The demo phone shown during the Verizon Google press conference appears to be the HTC Hero or a very similar device. The phone held in Eric Schmidt's hand, clearly shows the Verizon and HTC logos and fits the description of the HTC Hero.
The HTC Hero (also marketed as T-Mobile G2 Touch in the UK, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands) is the third phone manufactured by the HTC Corporation for the Android platform. It has a 3.5mm audio jack, multi-touch capability and the HTC Sense experience. It has Bluetooth and a 5 megapixel camera. The HTC Hero was announced on June 24, 2009 in London. It is also the first Android device to support Adobe Flash. The HTC Hero is coming to Sprint October 11.
HTC Hero Specs:
| Processor | Qualcomm® MSM7200A™, 528 MHz |
| Operating System | Android™ |
| Memory | ROM: 512 MB RAM: 288 MB |
| Dimensions (LxWxT) | 112 x 56.2 x 14.35 mm ( 4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 inches) |
| Weight | 135 grams ( 4.76 ounces) with battery |
| Display | 3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 320x480 HVGA resolution |
| Network | HSPA/WCDMA:
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
(Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.) |
| Device Control | Trackball with Enter button |
| GPS | Internal GPS antenna |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one) 3.5 mm audio jack |
| Camera | 5.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus |
| Audio supported formats | MP3, AAC(AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC), AMR-NB, WAV, MIDI and Windows Media® Audio 9 |
| Video supported formats | MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media® Video 9 |
| Battery | Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery Capacity: 1350 mAh Talk time:
Standby time:
(The above are subject to network and phone usage.) |
| Expansion Slot | microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible) |
| AC Adapter | Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz DC output: 5V and 1A |
| Special Features | G-sensor Digital Compass |
| Protective Coating * | Treated with a layer of polytetrafluoroethylene |