The Hero sports a decent camera, 5 megapixels. Unfortunately, without a flash, you will have to make sure that you are in bright sunlight or perfect lighting conditions when you are taking pictures. Otherwise your photos will be dim and grainy and just forget about shooting photos at night.
What we like about the Hero is the way it can be customized and the great home screen widgets with live updates. The keyboard is very easy to use and the Android Market makes getting apps. We also like that this phone supports Flash and offers a 3.5mm headphone jack.
We were disappointed that the phone was sluggish at times and the Flash video is a little dodgy. We also found the battery life to be on short side and the keys on the keyboard are a little small.
Overall, we think the HTC Hero is a great smart phone loaded with awesome features. We really like its looks and great user interface. We just want to make a note that if you are in the UK, the Hero is also known as the T- Mobile G2 Touch. The HTC Hero also has online deals with free laptop and mobile phone, it's a good deal, that is if you're planning on getting a laptop too.