There’s nothing like revisiting a great device with a photo gallery.  Thanks to our friends at eprice we are pleased to continue in our hands-on photo gallery tradition and this time with the GSM version of the HTC Hero.  We’ve become very familiar with the Sprint HTC Hero over the past month, but the GSM version still catches our eye with its unique styling thanks to the raised chin.  Sometimes devices are quickly forgotten in this rapidly changing environment but we believe the Hero has made it’s mark and will continue with great success.  Enjoy the photo gallery and remember to check out all the Android-based devices that are available in our Phones section above.

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The Sense UI is no doubt the most impressive feature on the HTC Hero which sets it apart from most other Android devices on the market, yes even the Motorola Droid can envy Sense.  Unfortunately it seems as though the Sense UI is a bit of a Catch 22, we have the superior UI over standard Android, but at the same time Android updates require a bit more care and preparation.  As we’ve seen from the missing 1.6 Donut update, the HTC Hero will probably not be getting updates as quickly as other Android devices and should be skipping intermediate updates in the future.  On HTC’s Twitter feed yesterday they confirmed that the rumors are true, the Hero will be getting the Eclair (2.0) update.  They ask for our patience but what exactly that means in terms of a time frame we have no idea.  If that means a week or two then I am more than happy to keep Sense because the UI is beautiful, but if this means we are months away from the Android 2.0 roll out I think it’s time to download aHome and cut the cord, my 2 cents.

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It looks like Memory Overflow problems are causing many Sprint HTC Hero owners to miss large amounts of text messages according to a thread over on the Sprint Community Forums.  After narrowing down the different PRI and PRL versions, hard resets, uninstalling applications and just about every other possible testing they could think of it seems they were finally able to narrow down the issue to memory overflow.  When the Hero is out of available system memory due to one of the many confirmed memory leaks (bluetooth), the device will no longer receive text messages and instead all messages will be lost in a mobile black hole.  Sure you can always restart your phone and you will begin receiving any new messages sent after the restart, but any message that should have been received while your phone was out of system memory is gone for good.  So how about it HTC, let’s get those hot fixes going before the Sprint community starts taking advantage of their 30 day return policy and picks up the Samsung Moment.

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