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ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco / T-Mobile Blade

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1469 reviews of ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco / T-Mobile Blade. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Cell phones for all reviews. Reviewers really like the design and portability. The screen and usability are also mentioned favorably. There are some less positive comments about the reception and reliability. There are mixed views on the apps and connectivity.

price, usability, screen, portability, design

battery, camera, reliability, reception

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco / T-Mobile Blade is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review by: (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco / T-Mobile Blade

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 44 user reviews of ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco / T-Mobile Blade from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other Cell phones on Amazon.co.uk. Reviews about the portability and durability are on the whole positive. The price and usability also get good feedback, but there are some mixed views about the camera. The reliability and battery get less positive views.

usability, price, durability, portability

performance, battery, reliability

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

This summary is based on the products: Orange San Francisco / Android / Mobile Phone on Orange / Pay As You Go / PAYG • Orange San Francisco / Android / Mobile Phone on Orange / Pay As You Go / PAYG

Jul, 2017

Expert review by: Sandra Vogel (techradar.com)

Orange San Francisco review

 

Setting a new benchmark for the budget Android brigade

Great screen ; Super build ; Nice Orange widgets ; Can ditch the Orange skin easily ; Useful apps pre installed

No Twitter out of the box ; Disappointing stills camera ; No Facebook out of the box ; Very disappointing video camera ; Poor FM radio

Every operator has its budget Android offering and you can also get several SIM free. The Orange San Francisco is the best of the bunch because Orange seems to have got the bottom line features right.

Oct, 2010
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Expert review by: Trusted Reviews (trustedreviews.com)

Orange San Francisco 2 (ZTE Crescent)

 

Faster and leaner, the San Francisco II takes over from its predecessor as the de facto ultra budget smartphone of choice.

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

Jan, 2012
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Expert review by: Trusted Reviews (trustedreviews.com)

Orange San Francisco (ZTE Blade)

 

We take a look at a truly game changing, feature packed budget smartphone which Orange cannot ruin - try as it might...

Brilliant screen, Feature packed, Incredible price

Orange Bloatware, Poor Camera

Nov, 2011
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Expert review by: (expertreviews.co.uk)

Orange San Francisco review

 

The San Francisco is a handset exclusive to Orange, but it's built by ZTE, the same company that makes the budget ZTE Racer. The San Francisco is a far better phone than the Racer, however: it has a larger screen with a massive 480x800 resolution, as...

It has a great screen, but we’re not keen on Orange’s extra software and there are better alternatives for the same price.

Jan, 2011
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Expert review by: (stuff.tv)

Orange San Francisco review

 

Orange has dipped under the £100 bar with this ZTE-manufactured Android touchscreen effort – but has it cut any corners?

Camera and battery aside, this is simply the best hardware for the money

Nov, 2010
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Expert review by: Kate Solomon (recombu.com)

Orange San Francisco Review

 

Coming in at just £99, Orange's own-branded San Francisco handset is one of the cheapest Android phones around. That low price-tag doesn't mean you can expect a budget experience though, with the San…

Dec, 2010
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Expert review by: Mobile Choice UK (mobilechoiceuk.com)

ZTE Orange San Francisco II review -

 

A Gingerbread Android for less than £100, with good build quality

Only 512MB of shared storage, but a microSD card will sort that out

Dec, 2011
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Expert review by: Crowdedbrain (crowdedbrain.co.uk)

Orange San Francisco Review

 

A lot of excitement was created with the launch of the San Francisco from Orange (which is actually a ZTE Blade) and it's not hard to see why with a price tag of £99 (+ £10 top up) and plenty of high-end features such as 3G HSDPA, GPS, a large 3.5”...

Apr, 2011
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Expert review by: Jonathan Morris (whatmobile.net)

Orange San Francisco Review (aka ZTE Blade)

 

At the end of 2010, a number of Android devices fought it out for the crown of ‘best affordable smartphone'. It seems Orange won the battle by miles

The San Francisco is a cheap Android phone available on prepay for £100 or less, but it almost has the performance of a phone costing three times as much. There’s a large capacitive touchscreen with multi-touch support, a perfectly sufficient processor...

Jan, 2011
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Expert review by: PC Pro (alphr.com)

Orange San Francisco

 

An amazing screen and a low price, but the rest disappoints

Dec, 2010
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Product Specifications

Battery

Battery Capacity:2150

Call management

Call divert:Y
Call hold:Y
Call timer:Y
Call waiting:Y
Caller ID:Y
Conference call:Y
Speakerphone:Y
Speed dialing:Y
Vibrating Alert:Y

Camera

Auto Focus:Y
Built-in Flash:Y
Flash type:LED
Front Camera:Y
Front camera resolution (numeric):2
Rear camera resolution (numeric):8
Rear camera type:Single camera
Video recording:Y

Design

Colour of product:Grey
Form factor:Bar

Display

Display diagonal:12.7
Display Resolution:480 x 854
Orientation sensor:Y
Screen shape:Flat
Second display:N
Touch technology:Multi-touch
Touchscreen:Y
Touchscreen Type:Capacitive

Ergonomics

Accelerometer:Y
Ambient light sensor:Y
Proximity sensor:Y

Messaging

Chat:Y
E-mail:Y
Instant messaging (IM):Y
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service):Y
Short Message Service (SMS):Y

Navigation

Assisted GPS (A-GPS):Y
Position location:Y

Networking

2G bands (primary SIM):850,1800,1900
2G standards:GSM
3G:Y
3G bands supported:900,2100
3G standards:UMTS,WCDMA
4G:N
Bluetooth:Y
Bluetooth version:4.0
Wi-Fi:Y
Wi-Fi standards:IEEE 802.11b,IEEE 802.11g,IEEE 802.11n

Performance

Flight mode:Y
Microphone mute:Y
Personal info management (PIM):Calculator, Calendar, Notes
Personalization:Icons, Menu, Shortcuts
Support for contact groups:Y
Themes:Wallpapers

Ports & interfaces

Headphone connectivity:3.5 mm
USB connector type:MICRO-USB
USB port:Y
USB version:2.0

Processor

Processor architecture:ARM Cortex-A7
Processor Cores:2
Processor family:MEDIATEK
Processor frequency:1.3
Processor Model:MT6572

Software

Operating system installed:Android
Operating System Version:5.1

Storage

Compatible memory cards:MicroSD (TransFlash)
Internal RAM:1
Internal storage capacity:8
Maximum memory card size:32

Weight & Dimensions

Depth:8.6
Height :143
Weight:142
Width:72
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