Leakdroid - Sprint HTC Hero Review - Part 1

Part 1 in our 3-part review of the HTC Hero, an upcoming Android Smartphone launching on Sprint on October, 11. Price will be $179 w/ 2-year contract from Sprint.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Android
• Sprint
• HTC
• Hero
• Sense
• Leakdroid
• Review
• Smartphone

[fabiq]

do you know if this version of the hero will be available for the european market? I don't like the UK version

[leakdroid]

That is a great question, but I do not know the answer sorry. This version is CDMA so it won't work on European networks (or any GSM network for that matter). Maybe HTC will release another European version w/ this body (Hero200), but my guess is this is a U.S. exclusive, and they will stick with the O.G. Hero in Europe. You like this design better than the original?

[Kennedya12]

Great review. Just wondering if you could showcase the Camera and Camcorder in one of your videos. Only one video I've seen has actually bothered showing the camera and camcorder capabilities.

Thanks!

[leakdroid]

If I have time I will try, but I can't promise anything!

[koolaiddude244]

YURRH VOICE IS DEEEEEP!

[ThisGuyLovesMusic]

@zeebafoo it has excellent battery life, but that also depends on which push notifications you have on, it can drain the battery easily

[zeebafoo]

great phone but dam the battery life really sucks..

[johntkong]

Welcome to my world. I'm asking for a car charger for Xmas.

[Xtrigit]

I'm an EXTREME user! LOL!! XD

Seriously, I use my phone extensively, well, I'm always carrying the charger everywhere I go.

At first, the battery would last me 2 hours in between charges, but after disabling the stock SMS app, battery life improved significantly, it now lasts 2.5 to 3 hours.

[fierwall5]

it can go maybe a day with moderate to heavy use but no where close to 2 days but it does have some thing like 116 hours standby all most 2 weeks

[BigJim2]

I like this video but I will have to question one of his statements. The battery is 1500mwh or whatever the abbreviation is, I doubt it will get through 2 days of heavy use. I know he was making a factual statement but for everyone else thats my two cents. My HTC Hero should be here sometime next week!

[leakdroid]

Sorry, have you figured it out? If not, easiest way is to Click the settings button on the keyboard itself (bottom-left-most button w/ little gears icon). The setting is called "Vibration Feedback". Uncheck it and you're good to go. You can also access it by going to the Main android Settings App > Locale & Text > Keyboard Settings > Uncheck Vibration Feedback. HTH

[Jakstr1981]

Lastly, and most importantly, just like any other phone, Bluetooth, wifi, and searching for signal in dead areas must all be taken into account. All of this will kill ANY phone battery quickly.

[Jakstr1981]

There are a couple programs good for this, but the one I see most called for is Taskiller. Basically you'll run this program like Windows Task manager. After a while you'll learn to know what needs to be running and what doesn't, and you'll kill the programs that don't need to be running (much like optimizing laptop battery life).

Kill the extras when you're done with them, and you'll see a nice boost to total battery life.