computerworld.com— The biggest difference in the new device is that it has no physical QWERTY keyboard, but still has the 3.2-inch touch screen.
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I'm really tempted by the Hero just because of the touchflo. Lack of an official nod from google makes me a tiny bit nervous, but it's by far the nicest looking I've ever seen android.
I have to agree with Tron, T-Mobile coverage in my area (Bay Area/Northern California) is excellent, there customer service is great, and they're the cheapest of the big four. I might not have the same 3G coverage other places, but since I don't travel much, I don't need it. I've been with T-Mobile for 4+ years and so far have no complaints.
Right... but I can't recall a high profile device in recent memory that hasn't been carrier-exclusive in the US. It makes me doubtful for the HTC Hero to hit AT&T.
have a look at the sony ericsson "rachael" before thinking about the I7500, the I7500 lacks hardware grunt (while the rachael is a 1ghz phone)
Huh, if you read the Hero's page on Facebook (where more than just a couple of guys from Engadget or Gizmodo actually have the phone, and it's not a pre-release version), I think you'll find that most people find the processor perfectly capable, as long as you aren't running too many widgets at once. It's still definitely the best Android handset out there to date; once we see phones with Snapdragons or Tegra, though, that could change - until then, the Sense UI on the Hero is the real winner - people don't necessarily care if everything's not 100% buttery smooth 100% of the time; it doesn't matter if you're still locked to the "hmmm, I have 6 pages of icons here, where's the one that shows me the weather/my contacts/my messages/whatever?" experience of other phones. I think you're over-exaggerating the bad things, and ignoring the good... c'mon, even Techradar gave the Hero 4/5 with its pre-release version of the phone.
robotbuddhaJul 31, 2009
I'm really tempted by the Hero just because of the touchflo. Lack of an official nod from google makes me a tiny bit nervous, but it's by far the nicest looking I've ever seen android.
kkiranJul 31, 2009
Yeah, it costs a fortune at the moment $650 ~ $700... quite a lot!
gkskillzJul 31, 2009
I have to agree with Tron, T-Mobile coverage in my area (Bay Area/Northern California) is excellent, there customer service is great, and they're the cheapest of the big four. I might not have the same 3G coverage other places, but since I don't travel much, I don't need it. I've been with T-Mobile for 4+ years and so far have no complaints.
jawbreaker4fsJul 31, 2009
Right... but I can't recall a high profile device in recent memory that hasn't been carrier-exclusive in the US. It makes me doubtful for the HTC Hero to hit AT&T.
turaelAug 1, 2009
have a look at the sony ericsson "rachael" before thinking about the I7500, the I7500 lacks hardware grunt (while the rachael is a 1ghz phone)
turaelAug 1, 2009
or the new 1ghz samsung ARM Cortex-A8 cpu, hummingbird
Closed AccountAug 1, 2009
Huh, if you read the Hero's page on Facebook (where more than just a couple of guys from Engadget or Gizmodo actually have the phone, and it's not a pre-release version), I think you'll find that most people find the processor perfectly capable, as long as you aren't running too many widgets at once. It's still definitely the best Android handset out there to date; once we see phones with Snapdragons or Tegra, though, that could change - until then, the Sense UI on the Hero is the real winner - people don't necessarily care if everything's not 100% buttery smooth 100% of the time; it doesn't matter if you're still locked to the "hmmm, I have 6 pages of icons here, where's the one that shows me the weather/my contacts/my messages/whatever?" experience of other phones. I think you're over-exaggerating the bad things, and ignoring the good... c'mon, even Techradar gave the Hero 4/5 with its pre-release version of the phone.