HTC Hero Android Platform with Flash Support

HTC recently introduced HTC Hero, an Android platform* phone. This new Hero supports Flash, which iPhone and iPod touch do not yet support. Another appealing feature is “pinch” to zoom the screen in or out. Specifications include a Qualcomm MSM7200A 528 MHz CPU, 512 MB ROM, 288 MB RAM, a 3.2-inch HVGA screen at 320 x 480 pixels, GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and HSPA/WCDMA at 900/2100 MHz, Bluetooth 2.0/EDR, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, a 5-megapixel camera, and HTC ExtUSB.

*Android Platform is a Linux operating system developed by Google for mobile devices.

The release schedule has not been officially announced. Europe is expected around July, Asia sometime after summer, and North America has no firm date yet, but it will definitely be released this year.