretty substandard, even when using high quality earphones. The phone really needs a equalizer. Even my oldest Sony ericssons had an equalizer. Too much treble and mid levels right now.

Also, the volume is too high even on the lowest settings. Especially if using in earphones. Not always fun when you are in a quiet environment and trying to enjoy your music.

The audio experience needs some polish before it can battle against the Iphones, SE Walkman or Nokias Expressmusic solutions.

By: GBence

GBence — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:44:51 +0000

Hey Rob, awesome review. Quite simply the best I have seen on this phone. Its great to see you back up what you are saying with such indepth video footage – you wont believe how many vid reviews I have seen where they (get paid to say) say stuff like … “this has a great 5 mpix cam, oh but weve not tested it…. this has a whatever else they have not tested” – they suck, you rock!
Keep up the great work – do work son

By: Wesley Bormann

Wesley Bormann — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:19:53 +0000

@taylor:

T-mobile has picked up this phone (or at least in the EU)
I got it here :D

By: Navlelo

Navlelo — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:48:27 +0000

Jan

The bottom of the phone is fine, when i got mine (T-Mobile UK black bersion) i waas surprised how small and funky the phone is and feels. The lip at the bottom is wonderful in aiding you hand when using the phone itself. And for having it in your pockets it just feels like any other phone, and the lip cant be felt at all.

I can truthfully say hand on my heart, this is the best ever phoned i have held in my hand. It feels so nice compact, no creaks, solid, feels a truly well built device.

Ignore the doomsayers saying that its slow, Its a very RARE occasion it stutters and its when widgets are updating. Everything flys by, jump in and out of programs, in and out of market, everything is zippy. And call quality is superb as is the speakerphone for music and phone calls. I have now both the iPhone 3gs and HTC Hero and the 3GS is going on eBay tomorrow, as i love the flexability and customisation the hero offers. Just take a look at android market compared to Apple app store, jsut far more interesting and useful apps, tethering apps etc etc file apps etc etc. All without the need for Jailbreaking or Rooting your device.

Let apple to stick to what they are good at iPods and Macbooks.

By: Jan

Jan — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:55:23 +0000

I planned to buy HTC Magic this week, but now that I have read several reviews for HTC Hero it seems I will be much better with that one. One concern is the bottom – check these images if you dont know what I mean: http://www.nyemobiltelefoner.dk/ny-nyeste/htc-hero-mobiltelefon.html.

The bottom seems to be very annoying?

By: Sven

Sven — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:42:16 +0000

I talked to a Sprint employee yesterday who confirmed that this phone will be coming to Sprint, although a certain release date could not be provided.
I’m both relieved and disappointed at this because although it’s a decent phone, it favors flashy appeal over practical functionality. At least compared to the Samsung Galaxy, which I was hoping Sprint would pick up.
A quick comparison of their differences:
Screen: Scratch resistance (Galaxy) vs Sumdge resistance (Hero)
AMOLED (power saving 16 million colors – Galaxy) vs LCD (65,000 colors – Hero)
Camera: flash (galaxy) vs no flash (Hero)
Memory: 8 gig internal memory (galaxy) vs 8 gig flash card (Hero)
UI: 1.5 Android Cupcake (Galaxy) vs Flash-in-the-pants-slows-the-processor-down Sense (Hero)
Hardware: Fits-in-the-pocket candy bar (Galaxy) vs Jay Leno chin-style denting your leg (Hero)
The choice was right for Sprint since then need to get ahead in a tough market and the Hero has the press on its side, but the Galaxy is a much better phone, imho. I just wish I had the patience to wait for the Rachel (if Sprint is smart enough to pick it up, that is).