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HTC Hero

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Excellent

7.9

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Can't transfer files between using blue tooth

Oct 9, 2009

Rating: 1 out of 10 (Abysmal)
Pros: Great user interface
Cons: Can't transfer files between using blue tooth
Opinion:
It had a great user interface, but the fact that it can't transfer file between phones using bluetooth. I manage to pair it up with my SE W995 and P1i but its show the device is paired up but cannnot be connected. Went down to HTC center and they had confirm that Android had this problem. Even the salesman of the handphone shop are not aware of this issue, I'm truly disappointed about it, this is simply unacceptable from a consumer point of view.

Even a lowtech older model mobile phone, can transfer files between file using bluetooth.

 

Excellent interface! Great Built!

Oct 7, 2009

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Android, Sense, great screen, touch works as well as IPhone, good feel
Cons: Lag a tad.. but manageable
Opinion:
Great phone!

 

A phone that enhances communication

Oct 2, 2009

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Integrated Contact management, Solid Build, Great Call Quailty, Great keypad^^, good camera color capture(but still laggy), Pleasant web-browsing experience
Cons: Music player without equaliser(and standard playback, not enough to feed my pursue of audiophileness), no build-in fm radio, occasional lag(without updates), not enuff juice(batt), no flash for camera, camera is laggy, no front camera for video calling, still not epic enuff for normal customization
Opinion:
After 3 mths of waiting, i got this phone(white edition, though i still prefer red) at an incredible price of $238 with trade-in of $60 for w910i(happy to dump it :D)

Appearance and Build
The "chin" was, of cos, the main form factor of the phone but surprising, it wasn't angled too much so it was okay to put it comfortable in my pocket(not sure about tight fitting jeans). The fingerprint resistant screen had a bit of use but not to a large extent as it (fingerprints)still can be seen. The teflon coating does has some use too, i kinda actually think that it provides better grip. The addition of the trackball is not an overkill, it actually allows the user to edit the text message with better precision. Nice to include a headphone jack cos im more of a headphone person than earphones.

OS and software(widgets)
I like the Sense UI which replaces the dull looking Android ... Read more
1 out of 1 users found this review helpful.

 

The best handset I have had, ever

Sep 28, 2009

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Excellent touch screen response, highly customisable interface, live the Android OS, strong social integration, very intuitive
Cons: battery lasts a day, google maps could have better response
Opinion:
I have been using the HTC Hero for a week and it has been an excellent experience so far. Only once in a while, the phone shows an error message and that irritates a bit. Otherwise, it's terrific. Love the Android OS, the intuitive HTC tools. Would have loved the second camera for video calling, though.

 

Changing BB Bold to HTC Hero

Sep 23, 2009

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Cool like an iphone OR equal...
Cons: maybe slightly thinner will be better... but overall ok
Opinion:
Getting my handheld this evening. Looking fw. Read all the spec and feedback, I believe it will run better than bb bold which I am currently using now. I like the brown color and all the widget and its interface in it. HTC have indeed done a great job for this model. COOL... CHEERS

 

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