Hero

The HTC Hero (also marketed as T-Mobile G2 Touch in the UK, Austria, Germany, Croatia, the Netherlands and Hungary, and Era G2 Touch in Poland) is the third phone manufactured by the HTC Corporation for the Android platform, as part of the A series. Notably, it is the first phone of that series to feature a 3.5mm audio jack, multi-touch capability, the HTC Sense experience, and Adobe Flash. The phone was announced on June 24, 2009 in London. It was released in Europe during July 2009, and in the U.S. via Sprint on October 11, 2009 and via Cellular South on November 9, 2009. FCC documents surfaced to show that there a version of the HTC Hero supporting Rogers and AT&T’s bands for 3G, which was later released in Canada for Telus’ new HSPA network. The phone is available in the UK on Orange, 3, T-Mobile, BT Broadband Anywhere (MVNO), and SIM-free. In Australia it is available exclusively through retailer Harvey Norman SIM-free.


The specifications according to the HTC website in October 2009:
Screen size: 3.2 in (81 mm)
Screen resolution: 320 x 480
Input devices: Multi-touch Touchscreen with lipophobic coating, trackball
GSM Version has teflon phone cover (White); CDMA Version has grey-rubber cover
Battery: 1350 mAh (GSM edition); 1500 mAh (CDMA edition)
Talk time: 470 minutes (GSM) to 420 minutes (WCDMA)
Standby time: 440 hours (GSM) to 750 hours (WCDMA)
SAR level = Body : 0.7 W/kg Head : 1.1 W/kg
5 megapixel rear-facing camera with autofocus
A-GPS
Digital compass
Qualcomm MSM 7600A 528 MHz ARM processor (USA), MSM 7200A 528 MHz ARM processor (Europe) “HTC Hero Specification”.
RAM: 288 MB
ROM: 512 MB
microSD slot (SDHC compatible)
Operating system: Android 1.5 and HTC Sense
European GSM Version: Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900); Dual band UMTS/HSPA (UMTS 900, UMTS 2100)
North American GSM Version: Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900); Dual band UMTS/HSPA (UMTS 850, UMTS 1900)
CDMA Version: CDMA/EV-DO Rev. A 800/1900 MHz
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR & A2DP
HTC ExtUSB (Mini-B USB backwards compatible)
3.5 mm audio jack, microphone, speaker
Accelerometer
Size: 112 mm (4.4 in) (h) 56.2 mm (2.21 in) (w) 14.35 mm (0.565 in) (d)
Weight: 135 g (4.8 oz) with battery
Supports MP3, AAC(AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC), AMR-NB, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, MIDI and Windows Media Audio 9 music formats and MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media Video 9 video formats
It should be noted that the HTC Hero, with the exception of the Verizon Wireless variant, the Droid Eris, lacks a proximity sensor.
Email support includes IMAP4, POP3, and Microsoft Exchange Server. The web browser includes Flash support and multi-touch.

The Sprint/Cellular South/Cellcom version of the HTC Hero is different from those that will be sold in Asia, Canada and Europe. The outer body has been significantly altered, with the controversial “chin” that is present on the Asian, Canadian and European models being removed in lieu of a smooth, beveled surface where all but two of the once raised buttons now lie flat.
A modified version of the Hero, the HTC Droid Eris, was released on the Verizon Wireless network on November 6, 2009. Pictures of Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt have been circulated showing him holding the Droid Eris after a press conference that announced an Android-centric partnership between Verizon and Google. The Verizon Wireless version, unlike the Sprint and GSM versions, features a proximity sensor. The brand name Droid is a trademark of Lucasfilm, licensed to HTC and Motorola.

he HTC Hero is the first phone to feature HTC’s own “Sense” software, which includes a customized user interface. There had been initial issues regarding lag on the device, however a firmware upgrade resolved the problem to some extent. HTC has also promised to bring their Sense experience to HTC Magic users too.

HTC has announced their intention to release an update for the Hero in the first half of 2010 that will upgrade the Android OS to version 2.1 while incorporating Sense. This news was released via Twitter on December 17, 2009. Sprint has further clarified on their own Twitter that the 2.1 update would be released early in the second quarter of 2010.

Screen 320 x 480 px, 3.2 in (81 mm), HVGA, 65,536 color LCD at 180 pixels per inch (ppi)
Camera 5.0 megapixel with auto focus
Operating system Android 1.5 and HTC Sense
Input Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen display, volume controls, ambient light sensors, 3-axis accelerometer, digital compass
CPU 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM7600A or MSM7200A ARM11 processor
Memory 192/288 MB RAM
512 MB ROM
Storage Flash memory: 256 MB
microSD slot: supports up to 32 GB
Connectivity Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, ExtUSB, A-GPS
GSM version: Quad band GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz GPRS/EDGE, and
Dual band UMTS 900 2100 MHz HSPA (Europe), or
Dual band UMTS 850 1900 MHz HSPA (North America)
CDMA version: Dual band CDMA2000/EV-DO Rev. A 800 1900 MHz
Weight 135 g (4.8 oz)
Media MP3, AAC(AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC), AMR-NB, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, MIDI and Windows Media Audio 9
Series A Series
Predecessor HTC Magic
Successor HTC Legend
Hearing aid compatibility Sprint: M3/T3
DROID Eris: M3/T3 [2]