The HTC Hero (also marketed as T-Mobile G2 Touch in the UK, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands) is the third phone manufactured by the HTC Corporation for the Android platform, as part of the A series. Notably, it is the first phone of that series to feature a 3.5mm audio... Read More
The HTC Hero (also marketed as T-Mobile G2 Touch in the UK, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands) is the third phone manufactured by the HTC Corporation for the Android platform, as part of the A series. Notably, it is the first phone of that series to feature a 3.5mm audio jack, multi-touch capability and the HTC Sense experience. The phone was announced on June 24, 2009 in London. It is also the first Android device to support Adobe Flash. It was released in Europe during July of 2009, and is scheduled to be sold in mid-September in South East Asia and in the U.S. on October 11, 2009 via Sprint. FCC documents have surfaced to show that there will be a version of the HTC Hero supporting Rogers and AT&T's bands for 3G. The phone is available in the UK on Orange, T-Mobile, and SIM-free. See Less