<h2>HTC Hero (2009)</h2>

It wasn't the first Android phone &#8211; that honour lies with the T-Mobile G1 &#8211; but the HTC Hero was the first to seem a real threat to the iPhone's dominance. And that kick-out chin gave it some personality that's largely been lacking in other Android handsets, even if it did draw comparisons to B-grade actor Bruce Campbell.
 

HTC Hero (2009)

It wasn't the first Android phone – that honour lies with the T-Mobile G1 – but the HTC Hero was the first to seem a real threat to the iPhone's dominance. And that kick-out chin gave it some personality that's largely been lacking in other Android handsets, even if it did draw comparisons to B-grade actor Bruce Campbell.

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Tech retrospective: Top 25 mobile phones

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