HTC Hero a new Android smartphone

HTC has launched a new Android phone HTC Hero smartphone at an HTC event in London today. This is another Android based smartphone followed by HTC Dream and HTC Magic by HTC. This handset also the first Android smartphone that is bringing Adobe Flash player support for web browsing. It has been designed with a new technology called ‘Sense’ which is used for Windows Mobile Devices with HTC Touch.

It includes a 3.2-inch HVGA TFT LCD screen with Google’s Android operating system. It runs on Qualcomm’s 528MHz MSM7200A processor and has a 512MB ROM with 228MB of RAM to facilitate faster browsing experience.Other features, it is providing that it has 5-megapixel camera, built-in internal GPS antenna, lithium-ion battery that offers 7.8 hours talktime over GSM, microSD card slot, 3.5mm audio jack for music.

HTC Hero will be shipped for Europe in July while Asia in late summer and North America it will be late 2009. Price has not yet been declared. But configuration says it will hit the market and make a good image among Android smartphones.

Detailed Specs:

Processor: Qualcomm MSM7200A – 528 MHz
Operating System: Android
Memory ROM: 512 MB
RAM: 288 MB
Dimensions (LxWxT): 112 x 56.2 x 14.35 mm ( 4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 inches)
Weight: 135 grams ( 4.76 ounces) with battery
Display: 3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 320×480 HVGA resolution
Network HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz – Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
850/900/1800/1900 MHz
(Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)
Device Control: Trackball with Enter button
GPS: Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
3.5 mm audio jack
Camera: 5.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus
Expansion Slot microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
Special Features: G-sensor, Digital Compass
Audio supported formats: MP3, AAC(AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC), AMR-NB, WAV, MIDI and Windows Media” Audio 9
Video supported formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media Video 9
Battery: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1350 mAh
Talk time:
Up to 420 minutes for WCDMA
Up to 470 minutes for GSM
Standby time:
Up to 750 hours for WCDMA
Up to 440 hours for GSM

[via Techtree.com]

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