The Helio Hero has a 2-megapixel camera, EV-DO support, tight MySpace integration, a great display, a beautiful user interface, and excellent audio quality. It also features Helio On Top, a dynamic newsfeed aggregator.
The Helio Hero suffers from a bulky design, and it lacks Bluetooth and instant-messaging options. Plus, its store doesnt offer music downloads at this time, and the Helio On Top aggregator doesnt allow the manual addition of feeds. It also has a heft...
If youre a MySpace addict or a wannabe hipster, the Hero from Helio may be for you. But no instant messaging and no Bluetooth plus lackluster media options and a high price tag means the Hero definitely isnt for everyone.
Bright, detailed display; can gift, beg for and rent videos and games; solid MySpace integration; impressive PC utility for importing music and video; good battery life
Bulky and heavy; no external volume rocker; no Bluetooth; weak messaging features; skimpy multimedia content (for now); hazy snapshots; no voice calling and iffy conference calling
The bulky but high tech-looking Hero slider suffers from many of the same problems that plague the Helio Kickflip: limited messaging options, no Bluetooth, a sub-par 2MP camera, lackluster calling features and weak multimedia content from Helios mob...
Abstract: In keeping with our latest round of reviews, we bring to you a phone from Helio, the new up-and-coming mobile service that was launched in April. The Helio "Hero", the top-of-the-line phone from the new service, is an EVDO-enabled multimedia powerhous...
Abstract: It's the Android phone we've been waiting for. Almost. The HTC Hero is as much a champion for HTC as it is for Android: It's the first genuinely gorgeous piece of hardware running Android, and the Sense UI is the most ambitious, polished softw...
Responsive capacitive touchscreen, HTC's outstanding Sense UI, Great range of apps and widgets preinstalled, Web browser is a pleasure to use
Lack of significant internal memory, Poor video file recognition
With excellent web browsing, email and access to apps, the HTC Hero is one of the few mobiles to truly challenge the iPhone this year. Editors’ rating: 8.8/10
Abstract: 18 months ago, I moved to using an iPhone, prior to that I had been a Motorola; as a Windows Mobile user, the difference between the two platforms was like chalk and cheese. Click to enlargeWith the iPhone you had touch, big buttons for a keypad and a...
Overall this is a massive improvement. The phone is well worth buying. What HTC has done is deliver an excellent consumer experience and bucket loads of functionality, from Google Maps to camcorder to easy access to applications.
Needs more processing grunt; menus not as smooth to scroll through as the iPhone; difficult to add contacts.
