Is this the HTC Hero, aka Dream 2, aka G2…on video?

by Justin on January 15, 2009

If this is the rumored HTC Hero, aka Dream 2, aka G2, it don’t impress me much. First of all, assuming the G2 doesn’t have a QWERTY keypad I would’ve thought it would have full multi-touch support. This demo uses a stylus. Right there, I’ve already eliminated this as a purchase choice. Second of all, its interface is far from attractive. It looks much to cluttered to me. Furthermore, when it takes three to five steps to accomplish a simple task I’d have to call its usability into question.

On the upside, the Hero has icon-access to services such as Google Reader and Blogger. HTC might want to remove the Google Notebook icon though considering the company just put it in the can. Granted this is just a demo. There isn’t any spoken word confirmation that this is the follow-up to the G1, and if it is there is likely going to be some changes before it’s released. But first things first–get rid of that stylus.

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  • htchero
    A cute mobile this is, that's why I am interested in getting as possible as I could.

    www.unlock-hero.com
  • Rocci
    Im getting this mobile for my wife, i found it on http://www.puremobile.co.uk/HTC/HTC-Hero-White-... and its alredy unlocked...Dou you guys know more about this phone?
  • mustsee
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  • coolfx35
    I'm not going to compare it to the iPhone because they are very different animals, all I have to say is that Android's community support is phenomenal, it's the reason I got the G1 and so far I'm stoked with the way things are going.

    The phone/OS hasn't been out for a year and look where we are at already; almost every user/community request has been answered or is being worked on; either officially or by the community itself, the point is that it's a huge open source success.

    happy to see a phone like the HTC Hero coming to the U.S. Market, already found forum for it at http://www.HTC-Hero.com let's get some discussions going guys.
  • Cezza
    From what I can see of the video that phone isn't made by HTC -it is made by Sci Phone - so I would say no it isn't the HTC Hero.
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