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Full Specifications September 4, 2026
HTC · 2009

HTC Hero

HTC Hero Android smartphone. Announced Jun 2009. Features 3.2″ display, MSM7200A chipset, 5 MP primary camera, 1350 mAh battery, 288 MB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass.

Display 3.2"
Chipset MSM7200A
RAM 288 GB
Storage 288MB RAM storage, microSD slot
Camera 5 MP
Battery 1350 mAh
Build 135g, 14.4mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2009, June. Released 2009, July
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 1.5 (Cupcake), Sense UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7200A
CPU 528 MHz ARM 11
GPU Adreno 130

Display

Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 3.2 inches, 30.5 cm 2 (~48.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass

Memory

Card slot microSD (dedicated slot)
Internal 288MB RAM, 512MB

Main Camera

Single 5 MP, AF
Video CIF@15fps

Selfie camera

cam2modules No

Body

Dimensions 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm (4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
bodyother Trackball

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1350 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 440 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio No
USB miniUSB 2.0

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, compass
Browser HTML
featuresother MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player MP4/H.264/WMV9 player Organizer Voice memo Predictive text input

Our Tests

Camera Photo
Loudspeaker Voice 76dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 77dB
Audio quality Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -95.8dB

Misc

Colors Brown, White (teflon coating), Graphite, Black, Pink
SAR 1.21 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)
In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2009, June. Released 2009, July
Status Discontinued
OS Android 1.5 (Cupcake), Sense UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7200A
CPU 528 MHz ARM 11
GPU Adreno 130
Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 3.2 inches, 30.5 cm 2 (~48.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Card slot microSD (dedicated slot)
Internal 288MB RAM, 512MB
Single 5 MP, AF
Video CIF@15fps
cam2modules No
Dimensions 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm (4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
bodyother Trackball
Type Removable Li-Ion 1350 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 440 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio No
USB miniUSB 2.0
Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, compass
Browser HTML
featuresother MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player MP4/H.264/WMV9 player Organizer Voice memo Predictive text input
Camera Photo
Loudspeaker Voice 76dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 77dB
Audio quality Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -95.8dB
Colors Brown, White (teflon coating), Graphite, Black, Pink
SAR 1.21 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)
Price About 100 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
34.6/100
Entry-level

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Processor 34.4
Display 42.5
Camera 32.3
Battery 30.7
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