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| convenient Internet multimedia capabilities with | | | | Business Features |
| high competence and nice menu appearance. The | | | | 1. Supported networks - Quadband, GSM / GPRS |
| HTC Hero is very nice phone, even as it rightly | | | | EDGE: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz. |
| comes with the increasingly important flash | | | | 2. Data Transfer - Bluetooth ® 2.0 with EDR |
| accessories - other smart phones still do not | | | | and A2DP for wireless stereo Haedsets, HSDPA / |
| always offer sufficient support. These | | | | WCDMA 7.2Mbps, Wi-Fi ®: IEEE 802.11 b / g |
| touchscreen mobile phone is just for Rs. 31,990 | | | | HTC ExtUSB ™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio |
| and Rs. 34,600. For the money invested, the | | | | jack in one), Upload up to 2 Mbit / s. |
| purchaser receives a modern mobile phone with | | | | 3. Reception and voice quality - Even with barely |
| exceptional design. Rich features distinguish the | | | | adequate network coverage, the HTC Hero |
| high quality workmanship and handy capability of | | | | scores with a good reception quality. The voice |
| the mobile phone. Among all those, there is a | | | | playback sounds at normal volume that is |
| high-resolution 3.2 inch large screen, touch controls, | | | | minimally covered, but still natural. |
| WiFi, HSDPA / WCDMA up to 7.2 Mbps, multiple | | | | 4. Voice quality of the speakers - The playback |
| calendar functions and a 5 MP camera with a wide | | | | of the voice is low but normally just acceptable, |
| range of settings. Whether the HTC Hero not | | | | but at higher volume it is rather scratchy. |
| only comes with its innovative design but also | | | | 5. Battery life (with normal use) - Up to 3 days. |
| how great is it in practical value, let us know in | | | | 6. Storage capabilities of Contacts - Contact Type: |
| our test. | | | | SIM: name, number, select Phone: Photo: Album, |
| HTC Hero Touchscreen Mobile Phone | | | | Camera, number: Private, Mobile, Work, Fax |
| HTC Hero with Android operating system, 5 MP | | | | (work), fax (private), pager, email: Email 2, 3, |
| camera and innovative design | | | | ringtone, group, birthday, anniversary; Social |
| Processing | | | | Networking: Facebook (email, password); send |
| The battery compartment cover is made slightly | | | | Flickr (YahooID, password); more: calls directly to |
| rubberized but fits perfectly | | | | voicemail: on / off, adding: telephone, email, chat, |
| HTC Hero Touchscreen Mobile Phone | | | | mailing address, Miscellaneous: company, |
| The volume control button is cleanly integrated | | | | organization, note. |
| The integrated loudspeaker is positioned at the | | | | 7. Profiles - Telephone Options: switch off, Silent, |
| back | | | | Vibrate mode, flight mode, Mobile Network; ringing |
| Micro SD cards up to 16 GB is supported by the | | | | volume, media volume, ringing tone, vibration, |
| HTC Hero | | | | indicate when, Keypad tones, acoustic range, SD |
| HTC Hero Touchscreen Mobile Phone | | | | Card Message. |
| Processing characteristics | | | | 8. Calendar settings - Event overview: Calendar: |
| 1. First optical impression / special features to | | | | Own Calendar, Outlook; New: What: Date Name) |
| support the design - Modern Design and black | | | | From (date / time) to (date / time, all day: on / |
| matte plastic produce a contemporary, not | | | | off, Where (location) of the date, description) |
| superficially but at the same time, progressive | | | | (appointment description, memory: 10, 15, 20, 25, |
| combination. | | | | 30, 45 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 12 hours, |
| 2. Housing material / surface quality - Matte plastic | | | | 24 hours, 2 days, 1 week; Repeat: One-time date, |
| combined with a slightly rubberized type of plastic | | | | daily, every weekday (Mon - Fri), Weekly ( eg |
| material. | | | | every Wednesday), monthly (eg every first |
| 3. Housing Dimensions - With a weight of 135 g | | | | Wednesday), monthly (eg on 2), annually (for |
| and dimensions of 112 x 56.2 mm x 14:35, it is still | | | | example, on 2 September), month, day, calendar, |
| well in hand and can be easily fit in pocket. | | | | Now, New, Settings: all calendar, reminder display: |
| 4. Response of the touch screen - Very good and | | | | alert, cell status notification out; alarm time: 10, 15, |
| very accurate response. | | | | 20, 25, 30, 45 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, |
| 5. Goodness (sharpness / resolution) of the | | | | 12 hours, 24 hours, 2 days, 1 week; reminder |
| display - 3.2 inch TFT LCD display with 262,144 | | | | tones, vibration: on / off; rejected appointments: |
| colors and a resolution of HVGA 320x480 Pixels. | | | | a on / off; Views: Day Views: Grid time, event |
| Very good color and sharp display. Evenly, | | | | list, the first day of the week: Sunday, Monday, |
| relatively effective is the special stain-screen | | | | weather map: on / off; City: (separate city), |
| coating, the clarity of presentation only minimally | | | | London, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, Tokyo, New |
| limited. A fast change from horizontal to vertical | | | | York. |
| display. | | | | 9. Notes function - NA. |
| 6. Quality of the battery compartment cover - | | | | 10. Built-in voice recorder (Dictaphone) - Recorded |
| The battery compartment cover is made slightly | | | | files: open, delete current file, multiple files rename, |
| rubberized plastic, can be quite easy to open, | | | | set as a ringtone. The reproduction of the |
| close, and sits perfectly. | | | | recording sounds slightly tinny, but is still usable, |
| 7. The quality and scope of the supplied | | | | and thus acceptable. |
| accessories - USB cable, software, user manual, | | | | 11. E-mail functionality - Connection type: POP3 and |
| headset, charger. | | | | IMAP4. Setting the e-mail accounts is done entirely |
| 8. Processing Result - The ultra-modern | | | | without any problems. The downloading of the |
| smartphone comes with a beautiful combination of | | | | settings takes no time to complete and e-mails |
| matte color and slightly rubberized plastic. It lies | | | | and attachments get downloaded and accessed |
| with its dimensions and there is a more | | | | quickly. |
| acceptable weight well in hand. The operation via | | | | 12. Internet functionality - The loading of the web |
| touchscreen runs very precise and uniform. Colors | | | | site takes little time. Even with more complex |
| and shapes are displayed properly on the screen. | | | | pages, it manages to represents a decent view. |
| The accurately fitting battery compartment lid is | | | | The good thing is that Flash applications can also |
| slightly rubberized plastic. The accessories line with | | | | be displayed. |
| the standard and there is nothing to complain. | | | | 13. PC synchronization - The needed USB cable |
| Reply With Quote | | | | and software are included. The sync with Outlook |
| #2 | | | | is (as with all Android phones) by means of |
| Old 01-10-2009 | | | | add-on application. |
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