Device of the Year 2010
February 16, 2010 - Mobile World Congress Barcelona
During a special ceremony at the MWC 2010, GSMA announced the winners of the Global Mobile Awards 2010. The best mobile handset this year is HTC Hero beating four other nominees in this category.

Overview
Make it your Hero with personalization that lets you create a phone according to your needs. Stay close to people in your life with various communications channels and application ranging from phone calls and emails to facebook updates. With HTC Hero take challenges in life daily with different perspectives.
HTC Hero is our first phone to embody HTC Sense™ - an intuitive, seamless experience built upon three fundamental principles - make it mine, stay close, and discover the unexpected.
| Processor | Qualcomm® MSM7201a™, 528 MHz |
| Memory | ROM: 512 MB, RAM: 288 MB |
| Dimensions and Weight | 112 x 56.2 x 14.35 mm , 135 gms |
| Display | 3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320x480 HVGA resolution |
| Network | Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, HSDPA 7.2Mbps |
| Device Control | Trackball with Enter button |
| GPS | Internal GPS antenna |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth® 2.0, Wi-Fi®, HTC ExtUSB™ , 3.5 mm audio jack |
| Camera | 5.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus |
| Audio supported formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC-LC, MIDI, OGG |
| Video supported formats | MP4, 3GP |
| Battery | Capacity: 1320 mAh, Talk time: 470 min Standby: 440 Hrs |
| Expansion Slot | microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible) |
| Special Features | G-sensor, Digital Compass |