Orange says it will launch the HTC Hero, its first Android phone, early in July. The handset will be available for free on selected price plans and will be exclusive to Orange in a Graphite colour.
The phone offers users a choice of seven user interface options and comes with a 5 megapixel camera, gravity sensor, AGPS and 512 MB of memory with space for a 16Gb MicroSD card. Its 3.2 inch HVGA display features an anti-fingerprint screen coating for improved smudge resistance.
Orange is offering the HTC Hero for free to customers who take out a 39.15 per month, 24 month contract. The package includes 1200 any network call minutes and unlimited texts, as well as inclusive anytime Internet browsing.
The first of several Android devices you can expect from us this year, we believe the Hero is a great all round device which will allow consumers to get to grips with all the things they love about the Internet, whilst on the move, says Orange UK Director of Devices, Francois Mahieu. We expect it to be extremely popular when it hits shelves this summer. 
