Comments on: iPhone versus Android (HTC Hero edition)

By: Jailbreak iOS Iphone

Jailbreak iOS Iphone — Wed, 18 May 2011 11:13:00 +0000

Nice comparison. but in my opinion htc hero was just a test product and now android beasts have got there place in market,

By: Mark Doherty

Mark Doherty — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:01:39 +0000

Get the new ROM buddy, it runs like a dream with it.

Ironically the powers that be here in the UK have shuffled us onto iPhone contracts, so my Hero is now gathering dust.

My greatest problem? Corporate email SSL certificates, it just wasn’t ready for business.

Mark
Adobe

By: sena

sena — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:46:26 +0000

well guys..right now i’m using the first gen hero..with the official new rom upgrade it is snappier than before… im a heavy user and i charge my hero once a day… (just like phonedog’s review and others)…i heard rumor that hero coming to verizon but in different shell..

By: Bradley

Bradley — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:47:56 +0000

@steve I think because of Flash Player 10.1 the particular OS your smartphone runs will become less important, similiar to the way PC’s are becoming. What will make a real difference is speed of advancement(open source), price(low costing smartphones) and choice(range of Android running phones). Thats something Apple apparently havent learnt yet, but its not that they cant in the future.

By: jerry

jerry — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:06:20 +0000

apple disciples….never liked them.

By: alrocksu

alrocksu — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:03:51 +0000

im not sure what hero u were using, but its as snappy as the iphone hands down. the only lag is flipping the keyboard with the accelerometer…but for games the accelerometer is super responsive so a future update should solve that. Overall a great i phone alternative thats &50.00 less a month to use with same features minus iphones lack streaming of tv

By: steve

steve — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:37:59 +0000

i am really interested in seeing what andriod 2.0 + fast hardware is able to deliver. I am Flash developer and the idea of building apps in CS5 for both andriod and iphone (or any other mobile platform that implements Flash Player 10.1) is thrilling!

Here is a question for everyone:

If when Flash Player 10.1 hits all of the mobile platforms we then hear that it will also land in the iphone technology stack, how likely would everyone convert over to an android device? Said another way, is it more about the lack of Flash or more about the overall experience/ multitasking?

By: leef

leef — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:29:40 +0000

Thanks! I’ve been looking at videos of the Hero’s UI, and love how some of the apps seem to remain open, and can be placed on the sliding home screens. I’m not a fan of the ‘app to home to app icon to app’ flow that we have on the iPhone. I’d much prefer to toss a few of the main apps I use on the home screens, and slide between them. The only thing holding me back is that many of the comparative reviews are similar to yours in that it’s a little slower, and a little clunkier, or less refined.

By: ryanstewart

ryanstewart — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:34:45 +0000

@Bradley, I hope we’ll all be using Android phones. I really am ready to ditch my iPhone.

@Todd, I saw that. If I were on Verizon I’d jump at that thing.

@Brian, Yeah, I have the UK version, not the new Sprint one. I’ve heard the Sprint is faster, which would be great, and that could help tilt the balance. Unfortunately all I had was the first gen.

=Ryan

By: Brian Swartzfager

Brian Swartzfager — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:07:26 +0000

How long have you had that particular Hero, Ryan? I ask because the more recent release of the Hero (the official US Sprint version) contains a ROM upgrade that makes the UI much snappier and a slightly more powerful battery. So a user with a brand-new Hero might have a better experience.

I was going to pick up a Hero but then came the news that the Samsung Moment Android (with its 800Mhz processor and physical keyboard) was coming out in November. So I’m waiting until that comes out and then I’ll decided between the Hero and the Moment (Sense UI vs. better hardware, essentiallY).