Sprint HTC Hero Rumor Isn’t New
Rumors are circulating that Sprint is internally testing the HTC Hero and we just want to remind everyone: these rumors aren’t new. Two months ago we published an article suggesting the HTC Hero would have an October 11th launch day for Sprint. The new rumors merely reinforce the Sprint/Hero connection and end of year release date.
The only information provided by HTC thus far is that the United States WILL get the HTC Hero by the end of 2009 but date and carrier are both unknowns. All Android handsets launched to date have been based on GSM technology and I would imagine that cramming CDMA guts into the exact same device has different challenges, which would be valid reason for an American delay not to mention T-Mobile and Orange are both familiar with Android already and this is the first time it would pass through Sprint’s testing procedures.
When that initial October 11th rumor dropped via XDA Devs it came with this bit of teaser info:
The carrier is giving us specifications to develop wallpaper, ring tones and apps to sell in their market place.
HTC Hero has HTC Sense… remember? HTC Sense is not a Google Experience phone… it has an extremely customized UI and features/functionality built-in. While the above quote may have seemed awkward for Android, it is much more feasible and realistic in the scope of Sprint asking HTC to further customize Sense.
So there you have it – HTC Hero on Sprint rumors aired and the history dug up. Whether or not they’ll pan out is a different story.