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DigitalVersus

09/2011

Phone Reviews: Mobiles & Smartphones

You may not think you've ever heard of ZTE, but there's a strong chance you've already handled a ZTE handset without even knowing it—especially if you were around in the early days of smartphones. In fact, like HTC back in the day, this Chinese manufacturer specialises in making unbranded handsets for other tech firms. ZTE only releases a handful of mobiles under its own name, including this handset, known as the Blade in some countries but sold as the San Francisco by Orange in the UK. Although no high-end handset would be seen dead in a plastic casing these days (2011 is all about metal), that doesn't mean that all plastic phones have to have cheap, low-quality finishes. In fact, although the Blade is made entirely from plastic, it has an excellent build and finish. It's pleasant to touch and handle, and feels like it's made to stand the test of time. The practicality of its deign, however, isn't quite as convincing. ZTE has kept physical controls to a bare minimum and, to be honest, they're not the best of quality either. Fewer buttons inevitably means you have to spend more time searching through the menus to find various options.

3G.co.uk

01/2011

Orange San Francisco Review

It's interesting how much you can get for 100 quid nowadays, especially if you're after a smartphone. One of the best on the market is the Orange San Francisco – it's just a shame that it is full of all manner of junk apps from Orange, which all seem to be designed to get you to spend more money with Orange. The phone certainly looks more expensive than its 99 pricetag would suggest, thanks to its stylish design and matte rubber back in charcoal grey. You'll be able to pinch and zoom because the 3.5in display is of the capacitive sort and boasts a very decent 480x800 pixel resolution. The snapper, like many on Android handsets, is pretty average, despite having autofocus, LED flash and 3.2 megapixels. Music fans will be pleased to see a 3.5mm headphone jack so you can use your own headphones, but beware that if you want to store music you will need a microSD card as there is only 32GB of onboard memory. You can use cards of up to 32GB and the slot is well positioned, which means you don't have to take out the battery to swap cards. The good news is that the phone also comes with a 2GB card. The operating system for this reliable phone is Android 2.1, which is a reasonably recent version.

TechRadar

10/2010

Orange San Francisco review

The Orange San Francisco pops up as the first Android own-branded device from Orange. The San Francisco is an Android-toting handset that's pitched at the lower end of the market. At £99 on pay as you go, it's comparable with handset like the ZTE Racer, Vodafone 845, and T-Mobile Pulse Mini. All these lower-cost Android handsets are obviously compromised in comparison with their high-end counterparts. The real questions aren't how they stand up to all other Android phones, but how they stand up to each other and to other £100-ish mobiles. With Android 2.1, Wi-Fi, GPS, and 3G in the mix, the feature set is compelling, and the 3.5-inch 480 x 800 pixel touch screen suggests great things in terms of visuals. For a budget handset, the build is lovely. The chassis feels very solid, its slate grey main colour is appealing, and the sliver highlights on the long edges look reasonably cool too, though of course they're plastic and not metal. The Orange San Francisco is fairly thin at 11.8mm, and narrow at 56.5mm, while its height of 116mm is average. If we were being fussy we'd say that the weight is a bit on the heavy side at 130g, but it's not a big deal. Overall the Orange San Francisco feels quite comfortable to hold and is easy to pocket.

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