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Telus HTC Hero Review

from rgbFilter - Jan 05, 2010

I personally found the Hero a perfect marriage of form and function, and with my usage, which is mostly heavy data and app usage, I didn’t experience any slowdowns. As Doug says, with the phone $79.99 on a Telus 3 year contract, the Hero is the best Android device Canadians can buy today, and in my opinion the best overall phone that Telus currently offers.

HTC Hero review - SlashGear

from Slashgear - Jul 21, 2009

Quite an exhaustive review of the Hero, complete with an amazing array of images and the gadget porn "unboxing" video.

Rating:8.0

HTC Hero (Sprint) Smartphone reviews - CNET Reviews

from CNET - Sep 16, 2009

While it could use a boost in the performance department, the HTC Hero is the most feature-packed Google Android device to date, bringing some notable improvements and a highly customizable interface.

Sprint Hero Review: Faster, Stronger, Uglier - Sprint htc hero review - Gizmodo

from Gizmodo - Sep 17, 2009

The princess might not kiss this Hero because it's kinda ugly, but at least it'll actually get the job done now. If you've been waiting for an Android phone not on T-Mobile, or one that's finally just about ready for primetime, this is it.

Rating:8.0

HTC Hero Review - Mobile Phones - CNET Asia

from CNET - Sep 14, 2009

A combination of good design and a fully customizable user interface make the Hero a great smartphone. A boon for the Android platform still in its infancy.

Rating:8.0

HTC Hero review from TechRadar UK's expert reviews of Mobile phones

from Tech Radar - Jul 20, 2009

"There's a lot to like about the HTC Hero. A lot. Be it the multiple homescreens, the option to change scenes to suit the time of day, the Facebook integration or even the responsive touchscreen." "However, there were lows, and some of them were pretty deep indeed. The 528MHz processor doesn't seem to be grunty enough to power all the multi-tasking the phone needs to do. Coverflow in the music player, updating weather or Twitter or simply skimming through larger web pages brought the phone to a halt, and on occasion, crashed it completely."

HTC Hero review

from Engadget - Jul 23, 2009

Engadget's official review.

Rating:9.0

HTC Hero Review on CNET UK

from CNET UK - Jul 22, 2009

Best Android phone to date.

HTC Hero Review: Ambitious, But Tragically Flawed - Htc hero review - Gizmodo

from Gizmodo - Jul 21, 2009

"It's the Android phone we've been waiting for. Almost." In-depth review of the HTC Hero from Gizmodo.

HTC Hero mobile phone review

from Pocket-Lint - Jul 21, 2009

Pocket Lint has a review of the HTC Hero, below is a section of their verdict. We love the design and the build too, and the flexibility of an open source operating system like Android excites us: the community is there, making applications to enhance the experience so the phone can give that seamless integrated experience.

User reviews

Rating:7.0

Solid, good value internet/cloud service phone, but no iphone killer

By knapster - 6 days ago

No-nonsense good value hardware, excellent Gmail and good browser, but multi-tasking/task handling is poor, UI is overly complicated and inconsistent. Cut and paste lacks flexibility. Still slower than my iPod touch. [Read more]

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Rating:6.5

HTC Hero on Sprint

By tymmbee - 2 weeks ago

Used to be the best Android phone no not as much. [Read more]

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Rating:8.6

HTC Hero Revie

By beejreit - 3 weeks ago

Sprints finally getting the phones I want! [Read more]

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Rating:8.0

Solid Phone w/ interesting OS that has potential to be more than the iPhone

By joelb52 - 3 weeks ago

I gave up my iPhone for the Hero and have been pleasantly surprised by the flexibility and potential of the Android OS. It does have some shortcomings but overall a great start and I'm excited to see what they come up with. [Read more]

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Rating:9.0

An unexpected Sci-Fi Hero

By aswan89 - 3 weeks ago

The tricorder. The sonic screwdriver. The HTC Hero? [Read more]

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Rating:8.5

Not the most powerful Android phone, but still very solid

By joetheengineer - 1 month ago

While the processor isn't state-of-the-art, the Hero is still worth owning. [Read more]

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Rating:8.1

HTC Hero review by Jetster

By jetster - 1 month ago

Great phone with many free applications, but touchpad texting left me cold.. [Read more]

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Rating:8.0

HTC Hero by Sprint - a very good phone, but could be better

By GreggN - 1 month ago

The Hero isn't perfect, but the freedom of the Android platform is a breath of fresh air compared to the alternative operating systems. [Read more]

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Rating:9.5

I've tried everything, and so far this is my favorite.

By allenvr - 2 months ago

I started with a Symbian phone, Nokia 3600 (http://gdgt.com/nokia/3600/) way back in 2003. I had a few phones since then including iPhone (2G), BB Curve, PPC6800 (WM5.0), G1, Samsung Moment. I am enjoying the Hero the most so far. I have to say this made [Read more]

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Rating:9.3

Love my Hero

By greedoe - 3 months ago

Great phone, decent build, excellent feel and it's NOT Apple. What else do you want in a device? [Read more]

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Rating:9.4

First phone I've truly loved!

By Reeshar - 3 months ago

A new classic case design, especially good in T-Mobile black. Great TouchFlo interface. Highly customisable whilst remaining very easy to use. A few minor issues that Google is sorting out. [Read more]

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Rating:8.9

iPhone 3G to HTC Hero

By fergus - 3 months ago

Decided to go for the Hero, rather than an iPhone 3GS. Glad I did. [Read more]

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Rating:9.3

HTC Hero

By sparky67 - 4 months ago

My first touch phone and I am very impressed - glad I plumped for the Android and not the i-Phone [Read more]

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Rating:9.8

Great Phone

By henshen - 4 months ago

Android 5.0 meg cam 3.5mm headphones jack highly customizable sleek design smooth [Read more]

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Rating:9.9

great phone with a great OS

By im4gadgets - 4 months ago

fast, clean and a fair price... I recommend this phone. [Read more]

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Rating:9.5

HTC HERO + ROM UPDATE

By asenangsyah - 5 months ago

ive been using the phone almost a month and im very happy with my hero performance and function... [Read more]

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Rating:9.0

HTC Great software, OK Hardware..... sorry?

By mitor - 6 months ago

Overall good hardware with a truly great software build. [Read more]

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Rating:9.4

It is tied with the iPhone best smartphone

By Pmandia - 6 months ago

It is amazing. I have had the iPhone and Pre and this is my favorite. [Read more]

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Rating:9.1

Iphone Killer?

By simoran - 7 months ago

The answer to the question is a clear 'No'. 'No' in the sense that it will not outsell the iphone. 'No' in the sense that it will not convince subscribers to leave their current network on mass. But 'No' in the s [Read more]

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