These are the home button, menu button, back, search, call send and call end/power button. Front buttons are the same as the Magic, but they're in different locations. We like the brushed metal front face that gives it a classier look than the plasticky HTC Magic (that's the code name for the myTouch 3G and the marketing name for that phone overseas). It's curvy and relatively small, but it loses HTC's signature Android "chin". Sprint's version takes its design cues from the T-Mobile m yTouch 3G (also running Android and also made by HTC). The HTC Hero was first released in Europe in a more angular form reminiscent of the Windows Mobile HTC Touch Diamond2. A (Sprint's version of 3.5G) for fast data, a GPS with Sprint Navigation and Google Maps as well as Sprint TV. The HTC Hero features a 3.2" capacitive multi-touch display, Android OS 1.5 (Cupcake) with HTC Sense software, a 5 megapixel camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3.5mm stereo headset jack and a microSD card slot (2 gig card included). Thanks to the Hero, HTC Touch Pro2, BlackBerry Tour and Palm Pre, Sprint has the best smartphone lineup on the market among US carriers so far this fall. Google's Android itself is very compelling and both HTC and Sprint's customizations send it over the top. I love it! I don't get to say that very often, but the Sprint version of the HTC Hero really stands out as one of the best smartphones of 2009 and so it's won our Editor's Choice award. What's not: Needs a reboot every 3 days to keep things speedy. What's hot: Great enhanced Android UI that's fun, fast and powerful.
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