HTC Hero vs. Samsung Moment

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February 15th, 2010

Key Differences

• User interface: The HTC Hero has HTC’s custom user interface called Sense built on top of Android, while the Moment has the standard Android interface.  HTC’s Sense interface offers a number of advanced customization options for the Hero, including additional home screens, custom widgets, and the ability to change the layout and icons on the home screens depending on what the user is doing.
• Design: The Samsung Moment features a slide-out physical QWERTY keyboard (in addition to an on-screen virtual keyboard), while the Hero has only a virtual QWERTY.  Because of the inclusion of a physical keyboard, the Moment is somewhat bulkier and heavier than the Hero.
• Display: While both devices have the same size display and display resolution, images on the Samsung Moment may appear more vibrant because its AMOLED technology display.  The Moment’s display will also consume less battery power.
• Storage Space: Right out of the box, the HTC Hero has a 2GB microSD card pre-instaleld (upgradeable to 32GB) for on-board storage of music, video and more.  The Samsung Moment can support up to a 32GB microSD card, but does not come with one pre-installed.

Side-By-Side Comparison

	HTC Hero	Samsung Moment
Highlights
Interface	HTC Sense	Standard Android
Operating System	Android	Android
Display	3.2″, 320 x 480 Pixels	3.2″ AMOLED, 480 x 320 Pixels
Video Overview	Watch	Watch
Wireless Capabilities
3G Capable	Yes	Yes
Global Roaming	No	No
WiFi	Yes	Yes
Mobile Hotspot	No	No
Mobility
GPS	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Voice-dialing	Yes	Yes
Messaging Capabilities
IM	Yes	Yes
Text	Yes	Yes
Video	Yes	Yes
Productivity
Mobile Email	Yes	Yes
Outlook Support	Yes	Yes
View MS Office Attachments	Yes	Yes
Web Browser	Yes	Yes
Entertainment
Camera Megapixels	5.0	3.2
Apps	Android Market	Android Market
Video	Yes	Yes
Music Options	Yes	Yes
Features
Memory Capacity	Up to 32GB microSD (2GB card pre-installed)	Up to 16GB microSD (not included)
Keyboard	Virtual QWERTY	Physical & Virtual QWERTY
Removable Battery	Yes	Yes
Weight	4.5 oz	6.4 oz
Dimensions	4.5″ x 2.2″ x 0.5″	4.6″ x 2.3″ x 0.6″
Cost
Wirefly’s Price (as of publish date)	$99.99	$99.99

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