HTC launches Hero Android-base
HTC today unveiled its HTC Hero handset, which will run Google’s Android operating system and feature a customised user interface.The handset, dubbed the HTC Hero, will be available in the UK next month. It features a five-megapixel camera, built-in GPS and a digital compass for simple navigation, 3.2in touch-screen, a standard 3.5mm headphone jack, and an accelerometer that can sense whether the phone is being held in portrait or landscape. It has 512MB of integrated memory which can be expanded to 16GB using a microSD memory card.
Specifications:
- Processor: Qualcomm MSM7200A™, 528 MHz
- Memory: ROM: 512 MB, RAM: 288 MB
- Dimensions: (LxWxT) 112 x 56.2 x 14.35 mm ( 4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 inches)
- Weight: 135 grams ( 4.76 ounces) with battery
- Display: 3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 320×480 HVGA resolution
- Network: HSPA/WCDMA:
- 900/2100 MHz
- Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
- 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
(Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.) - Device Control: Trackball with Enter button
- GPS: Internal GPS antenna
- Connectivity: Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g
3.5 mm audio jack - Camera: 5.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus
- Audio Supported Formats: MP3, AAC(AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC), AMR-NB, WAV, MIDI and Windows Media® Audio 9
- Video Supported Formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media® Video 9
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Battery: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1350 mAh
Talk time:
- Up to 420 minutes for WCDMA
- Up to 470 minutes for GSM
Standby time:
- Up to 750 hours for WCDMA
- Up to 440 hours for GSM
(The above are subject to network and phone usage.) - Expansion Slot: microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
- AC Adapter: Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5V and 1A - Special Features: G-sensor, Digital Compass
The phone has an angled bottom, intended to help it fit snugly against the face while making a call, and a Teflon coating soft-touch finish, as well as a smudge-repelling screen.
HTC said the Hero will boast cutting-edge device-wide and contextual search, enabling users to easily search for people in their contact list or messages in their email in-box, as well as across other services, such as Twitter.
“The Hero offers a unique blend of form and function that will take Android to new heights,” said Peter Chou, chief executive of HTC.
The device will feature a customisable interface of live “widgets”, giving users at-a-glance access to their Twitter profile, the latest news headlines, weather reports, email in-box and calendar. Users will also be able to silence their phone simply by turning it facedown on a table. The Hero will be Flash-enabled, meaning it can surf all web pages, even if they use animation, as well as view embedded video on websites.
The Hero will run the Google-backed Android operating system, which is designed to make mobile phones more like pocket computers by making it quicker and easier to carry out desktop computer-style tasks on the go using a mobile device.
Orange has announced that it will be the network launch partner for the HTC Hero, which will be available for free on selected price plans, including Orange’s two-year contract, which includes unlimited texts and data usage, and 1200 minutes of free calls.
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Tags: Customisable, digital compass, email in-box, G-sensor, Google’s Android, HTC Hero, repelling screen, Teflon coating, widgets.
