The iconic HTC Hero, which was the first properly amazing Android handset as far as most are concerned, is getting an upgrade, with the new HTC Hero S just announced by HTC and US network US Cellular.
Sadly this looks like being an HTC Hero update in name only, as the new Hero S doesn’t recreate the “chin” curved design of the original. And it’s in boring old black, and the 4″ 960×540 display is housed in your usual bland HTC chassis. Less excitement with each fact.
Inside the Hero S is a 1.2GHz processor, Android 2.3, dual cameras (5mp & 1.3mp) and it’s able to record video in 720p resolution. Given that it resembles HTC’s bulkier, angular US phones, we doubt this’ll hit Europe. But there you go. The Hero lives on in some small, inconsequential way.
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