HTC Hero: The Latest Google Smartphone on the Block
Overview of the HTC Hero - Google Android phone
The HTC Hero is a new smartphone that uses the Google Android platform. It is a highly functional smartphone with all of the major standards of hardware among modern smartphones. In the software department it is operating on the new Google Android smartphone platform. The major appeals of the phone include having all the hardware that has come to foreground including a digital compass and GPS.
In the HTC Hero you will also get a three point two inch touchscreen display. For navigating links on websites and controls in games the phone also has a trackball. It can be very handy and it doubles as an alert light when an incoming call is missed. An impressive five megapixel camera is a handy camera and can do video too. Unlike many phones with custom sockets for headphones the Hero has a standard headphone socket so you can use the good set provided with the phone or use your own; watching videos is good with screen brightness that adjusts to your conditions. The device also allows Bluetooth connectivity for other audio devices. Multiple audio and video formats are supported for playback and there is a port to connect the device directly to your computer making it convenient to load your media files on your smartphone.
The HTC Hero has a G sensor and a digital compass. Assisted GPS is built in to aid with location based services and navigation. There is a miniSD slot in the phone to allow for memory expansion. While the phone does support numerous wireless networks it does not support all networks. Verifying compatibility with your service provider will provide you with definite information.
This smartphone uses the Google Android platform. The open source nature of Android has allowed HTC to build on it with a powerful yet easy to user user interface and home screen. Being open source other developers can build and extend the Android platform and you can customise the home screens of the phone to feature the apps and info of your choice. It also allows individuals a seamless experience. Many of the existing Google apps that are available and useful online are available for seamless use on this smartphone. Gmail, Google Calendar and coming soon will be Google Docs for the Android.
The HTC Hero also offers integration of many of the social networking sites. This allows you to view photo albums that are on friends profiles from your phone. You can sync from social networks such as Facebook into your contacts section of your phone to keep all your messages in one place. The apps form a ‘mashup’ by seamlessly pulling information from different sites to enhance the user experience.
You can also find a number of apps available for the Google Android platform. The huge number of smart applications is one of the most exciting things about phones using the Android system. Since the platform is open to individual development and the development of apps for the platform it is likely that individual participation will continue to increase. With the way the HTC Hero and Android is set up your phone is not something that stays the same, it can adapt and update to meet your changing needs and wants. The phone was released recently and costs approx 0 US in the USA and 0 in Australia.
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