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Verizon will release HTC Hero next month. Their first Android phone.

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The Euro version looks great and is packed with features.  I have not seen the spec list from Verizon yet but it should compare (I hope).  Too bad they are applying there own cosmetics.

  • Android with HTC Sense
  • 112mm x 56.2mm x 14.35mm, 135g
  • Qualcomm MSM7200A 528MHz processor
  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, dual-band 7.2Mbps HSPA/WCDMA
  • 512 ROM / 288 RAM
  • 3.2" HVGA capacitive touchscreen
  • 5.0 megapixel camera with auto-focus
  • Gravity sensor
  • Digital compass
  • WiFi 802.11b/g
  • GPS
  • Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR + A2DP
  • 3.5mm headphone jack
  • microSD
  • 1350 mAh battery
  • 420 minutes talktime / 750 hours standby (WCDMA)

Press Release
http://news.vzw.com/news/2009/10/pr2009-10-05g.html