HTC has learned a lot in recent years developing smart phones, and the HTC Hero is no exception. Arguably their best work yet, the HTC hero boasts an excellent set of features, Google’s Android operating system, and the sort of touch screen display HTC is known for. With so much to offer, some are already questioning the iPhone’s dominance in the market place, suggesting that Hero may just be what we are all waiting for.
While the HTC Hero supports all the functionality we have come to expect from any phone running the Android operating system, it’s clear that the Hero is a communications device first and a multimedia tool second. While some smart phones boast about social networking functionality that fails to meet expectations, the hero integrates Twitter, Gmail, and Facebook contacts seamlessly into your address book. It simply makes communication easier, which is what is really most important in a phone.
If the Hero were to be a true competitor for the iPhone 3GS, it would have been nice for the processor to be a bit more powerful. When typing in certain applications the Hero has been known to lag, and stutter a bit. These issues become more obvious in heavy multimedia applications, such as video. All in all, while the HTC Hero is an excellent phone, and is by no means bad, it’s simply a shame that it couldn’t have exceeded all expectations, and been a true force in the smart phone market.
