14 DAY TRIAL // Taiwan-based mobile phone maker HTC Corporation unleashed into the wild its third handset powered by Google's Android operating system, the HTC Hero, a few months ago, and it seems that the device was a real success, as the company can hardly meet the demand for it, according to HTC VP of Asia Pacific, Jack Tong.
According to Tong, the Android-based HTC Hero sees high demand on the European and Asian markets, and the company expects to register tight supply for it in November or even afterwards. Moreover, HTC also hopes for great sales of Hero to continue in the first quarter of next year, news site DigiTimes notes.
The HTC Hero, as many of you might already know, was the first Android phone from HTC to come to the market with the company's new HTC Sense solution, which is set to deliver a new user experience to any HTC Android phone owner out there. The handset was launched in Europe and Asia in summer and also made it to the US via wireless carrier Sprint, only that the body of the handset was modified little for the US version (no HTC Android chin present).
The piece on DigiTimes also notes that, “despite the increasing number of Android-powered smartphones launched by rival vendors, HTC believes it will continue to maintain its leading position in the Android smartphone segment, buoyed by its expertise related to the integration of touch and wireless communications technologies as well as contents and applications, Tong stated.”
The HTC Hero, the third Android handset from the Taiwanese company, is seen as the best device HTC has launched on the market with Google's operating system on board. According to some of the rumors on the Internet, it should be followed by a more powerful and attractive Android phone, the HTC Dragon, yet nothing consistent on this one emerged until now, and we might have to wait quite some time before it comes to the market.