HTC Hero Hits Hong Kong

Is this the phone that can possibly stand-up against the iPhone!

By now you’ve seen the hype around Hong Kong for the HTC Hero. Smartone-Vodafone has it right now for $0 down and HK$398 a month! HTC Hong Kong has has announced its standalone price for Hong Kong. The HTC Hero is coming in early September at HK$4,4980.

The other big news is that if you bought the HTC Magic just a couple of short months ago you will be able to upgrade to the new HTC Sense OS, which is a much slicker version of the Android OS specifically developed by HTC for their Android phones and which you’ve seen on past Neonpunch posts. Magic owners can do this in October 2009 and there will be news at www.htc.com around that time. But we’ll tell you as soon as we hear from HTC Hong Kong.

More photos from the launch event follow with more models showing off the new phone, plus more tech details about the HTC Hero are below:

HTC Hero Key Specifications

• Processor Qualcomm MSM7200A 528MHz
• Memory ROM: 512MB; RAM: 288MB
• Dimension 112 X 56.2 X 14.35mm (4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57-inches)
• Weight 135g (with battery)
• Display 3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen
• Network HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100MHz
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
• Device Control Trackball with Enter button
• GPS Internal GPS antenna
• Connectivity Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR and A2DP for stereo wireless headsets
• Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g
• HTC ExtUSB (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• 5.0 mega-pixel color camera with auto focus
• Audio Supported Format: MP3, AAC(AAC, AAC +, AAC-LC), AMR-NB,
• WAV, MIDI and Windows Media Audio 9
• Video Supported Format: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media Video 9
• Battery: 1350mAh rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
• Standby / Talk Time WCDMA: up to 750 hours/ up to 420 minutes
• GSM: up to 440 hours/ up to 470 minutes
• Expansion Slot: microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible
• AC Adaptor: Voltage range/ frequency: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz