HTC Hero gets reviewed

Originally announced on June 24, HTC hero has earned a special place in the hearts of smartphone lovers with its killer looks and beautiful interface. Reviews of the HTC's latest phone have started flowing in from major websites and as usual, Hero gets a mixed bag of praises and complaints. A short highlight:

Engadget.com: "If this build of Android were to be loaded atop the guts of a 3GS or Pre, the performance would likely be astounding, but fused with the two-year old architecture of previous devices, it's mostly disappointing......this build is a bit too much for a device like the Hero to handle, and that makes for an uneven, sometimes frustrating experience" -Full review.

Boygeniusreport.com: "HTC’s achievements and innovations aren’t anything to dismiss, they are what to me makes Android usable, but with the current hardware powering the HTC Hero, things become murky and frustrating" - Full review.

Slashgear.com: "It’s reassuring to know that not only is the Hero a great smartphone but that it’s only likely to get better as HTC continue their tweaks. It’s safe to say that, in the HTC Hero, Android has come of age." - Full review.

HTC has done an incredible job with their latest smartphone. With an eye-catching design and the beautiful Sense UI, the phone is arguably the best looking Android based handset available in market today. However, looks alone doesn't make a product worthy and Hero does fail to impress in other areas. HTC's Sense UI looks very promising, but the underlying hardware is simply not enough to keep everything running smooth without lagging. As pointed out by many reviewers, if HTC can combine this OS with a better hardware platform, something like Tegra or Snapdragon, we might have a true winner that could easily drive the IPhone and Palm Pre a run for their money. Who knows, HTC is aware of this and something very big is under development and Hero is a small example of what's yet to come.