HTC News: HTC Wildfire, Hero and Flyer Coming to U.S. Cellular

U.S. Cellular will offer the HTC Wildfire and HTC Hero smartphones, and the HTC Flyer tablet, next month.

The HTC Hero S runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with HTCssense and HTC Watch. Features include 4" Super LCD touchscreen with qHD resolution, 5MP camera and a1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.

The Hero S will be available for $199.99 after $100 mail-in rebate along with purchase of a data plan.

Also powered by Android 2.3, the Wildfire S comes in grey and purple. Features include 3.2-inch touchscreen with HTC Sense and a 5-megapixel camera.

The Wildfire S will be available for $79.99 after $100.00 mail-in rebate along with purchase of a data plan.

The HTC Flyer is small enough to hold in one hand and powerful enough for e-mail, web browsing, entertainment and apps. The 7-inch tablet is driven by a 1.5 Ghz Snapdragon processor that lets customers cruise through applications, play games and watch TV and movies. The HTC Flyer also comes with 32GB of memory on-board to store music and videos. An optional HTC Scribe  pen can highlight text, make notes, draw and even sign documents right on the screen.

The HTC Flyer will be available for $399.99 after $100 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract and a $54.99 data plan. A cheaper alternative is the Wi-Fi-only Kindle Fire.