Comments on: Sprint HTC Hero Gets Reviewed, Loved Tenderly

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:38:21 +0000

Hey I just wanted to say that I have this phone (2 days now)
Here are a few things that you should know.
The phone can lag a bit but thats really if you have 6 out of 7 screens running widgits (yes I said 7 screens its insaine)
Drop that down to 2 or 3 and when I took it up to att and played with my apps and the ones on the iphone they were pretty much at the same speed.
The camera is amazing (no flash though meh), track ball is great, internet access and webpage browsing is super fast and responsive.
The call quality is awesome, text messaging is fast and very easy.
The touch keyboard (after calibration) works great.
Tons of great apps available and most are free.
Syncs very easily with outlook.
If you buy from bestbuy you pay $175 and they take care of rebate (bought mine from sprint sigh).
You can get a 8 gig or 16gig sd card for $19 and $40 for all the storage you need (comes with 2gig).
Flash on websites runs smooth.
All in all I am very very happy with this phone and the gadgets make it soo cool.
Plus the whole $99 unlimited everything package saves me $50 per month over what att would charge me for there lol coverage so yeah ill take that.
Peace.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:15:35 +0000

Regarding data/voice conflicts on Sprint: I am running an Android port on my HTC Touch and am able to listen to last.fm and receive texts, surf, etc. When a call is received, last.fm pauses and allows you to take the call. Once the call is ended last.fm resumes it’s track. It’s seamless.

By: DS

DS — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:39:46 +0000

Lag is gone…
Faster camera, no shutter lag…
Better screen…
No chin…

Oh, can i haz androidz nao?

Anyway, I’m going to go pick up this phone first thing sunday morning, at say, 5 A.M. If you live in Sunnyvale I’ll see you there. ;]

By: De

De — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:27:20 +0000

Here’s how I see it… the Hero will do for now, yes it doesn’t have the best hardware, pretty much the same as the other HTC android devices but a year from now when the software advances and I’m sure the hardware will also. Next year when I get my upgrade option again, there will be a ton of Android devices to choose from. You’ll have your cheap ones to the high-end ones that will put RIM and Apple on notice. At that time Apple will still be playing keeper to everything that is Apple and iPhone owners will start to wonder why they have an iPhone still.

By: KraZe_EyE

KraZe_EyE — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:04:47 +0000

Well with all the phones coming out this year running Android I think that the iPhone is in big trouble. Apple may have poured a lot of money into apps and hardware; but Android phones are more customizable which is what the market(what ppl want) is moving towards. Also you can go from one Android phone to another and have a similar interface experience(no learning curve), the iPhone is only 1 EXPENSIVE device and is gonna get surpassed by Android software b4 the hardware. And thats fine with me, i;d rather lose a $180 Hero then a $400 iPhone. Besides who wants to be an apple hipster anyways?

By: jdog

jdog — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:21:26 +0000

@ AID I was trying to prove a point PEOPLE I know tell me that their Iphone and Blackberrys are better than Android, so I did those three things at the same time because I knew they couldn’t. SO MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS

By: AlD

AlD — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:16:51 +0000

The people you’re talking to on the phone must love it that you’re listening to music and surfing the ‘net while they’re trying to converse with you. Who does that?

By: jdog

jdog — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:18:55 +0000

@ quadzilla ok because I know right now I can talk, surf internet, and listen to music at the same time on my phone. I didn’t want to lose anything if I switch to Sprint. Does anybody else think switching to Sprint for the Hero is a good idea, I’m not sure because than I can’t buy unlocked phones and right now I use the Google Ion.

By: StephenSaurusRex

StephenSaurusRex — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:33:01 +0000

@ twrock , while i don’t disagree w/ you, i think the standard that most reviewers are going by is, 1: which phone would you recommend to most people (noobs & techies alike) & 2: which smartphone is selling most as an indicator of my 1st point.

Last I checked, it was the Curve, but in my own mind, at least, we would be comparing apples to oranges. The Curve is selling on all 4 of the major carriers (i THINK), all of the different Curves were grouped into 1 for this assessment, and many businesses purchase this cheap/lackluster phone for their employees. I don’t mean to hate on RIM. You don’t outsell the iphone by sucking. But the Curve is VERY old news.

By: quadzilla

quadzilla — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:43:16 +0000

if you’re surfing on the phone and someone calls you, the phone switches to the call.

only the internet is not available.

you can receive text and still continue to speak on the phone.

By: jo

jo — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:34:27 +0000

my questions is what happens to sense when android gets updates.

By: duntoo

duntoo — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:04:16 +0000

Will be getting this in November as soon as my current contract is up…can’t wait !!

By: StephenSaurusRex

StephenSaurusRex — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:35:53 +0000

Hey Guys,

wow. u guys have no idea how hopeful i am for the android platform and how annoyed i get at some of the naysayers out there. well… i guess the shoe is on the other foot…

but you guys are mostly right. my annoyance was misdirected. the hardware is the biggest problem, not the OS. and dont get me wrong, i would come close to calling myself an htc fanboy. i think they make gorgeous products. i just think its baffling that they decided to use the dated 528MHz chipset. BAFFLING!

their UI clearly kicks ass. the hardware is decent (sorry, i’m a bigger fan the touch diamond, touch pro, & touch hd phones). its just the processor that screws it all up. i still think Android needs some polishing (anyone using sweeterhome can’t argue w/ me there), but Sense UI makes up for it plenty.

i admit, i personally havent owned an android yet. really looking forward to my contract ending next spring. however, i have 3 friends who i constantly bug to play w/ their G1. but i think what annoys me is that iphone 3GS is STILL on top. and any phone that cant multitask doesnt deserve that title. however, i’m not blinded by android devotion to say we have an android phone that can dethrone the apple’s over hyped piece of crap. it may be on top, but that reality is rubbish.

if only htc would use common sense: Android + Snapdragon + Touch Hardware = One Phone to Rule them All. I’m also looking forward to seeing Sony’s X3, Archos’ phone, Acer’s A1 & HTC’s HD2

By: Quboid

Quboid — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:24:22 +0000

Hero vs Galaxy depends on what you need – Galaxy has better screen and 3G works in more countries. Hero has fancier UI and IMHO looks a lot nicer.

I have a Hero, the “chin” one, and I love it, I wouldn’t swap it for an iPhone 3GS. The US version doesn’t look quite as nice (I like the chin!) but the physical buttons are positioned better. On the global Hero, the back button is awkward to press if you’re using it one-handed.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:00:00 +0000

My Blackberry Curve 8330 knows that it’s on borrowed time.