HTC Hero (G3) spotted taking Android for a spin
By Will Park on Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 at 3:42 PM PST In Android, Devices, HTC, Rumors
The Android market is all about HTC right now. As the first manufacturer to go live with an Android-powered smartphone, HTC carved a niche for themselves as the de facto Android phone maker in the industry. But, now that other cellphone manufacturers are looking to launch Android smartphones of their own, HTC’s G1 (T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) G1) is under fire. To that end, HTC is looking to expand its Android influence with newer (and arguably cooler) smartphones like the just-launched HTC Magic (T-Mobile MyTouch 3G/G2) and the upcoming HTC Hero (G3).
Today, we’re treated to a first-look at the HTC Hero hanging out in the wild. We first saw the HTC Hero making an appearance in HTC’s leaked 2009 product roadmap, decked out in some shade of Pink. Thankfully, the images you see here show the HTC Hero sporting a more reasonable color scheme (although, a Hot Pink HTC Hero may have been an interesting color choice). The best part – the pictures confirm that the HTC Hero will come packing a 3.5mm headphone jack!
There is some speculation about the Hero launching in Q3 2009, but we’re going to keep an ear open for more details on this particular rumor.
[Via: CodeAndroid]
I am Just waiting for the Hero to show up on Sprint – Pre is nice, I think the Touch Pro 2 will be too much, the Tour’s reviews are not promising, but HTC and Android? Gotta be a sure bet. I’ll be checking out this site to see how it settles out. Yeah, I know – GSM to CDMA, yada yada yada, but I’m looking for users real-world observations on the device as a whole. Still chillin’ with my trusty Q9c! Discuss about HTC Hero at http://www.HTC-Hero.com take care.