HTC Tattoo Overview

[FantaVsPepsi]

IT HAS ANDROID MARKET RIGHT?

[biggerben2010]

HTC tattoo because HTC tested 2.0,2.1+up for tattoo won't be good for that size screen because 1.6 is for tattoo because of its screen.

[ichisound]

awesome phone!

i want he fuck* update!

[Vampir9XXX]

Guys it won't get update.. you can rom it but... then the camera won't work.. tattoo got update about a month ago .. JUST FOR ANGRY BIRDS... it was like so ironic.. I GOT A FUCKING UPDATE JUST SO I CAN PLAY ANGRY BIRDS :O O.O ..

P.S. It's not bad phone..

ANDROID RULES

[Omarllll]

It has android 1.6, does it get a update to 2.1 ?

[tore1992]

@Omarllll Nope

[Allxcore]

@Omarllll I have android 2.3.3 on mine.

[Legobricks009]

samsung galaxy spica is better

[Allxcore]

@Legobricks009 My ass.

[Legobricks009]

@Allxcore galaxy spica sucks i got the lg optimus 2x now

[Allxcore]

@Legobricks009 Galaxy Spica sucks donkey ass lol.

[132Reinier]

Smartphone + resistive touch screen = stupidphone

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[IhsSthlm]

Big hand ;)

[Andokan40]

Guys i'm so confused , what to buy HTC Touch 2 or HTC tatto ? I want some answers plz :)

And tell me plz Why u think that phone is better :)

[scarecrow4002]

@Andokan40 you realy should go for the tattoo android is way better than windows phone 6.5 so....

[Andokan40]

@scarecrow4002 thx man :)

[Jarrelka]

@Andokan40 the htc wildfire is better than both of them and is the same price as the tatto;)

[MrSerbia1]

HTC Tattoo is a good phone,i have one tattoo,o don't have big problems

!!!!

[BonkeyPie]

Is Tattoo a good phone???

[MrSerbia1]

Yes tattoo is a very good phone!!!

[ndy400]

to be honest i hate htc tatoos there go faulty the screen to small so you press wrong buttons when you txt and theres not much do much with it and the really bad thing it doesen't have bluetooth

[taasing12]

i think the hero is more expensive because its bigger, thats may opinion

[showicat]

it's so cheap as for me .I prefer this such a small and cute phone.

its suitable for our student

[JasnoGT]

Damn sometimes I mess up when typing on my Hero (USA)... I couldnt imagine typing on that much smaller screen!

[adrobensta]

Im buying it tomorrow :D

[lookiebob]

There is nothing wrong with the apps, i just did a quick search for online radio on market and it came up with 7/8 different choices :)

[Corerrai]

i found through a bit of research that when getting unlocked the hero is actually a bit cheaper.

[o0SimKid0o]

I got the tattoo and yes it is a little slow sometimes specially in the beginning, but my has'nt crashed or something like that it works great and right now am i waiting for a new cover witch is great, you can design own covers:) But start getting new apps for it and then the phone will be awesome!:P:)

[taha508]

can u putt movies on the phone and then watch them?

[HataIpredLageN]

i got this phone . must say i do not like it at all. First, it startsup slow, with a silly and much annoying animation. It crashes all the time, screen goes black and phone doesnt respond. The only way to solve this is to open the back cover and remove the battery, wich is pretty much fucking impossible seing as how the back cover wont come off. Then when you finally get the piece of shit running, it sais "Loading SD card Data" for around 45 FUCKING minutes. Its a piece of shit , dont get it ffs

[grof1985]

@HataIpredLageN mine works great, u can change ROM btw

[nedeljko031]

@HataIpredLageN Man....change it....mine works perfect O.o

[2old4thatsuXx]

i just odered a tatto

[stoiljko]

can somebody tell me please, why is this HTC tattoo some 2-3 times cheaper than HTC Desire for exemple...? and one more... which one is better... HTC tattoo or Nokia 5230???

[stevejamesuk]

this is really a nice phone to have.... htc tattoo... just like a tattoo

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[lovinnia]

why does tattoo have too many buttons ??

[ndy400]

can someone help me 2 things my SD card keeps removing its self and i removed the battery and it wiped all my contacts can i get them bck ?

[AndyTheKomik1]

I got a Tattoo! ^^

[nionaable]

become it to b.day (: <3

[angelellie96]

does this phone have qwerty keyboard? like on the touchscreen? xx

[ttHeLoCuStt]

@angelellie96 yeah

[xveertjjx]

@angelellie96 yes 

[rudolfTV]

i have a phone like that too hahaha

[phcher]

thx for your overview

[sigge951]

bought the tattoo yesterday

[Benthaitakeaway]

Does anyone know the percentage or stats of apps that are not available to the tattoo due to lack of screen??

[NEEDCARS]

Honestly, i dont like HTC products. Why? beacuse of the navigation system. I really dont get it. But that is just me.

And how is the "app store?" Is there many apps like the app store on the iPhone? (yes i am using a iPhone :P).

[xkasjammx]

@NEEDCARS

there are 15,ooo apps and are growing faster than the iphone's apps.

[NEEDCARS]

@xkasjammx It is pretty good.

[FrasiliasPower]

Well, this was just the overview I wanted to see :D

I have had my Tattoo for 2 days now, and I am quite pleased =)

The only thing that is a bit bad is the camera, but I really like the phone generally =)

HTC is making really good phones!

[tusurc]

why would you need an online radio if the htc tattoo has fm radio

[woodspurs]

Very good review. Really showed the phone for what it is, which is a very capable phone if a bit dated now.

[iwestwood]

Getting this phone in 2 day cant wait !!! ;D

My Brother has HTC Hero and i Will Be Getting HTC tattoo !!

His is meant to be a little better but i personally think this one is great to : )

[iwestwood]

@iwestwood 2 Days * I mean

[Arachnidius]

Nice review :) I was wondering, if a monthly contract for this phone doesn't specifiy what data transfer allowances (i.e. internet usage) it has, do I assume that it doesn't come with free internet usage, or access to the app store, or facebook? That would suck... :p

[Seantube3]

@Arachnidius , if you are using wifi in your house then you can have internet for free on your phone in your house!

[meganfoxisugly]

i am wondering if you could maybe help me?

I have a HTC Tattoo, but HTC's mail application, it wont let me set up an email account, do you have any idea how to rectify this?

[nitrous642]

Hi all. I was wondering whether i could install Android OS on an HTC Windows mobile phone for example if I purchase the new HTC HD Mini would it be possible installing the latest Android OS? I keep googling it but obviously not many helpful results came up. Thanks!

[nitrous642]

Hi all. I was wondering whether i could install Android OS on an HTC Windows mobile phone for example if I purchase the new HTC HD Mini would it be possible installing the latest Android OS? I keep googling it but obviously not many helpful results came up. Thanks!

[soham500]

nice overview mate !! ;) well i ws wondering dat the important point u said abt the supportability of web pages on diff res screens(i.e between the tatto and the hero),does it happen the same on winmo ???

[djcuen95]

This phone is disappointing.. My Droid Eris is better...

I don't understand why this phone is so hyped...

[ownya88]

im thinking about buying this phone it seems cool. But is it eazy to but movies from ur computer to the phone and is it eazy to find games for it?

[lonelyboy323]

this shit looks like the htc hero from sprint version

[JacoobZ]

Hey, got a tattoo for a couple of months ago .. works perfectly exept for one thing:

Loaded it with money yesterday (75SEK, Ca = 8 Dollars) and now I only got 30 SEK .. and I have not really made any long calls, used internet etc ..

Anyone got the same problem or can help me?

Thanks

[Hush8Grasp]

@JacoobZ hello fellow swede, uhm alltså du kör med kontantkort på en smartphone lol inte så smart...skaffa abonnemang. Du säger att du inte surfat el ringt mkt, den är ju liksom gjord för surf så, kanske du har haft nån app igång som behöver va online för att funka etc.

[3alexgrace3]

What's better, HTC Tattoo or Nokia 5530?

[rapture4rapture]

iPhone 3G ;)

[framephase]

@rapture4rapture disgusting. :)

[tommyrocko]

@3alexgrace3 oviously the tattoo

[rroollaanndd1994]

@3alexgrace3 The Nokia 5530 is better ;) !!!

[legoparis]

@rroollaanndd1994 NO its not the nokia sux its a lot slower and it dosent have a android.

[Bieka2323]

i found 1 result for online radio...

[AnToN862]

Can you watch videos on websites, like using 'Adobe Flash player' and stuff???

[TheThepillows]

I have the Tatto. And I like. It's not an awesome and special phone, but it does what it says to do. I'm gonna have a BB next time, but for now I'm happy with The tatto. Sometimes it's a bit slow, but then you just have to restart it and it works good again! :). Tatto: A good phone that can do the most needed, it does what it says.

[damien1989ster]

If you search the market for Taskiller, there's a widget that will kill all the tasks your running. That way you won't need to restart the phone and it returns to normal speed :)

[jonlee29]

DONT EVEN BOTHER with this phone or any other HTC...

No bluetooth file transfer what so ever...!

It's not rocket science,, the software update has yet again been put back...

Ebay here i come with a peice of shit....!!!

[murwaz]

There is nothing wrong at all with the tattoo screen, it responds instantly and works great. Its abit small and camera isnt as good but preformence wise they are equal, same hardware basicly. I love my tattoo! And the android market problem has been fixed and in the future the screen wont be a problem because apps will work on the tattoo just fine.

[ejacy]

@murwaz can you give a reference to the android market problem fix?

[Benthaitakeaway]

@murwaz so at the moment Most apps already work with the tattoo?? i am about to buy this phone within 5 minutes...

[Legobricks009]

@murwaz i got a tattoo, on my ass

[dickclements]

Really nice review. Thanks!

[crazyforspore2]

wats better this phone or vodafone 360 samsung h1

[flumi94]

tattoo is cheap :)

if you want a REALLY good and cheap android phone (i would ever recommend android) buy tattoo if you dont mind a an average cam buy it

[rajadain]

heytch tee see

[Gunnerz93]

i would recommend the hero over the tattoo

[punkotek]

of course, why do you think hero is more expensive? because is better maybe ?

[Seantube3]

@punkotek , bigger screen and a 5MP camera.

[tattooreptiles]

Tattoo your Tattoo lol :P great phone!!! amazing value!!!

[jako3417]

shut i buy the hero or tatto. the tatto is cheaper than the hero, but the hero has a bigger screen? (pease ansewer)

[ikkel33]

i got the tatoo and seriously it suck go buy the hero, im gonna buy the hero when the tatoo is payed

[pawciosssss]

Let's buy Magic...

[mashi92]

Hero is way much better, the touch screen is brilliant and and the display is so so clear. I've just got the Hero and absolutely love it.

[animelova11]

it is good it got a nice build but ....WHAT AN UGLY ASS LOOKIN PHONE

[zikalify]

he sed android 1.6 will this ever go to v2 like droid etc?

[cietod88]

I dont think so. I asked HTC support and they said they'd no infomration BUT that the HTC hero was confirmed to get it.....I think that was his polite way of saying no but if you want Android 2 get the Hero... :( I still boght the Tattoo though :)

[LeoATV96]

yes it doe´s support spotify

[Wiivified]

@chrismastere Kan du bruke spotify på HTC tattoo ?

[Wiivified]

Does it support spotify???!! anyone please answer, it will be greatly apreciated

[LeoATV96]

yes you can use spotify in it, just download from "the  store"

[Wiivified]

Nice comparison there, really gets out how much smaller that thing is. But i have a question, i want to buy an android phone an have been looking on this one but does it support spotify ?

[Pap3rSoldi3r]

that bitch is ugly lol!!! lol looks like a smooth ass skippin rock lol

[zermomia]

i was on my way to buy a tattoo ,and i thank you very much to make me realize that is (sorry) a pieace of shit, resolution matter nowaday and it's hard to accept low rate phone when it's expensive

[igniukas10]

1.5 os not 1.6

[conorlydon]

is there full internet on it ,like youtube?..and is it free to go online once a wireless broadband connection is nearby ......please answer

[ragingsilver]

Yes it's got full internet and uses 3G and wifi if there is one available. IT can play flash movies so youtube can be played on it.

[polypolyman]

@conorlydon dude, have you been living under a fucking rock?

[justmejosie]

I just got mine but I can't get the back off! any tips?

[maiki999]

@justmejosie

i just got it too... like a hour ago.. just press it up hard it will pop down

[TheCefizel]

me too

[saavaa]

I'm wondering what car are you in ?

[BeattraxxSound]

Audi A6 :D

[gokkesokkerne]

The quality of the screem on the tatto doesn't seem as good as on the hero. Is that right ? I know it doesnt take as good pictures like the hero. But is there a big differens? Again i mean the quality ..

[easynoteguy1]

@gokkesokkerne Resistive on the tattoo and Capacitive on Hero

[skydark]

It's half the price. What do you think?

[TheOpenSourceGuy]

Screen on both suck...

[WTK9035]

Great review!

[TheTmac635]

1 thing i would like to have on that phone, is that you should scroll in a circle and not to right and stop and then go to the left.. you should be allowed to scroll in a circle, i mean like then you reached the right end (for exemple) you should be able to scroll to the right one more time, and then you should be on the left side, and so on.. that would be cooler :P

[thamer2k]

i love the 3.5 in tattoo

[MonkeyBoy742]

is that available in america? i noticed your european accent

[QrazyDanne]

not "european" english ....

[Cman775]

How you play videos on that phone?

[roobootaa]

why in the car x)

[AnToN862]

lol, im guessing for the sound quality i think ;)

[theripoff20]

hate the design of that phone

[phoebejam]

I like the Tattoo, and I don't realy like the chin on the Hero.... its weird.

[OmgItzKiD]

@phoebejam

thats the unlocked GSM version of the hero.

Check out the REAL htc hero from sprint.

Thats the one i have and it is the best phone i have ever touched lol

[DanWantsTech]

Looks cool, was thinkin of gettin it. Thanks for the review :)

[funnycat20]

i have a htc tattoo and hero i find the hero has more responsive typing

[wj0102]

+1... cuz it doesnt have multitouch

[GreenSLi]

@wj0102

wrong. the tattoo have restivive screen and the hero uses capasitive

[wj0102]

oh, i see.... thanks for the correction

[ChocoboXii00]

@bf2rula Of course, you just need the amount of memory needed, there is a micro sd 2.0 port so you can ad up like 8go for 30$, a 2go sd card comes with the phone when you buy it.

[solecillo]

Yo la tengo y estoy muy contento.... y sense gestiona la bateria muy bien.. llevo 2 dias con ella encendida y esta a algo menos de la mitad y la uso muy a menudo

[broeder6x6]

i realy want a buget smal touchscreen phone (i sms most of the time). and its a pro if theres android on it. what are U recomanding?? ps not using internet

[davidcoady87]

htc tattoo has fm radio :D

[Klompe2003]

which is better: Samsung S5230 or HTC Tattoo.

Those two are pretty similar phones with similar functions.. Pls help me decide.......

[suxess619]

tattooo...

[Klompe2003]

...already bought it :) Satisfied!

[suxess619]

great! I got one as well.

Until Sony Ericsson Aspen hits the market this is my favorite device (HTC). :)

[Bunnesun]

i want the tatto!!!! plz mama give mee XD

[DaphAndMegs]

when you took out the micro sd didnt you just wipe out everything on it?

[Seantube3]

@DaphAndMegs , ROFL why would that even happen?

[Poricho]

por qué hace la review en un coche? XD

tiene buena pinta :-P

[wealllovederbycounty]

haha - por que no hace la review en el coche?

:L

[JohnnyGuitarHead]

can't you show us how to make our own covers, to the HtcTattoo, like in the comercials ?? please make a video that tells us how? if you can:)

[a930601ndy]

you can find the information from the htc website.

there is a website designed just for the own cover making. ive been there.

its hectic.

luv htc <3

[louisemeyer1]

which one is best, the tattoo or the hero ? - I haven't heard about the hero before here in Denmark. But maybe is it just me there is blind xD

[JohnnyGuitarHead]

yes you are just blind..xP:) im wondering if i wish for the HTC hero HTC Tattoo or The Iphone...

[louisemeyer1]

Okay fine, I'm blind xD - jeg ønsker mig en ny mobil, som kan gå på nettet, men jeg ved heller ikke selv hvilken af de 3 det skal være (:

[Billemusen]

Choose the tattoo. Its much cooler than others, with the costumizable covers :D Im from denmark too, but just wrote in english so others can understand, they rated the danish comments bad, so.... Lol :D

[chrismastere]

Hey..

Jeg slår lige over på Dansk

I Danmark har Hero været der længe. Personligt fortrækker jeg Hero fremfor Tattoo, da Tattoo har en meget stor "hovedknap". Men du kan få custom covers til Tattoo, hvilket er et stort plus. Udover det er de stort set det samme. Tattoo har FM-Radio. Det har Hero ikke

[louisemeyer1]

Okay tak (:

[AllTypesOfVideos]

Does the phone response even if you touch the screen very lightly ? I mean, just like how you touch those capacitive screen .

[Daumex]

You touch it with a finger, dumbass, duh...

[Daumex]

Resistive screen requires a slight amount of physical pressure...

[nrwhd]

AllTypesOfVideos has a good point, that means it's quite hard to accidentally push the wrong button when typing.

[TheHL922]

hm...overall it's a good device..

but as an ex-HTC diamond user and a current iphone user i'm not satisfy with the rotation speed, somehow.

it's not quick / sensitive enough when rotating the keyboard rotates to horizontal...and zoomin in the pictures...etc

but overall is a nice device i have to admit..

i'd vote iphone > android > windows mobile now..! ;)

[nrwhd]

Do you miss the extra abilites of WM phones much?

Was considering an iphone but realised no spare batteries or memory cards or divx playback. I like my movies too much.

[saphira512]

i have the htc hero...

:) i love it

[mathiaspagh]

@GeoPoxie: Har købt den med telia Xpress 1.0. :D. Ved du evt meget om telefoner? Altså, kommer der de samme widgets og apps til tattoo som hero og magic?:)

[livelovelolaify]

lol...i've designed one of the custom covers for a competition. hehee

[ichguckvids]

nice!

[sickboyneil]

i got this phone i got like 20 apps all of them work this phone is much better then the hero but the shade and looks of the hero are kinda ugly the tattoo is much better shade and much better looking.

[mathiaspagh]

Great review, thanks ;)

I've just bought this phone, and I must admit - I got very suprised of how good it is. And its round shapes are very comfortable!

As you said, the only drawback is the limited android market - but do anyone have any idea if there make the market more tattoo-friendly?:)

Thanks again;) 5/5

Greetings from Denmark!

[GeoPoxie]

@mathiaspagh Hvilket abbonement har du købt den med? Får min med posten i denne uge med 3 :)

[AllTypesOfVideos]

"Even though it is a resistive screen on the Tattoo, it does perform quite well. I must admit, I haven't really seen it a difference between the resistive screen on the Tattoo and the capacitive screen on the HTC Hero."

Thank you for this . 5/5 .

[isolaster]

The Tattoo is only 113 gramms (Hero 135 gr) and smaller than the Hero, so I'll go for the Tattoo...

The Hero might be more business like, but don't like the chin personally. Would love the US Sprint Hero design.. but it doesn't have sim so won't work in Europe.

[redspade04]

im just glad phone manufacturers are moving away from win mobile.

[ravmania]

it's no way near half the price.

[bl4dex]

Obviously Hero is better, but Tattoo's price is half

If developers make proper changes to apps, this could be a great choice for lot of people, like me, who doesn't wamt to pay a lot for a phone...

[Julome]

But will apps work on the tattoo someday??

[sickboyneil]

i got phone all my apps work

[duntoo]

Getting a Hero in a few days, the Tattoo looks good buy Hero is better !