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Originally Posted by jrdatrackstar
THIS IS IN NO WAY BASHING THE HERO AT ALL
I have the Hero now, but am still within my 30 days (around 2 weeks left). I came from the Pre, and while it could be a little buggy at times, I know the processor has the potential to utilize it with the GPU and everything. I like Android, the development, and all that is going for it; however, I HATE the processor on the Hero. Why did HTC choose to use it?
I love that the Hero has more battery life and just feels like a strong solid device (Pre feels like a plastic toy) and that for now (when not multi-tasking), the Hero feels snappier when moving between apps. When I went back to Pre before (I had tried the Hero one time and decided I would stay with it later) it just felt like I took a step backwards compared to Android OS. But it also felt a little snappier because of the processor.
Here is my question: Should I hold out for 2.1 and pray that it speeds things up, or should I just drop the Hero and wait for a stronger Android device on Sprint? (I will NOT take the Moment, even with the 800 mhz processor.....that thing looks ugly and just doesn't feel as nice as the Hero). I know software can only take a device so far vs. hardware specs......
I just don't know what to do..... 
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I feel you man, I love this phone but can't help but think about how much of a beast it would be with better hardware. I can't understand why HTC did this other than cost, but I would've gladly paid for the improvements. I wanna stick with this phone but will probably switch to the first similar device with next gen hardware. It's 2010 man we gotta step it up. I just hope 2.1 will make some NOTICEABLE difference.
Either way this is great device to ride out the interim. ;D