Testseek.com have collected 171 expert reviews of the HTC Hero and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for HTC Hero.
July 2009
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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: Androids may dream of electric sheep, but HTC dreams of producing a touch-powered phone that can really give the iPhone something to worry about. With the Hero it pretty much manages to turn that dream into a reality. We know you've probably looked at t...
Abstract: I feel dirty in a way, and Ill tell you why. This is and always has been a Windows Mobile site. To be given a HTC Hero to play with for a couple of weeks? No.. we dont want it. Why? Because its powered by Google Android - a new competitor for Window...
Epic customisability; well-designed home screen widgets with live updates; easy-to-use keyboard; convenient Android Market for apps; multitouch capability; Flash support; 3.5mm headphone jack; Facebook integration
Sluggish at times; Flash video is dodgy; no easy way to back up and restore; button and menu overkill
If you can stand the Hero's occasional sluggishness, it's a fantastic smart phone packed with great features. We like its distinctive looks, and the innovative user interface brings Android much closer to being as fun and good-looking as the iPhone OS...
Excellent Sense UI, Compact design, Responsive screen, Facebook and Twitter integration
Poor camera, Laggy OS, Lack of video codec support, Slow internet browsing
At last the phone weve been waiting for has finally arrived. The HTC Hero has emerged blinking into the light, complete with the new Sense UI, to unleash a smackdown on the iPhone 3GS and the Palm Pre. Android upgraded, this is the most powerful Googl...
The Hero is a fantastic step-up from both the HTC G1 and Magic. With the new Sense UI and Android strapped to its back its a true contender for the do-it-all phone top spot.
Sense UI, build quality, design, integrated social networks, Android OS, 3.5mm jack
Few minor software quirks, video capture rudimentary, lacks onboard storage, no radio
Weve waited a long time for a smartphone to be confident about challenging the iPhone as number one, and finally the HTC Hero arrives as a viable contenderKey specs3.5mm jack, 3G, 5 megapixels, Bluetooth, GPRS, GPS, GSM, HSDPA, Li-ion battery, microSD...
It's only been a few months since the HTC Magic, but the leap forward HTC's made in the meantime is phenomenal. That's down to the new Sense overlay on top of Android. HTC's stuffed in loads more widgets to pop on your home screen - of whi...
As slick as the Hero looks, HTC could still fine tune the hardware a bit more. The camera lacks a flash, the trackball feels cheap, and that lip on the bottom juts out even more than Leslie Ash's face pillows. While it feels fine in the hand, it's...
With the HTC Hero, Android has finally come of age. It's almost the complete smartphone package now, helped no end by HTC's software rejigging and solid and sexy design stuffed with up to date hardware. iPhone, if you're listening, it's ti...
