HTC Hero Android 2.1 due Feb/March with Sense update

Great news recently reported over at 3g.co.uk in relation to the HTC Hero Smartphone.It seems that HTC have now confirmed that the HTC Hero will be upgraded to the latest Android version which is 2.1, currently the device runs on version 1.6 of the Android OS but the upgrade will bring it right up to date.What is surprising is that with the upgrade there is very little difference between the HTC

HTC Hero Revealed, Only Looks Thin from this Image

When I first saw this image, I was kind of excited about this new phone from HTC. Maybe its the rounded corners and iPhone-like icons or perhaps the 'preceived' thinness from this shot or the black border around the LCD which resembles the new aluminum MacBook design. Whatever it is, I was kind of disappointed after I clicked-thru Engadget's gallery.

The phone is a bit thick and still has the annoying looking chin. The good news is that it has a 3.5mm headphone jack, runs on Android (Not the total Google Experience, no logos or over the air OS update feature) but has the latest "SENSE UI" by HTC (much like the TouchFlo), more spec info here.

Overall, this phone is pretty capable of running side by side with the best of them out there. If only they got rid of that little chin...