Russia gets mocha-edition HTC Hero, plastic flavor coming soon

Sure, you lament about this or that certain smartphone not coming to your wireless provider of choice, but imagine if that phone hadn't even been released in your country. For those who are Russian and for whom That Certain Smartphone is the HTC Hero, your time is finally coming, and soon. HTC sent out devices to many members of the .RU press, but rather than providing functioning ones they received models made entirely of chocolate. Not entirely encouraging, but the company's Cyrillic Twitter page (which has been responsible for creating a stir in the past) is saying the phone is coming soon, as in the next few weeks, and HTC also created a Facebook fan page for the phone over the weekend. So, buckle up Russian readers; looks like you're getting your Hero soon.

[Luke Posted Jan 11th 2010 9:56AM]

HTC...Melts in your mouth, not in your hand.

[ToniCipriani Posted Jan 11th 2010 11:35AM]

@Luke I bet the iPhone chocolate will melt in your hand as well.

[shanoboy Posted Jan 11th 2010 10:09AM]

Memories of the poopie brown Zune 30 came to mind... until I realized this phone was actually edible. Unlike the poopie brown Zune 30.

[NAME Posted Jan 11th 2010 10:12AM]

@shanoboy
What? you mean I was Not suppose to eat the Zune?

MS should have put a warning about that!

i'll sue!

USA #1

[linaavec Posted Jan 11th 2010 12:50PM]

@shanoboy Zuned HD was highly edible too, especially their App store that look like kisses. lol, Android’s easier to develop for too. No XCode, no objective C, just easy java in an Eclipse plugin. And that's why Hero is going for it too. HTC hero details: http://bit.ly/my-htc-hero-first-experience

[mrspiteri Posted Jan 11th 2010 10:11AM]

Qualcomm 528MHz CPU is as useful as a chocolate phone.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 11th 2010 10:16AM]

who the hell wants a brown phone?....

[ChazClout Posted Jan 11th 2010 10:29AM]

@(Unverified)
Did you read the article titled "A chocolate copy of HTC Hero"?

[Prospero Posted Jan 11th 2010 12:21PM]

@(Unverified)

With all the grace of poop...

[slipdisc Posted Jan 11th 2010 8:47PM]

@(Unverified) A brown phone brings two things to mind. Shit and dirt. I don't want a phone that looks like either. Like a 1st gen Zune

[glamajamma Posted Jan 11th 2010 10:25AM]

In communist Russia phone doesn't crap out on you, you crap out phone.

[TRLKOR Posted Jan 11th 2010 10:34AM]

Uh... are they teasing?

[IO Posted Jan 11th 2010 10:46AM]

I think it would have been more effective if it was a bottle of vodka shaped as the Hero. Demographics is all I'm sayin'.

[Rebajas Posted Jan 11th 2010 11:25AM]

@IO Ha ha - some stereotypes last forever...

[Zynische Vernunft Posted Jan 11th 2010 12:25PM]

@Rebajas
Mostly because they hold true.

[Vizzy Posted Jan 11th 2010 3:03PM]

@IO Ah, the Americans. Got to love them and the way they judge the rest of the world by stereotypes.

[Caprice0083 Posted Jan 11th 2010 10:57AM]

Dude! Why are you holding a big turd to your ear? Holy Sh*t, that's a phone!?

[fsshariq Posted Jan 11th 2010 11:39AM]

why does it look kinda beaten up? i guess the cellphones in Russia are also tough huh!

[PlatinumSkeet Posted Jan 11th 2010 12:04PM]

@fsshariq

Because it's made of chocolate...

[xconan Posted Jan 11th 2010 12:11PM]

Considering it's almost 2/14 this would be a faux phone to get your gf a Val. prez. Would she be happy or sad she got a chocolate phone vs a real Hero?

[Murphys Law Posted Jan 11th 2010 12:12PM]

And I thought Canada had it bad

[swissglide Posted Jan 11th 2010 12:48PM]

Don't wanna disappoint you guys, but Hero's been officially available in Russia for quite a while. Here are some pictures from the presentation that HTC held in Spetember: http://www.cyberstyle.ru/publications/view/344/HTC-HTC_Hero--Android-.html If you google-translate the page, you'll learn that Hero was available for sale immediately after the presentation.

[Vizzy Posted Jan 11th 2010 3:00PM]

@swissglide Exactly. What the hell's up with you, Engadget? Hero's been in Russia since autumn.

[TikiTeko Posted Jan 11th 2010 12:50PM]

What in the world happened to that Hero ? How many battles has he been in that it looks so rough ? lol It looks like has some sand on it.

I feel thy pain my beloveth Hero.

[ElMUERkO Posted Jan 11th 2010 1:49PM]

@TikiTeko

it's made of chocolate

nom nom nom

[Needsahaircut Posted Jan 11th 2010 3:37PM]

Still waiting on my 2.0/2.1 update on my Hero...*sigh*

[Banksta3 Posted Jan 11th 2010 6:40PM]

Looks like LG has a law suit.