Published by: yuga posted: December 11th, 2009 A lot of people have been asking how the HTC Hero compares with the Apple iPhone 3GS. We shot both smartphones for a side by side comparison.
We’re pitting an iPhone 3GS 16GB with an HTC Hero and a 16GB microSD card. I borrowed the 3GS from @tjmanotoc for the photo comparison here (forgive the worn out Invisible Shield on the 3GS).
Now that we got that out of the way, the price of a prepaid 16GB iPhone 3GS is Php38,850 with Globe and the HTC Hero with 16GB microSD card is Php37,799 (Php33,999 + Php3,800). Continue reading here with many comments http://www.yugatech.com/blog/mobile/htc-hero-vs-iphone-3gs/
We’re pitting an iPhone 3GS 16GB with an HTC Hero and a 16GB microSD card. I borrowed the 3GS from @tjmanotoc for the photo comparison here (forgive the worn out Invisible Shield on the 3GS).
Now that we got that out of the way, the price of a prepaid 16GB iPhone 3GS is Php38,850 with Globe and the HTC Hero with 16GB microSD card is Php37,799 (Php33,999 + Php3,800). Continue reading here with many comments http://www.yugatech.com/blog/mobile/htc-hero-vs-iphone-3gs/
Comments: you missed the big screen of the iPhone, the thinner form factor, bigger internal storage. let’s not forget that the iphone lets you install applications until your entire capacity is used up. the hero, i believe will only allow you to install apps in its phone memory. this sorta limits you.
I find Hero´s strong personality goes to business users since it was designed for it. With the collaboration of contacts, twitter and facebook, etc. You can easily see it in each contacts/users.
Iphone is simple in many ways but snappy in performance.
Android market and application are still limited while iphone has numerous softwares found in appstore.
Android market and application are still limited while iphone has numerous softwares found in appstore.
i’d rather wait next year, i hear a lot of new more cooler phones are coming out, like ericsson’s xperia x10. more android phones and more nokia phones with capacitive screen with an updated UI.
best bang for the buck for me this year is still the nokia’s 5800 (with the updated firmware), it only cost Php13,000 and you get most of the features of these high-end phone including push email(albeit, it has a resistive screen, stylus and lacks kinetic scrolling),not too mention you can also do FREE video web calls, super sulit =)
I make the video calls direct from cellphone using fring app and my family members back in phils video call me from PC using skype and all of these calls are free unlimited because “all-you-can eat” internet data plan. So, i am optimizing the data plan where ever i go i use video call whether i’m in office or at home.
Sulit classified ads has a HTC Hero for P32,000 http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/view+classifieds/id/1738094/brand+new+htc+hero?referralKeywords=HTC+Hero
And ebay philippines has BRAND NEW UNLOCKED HTC HERO WHITE MOBILE PHONE UK for P26,289.69
Apple iPhone 3GS NEW SEALED FACTORY UNLOCKED 16GB White P38,993.43 but foreign supplier outside country so much more expensive than HTC Hero