HTC Hero

Released 2009, July
135g, 14.4mm thickness
Android 1.5, Sense UI
288MB RAM storage, microSD slot
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3.2"
320x480 pixels
5MP
144p
288MB RAM
MSM7200A
1350mAh
Li-Ion

Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 900 / 2100
	Speed	HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2009, June. Released 2009, July
Launch	Status	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm (4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 in)
	Weight	135 g (4.76 oz)
	SIM	Mini-SIM
		Trackball

Display	Type	TFT, 65K colors
	Size	3.2 inches, 30.5 cm² (~48.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass

Platform	OS	Android 1.5 (Cupcake), Sense UI
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM7200A
	CPU	528 MHz ARM 11
	GPU	Adreno 130

Memory	Card slot	microSD (dedicated slot)
	Internal	288MB RAM, 512MB

Main Camera	Single	5 MP, AF
	Video	CIF@15fps

Selfie camera		No

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
	Bluetooth	2.0, A2DP
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS
	Radio	No
	USB	miniUSB 2.0

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, compass
	Browser	HTML
		MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player MP4/H.264/WMV9 player Organizer Voice memo Predictive text input

Battery	Type	Removable Li-Ion 1350 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 440 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)

Misc	Colors	Brown, White (teflon coating), Graphite, Black, Pink
	SAR	1.21 W/kg (head) 1.51 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 100 EUR

Tests	Camera	Photo
	Loudspeaker	Voice 76dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 77dB
	Audio quality	Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -95.8dB

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HTC Hero - user opinions and reviews

HoneyBunny
JEN
04 Nov 2018

The trackball serves as an additional notification light (along with the led light in the upper chin). It shines, breathes, pulsates, etc. I still have the phone. Still works except for the touchscreen, which is really supersensitive and fuzzy now, a...

Anonymous
3EJ
05 Aug 2018

Funny, it still looks today like a prop from a sci-fi movie. ;-) HTC should have made that trackball illuminated as well. That would have made this an awesome prop for Star Trek TNG

i..O.U.F.A
3ac
26 Jul 2017

The video camera quality from this phone is BEYOND embarrasing, even for the time! I've seen feature phones from 2007/2008 that are WAY cheaper than this phone and it records better quality.