Hero

Best Buy Mobile announced this week that they are cutting the prices on two Sprint smartphones, the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment . Both devices run on Google's Android operating system and sell for $99.99 (with instant rebates and new two-year activation). Both phones were $179.

The $99.99 price will run through December.

"Best Buy Mobile is committed to offering a great shopping experience and helping holiday consumers get the most out of mobile technology, whether it's for them or as a gift," said Shawn Score, president of Best Buy Mobile. "This fall has brought an unprecedented amount of highly-anticipated mobile devices to the market. We are excited to offer customers great selection, value and support to help them make sense of it all."

Visit www.BestBuyMobile.com for more information.

Best Buy just announced that they will be selling the Sprint HTC Hero smart phone when it launches on October 11th. It will be available in all Best Buy stores as well as the stand alone Best Buy Mobile stores. They are the exclusive national retailer.

Also, to save customers the hassle of mailing in rebate forms, those who purchase the smart phone at Best Buy Mobile will receive instant savings of $150 at the point of purchase. The phone will retail for $179.99, after $150 instant savings, with two-year Sprint service activation.

The HTC Hero runs on Google's Android operating platform and is the first phone to feature HTC Sense - a widget-based interface that puts at-a-glance info on the home screen. Contacts' information is easily accessible with all text exchanges, email conversations, Facebook status updates, Flickr photo albums and phone logs, organized by contacts' names. The Hero also has an integrated Flash player for web browsing.

If you purchase the smart phone at a Best Buy Mobile store, be sure to take advantage of Walk Out Working™, a free in-store smart phone setup. A Best Buy representative will sync email accounts, set up Bluetooth headsets, transfer contacts and activate other services, so you can leave the store with a fully functional smart phone.

The HTC Sense, an intuitive and seamless experience, will be introduced across a portfolio of phones beginning with the new HTC Hero. With its distinct design and powerful capabilities fully integrated with HTC Sense, Hero introduces a unique blend of form and function that takes Android to new heights.

The HTC Hero will come equipped with a 3.2-inch HVGA display, 5 mega-pixel autofocus camera, expandable MicroSD memory, GPS, digital compass, gravity-sensor, 3.5mm stereo headset jack and will be fully optimized for the web.

HTC Hero also includes a dedicated Search button that goes beyond basic search, providing you with a more natural, contextual search experience that enables you to search through Twitter, locate people in your contact list, find emails in your inbox or search in any other area in Hero.Read more