HTC Plans Sales of “Hero” by July
HTC has announced that it will start selling its its new “Google phone” called the Hero starting from next month. The Hero is a 3G device that is set to heat-up competition with big names such as the Apple’s iPhone 3G S and Palm’s Pre, whether it is going to stand the test of time would definitely be determined in the next few months. The Hero is claimed to be the first Google phone with its new “Sense” customized user interface to come out of HTC and it promises to give users more value for their monies.
Physically, the Hero looks quite elegant with its beveled edges and an angled bottom contoured to fit against the face. It sports a 3.2-inch touch screen (that presents crisp view of its content), coated with Teflon for smudge resistance. Sharp and Clear photograph can be shot using the built-in 5.0-megapixel auto-focus camera that could be easily set to a suitable resolution.
For easy navigation when you are on the road, the phone incorporates GPS with digital compass that gives you excellence sense of direction and ensuring you get to your destination easily and safely. Staying connected with your loved ones cannot be any easier with the Hero as it gives you easy access to popular social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to view status updates and share photos. And what’s more? The smartphone also has a dedicated search button to search through Twitter, locate people in the contact list and find emails in the inbox, making life easy for you irrespective of your location.
Emphasizing on the importance of the Hero is Peter Chou, HTC’s chief executive, who said that “The HTC Hero introduces a more natural way for reaching out to the people and accessing your important information. Sense is a distinct experience created to make HTC phones more simple for people to use.”
Arrangement is underway to make the Hero available first in Europe by July follow by Asia come summer and it would be finally available in the North America much later this year.
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