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04 November 2009  |  Avg user rating: RatingRatingRatingRatingRating 

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Look and feel

The plastic chassis actually belies the somewhat pricey Tattoo, as does the modest sized screen and pixilated display. The hardware was the main drawback of this phone.

Ease of use

The HTC Tattoo kicks ass when it comes to usability, and also syncs everything from Outlook and Hotmail contacts to your Facebook friends.

Features

The Sense interface is as efficient as ever, as is the email function. GPS was a bit hit and miss, and a lack of flash on the five-megapixel camera was noticeable in low light conditions.

Performance

The hardware on the HTC Tattoo may not be the best we’ve seen, but the software certainly makes up for this. It offers fast browsing, with a surprisingly accurate resistive touch-screen.

Battery life

A battery life that offers 520 hours of standby time is more than acceptable.

HTC Tattoo

Pros: Facebook and Google sync, excellent user interface, desktop-like browser
Cons: Slow GPS, mediocre camera, average build quality

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Verdict: Everything that makes Android great at a slightly lower price (and cheaper chassis)