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The editors liked
Overall this is a massive improvement. The phone is well worth buying. What HTC has done is deliver an excellent consumer experience and bucket loads of functionality
From Google Maps to camcorder to easy access to applications.
Distinctive design
Teflon-coated casing
Sense UI is excellent
User-friendly and a joy to use
Android platform
Fully customisable
Polished Web browser
3.5mm headphone jack
Contacts integration with social networking
Responsive capacitive touchscreen
HTC's outstanding Sense UI
Great range of apps and widgets preinstalled
Web browser is a pleasure to use
Great range of apps and widgets pre-installed
The editors didn't like
Needs more processing grunt
Menus not as smooth to scroll through as the iPhone
Abstract: It wouldnt be correct to judge the Heros reception quality by its engineering sample, but its worth mentioning that we never had any issues with it on this front, nor did our signal drop off in areas even with so-so coverage. Its earpiece was prett...
Abstract: Once again Korean owned Helio a virtually new 3G carrier has made another splash by releasing their second EV?DO handset, the all-new Pantech Helio Hero/Pantech 8300. Helio a virtual carrier, also recently released the Helio Kickflip spinner, their...
Abstract: Since we were able to get our hands on it first, we already did an in-depth review of Helios Kickflip. In this video review, we take a close-up look at Helios other launch phone, the Hero, and the differences between the two handsets. You can watch t...
The Helio Hero has a 2-megapixel camera, EV-DO support, tight MySpace integration, a great display, a beautiful user interface, and excellent audio quality. It also features Helio On Top, a dynamic newsfeed aggregator.
The Helio Hero suffers from a bulky design, and it lacks Bluetooth and instant-messaging options. Plus, its store doesnt offer music downloads at this time, and the Helio On Top aggregator doesnt allow the manual addition of feeds. It also has a heft...
If youre a MySpace addict or a wannabe hipster, the Hero from Helio may be for you. But no instant messaging and no Bluetooth plus lackluster media options and a high price tag means the Hero definitely isnt for everyone.
Bright, detailed display; can gift, beg for and rent videos and games; solid MySpace integration; impressive PC utility for importing music and video; good battery life
Bulky and heavy; no external volume rocker; no Bluetooth; weak messaging features; skimpy multimedia content (for now); hazy snapshots; no voice calling and iffy conference calling
The bulky but high tech-looking Hero slider suffers from many of the same problems that plague the Helio Kickflip: limited messaging options, no Bluetooth, a sub-par 2MP camera, lackluster calling features and weak multimedia content from Helios mob...
Abstract: In keeping with our latest round of reviews, we bring to you a phone from Helio, the new up-and-coming mobile service that was launched in April. The Helio "Hero", the top-of-the-line phone from the new service, is an EVDO-enabled multimedia powerhous...
