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HTC Tattoo spotted on video, stripped of faceplates
Somebody's tracked down HTC's new Tattoo handset and managed to unceremoniously strip it off its faceplates on video, providing our first real look at the hardware "IRL." It looks good, but not too good -- certainly not out of the league of HTC's other Android handsets. Sadly, the clip doesn't show the phone in action, so if you were looking for usability fodder, you'll have to look elsewhere. Vid is after the break.
HTC Tattoo (aka, Click) brings Android, Sense UI to all
This one sure took awhile but the oft leaked HTC Click has been renamed and kicked out the door as the Tattoo. While HTC is light on specs with the press release, we know it has a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera, 3.5-mm headset jack, and microSD expansion. And besides being small and compact, the Tattoo can be personalized with owner-designed covers -- hence the name. The HTC Tattoo lands in Europe early October before hitting select global markets in the months to follow. Update: And... out pop the specs: 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7225 processor, 512MB/256MB ROM/RAM, 106 x 55.2 x 14-mm / 113 grams, 2.8-inch touchscreen LCD pushing 240x320 QVGA pixels, 900/2100MHz HSPA/UMTS and quad-band GSM/EDGE, internal GPS, 802.11b/g WiFi, digital compass, accelerometer, and Bluetooth 2.0. Not bad for a mass-market device.%Gallery-72133%
Video: HTC Click gets a 6-finger 'Donut' salute
Looks like Vietnam is the new place to be for early device leaks. A place where gadget-nerds are rapidly evolving extra digits to master their surplus of hi-tech gear -- lucky bastages. As followup to its GSM-flavored Palm Pre scoop, site Tinh Te is once again showing off the HTC Click only this time, it's a full-on video. The device sports some interesting graphics (likely customized by the owner) on the back, a microSD slot, 1100mAh battery, standard 3.5-mm headphone jack up top, camera (no flash), and of course, Android, "Donut" build 1.50.999.0 according to the device's about page. Clearly, it lacks that swank SenseUI and the LCD is much smaller than the HTC Magic -- indicators that the Click is very much HTC's cheapo Android phone as previously rumored. See it in action just past the break.Update: A few high-res pics of the Click posted at Tinh Te. Sample after the break.
HTC Hero and Click coming to China under Dopod brand
HTC has been on a global Android-pimping mission with its Hero device, and it looks like Chinese subsidiary Dopod gets the honor of announcing three new handsets for the Middle Kingdom. Unlike others, the Hero retains its WiFi capabilities by playing nice with China's custom WLAN security protocol and is expected in late August on China Unicom for 5,600 Yuan ($820) along with the few-frills Click for 3,400 Yuan ($500). The carrier has opted to strip Google Maps from the Hero (though it's still downloadable), and to soften the blow it will likely offer a snazzy red version of the phone. China Mobile will have to settle for an as-yet unspecified TD-SCDMA handset and the already announced Magic, both of which will likely be sporting the OMS flavor of Android. We're not sure we'd classify the Hero's price tag as reasonable -- but really, can you put a dollar figure on being the first big-name Android release in the world's largest wireless market?
HTC Click gets pictured again, this time with better bokeh
Dare we call this new shot of HTC's alleged Click almost... artistic? It's a great picture, almost ripe for an official press release -- but as far as we can tell, there's nothing official about it. The phone, which is said to be bringing Android to a new, cheaper target demo the same way the Touch Viva did for WinMo, has popped up on a Vietnamese message board -- it's not on, unfortunately, but you can clearly make out the presence of enough Android-required buttons to deduce that there's some Google code under the hood here. We still can't decide how usable that giant nav pad is going to be, but hopefully, we have a chance to find out for ourselves sooner rather than later -- we're obviously not visiting Vietnam enough.[Thanks, vuhai]
HTC Click in the wild -- Android on the cheap?
Not satisfied with your Android selection? Looking for something a little easier on the pocketbook, perhaps? Well, that's cool, partner -- look no further than the HTC Click. This thing hasn't been announced, but rumors have been swirling for a few days now that the Click would be taking HTC's Android ambitions decidedly downmarket, and like clockwork, we've now got a couple alleged pictures of it. We can't verify the authenticity of this stuff, but we certainly don't have any reason to doubt that it's real -- it's pretty much what we'd envision a low-end HTC Android phone would look like. One open question would be the mystery surrounding that crazy pad arrangement where we'd normally expect a trackball to be -- don't get us wrong, we're not married to the trackball by any stretch, but it'll be interesting to see how well this works in practice. We don't have any details on the Click's release, but you can bet your sweet little green robot we'll be passing that on just as soon as we get it.
