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HTC Tattoo Overview

Expected UK Release Date: Available

Key Features
Stylish Curved Casing
Wi-Fi® Technology
2.8 Inch 65k Colour TFT LCD Touch Screen (240 x 320 Pixels)
Qualcomm® Processor with Android® Operating System
Casing Size 106 x 55.2 x 14 mm
HTML Browser
3G HSDPA Technology
A GPS Navigation
Music Player (MP3, WMA, WAV & eAAC+)
FM Radio RDS
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900) & HSDPA 900 & 2100
3.2 Megapixel Camera with Auto Focus
Instant Messaging


The above ratings are average figures, which have been generated from submitted mobile phone reviews.

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Our HTC Tattoo Review

The HTC Tattoo is a stunning 3G Smartphone which comes with a highly useable touch screen & has a wide selection of features for its user to enjoy whilst on their move with their new mobile companion. Its casing has a stylish look & the overall shape of the casing makes it a comfortable handset to hold in a single hand. Its curvaceous design with its curved edges pays resemblance to other member of the HTC family which include the HTC Touch 3G & the HTC Magic which are also popular Smartphone's from HTC. This Smartphone comes with a Qualcomm® processor complete with an Android® operating system & the user can enjoy a highly user friendly interface complete with customisable home screen. The user can add widgets to their home screen or their favourite apps for easy access. Its touch screen measures 2.8 Inches when measured diagonally & has a sixty five thousand colour display providing a clear & high quality viewing experience as well as a stylish touch screen input method. Its overall size is compact which is enhanced by its curvaceous design & its dimensions are 10.6cm tall by 5.52cm wide by a slim 1.4cm deep. The HTC Tattoo weighs 113 grams which is lightweight when considering all this mobile device can actually do.

The Tattoo comes with a built in A GPS navigation feature which allows the user to find out directions to nearby places of interest & the user can gain directions quickly & easily using this built in feature. An email service allows the user to create, send, store & receive emails on their new Smartphone complete with attachments for a real mobile office communication experience. There is an integrated instant messaging service allowing the user to have an online chat communication with other compatible instant messaging users that are also online. There are easy to use messaging services including a SMS text message service & a MMS picture or video messaging service. A MMS message can contain text with sound complete with a picture or a video recording for a fun multimedia messaging service. The HTC Tattoo has an easy to access Internet browser which supports a HTML Internet experience. The user can enjoy a Facebook, Twitter & Flickr compatible Internet experience via this built in browser.


This Smartphone is a 3G HSDPA & HSUPA handset which means its user can experience high speed connectivity on their handset & multi use of the Smartphone's built in features. The user can connect their HTC Tattoo to other devices including their computer, laptop, other mobile phones or much more. When connecting to other compatible devices the user can use a USB cable to connect to other devices or use a Bluetooth® wireless connection between two compatible devices. Then after gaining a connection between the Tattoo & the users other chosen device, the user can enjoy a high speed data transfer rate thanks to the Smartphone's built in EDGE & GPRS technologies. The HTC Tattoo comes with two hundred & fifty six megabytes of RAM memory & five hundred & twelve megabytes of ROM memory. This Smartphone supports a memory card slot which can hold a MicroSD™ type memory cards. It's built in Wi-Fi® technology allows the user to enjoy a cable free connection to the Internet via a nearby WLAN or hotspot. It works over a 3G HSDPA 900 & HSDPA 2100 networks as well as working over GSM network bands 850, 900, 1800 & 1900, which will switch between GSM network bands automatically. The HTC Tattoo comes with a fitted battery which can provide up to six & a half hours of GSM talk time or approximately five hundred & twenty hours of 3G standby battery time.

The user can enjoy a music player complete with an easy to music storage feature complete with an album search, artist or playlist search. This integrated music player supports music playback in many music formats including MP3, WMA, WAV & eAAC+ format. This player supports high quality sound & the user can enjoy a selection of changeable tuneful ringtones & alerts which allow the user to select a tone to suit their taste in call ringtone or message alert tone. The Tattoo comes with a FM radio which has a RDS radio feature allowing the user to view information on the screen whilst listening to the radio. The user can enjoy taking pictures & recording video footage on their HTC Tattoo by using the integrated 3.2 megapixel digital camera feature. The camera has a selection of camera & imaging features which allow the user of the Tattoo to capture a still image or record a video easily. It comes with an automatic focus feature which allows the user to capture a well focused picture when using the 3.2 megapixel camera. The user can change the camera setting to record video footage on their Smartphone & the user can store or share their videos if desired. The user can play videos on their Tattoo in popular video formats including MPEG4, H263, H264 & Windows Media® 9 formats.

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HTC Tattoo Specifications & Features