After the successful launch of the Hero, HTC has started pushing its third Android phone – the HTC Tattoo – in India. Priced at around Rs 17k (ex-Delhi), it is the most affordable Android phone around and has some decent specs to go along.

Basically, it is the Hero with a slightly smaller display (2.8 inches) and a 3.2 MP shooter instead of the Hero’s 5.0 MP. It runs the same Sense UI as the Hero, though we prefer the latters angular design that the curvy one found of the Tattoo. The specsheet on HTC’s site suggests that it runs Android OS 1.6 as against the Hero’s slightly old OS 1.5. However, we hear that HTC is planning to push out an update for the latest OS 2.0 anytime now.

If you are looking for an Android phone south of Rs 20K, we highly recommend this one.

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