HTC Hero vs Motorola Droid (Milestone)

A spec-by-spec comparison of the HTC Hero and the Motorola Droid (Milestone), taken from their full specification sheets. Green marks the better value in each measured row.

HTC Hero smartphone

HTC Hero

From $4,999
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Motorola Droid (Milestone) smartphone

Motorola Droid (Milestone)

From $3,399
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Head to head

HTC HeroMotorola Droid (Milestone)
Price$4,999$3,399
Our rating7/107/10
Battery1,350 mAh1,400 mAh
Storage (max)32 GB64 GB
Screen size3.2 in3.7 in
Main camera5 MP5 MP
Weight (lower is lighter)135 g169 g
ReleasedJul 2009Nov 2009
Summary: HTC Hero is ahead on weight (lower is lighter). Motorola Droid (Milestone) is ahead on battery, storage (max), screen size.
★ Which should you buy? Motorola Droid (Milestone) is the stronger overall pick on the measured specs.

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Display

HTC HeroMotorola Droid (Milestone)
TypeTFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colorsTFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size3.2 inches3.7 inches
Resolution320 x 480 pixels (HVGA)480 x 854 pixels
ProtectionCorning Gorilla Glass (mentioned in GSMArena summary)Corning Gorilla Glass (on some variants)
Aspect Ratio—16:9
PPI—~265 ppi density

Platform

HTC HeroMotorola Droid (Milestone)
OSAndroid 1.5 (Cupcake), upgradable to 2.1 (Eclair) with HTC Sense UIAndroid 2.0 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)
ChipsetQualcomm MSM7200ATI OMAP 3430
CPU528 MHz ARM 11ARM Cortex-A8 600 MHz (underclocked to 550 MHz)
GPUAdreno 130PowerVR SGX 530

Memory

HTC HeroMotorola Droid (Milestone)
Card slotmicroSDHC (dedicated slot), supports up to 32GBmicroSDHC, up to 32GB (expandable up to 64GB in some cases)
Internal288MB RAM, 512MB ROM (165MB for applications)—
RAM—256 MB Mobile DDR SDRAM
Internal Storage—512 MB flash memory (often bundled with 16 GB microSD card)

Main Camera

HTC HeroMotorola Droid (Milestone)
Single5 MP, autofocus5 MP, autofocus, dual-LED flash
FeaturesGeo-taggingGeo-tagging, smile detection, white balance presets, multi-shot
Video144p, CIF (352 x 288 pixels)720x480 pixels (D1) @ 24fps

Selfie Camera

HTC HeroMotorola Droid (Milestone)
SingleNoNo

Battery

HTC HeroMotorola Droid (Milestone)
TypeRemovable Li-IonRemovable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Capacity1350 mAh (GSM version)—
Stand-byUp to 440 h (2G) / Up to 420 h (3G)Up to 270 h
Talk timeUp to 8 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)Up to 6 h 25 min

Body

HTC HeroMotorola Droid (Milestone)
Dimensions112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm (4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 in)115.8 x 60 x 13.7 mm (4.56 x 2.36 x 0.54 in)
Weight135 g (4.76 oz)169 g (6.0 oz)
BuildPlastic body, some versions with Teflon coating—
SIMMini-SIMMini-SIM
Keyboard—Sliding QWERTY keyboard

Comms

HTC HeroMotorola Droid (Milestone)
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 b/gWi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth2.0 with A2DP, EDR2.1 with A2DP, EDR
PositioningGPS, A-GPS—
USBExtUSB (miniUSB compatible)microUSB 2.0
GPS—Yes, with A-GPS

Launch

HTC HeroMotorola Droid (Milestone)
Announced2009, JuneOctober 2009
Released2009, July—
Status—Discontinued

Frequently asked questions

Which has the better battery, HTC Hero or Motorola Droid (Milestone)?

Motorola Droid (Milestone) — 1,350 mAh for the HTC Hero versus 1,400 mAh for the Motorola Droid (Milestone).

Which is lighter, HTC Hero or Motorola Droid (Milestone)?

HTC Hero — 135 g for the HTC Hero versus 169 g for the Motorola Droid (Milestone).

Which is newer, HTC Hero or Motorola Droid (Milestone)?

Motorola Droid (Milestone) — Jul 2009 for the HTC Hero versus Nov 2009 for the Motorola Droid (Milestone).

Is the HTC Hero or the Motorola Droid (Milestone) rated higher?

We rate the HTC Hero 7/10 and the Motorola Droid (Milestone) 7/10.

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