You may have noticed quite a hub-bub around the internets the other day about the Palm Pixi…. and, with good reason. The Pixi is in effect the ‘mini’ version of…

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The latest Android offering from HTC, the HTC Hero, is an absolutely gorgeous smartphone with a great UI and even better apps. This is the very first Android phone from the Taiwanese company. The device comes with sturdy hardware, with a strong body and form factor. There is a kind of protrusion in the device, which may feel strange at first but is actually nice while using the buttons. The device uses an unusual trackball (maybe ‘inspired’ from BlackBerry, we feel) and several buttons on the bottom of the screen.

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The display is absolutely clear and the Sense UI makes it easy to navigate with feather touch. The Teflon-backing of the device isn’t bad at all and feels good to hold. Now, coming to the homescreen, this is absolutely perfect and contains easily customizable widgets, shortcuts and bookmarks. You can also give shortcuts to several apps that you don’t always use that often, but would like to keep handy, just in case.

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The browser of the HTC Hero is truly something else – this actually supports Flash! That is a rarity that is found to be working beautifully on this device. This handheld also has a virtual QWERTY keyboard, which is great for messaging as well. The device also gives you access on social networking sites such as Twitter, Flickr, Facebook and so on.

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On the whole, the HTC Hero is a truly fantastic device, which is also quite reasonably priced, as compared to iPhone and the like. So, if you’re looking for a nice smartphone, which also fits into your budget, go for the HTC Hero!

HTC Hero

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Here is a video tour of the Samsung Comeback, a cute and compact messaging phone from Samsung. This feature phone (or dumbphone, if you please) comes with a 2MP camera, full QWERTY keyboard, QVGA display and microSD slot for up to 16GB external memory.

The FCC files now include one more smartphone, the LG GW600. This is a Windows Mobile device, which is headed towards AT&T in the US.

Other specs of the GW600 include 3.1MP camera, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, microSD slot, headphone jack and a 20-key QWERTY keyboard. This news, though, has not yet been officially confirmed by either LG or AT&T. Well, we’re waiting as always….

LG GW600 FCC

Source: SlashPhone