The HTC Hero is a big talking point right now.
As 3’s first foray into the world of Android it’s been welcomed with enthusiasm, but also with acutely honed critical eyes. As an up-and-coming handset manufacturer pitched in direct competition with other high-end devices on the market it seems that everyone’s keen to see whether or not the Hero lives up to it’s name.
We’ve been lucky enough to be able to offer out the handset on trials to those interested in checking it out in more depth. The first set of trials are just coming to a close and the results have been interesting thus far.
Abul (@adonisdemon) has posted his initial thoughts on his mobile site.
“What has been a surprise is the battery performance of the device. I’d say it’s been pretty heavy usage on it throughout the day, it always is when friends all around want to play with it. But approximately 2.5 hours of constant Youtube streaming via 3G, GPS, Bluetooth and WiFi on all the time and it’s lasted around 8 hours.”
“The camera I have to say has been the biggest disappointment, I expect a much better result from something boasting 5 Mega Pixels with autofocus and such. Having no flash doesn’t help it’s cause but even in daylight it’s slow and pretty awkward to use”
I spoke to Abul a bit more about the camera last night at a 3mobilebuzz meetup and he tested it “live” against a couple of other phones that we had with us. The consensus amongst those present was that it’s an area for improvement.
Elsewhere, Mauricio (@reyes) posted on reyespowered.com about his first 24 hrs with the Hero.
“I have mentioned before that my weapon of choice is an iPhone. Naturally one of the first things I would to try out would be the Android marketplace, it did not disappoint. I found it is packed full of choices. There is a plethora of widgets to look through which was fun.”
Round 2 of the trials is upon us and 4 more lucky readers will get their hands on the HTC Hero for a week, so expect further updates on their thoughts.
Do you have one yet? If so, what do you think of it so far?
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