Orange San Francisco Smartphone Reviews

I'm still really annoyed with Orange over my experience with signing up to a 24 month contract to get their San Francisco smartphone. I looked at all the options in store before deciding that this phone would be right for my needs and agreed to pay £25 a month for two years in exchange for a certain amount of minutes, texts, data usage ...  Read the complete review

The Orange San Francisco's real name is the ZTE Blade and this re-branding can cause real trouble in some cases when trying to find support online for the handset. That aside, for the price of this phone (£100 when I bought it and around £70 now) you do get a decent entry-level smartphone which will enable you to gain the ...  Read the complete review

I have had the Orange San Francisco for around a year and can honestly say that it is a great phone for the money. The screen is sharp and responsive and it has sufficient processing power and memory to work for most things you would want it to do. One annoyance is that it cannot run flash player which can be irritating if you are a ...  Read the complete review

I have just opened a new contract with Orange and this phone was one available on my choice of contract, its a nice looking phone that is very easy to use with Android features. I am not brilliant with phones and all the different applications so when i first used this phone and down loaded free apps from google play store i was ...  Read the complete review

I bought this phone just over a year ago as I had a budget of £100 pounds and really wanted a high quality smart phone for no more than my budget and I came across this particular one whilst searching on line. I'd never seen it advertised before until I visited the orange store on line and found that it was a phone specialised by orange ...  Read the complete review

OK, that was a terrible headline.. but still. The Orange San Francisco, also known as the ZTE Blade, is an entry level Android smartphone. It's the cheapest Android phone you can currently buy, and is very good value for money. I'll be referring to the phone as the Blade in this review, as it's easier to type the ...  Read the complete review

Cheap would be a good way to describe the San Francisco. Out of the box it performs reasonably well but is slowed down quite excessively by the addition of the Orange preloaded software. If you know how to install your own version of Android to it, the device really shines. However, if you don't wish to install anything over ...  Read the complete review

I bought this phone after much abuse from my wife about the state of my old one, a coal powered Nokia from the early 1800s. My initial impression was favourable and within a week i was swiping the touchscreen like a teenager and writing texts that actually made sense! This was the first time I had been talked into a contract ...  Read the complete review

I purchased the Orange, San Francisco (also known as the ZTE Blade) 12 months ago. I bought the white one as I thought that the black one was a little predictable and I like to be different when buying new things. ~HOW I WENT ABOUT BUYING THE PHONE~ Before I had this phone I had the Nokia E63 and was on a 18month contract ...  Read the complete review

The San Francisco is fantastic for those new to Smartphone's, or those that aren't particularly tech-savvy. The device is user-friendly and features a 3.2 Megapixel camera. The camera is perhaps one of the weakest points of the phone. The standard of picture quality many other Smartphones on the market can produce leaves the San ...  Read the complete review

The Orange San Francisco seems like a fantastic phone with good features and a low price tag. However, with the low price tag comes low quality performance. I'm going to start with the positives: The screen on this phone is fantastic, good indoors and out with high resolution. It's not too laggy and very customizable. The sound quality ...  Read the complete review

This phone is currently priced at just over £100 and shows excellent value for money. It is one of the cheapest Android based phones around. For all of the features it packs, the phone is relatively small sized and lightweight compared with its competitors. I was particularly impressed with a few of its other features. Firstly its ...  Read the complete review

I came across this phone at the beginning of the year, marketed as a cheaper, entry-level smartphone for those not wanting to fork out a fortune on a contract or iPhone. The reviews seemed pretty good, even though I wasn't familiar with Orange phones, so I decided to give it a go. I was actually quite impressed; true, technology is ...  Read the complete review

I hadn't thought I would need a smartphone before trying this! But I've very quickly been turned from someone who would say "there's no need for all that technology in your pocket" to someone showing off all the options to other people! The highlights of this phone for me are that it is easy to use, very ...  Read the complete review

I was looking for a cheap android phone and didn't want to get stuck in another 18 month contract. It was between this and the HTC Wildfire. The specs were almost identical, the CPU and screen on this were supposed to be better whereas the camera on the Wildfire was supposed to be the better of the two. In the end i thought that if i ...  Read the complete review

This phone has got to be one of the biggest technological bargains going. Known here as the Orange San Francisco, and everywhere else as the ZTE Blade, it has specifications that are much higher than the price suggests. These include a 600mhz processor, a 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera and 512mb of RAM. As ...  Read the complete review

Why did I by this phone? I have to admit that I didn't make the decision to buy this phone. In fact, I didn't want a new phone, I was quite happy with my little Sony Ericsson that could be used for phone calls, texting and that was about it. My hubby had other ideas though; he said this phone was a bargain (we were getting ...  Read the complete review

As my contract had expired, it was time to buy a new phone. I wanted something a bit smarter than my trusty old Jet (a feature phone). A true smart phone this time (and an Android one at that too). So, I decided to do my research. I was close to buying a phone from LG, but then in one of the reviews found a mention of this one, so I ...  Read the complete review

The Orange San Francisco is the ideal handset for those looking for a good value smartphone. With a sim only contract for £10 a month or less, you can unlock a wealth of services at a fraction of the cost of 'premium' smartphones. The handset itself is well designed with a rubber coating on the grey model which grips well on surfaces and ...  Read the complete review

I got my first ever smartphone just a few weeks ago. I'd been interested in Blackberry phones in the past, but could never justify the expense of one. I liked the look of the iphone too, but again, I just couldn't think of any real reason why I needed to spend so much money on one! When my boring old normal phone died recently (due to ...  Read the complete review