Camera Phones

HTC Hero

HTC are making a name for themselves by standing slightly aside from the crowd of other mobile manufacturers and the HTC Hero is a feature packed phone with a 5 megapixel phone. Receiving a whopping 9.9 out of 10 in the Freak Score at TestFreaks.co.uk, we felt it needed further investigation.

The first point to note is that the HTC Hero runs on Google’s Android mobile operating system, so for devout Symbian or Window Mobile lovers, there will be a step away from the familiar, but do not let that put you off. As with other products from Google, Android is a strong performer.

The HTC Hero has a 3.2” TFT-LCD touch sensitive screen with 320×480 pixels set into a case with a slight lip at the bottom. From the touch screen you can access most of the phone’s features, and there are four buttons and a trackball set below the screen to allow calls to be answered and ended, to access menus.

The great customisation features of the HTC Hero mean that you can change the display as you want and add elements or remove them as you want. Other features include a GPS receiver and digital compass, 3.5mm audio jack, 288MB RAM and a microSD card slot to expand the memory, Bluetooth and WiFi.

Getting to the picture taking element, there is a 5 megapixel camera with the lens slightly recessed into the case, and it has auto focus and a digital zoom. There is a significant omission however and that is because HTC have not included a flash in the Hero. Possibly this shows that HTC have focused their efforts on other features with this phone, as evidenced by the lack of flash, because the picture quality is slightly disappointing, but if you are looking for an everyday camera, you should still consider the HTC Hero because of the other features and packages now available.

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