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Anymore news on this £99 Orange Android?
dave81uk
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I'd love to get one of these as a second phone, but have very limited info on it, Does it have Wifi etc, the Tmo £79 Android doesn't
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dave81uk
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Yeah but Optimus only has 1.6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vhx9AeD1x0&feature=player_embedded
Full specification list:
Talk Time: 4 hours
Standby Time: 9 days
Weight: 130g
Dimensions: 116 x 56.5 x 11.8
3.5 inch touchscreen, 480x800
600MHz CPU
Camera Features: 3 megapixel
Connectivity: WiFi / Bluetooth / USB / SatNav
Music: MP3 / FM Radio
Network Band: Tri band
Video: Messaging
Memory: 150 MB internal / Up to 32gb Micro SD Card
Email: POP3 / IMAP4
Data Speed: 3G +
Operating System: Android
Version: Eclair v2.1
Other: Orange WiFi, Your Orange
Applications and Features: Orange Maps, Orange Messenger by Windows Live, Orange App Store, Email, Orange Wednesdays
1.6 Bah!
Do you mean the Pulse Mini? It does have WiFi.
Mind you the rest of the specs of the San Francisco blow it away. The model feels very nice for such a bargain basement handset.
No San Francisco thats what i'm on about, couldn't remember its name. I'm trying to figure out what exactly the catch is, it looks to good to be true, maybe the battery only lasts 5 mins, maybe the screen is like the wildfire, maybe it only has 128mb ram, where have they cut the costs?
From what I've read the San Francisco blows that out of the water, especially the screen. I couldn't live with a resistive 320x480 unit.
Maybe they will build a £25 one without WiFi soon.
I bet Orange make more profit off this ZTE phone than they do the similar iPhone.
Would be useful if a mods merged the threads,
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1356889
It has been confirmed that it does use the 7227 chipset. Its also been rooted almost immediately though methinks that aspect is at times overrated.
If it's a TZE phone, i wonder if it's the same model or higher than the ZTE Racer on Three? http://www.three.co.uk/_standalone/Device_Detail?content_aid=1220462230100&iframe=true&width=750&height=505
(EDIT: of course imeant ZTE not TZE )
Apparently it is the ZTE Blade. Spec is a fair bit better than the Racer.
Any specific questions - ask away and I'll reply later (if I understand the question!)
Is the screen good and sharp? What about battery?
wonder if three will drop the price of the racer then? £79 sounds fair!
Radio worked well. I'm in a strong signal area at present so all the nationals and big locals dropped in nicely. The test is in weaker areas I suppose. I don't know about other android phones so don't know if this is standard but I liked the fact you could drag the frequency from the tuner box onto the main body of the radio screen as a preset button.
Access to websites was pretty quick. I'm using Opera Mini on it.
It makes phone calls too
no flash on the camera which is average
good phone once unlocked
With both Sanyo and Huawei producing budget Android phones too just maybe £100 will be the norm for high spec feel phones.
Mines good quality with a decent metal chassis and very good battery life. And the phone like almost all from CW is unlocked. For a higher res phone I would personally prefer the 4.3" size.
a good repcalement for my viewty then? i love my viewty but it's getting old and worn, i need a second phone to keep my 3 account active as the hero was a present and i dont intend to keep the contract going when the 24 months is up, the optimus kind of looks like the viewty with obviously more features.
Ask me something specific and I'll try and answer it if it helps