HTC Tattoo Review

 

DESIGN:

• There's no doubt about it, the design is one of the strong points of this small smartphone.
•  Moreover, the possibility that HTC offers to Tattoo's users to change the back cover will give them more freedom in choosing how they want their smartphone to look like.
•  The compound used at manufacturing is a glossy plastic with rich finishes that makes the phone look exquisite and stylish.
•  Most likely, the material will turn matte after a while, but you can easily change the cover and have a new device again.
•  HTC Tattoo is a medium to small-sized device, thus it includes a smaller, 2.8-inch display, but this isn't too much of a drawback.

DISPLAY & CAMERA:

• HTC Tattoo features a 2.8-inch TFT capacitive resistive touchscreen that supports 65K colors and a 240x320-pixel resolution.
• Unfortunately, the display does not rise up to Hero's display level of performance.

•  Understandable for a mid-budget phone that wants to sell for a cheap price.
• The touchscreen lacks the muti-touch support and the accelerometer function.
• Visibility under the strong sunlight is medium, it depends on what angle you keep it in your hand, but, overall, you can use it outdoors with little problems.
• The image quality is very good, but, again, it is inferior to that on Hero's display.
• When it comes to the sensitivity of the device, again Hero's display seems much better, but this one does its job too.
• One more thing that I have noticed is the haptic feedback feature, which is also present in this model.

 

 

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  3 MEGAPIXEL CAMERA
  
  
  
   
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  2048 X 1536 RESOLUTION OF PHOTOS
  
  
  
   
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   CLIP RECORDING RESOLUTION IS 352x288 pixels
  
  
  

 

MENUE & SOFTWARES:

• HTC Tattoo runs the Android operating system, including Cupcake 1.5.
• To my surprise and pleasure, the acclaimed Sense UI has also been embedded into this mass-market device. Unfortunately, my test unit had an earlier version of the operating system and missed lots of critical applications and probably functions too.
•  For example, the official press release states that HTC Tattoo will feature the Android Market application, while my unit doesn't have it
• I'm also missing out on any document-reading applications, a PDF reader included.
•  I also miss a File manager, as well as Gmail services (except Google Maps).
• Other applications that were present in earlier Android smartphones are included: Album, Browser, Calculator, Calendar, Clock, FM Radio, Footprints, Mail, Maps, Messages, Music, Contacts, Settings and Weather.