If you were on Sprint and needed a new phone

[PAPutzback]

What do you guys think about the HTC Hero. I am up for an upgrade discount and it would cost me 100.

The reason I need to upgrade today is because my wife's Palm is broke. And I am debating giving her my phone and getting the Hero for a hundred, otherwise she will have to pay 100 to get her's replaced. She is do for an upgrade in Jan so I have an option to get the EVO then if I giver her my phone now.

Any thoughts?

[Bugsy]

tough call...
The hero has nice specs but IDK if i could give up Winmo and my Qwerty keyboard.

I would have to recommend the Touch Pro 2

Stay away from the Pre, I know a few people who are disappointed with the keyboard and OS in general.

[elephant007]

I wasn't sure about giving up my QWERTY TP2 either, so I went with the Samsung Moment and don't regret ditching WinMo

The AMOLED is awesome too!!

[orangekid]

Originally Posted by PAPutzback

What do you guys think about the HTC Hero. I am up for an upgrade discount and it would cost me 100.

The reason I need to upgrade today is because my wife's Palm is broke. And I am debating giving her my phone and getting the Hero for a hundred, otherwise she will have to pay 100 to get her's replaced. She is do for an upgrade in Jan so I have an option to get the EVO then if I giver her my phone now.

Any thoughts?

you can buy a used Hero off ebay/craigslist for like $150-$200. Don't waste an upgrade on it, you want the Evo. I wouldn't get a TP2 it is too bulky, and unless you plan to flash custom ROMs I don't think you'll like it.

Check our "bargain trader" section for a Hero too, an upgrade is just not worth it to save like $50-$100 right now IMO

[AZTECHKA]

Originally Posted by orangekid

you can buy a used Hero off ebay/craigslist for like $150-$200. Don't waste an upgrade on it, you want the Evo. I wouldn't get a TP2 it is too bulky, and unless you plan to flash custom ROMs I don't think you'll like it.

Check our "bargain trader" section for a Hero too, an upgrade is just not worth it to save like $50-$100 right now IMO

I don't have a custom ROM... I run stock Srpint 6.5 rom and I absolutely love my phone.
Have loved it for nine months now.
Just my opinion.
p.

[JimSmith94]

Originally Posted by AZTECA

I don't have a custom ROM... I run stock Srpint 6.5 rom and I absolutely love my phone.
Have loved it for nine months now.
Just my opinion.
p.

You're running WM 6.5 on a Hero?

[Mswezey]

Originally Posted by JimSmith94

You're running WM 6.5 on a Hero?

Yeah who isn't these days??? :P

[orangekid]

Originally Posted by spiritcrusher33

The hero is a great phone.. People get to stuck on whats next.( evo ) that they totally forget bout how awesome the hero and even moment can be.. I mean really outside of a few things whats the diff between the hero and evo? they both run android and will run all the same programs. Sure u have a bigger screen.. etc but is that worth the price.. to me no.. im enjoying my hero and android to much to jump to another android phone just cause its newer..

Let's compare

Processor
hero = 528mhz
Evo = 1 ghz snapdragon (twice as fast)

Resolution
hero = 320x480 HVGA (weak)
Evo = 480X800 WVGA (sexy)

Screen Size
hero = 3.2"
Evo = 4.3"

Camera
hero = 5 mp no autofocux
Evo = 8mp, LED Flash, AutoFocus, HDMI out, 720p video capture


Those things alone (without 4G) make it such a sweeter device. The processor makes such a huge difference.

Originally Posted by AZTECA

I don't have a custom ROM... I run stock Srpint 6.5 rom and I absolutely love my phone.
Have loved it for nine months now.
Just my opinion.
p.

It's a personal thing. I got my HD2 and within a week I was flashing a custom ROM cuz I just had to have some features (titanium, more tweaks, better build, tethering, etc...)

[spiritcrusher33]

[QUOTE=orangekid;1759744]Let's compare

Processor
hero = 528mhz <------mine is at 768mhz so m hero is flying..
Evo = 1 ghz snapdragon (twice as fast) <---and next year its gonna be a slow dog,lol

Resolution
hero = 320x480 HVGA (weak) <-----might be weak but it does the job
Evo = 480X800 WVGA (sexy) <------true.....agreed

Screen Size
hero = 3.2" <-----works for me.
Evo = 4.3" <-----true its nice..but not worth 449.00 lol

Camera
hero = 5 mp no autofocux <------hero has the autofocus lol
Evo = 8mp, LED Flash, AutoFocus, HDMI out, 720p video capture<----its a cell cam still only use it for quick shots..nothing more..the video will be 720p but compressed to hell.lol


Those things alone (without 4G) make it such a sweeter device. The processor makes such a huge difference.

Its all bout need vs want..lol i dont need the evo.. cause my hero is running strong..

overclocked to 768 mhz,, 16gb sd, app2sd, 3500 mAh extended battery..

my hero will last longer and do 80% of everything the evo can do..on a smaller screen.. and i saved $450.00 bucks.lol but will prolly get the evo around dec for my bday.lol

[gTen]

Originally Posted by spiritcrusher33

my hero will last longer and do 80% of everything the evo can do..on a smaller screen.. and i saved $450.00 bucks.lol but will prolly get the evo around dec for my bday.lol

Well the problem with the snapdragons is their not so impressive GPU..but the hero doesn't even use the GPU so....By December there will be no point in getting the EVO as there will be 2 more 4g phones probably with better specs..maybe the Samsung Galaxy S >.>..now the GPU on that is good.

But as it stands EVO is at least 2x better then a hero