Sprint Announces the HTC Hero

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posted Sep 3, 2009, 8:17 AM   by Eric M. Zeman
updated Sep 3, 2009, 8:57 AM

Updated: added info about multitouch support, corrected plan pricing info

Today Sprint announced that the HTC Hero Android phone will be available for sale starting October 11 for $180 after rebates with new agreement. The Hero, first announced earlier this year, has HTC's customized Sense user interface and tight integration with Google services such as Gmail, Maps and YouTube. It features a 3.2-inch touchscreen (with support for multitouch), 5 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, accelerometer, visual voicemail, support for 32GB microSD cards, GPS and access to the Android market. The Hero requires a Simply Everything plan.

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