New Sprint phone that is much better than the IPhone but owners of IPhones hate to admit this.
Darnell: "Aye Terrell my HTC Hero is better than ur feeble ass IPhone!" "It has better app and battery life!"

Terrell: No Response...
by Darnell Fields November 16, 2009
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The effect caused due to admiration of the Chin on the HTC Hero / G2 Touch such that one no longer likes any other phone which does not have a chin!

Also the Geekier form of the Lynx Effect.
Geek 1: Dude, what phone you gonna get on your upgrade?
Geek 2: No idea man, I am confused cos of the HTC Hero Effect.
by SharpShotRS April 19, 2010
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