[2][3] It is the second phone to feature the HTC Sense[4] interface.

The device's designer explained that it was tested with a capacitive display, but that multi-touch simply wasn't practical on such a small screen,[5] while the company's Twitter feed states that a capacitive screen is insufficiently accurate at this size.

It has been confirmed by HTC that the company’s future Android handsets will use capacitive screens, making the Tattoo the only one to use resistive.

The phone's plastic shell can be removed and replaced with one of a design of the owner's choice.

HTC Android Series Mobiles released in 2009[9]