Orange San Francisco II / ZTE Crescent / ZTE Blade S

75% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Large high res screen is great for web, email, etc ; LED flash makes camera more useful ; Provides proper smartphone experience for very little money ; Runs latest Android 2.3.5 OS

Processor is slow ; Camera still quite poor ; Build is still very budget

Having both the San francisco II and the Nokia Lumia 800 to hand, what's quite striking is the difference in the screen quality... and the San Fran comes out on top. Okay, maybe it's not quite as clear cut as that but where the Lumia 800 has a...

Great screen ; Pocket friendly ; Good battery life ; Some nice Orange widgets ; 2GB microSD card included

No Twitter or Facebook integration ; Unresponsive screen ; No Flash support ; Poor quality earphones ; Overall not a massive leap forward

When we reviewed the original Orange San Francisco, little did we know that the handset that wowed us for its great capabilities at a low cost would become the benchmark for other low-cost smartphones to emulate throughout 2011.

Cheap, nice display, lots of cool Orange features, compact and light, HD Voice

A bit laggy, not as exciting as some smartphones, Orange customisations

There's nothing at all to dislike here. The SF II is a lovely little device with loads to offer. Orange makes it a good deal by throwing in some great features, like Orange Wednesdays and Signal Boost. It makes it the ideal phone for people who want to...

Super low price point ; High resolution screen ; Good value for money

No Flash Player support ; Slow user experience ; Some of the Orange apps feel superfluous

Sharp screen, 5 megapixel camera, Decent performance for theprice, Front-facing camera for video calls

Poor battery life, screen could be more sensitive, Orangeinterface won't appeal to everyone

For the price, the Orange San Francisco II offers a decent list ofsmartphone specs and a reasonable upgrade on its predecessor. Witha new look, improved processor, updated operating system and bettercamera, it's a worthwhile upgrade if you liked the...

All in all the SF2 is not a bad reheat of a deservedly popular phone. The faster chip, more modern version of Android, better camera(s) and a body that looks and feels more expensive than the original but which costs the same are all welcome. On the...

: Quality chassis; A Gingerbread Android handset for less than a hundred quid

Onboard storage is only 512MB, but you can add a microSD card

We have to remember that the Orange San Francisco II is a budget phone. It is not always easy to remember that because the award-winning original has been improved upon. Okay, you don’t get a dual-core processor and there’s no Retina display, but at...

The long-awaited successor - also made by ZTE - arrives upgraded to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS, compared to the original's dated Android 2.1 software. This will equip the phone with a redesigned interface, a more intuitive onscreen keypad, one-touch...