
Topic news: HTC Hero officially available in Russia from August 10
Yesterday, the news slipped that MTS finally launched promotional sites and (seemingly) officially started selling HTC Hero in Russia.

At least two official sites talk about this:
HTC Hero promotional site in Russia
MTS website dedicated to Hero
Price - 22,990 rubles.
True, despite the date of August 10, they say that he appears in stores only this week. A list of stores is available on the MTS website, where, theoretically, you can already buy it.
On Habré there were already several reviews of Hero:
Here and here
Also hobbit19 promised one more today.
Under the cut - specifications:
Networks: GSM / GPRS / EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), WCDMA / HSDPA (900/2100 MHz)
OS: Android 1.5
Processor: Qualcomm MSM7200A, 528 MHz
Display: capacitive, 3.2-inch touch, with a resolution of 320x480 pixels
Camera: 5 megapixels with autofocus, no flash
Memory: ROM 512 MB, RAM 288 MB, slot for microSD memory cards
Navigation: GPS , mapping Google Maps
Communications: Wi-Fi (802.11b / g), Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (A2DP), HTC ExtUSB
Audio: MP3, AAC (AAC, AAC +, AAC-LC), AMR-NB, WAV, MIDI and Windows Media Audio 9
Video: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media Video 9
Other: G-Sensor, digital compass, screen brightness sensor
Operating time: talk time up to 470 minutes (GSM), up to 420 minutes ( WCDMA); Standby time up to 440 hours (GSM), up to 750 hours (WCDMA)
Battery: Li-Ion, 1350 mAh
Dimensions: 112 x 56.2 x 14.35 mm
Weight: 135 g
taken from here

At least two official sites talk about this:
HTC Hero promotional site in Russia
MTS website dedicated to Hero
Price - 22,990 rubles.
True, despite the date of August 10, they say that he appears in stores only this week. A list of stores is available on the MTS website, where, theoretically, you can already buy it.
On Habré there were already several reviews of Hero:
Here and here
Also hobbit19 promised one more today.
Under the cut - specifications:
Networks: GSM / GPRS / EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), WCDMA / HSDPA (900/2100 MHz)
OS: Android 1.5
Processor: Qualcomm MSM7200A, 528 MHz
Display: capacitive, 3.2-inch touch, with a resolution of 320x480 pixels
Camera: 5 megapixels with autofocus, no flash
Memory: ROM 512 MB, RAM 288 MB, slot for microSD memory cards
Navigation: GPS , mapping Google Maps
Communications: Wi-Fi (802.11b / g), Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (A2DP), HTC ExtUSB
Audio: MP3, AAC (AAC, AAC +, AAC-LC), AMR-NB, WAV, MIDI and Windows Media Audio 9
Video: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media Video 9
Other: G-Sensor, digital compass, screen brightness sensor
Operating time: talk time up to 470 minutes (GSM), up to 420 minutes ( WCDMA); Standby time up to 440 hours (GSM), up to 750 hours (WCDMA)
Battery: Li-Ion, 1350 mAh
Dimensions: 112 x 56.2 x 14.35 mm
Weight: 135 g
taken from here