HTC Hero or N97 - confused - Forums at CNET UK

richardinlondon
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9 August 2009, 06:10 pm

I have never been so confused in choosing between two phones...
the general message I am getting is that HTC Hero spec is average but the OS is great...the N97 has great hardware but a dated OS?? I'm on the fence when it comes to the full keyboard, I dont mind if I have it or I don't... The only other HTC I've had was the BT to Go (S620?) and it was truly terrible...
Any advice, appreciated!

MuffinWrath
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10 August 2009, 12:10 pm

From what i've heard the N97 isnt really praised much, i would rather go for the Hero as the android OS is amazing.

Plus the hero doesn't actually look to bad.

Jason Jenkins
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10 August 2009, 12:30 pm

Don't buy the N97 - it's not very good

Junel
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11 August 2009, 12:13 am

HTC Hero

billfred
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12 August 2009, 11:59 am

HTC Hero

weetanhops
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12 August 2009, 12:09 pm

HTC Hero might be a bit sluggish, but it's still nippier than the N97. On top of that you get a UI optimised for a capacitive touch screen as opposed to a resistive touch screen and an outdated Nokia S60 interface that can be a nightmare on a touch device. The HTC Hero also supports Adobe Flash 10 in the browser, it's the first phone I know of that has full Flash support

tkcommunity
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13 August 2009, 07:17 am

My recommendations for you to must buy HTC Hero its better than N97!

Thanks,
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Edited by Flora Graham (Administrator) on 13 August 2009 at 11:04 am

messyhead
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21 August 2009, 04:25 pm

What about the Samsung i7500? I was going to go for the HTC Hero, but just found this phone that was announced in April but seems to have vanished. Has it been released anywhere?

weetanhops
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21 August 2009, 05:31 pm

Do you mean the Samsung Galaxy? That's Samsung's new Android phone that was rumoured to be coming out next week

messyhead
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24 August 2009, 01:46 pm

weetanhops says:
Do you mean the Samsung Galaxy? That's Samsung's new Android phone that was rumoured to be coming out next week

Yeah that's the one. I thought CNET might have had a review of it, but couldn't find anything.