HTC is one of the mobile phone manufacturers who has realized that hardware alone doesn't make a winning product. Even the most powerful, component-rich device can only make difference if its operating system software, menu system and applications make the phone easy to use, fun and useful. So far, HTC has primarily built smarphones on Windows Mobile software. The company even developed an attractive touch screen software that can be found in many products, for instance, the HTC Diamond and HTC Touch HD use the TouchFlo software. Now, the company has exploited its experience in touch screen software and has built a new smartphone on Google Android software.

At first glance, two features on the HTC Hero smartphone catch the eye. First, the unit is unconventially shaped. When the device is held upright, the lower portion of the body is slightly bent towards the user. Second, the menu system (or user interface software as techies like to call it) on the touch screen phone is highly customizable. Known as Sense, the menu system letss the user to pick up and remove items found on the screen. Menu items are rotated by flicking the screen with a finger.

The HTC Hero smartphone runs on Google Android operating system. Its 3.2-inch touch screen has 320x480 resolution. The device comes with applications that lets you keep up-to-date with your social networks, like Twitter.

The HTC Hero is a quad-band GSM phone and dual-band 3G UMTS phone. High-speed access to the Internet can be achieved via a 3G HSDPA mobile network or via Wi-Fi hotspots. Built-in GPS receiver provides location data for navigation and other applications. Music player can play common digital audio formats, including WMA9. Video player can recognize MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and WMV9 formats. 5 megapixel camera at the back panel has autofocus.

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