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Whether your contract has expired or you just are bored of your current phone, you may be looking to upgrade. The problem most are having though, is they’re not sure which of the latest phones they must buy. For Sprint, galore have their sights set on only three phones now: HTC Touch Pro 2, HTC Hero, and the Samsung Moment. Let’s look at a heap of key points where these phones shine–

Winner for Processor

Samsung Moment — 800 MHz

Winner for Screen Size

HTC Touch Pro 2 — 3.6-inch

Winner for Battery Life

HTC Touch Pro 2

What genuinely amazes me here is the divergence in processor speed. The Samsung Moment’s 800 MHz genuinely helps it compete versus the 528 MHz processors that HTC is using. HTC will be delivering their more immediate processors in their next release of phones, but for now, Samsung takes the lead. Now, do not think that the Moment is ridiculously rapidly and without delay than either of these two HTC phones…because it’s not. It *feels* evenly fast. One of the key parts that effects actual speeds is the operating system.

Operating Systems

The HTC Hero and Samsung Moment both use Google’s Android. The Hero uses SenseUI (a graphical interface designed by HTC) whereas the Samsung Moment uses just plain, old, vanila Android 1.5. What does this mean to consumers? Well, it means that users of the HTC Hero will have to wait for updates pertaining to both SenseUI and Android, whereas users of the Samsung Moment will plainly upgrade Android alone. This means you may suppose more or less quicker updates with the Moment. In fact, Android 2.0 is an upgrade coming soon (hopefully) to the Moment. This update will enable multi-touch capability, as well as further and added functions. The HTC Touch Pro 2 uses Windows Mobile 6.1. Users will receive a free upgrade to 6.5, which makes the operating scheme more finger-friendly. Many have already flashed their phones to 6.5 and I personally have done so on my old HTC Mogul (this was freed BEFORE the HTC Touch Pro 1…so it’s a bit old). That’s a dissimilar story though! On Windows Mobile, HTC’s TouchFlow software is there to undertake to make life easier, also to the SenseUI for Android.

Unique Features

Some distinctive features that make these three phones special…Where to begin? The HTC Touch Pro 2 is aimed at the corporate world. HTC enforced a special speakerphone that mechanically operates the speakerphone when the phone is flipped over. This allows for humans in meetings to speedily turn a normal, private phone call into a public discussion within seconds. Joined with conferencing capablenesses and other goodies, this phone will grant for business productivity to increase. Another worthy mention here is that the HTC Touch Pro 2 is a WORLD PHONE. This means it works on majority of the cellular bands out there — from GSM to CDMA. This makes the HTC Touch Pro 2 an AMAZING travel phone.

The HTC Hero is an aweinspiring device. Unlike most smartphones you see today, this one has a trackball to grant for navigating and playing games. This trackball changes colors to alert the user when it comes to dissimilar things as well. Another neat feature is that there are light sensors in this phone. This allows the phone to modify it is lighting depending on whether or not you’re inside or outside. Very cool! Also, depending on whether or not you buy a European version of this phone, it will have a chin that sticks out. That’s unquestionably unique! The chin version–

The Samsung Moment has a very high quality, OLED, capacitive screen. It’s very bright and finelooking because of this, altho still may give you disturb in sun light. As brought up earlier, this phone likewise has an 800 MHz processor, which makes it one of the most immediate phones out there hardware-wise. Nice occupation Samsung!

To Keyboard or Not to Keyboard

Both the Samsung Moment and HTC Touch Pro 2 come with a slide-out keyboard. Which reigns supreme? Well, in my opinion, the Touch Pro 2′s keyboard is better. The Samsung Moment’s may be a bit iffy at times, even though is still nice. Regardless, typing is done fast and easy on these two keyboards. They add a bit of girth to both of the phones, but that’s to be expected. Anyone who has to use a Palm Pre keyboard would be jealous. The HTC Hero has no keyboard. This means that you ought to use an on-screen, virtual keyboard. Despite being virtual, it works well. In the end, it depends on whether you are a tactile person who needs to touch a real keyboard or not.

Build Quality

Build quality is indispensable when choosing a phone. Luckily, each of these phones feels solid and strong. You do not have to worry with regards to breaking these bad boys, even though that doesn’t mean throw your phone around. You must protect your phone like it’s your baby!

Camera

These phones are not that cheap. The Touch Pro 2 is $349.99 AFTER a $100 mail-in rebate. There’s genuinely no pardon for this. Sprint has dropped the ball by making it so highpriced here. You may buy this phone for a lot less from Verizon or T-Mobile, even though their hardware will be a bit dissimilar than the Sprint version. The HTC Hero is $179.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate. That price isn’t bad, but you may find this phone on sale at places like Best Buy if you want it even for less (and perhaps minus the mail-in rebate). The Samsung Moment is likewise $179.99 after $100 mail-in rebate. likewise a reasonable price.

Sprint Htc Hero Screen Android Pic

Sprint Htc Hero Screen Android Photo

Sprint Htc Hero Screen Android Picture

Most helpful customer reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
Great protection. Great features. Cool look.
By UncleTravelnMike
Phone is near bullet proof now. Feel like I’m using a bat-phone. Great fit. Easy to apply and remove. Love the covers for USB and aux jack. Plastic/silicone combo is a good balance of grip (so it won’t slide out of pockets/off dash board) but still easy to get out of my pockets without turning them inside out like some other products do. Great since I carry my phone in my pocket, and not one of those corny hip holders. Really people, who are you kidding? Are you in the wild-west of smartphone world? Trying to be quick-on-the-draw? Sorry…off soap box, back to the review…

One more upside, since i’m a guy the and have larger hands the Hero feels kind of small and makes using the touch QWERTY keyboard a bit awkward. The Otter Box adds a bit more substance to the phone making it more comfortable to use.

One draw back: I chose the black version, and the silicone tends to gather lint that shows up prominently, especially if your pocket lining is white. =/

Overall, happy with my purchase and I will probably stick with Otter Box for my next phone too. Oh yeah, and it arrived REALLY quick too!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Fitls like a glove
By John Van Walsum
I bought a Body Glove from the Sprint store the day I bought my Hero. That one did a decent job protecting my Hero, it just added a lot of unwanted and what I felt, unnecessary bulk. After reading reviews of the Otterbox Commuter, I thought I would order one and give it a try. First impression was, is this all there is? Well, it fit my Hero like a glove. The added hard shell protector seems to add a layer of protecton much like the bulky Body Glove. The outer shell is a bit slippery, but you get use to it and prepare your grip accordingly. So if you’re looking for a good shock absorbing 2 part case for your Hero, I recommend this one.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
BEST OUT THERE
By Dustin
Well i wanted a Defender case but all they make is the commuter so i bought it. The best case out there its the only one that covers all the ports on the phone and keeps it protected. I work in a dusty mine and all my phones RUGGED or not have been toasted. So i went smart phone and so far so good since i have the OTTER BOX COMMUTER SERIES CASE FOR THE SPRINT HTC HERO.

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