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HTC Hero (G2 Touch) review

HTC takes aim at the iPhone again - but is the Hero a hit or a miss?

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Last reviewed: July 20th

Price at launch £399.00
MPN 99HHM00500
Additional Information Android OS v1.5 / 320 x 480 pixels capacitive touchscreen
Connectivity 3.5mm Headphone Jack, USB 2.0
Dimensions 112 x 56.2 x 14.4
Weight (g) 135
3G Yes
Bluetooth Yes
Display Size 3.2
EDGE Yes
GPRS Yes
GPS Receiver Yes
GPS Receiver Details A-GPS
HSDPA Yes
HSUPA Yes
Installed RAM (MB) 288
Installed ROM (Mb) 512
Internet Browser Yes
Java Yes
Keyboard No
Loudspeaker Yes
MMS Yes
Max No of Colours (thousands) 65
Memory Card Compatibility MicroSD
Mobile Phone Camera Type 5 Megapixel
Playable Formats AAC Plus, H.263, H.264, MP3, MPEG-4, MPEG-4, WAV, WMA, WMV9
Processor Speed (MHz) 528
Quoted Standby Time 440
Quoted Talk Time (hrs) 8
SMS Yes
Stereo Bluetooth Yes
Vibrating Alert Yes
Video Capture Yes
WiFi Yes

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Product Summary

Key specs


3G: Yes |
Bluetooth: Yes |
WiFi: Yes |

Full spec

For

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Excellent Sense UI

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Compact design

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Responsive screen

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Facebook and Twitter integration

Against

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Poor camera

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Lack of video codec support

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