• HTC Hero: A Good Improvement Over the Magic

    HTC Hero: A Good Improvement Over the Magic

    Prasad Naik, Oct 20, 2009 1800 hrs IST

    Get full access to the Android Market

    Design and build, display quality, interface superbly complimented by HTC Sense UI, music playback, integration with social networking sites, web browser

    Interface is still a bit sluggish at times, awkwardly placed BACK key, camera performance is mediocre, expensive, only 2GB card provided with phone

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The HTC Hero is the second Android phone to arrive in India after its sibling, the HTC Magic. We had recently reviewed the Magic and although the phone was pretty good, the absence of the Android Market did not go unnoticed. The phone also did not have any of the standard range of Google applications, which meant that the high price that it demanded was rather unjustified.

The Hero is here to solve that, and although it is still a premium product it has full Android Market access along with all the Google applications, and many more features and improvements, including HTC's Sense UI. We set out to find how much of an improvement the new Hero is over the Magic.





Bundle

  • HTC Hero
  • Battery
  • Charger
  • Headset
  • USB Data Cable
  • 2 GB microSD card
  • Quick Start Guide



The presence of just 2GB memory in the bundle of such a premium handset is preposterous. In comparison the Nokia N97 has a massive 32GB of space built-in and even the Apple iPhone 3G has a respectable 8 GB. HTC should know better than this and should refrain from cutting corners in this manner, especially when faced against such formidable rivals and at this price point. In these days of spec sheet comparisons even a small difference can cause a prospective buyer to change his mind.

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Samuel Konger
,Itanagar, on Oct 22, 2009 01:56 PM
" In these days of spec sheet comparisons even a small difference can cause a prospective buyer to change his mind." I agree most of the companies loose in this way looking for a way to save some penny in the product, but in long run they loose a lot. Anyway memory is not an issue, that can be added later on also. We should look into the features which cant be added even if we want it.
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astro
,delhi, on Oct 21, 2009 08:27 PM
The Rom update is not for India, as its already released with the new Rom. The Android market access is only free apps, no paid apps can be downoaded. After a months use, I can say sluggishness will kill the phone...I also managed to crash it a couple of times when I tried to work a bit too fast for it to handle.. but i'll still give it 4 stars cause of the wow factor as said in the review.
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Yog
,N D, on Oct 21, 2009 01:01 PM
33000 bahut jyada hein Sir
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Rohan
,Mumbai, on Oct 21, 2009 10:27 AM
There is a rom update available for HTC hero has it been upgraded i have read many reviews on this and it greatly improves the phones performance. please advise on this also one Question multitouch feature is availiable on all the applications eg: Photos like the iphone.
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