WinMo/TF3D to HTC Hero Transition Master List

[the7thson]

Since many of us have expressed a desire to move from WinMo/TF3D to the upcoming HTC Hero which runs Android with HTC’s Sense UI, I decided to try and compile a master list of items that will help us make the transition smoothly. I hope that the information collected in this thread will help answer questions for anyone that’s looking to make the switch. The general idea is that as a WinMo end-user who uses any/all of the capabilities listed here, we'd like to be able to figure if they are all available on the Hero and exactly how.

Please feel free to chime in if you have verifiable information (please provide links as necessary) that addresses any of the bullet points in the list and I will update this first post to reflect that info and keep it current.

I’ve broken the list down in to 2 major categories, general device capabilities and essential software. Here is a list of what to expect if you’re moving from an HTC winmo device to the HTC Hero:

Device Capabilities:

-MS Exchange support – yes, supported out of the box
-Outlook Syncing – syncs locally to MS outlook.
-Tethering – ?
-MMS handling - ?
-GPS – yes. Use Google maps. Not sure about software for turn by turn directions.
-FM Radio - ?
-Video out - ?
-Music capabilities – compare to TF3D, what’s the default music player? Other options?
-Auto rotation – landscape support, keyboard etc? - yes, supported natively (need to verify this)
-Keyboard/SIP support – multiple languages, different keyboard layouts, customizable?
-Browser - Chrome
-Flash support in browser – yes.
-Backup/restore apps like MS MyPhone, PIM Backup etc - ?
-Task Manager – comes with built-in task manager
-Ability to run multiple apps at once – yes. Also uses widgets


Essential Apps:

-Google maps – support for account sign-in and Latitude and Layers?
-Shazam Music ID or Midomi from Omnia
-Remote Desktop
-VNC
-MS office – view only, no native editing possible unfortunately. Documents To Go is available with editing support, for about $30. They also have free PDF and Office viewers available.
-Adobe Reader for pdf
-MS Live Mobile/Bing app
-Comm Manager like HTC TF3D
-File Explorer
-Multi-protocol like Palringo/IM+
-SMS/text message management like PowerSMS
-RSS reader
-Soft Reset Utility
-Streaming media support?
-Stocks App
-Youtube
-Pandora
-Last.fm app?
-Quik – live video streaming

I really hope that as many of us as possible can contribute to this thread and we can get a comprehensive list going. I'd be happy to add/edit this list as we go.