HTC A6262 SmartPhone Unlocked--International Version with No Warranty (White)

by HTC

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 2.2 x 0.6 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B002BWPWRQ
• Item model number: A6262WHEU
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,951 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

HTC Hero is our first phone to embody HTC Sense - an intuitive, seamless experience built upon three fundamental principles - make it mine, stay close, and discover the unexpected. With HTC Hero, personalization reaches a level never before possible. Rather than burying important content under layers of menus, the HTC Hero lets you put it at glance view, with a selection of widgets that can be placed right on the home screen. The widgets themselves can be personalized with a variety of designs and sizes that best match your personality. With Scenes, a new profile feature, HTC Hero becomes multiple phones in one. Create and switch between Scenes that reflect different moments in your life. Your Hero becomes a weekend phone that helps you relax with your choice of tunes, catch up with your favorite friends and capture some memories with HTC Footprints. And when you go on a trip, your phone becomes your personal guide and gives you instant access to local time, weather and maps. Today, staying in touch with the people in your life means managing a variety of communication channels and applications ranging from phone calls and emails to Facebook updates. HTC Hero makes staying close as simple as turning to your friend and saying hello. When you view people, you see the different ways to get in touch, you also see all your interactions like emails sent to your personal and work accounts. You can even check for social network updates and event notices as well as see the latest pictures your friends uploaded to popular photo sharing sites. Many of the most memorable moments in your life are experienced, not explained. Even basic functions like the dialer will pleasantly surprise you on the HTC Hero. You can find a person by dialing their phone number or simply by dialing the first few letters of their name. With HTC Hero, you can look at things through different perspectives.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars You will have to un-cripple this phone, November 20, 2009

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Catalin A. Francu - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HTC A6262 SmartPhone Unlocked--International Version with No Warranty (White) (Wireless Phone Accessory)

Nobody seems to mention several important things. I'm not sure if all the products are the same, or if the one I bought from this particular seller had these problems, but mine had two major shortcomings.

1) It only comes with a Southeast-Asia plug adapter (which I believe is the same as they use in the UK). So out of the box, there is no way to charge it in the US, other than via USB. At some point you will probably want to buy a converter plug.

2) There is no Market application installed on it. Therefore, you cannot, with conventional means, install any other applications on this phone. The Android OS that comes with this particular phone is crippled. I managed to root the phone and install a much better Android version on it, but it took me about 6 hours of trial and error and it put me at risk of ruining the phone (drop me a message if you need help rooting your own Hero; I saved my notes from the process).

After fixing number (2) above, yes, the phone is great and it works as expected. There are plenty of reviews out there and I agree with what they say -- the good and the bad. But it takes hours of effort and you must take serious chances to restore this phone to its un-crippled state. That is why I'm giving it only two stars.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very useful, desirable, usable mobile device., November 14, 2009

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THATCH "RST" (OHIO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HTC A6262 SmartPhone Unlocked--International Version with No Warranty (White) (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I'm an iPhone lover, so my review is solely from that perspective. I have also owned & used a Blackberry storm and various other smartphones, Windows Mobile 6.5, etc.

1. The plastic is very unique... seems solid like original mac or a medical device. Seems very thick/durable/dense without being heavy.
2. Angled curve ("chin" as people call it) at the bottom good for holding with one hand. This is definitely an advantage over the iPhone, but only comes on the EU versions as of late.
3. Given the placement of the buttons on the chin, this seems like a right handed person's phone.
4. The touch screen has good sensitivity & appearance. Quality is very high, but is a little smaller than iPhone.
5. The phone is smaller than expected.
6. I can see where users' don't want to open in a screen of "just the apps, ma'am". The widgets add a dimension that iPhone doesn't have. "already open & displaying your data" etc.
7. Setup intuitive & easy.
8. No exchange push. It only seems to poll my work exchange account while the iPhone gets push.
9. No timer setting for screen lock options, but unique locking options. I like having a timer on the screen lock & password options.
10. Tactile typing feedback is awesome. iPhone would love this option immediately.
11. In the dark, you have to know which button to press on the chin to bring the phone alive. The lights don't come on under the buttons by pressing any of them.
12. Doesn't display excel made grids in email as well as iPhone
13. Fold ("chin") at the bottom keeps the screen from hitting the desk flat when you lay it on its front.
14. Switching between browser windows on Android 1.5 is more OSX dock than the iPhone!
15. Keeps losing connection to my WIFI access point. Can't figure out why...
16. App installs are a perfect balance between iPhone's "no questions asked" and BB's ask every security. It gives you a review of what components or feature/data use each app requires.
17. Android does widgets. iPhone does no widgets. That's a flat difference that differentiates.
18. Light multitasking-- submit a tweet, move on, a pop up tells you on home screen that it was sent successfully. A nice feature that iPhone doesn't have.
19. Zoom in & out on webpages is a little slow, and no double tap to zoom a column :(
20. Moving icons is easier for the novice than iPhone. Press/hold/where you can move is bright, everything else dims.

Comments

Apps on Iphone are still richer, but the interface feels "stitched together" after the seamless Android HTC experience.

First phone to keep my interest as long as it has, even after having it in hand.

When both upright, the slightly wider keyboard on iPhone makes a big difference. I can type faster on iPhone even though I really like the haptic feedback on the Hero.

App offerings for Android will only get richer, while we don't really know what's going to happen with iPhone's interface or the forethought of something "widget-like". In many ways, Android does apple better than Apple does, or more true/similar to the OS X interface.

My world is basically an iPhone world these days, so any concern I have for a mobile device focuses around "is it better or at least equal in usefulness/desirability". In this case, I can conclude "YES!" It is of equal usefulness & desirability as iPhone. Very pleased.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best HTC Android phone that I've tried, October 23, 2009

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Spoonfed808 (Honolulu, HI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTC A6262 SmartPhone Unlocked--International Version with No Warranty (White) (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I've had the G1 and the MyTouch and both of those phones don't compare to this one. The Hero Sense UI runs smooth and there is lots of Eye Candy. There are lots of Widgets that makes the UI looks so cool.
The call quality is much better than the G1 or MyTouch. My wife says that I sound much better on the Hero.
The build quality is also top notch. I find that the G1 and the MyTouch feels a little too cheap.

I also like the fact that there is a standard 3.5 headphone jack. On the G1 and MyTouch you still have to use an adapter.

All in all I am happy with this phone. The only downside is the heavy price tag and the 3G does not work on AT&T. The only US version available is the Sprint CDMA.