HTC Hero - Full Flash, Skype over 3G, custom Android UI, multitouch.

Re:HTC Hero - Full Flash, Skype over 3G, custom Android UI, ... by jonknee on Wednesday June 24, 2009 @10:42AM (#672132)

I would assume for face contour. Does seem a bit odd, but overall it's pretty thin so should still be pocketable.

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Re:HTC Hero - Full Flash, Skype over 3G, custom Android UI, ... by Tichy on Wednesday June 24, 2009 @11:07AM (#672176)

Amusing - because I love my phone so much that I want to feel it all over my skin? ;-)

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Re:HTC Hero - Full Flash, Skype over 3G, custom Android UI, ... by jcl on Wednesday June 24, 2009 @11:47AM (#672259)

Well, it also helps with hand contour. And it makes it easy to identify the phone's orientation by touch.

And it encourages you to put the phone in your pocket the right way around... If you read the G1 user manual (yeah, yeah, I know), there is a curious passage advising you to keep the back of the phone 1.5 cm from the body.

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Re:HTC Hero - Full Flash, Skype over 3G, custom Android UI, ... by igorgue on Wednesday June 24, 2009 @12:52PM (#672363)

I had that problem with the Ipod touch, it gets really hot, so with the right orientation you can avoid that (the G1 gets hot too).

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Re:HTC Hero - Full Flash, Skype over 3G, custom Android UI, ... by mihasya on Wednesday June 24, 2009 @12:01PM (#672285)

That's in case the battery goes boom. The bend at the bottom is an absolute dealbreaker for me.

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Re:HTC Hero - Full Flash, Skype over 3G, custom Android UI, ... by sadiq on Wednesday June 24, 2009 @02:22PM (#672510)

The pictures make it look a lot worse than it actually is.

I have a G1 and the bend isn't noticable unless you lay it flat on the table and look at it in profile.

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Re:HTC Hero - Full Flash, Skype over 3G, custom Android UI, ... by jksmith on Wednesday June 24, 2009 @04:04PM (#672641)

+1 I don't mind it at all.

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