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Review

Sprint HTC Hero thoughts

By: |Oct 7th, 2009 at 08:31AM
Filed Under: 1xRTT, Android, CDMA, EV-DO, Handsets, HTC, Review, Sprint, Wi-Fi
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While Sprint’s HTC Hero is housed in a different and arguably less sexy shell than the standard HTC version, the internals are the same. That’s a 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and a whole lot more running on Sprint’s CDMA voice and data network. We’ve put together a bunch of things we loved as well as things we disliked about the Sprint version of the HTC Hero after the break along with some photos. (more…)

Exclusives

HTC Hero hands on!

By: |Jul 21st, 2009 at 05:04PM
Filed Under: Android, BG's Corner, EDGE, Exclusives, GPRS, GSM, Handsets, HSDPA, HSUPA, HTC, UMTS, Wi-Fi
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Ever since we first messed around with an HTC Hero a few months back we’ve been dreaming about it. Unfortunately we weren’t able to snag one from HTC, but one of our ninjas came through and the one we got (no offense) is so much better — it’s the Teflon Don white version! Instead of that soft-touch rubberized coating, the white variation has a Teflon-based coating which apparently holds up better to nicks and scratches while providing a luxurious-feeling finish that’s pretty much...