HTC has officially launched a new Android Smartphone known as the HTC Hero. It is the most exciting Android device launched thus far and will come with a customized UI known as the HTC Sense. According to HTC, the HTC Sense UI will be based on three basic principles: Make it Mine, Stay Close and Discover the Unexpected. The HTC Hero will be available in the European region in July and later on in Asia and USA.





Here are the details of the device:

Dimensions: 112 x 56.2 x 14.35 mm
Weight: 135 grams
Network: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, HSPA/WCDMA 900/2100 MHz
Processor: Qualcomm 528 MHz
Operating System: Android
UI: HTC Sense
Display: 3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen (320x480 HVGA resolution)
Camera: 5 MP with Autofocus
Memory: 512MB ROM, 288 MB RAM, microSD support
Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, 7.2 Mbps HSPA,
Multimedia: 3.5mm stereo headset jack, Audio Player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC, AMR-NB, WAV, MIDI, WMA 9), Video Player (MPEG-4, H.263, H.264, WMV)
Others: GPS, Digital Compass, Gravity-Sensor, Flash
Navigation: Trackball, Enter Button, Touch Screen, Virtual QWERTY Keyboard
Battery: 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

Here is what Peter Chou, Chief Executive Officer of HTC Corporation said about the launch:

"HTC Hero introduces a more natural way for reaching out to the people and accessing your important information, not by following the status quo of todays phones, but by following how you communicate and live your life.

"HTC Sense is a distinct experience created to make HTC phones more simple for people to use, leaving them saying, it just makes sense."

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