The HTC Hero is on the Amazon UK site for preorder now with a release date of July 15th. Although it’s been available for preorder from other European phone sellers for a week or so now, Amazon might seem like a better option for wary US shoppers. At a rather steep price of £429.99 or $710USD, considering T-Mobile UK and Orange UK have announced they will be offering the Hero free for new customers with certain plans. But if you’re locked into a contract already, it seems like an almost normal price for a new unlocked smart phone. Although there are other Android options, like an unlocked HTC Magic going for only $579 right now or the unlocked HTC Dream currently at $449 at the Amazon US site. But with the slated US release looking like the end of the year, for a yet unnamed carrier, we know more than a US Android lovers will be looking to snap this up for use on T-Mobile or AT&T.
And the full specs from Amazon UK:
Processor Qualcomm® MSM7200A™, 528 MHz
Operating System Android™
Memory ROM: 512 MB RAM: 288 MB
Dimensions (LxWxT) 112 x 56.2 x 14.35 mm ( 4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 inches)
Weight 135 grams ( 4.76 ounces) with battery
Display 3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 320×480 HVGA resolution
Network HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)
Device Control Trackball with Enter button
GPS Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
3.5 mm audio jack Camera 5.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus
Audio supported formats MP3, AAC(AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC), AMR-NB, WAV, MIDI and Windows Media® Audio 9 V
ideo supported formats MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media® Video 9
Battery Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1350 mAh
Talk time: Up to 420 minutes for WCDMA
Up to 470 minutes for GSM
Standby time: Up to 750 hours for WCDMA Up to 440 hours for GSM
(The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz DC output: 5V and 1A
Special Features
G-sensor
Digital Compass
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