The new Orange Android phone (San Francisco) £99...but a Question??

[muon]

Phone is rooted.

http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blade-blade-modaco-com/318413/root-solution/

Using ADB or app solutions, you can now get rid of orange stock apps. (I use a versatile paid app called "SU File Manager and Terminal"). Most of the orange apps are actually very useful if you're an orange customer like me.

edit:

although there was this potentially unsafe method of removing orange apps prior to root being achieved.

http://android.modaco.com/content/z...pp-directory-de-orangified-for-san-francisco/

 

[sarge78]

Great!
What's the battery like ghost? The typical 1 day affair?

 

[muon]

Great!
What's the battery like ghost? The typical 1 day affair?

I'll let you know tomorrow. I didn't really let it charge before I started using it. Also, it may take a while before the battery starts working properly.

I'd guess it's the standard charge it every night scenario.

 

[indyskyz]

this is a rebranded ZTE Blade if anyone is interested, as there isn't much info around for its orange form

my wife phoned orange this morning she still can't get a desire or SGS they said it wasnt available over the phone or on the internet for pay monthly peeps but if she went into an orange shop that stocked them she could upgrade there? strange

 

[indyskyz]

Brand: ZTE
Browse ZTE devices
Manufacturer: Zhong Xing Telecommunication Equipment

Hardware-Designer: Zhong Xing Telecommunication Equipment

Release+Date: August, 2010

Physical;Attributes

Software;Environment
Embedded;Operating;System: Google Android 1.6 (2.1 orange)
Operating;System:Kernel: Linux 2.6.27

Graphical-subsystem

Display:Type: color Active Matrix OLED display
Display-Color-Depth: 16 bit/pixel (65536 scales)
Display;Diagonal: 3.5 " (89 millimetres)
Display+Resolution: 480 x 800 (384000 pixels)
Viewable_Display-Size: 1.8 " x 3 " (45.79 x 76.32 millimetres)
Dot+Pitch: 266.3 pixel/inch (0.0954 millimetre/pixel)

Audio+Subsystem

Audio+Channel(s): stereo sound
Analog/Digital Converter
(Recording): 16 bit nominal quantization
44100 Hz sampling frequency
Digital/Analog Converter
(Playing): 16 bit resolution
44100 Hz holding frequency
Microphone(s): mono sound
Loudspeaker(s): mono sound
Audio-Output: 3.5mm plug

Cellular-Phone

Cellular_Networks: GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS900, UMTS2100
Cellular_Data;Links: CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA
Cellular:Antenna: Internal antenna
Call_Alert: 40 -chord melody (polyphonic)
Vibrating:Alert: Supported
Speakerphone-: Supported

Control-Peripherals

Positioningevice: Touchscreen
Primary_Keyboard: Not supported
Directional+Pad: Not supported
Scroll+Wheel: Not supported

Interfaces

Expansion+Interfaces: microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash
Supports High Capacity (SD 2.0/HC) memory cards with capacity of up to 32GB
USB: USB 2.0 client, Hi-Speed (480Mbit/s)
USB Series Micro-B (Micro-USB) connector
Bluetooth;(802.15): Bluetooth 2.0, Internal antenna
Wireless;LAN/Wi-Fi;(802.11): IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, 54 Mbit/s
Internal antenna
Infrared-Gate: Not supported
Multimedia;Broadcast

Analog_Radio: FM radio (87.5-108MHz) with RDS radio reciever
Proprietary headset as antenna

Digital_Media+Broadcast: Not supported
Satellite;Navigation
Built-in+GPS_module: Supported
GPSrotocol: NMEA 0183
GPS-Antenna: Internal antenna
Complementary-GPS+Services: Assisted GPS
Built-in;Digital+Camera
Sensor;Type: CMOS sensor
Resolution: 2048 x1536 pixels (3.15MP)
AutofocusAF): No information
Optical-Zoom: 1 x
Macro-Mode: Not supported
Built-in:Flash: No information
Camcorder: 0x0 pixels
Recordable;Image_Formats: JPG
Recordable_Video_Formats: 3GP, MPEG4

Power_Supply

Battery;Technology: Lithium-ion battery
Battery_Build: removable
Additional_Details
Built-in;accelerometer: Supported
Additional+Features: capacitive display
built-in digital compass (E-Compass)
GPRS Class 10
EDGE Class 10
Bluetooth stereo audio profile (A2DP
AVRCP)

 

[Memphis]

Phoned my local Orange store.... no stock, no idea if they'll ever get any. Ok, no problem I can give up my NHS employee discount this time.

Online, complete order... no delivery options available for your address...

Ah well, if Orange don't want my money .

 

[Aod]

Hmmm, no scrolling device, could make accurate text editing difficult.

otherwise it looks extremely impressive for the price.

 

[paininlife]

am really tempted to buy this phone but i wonder if i can unlock this phone and use with my vodafone sim only contract?

 

[muon]

am really tempted to buy this phone but i wonder if i can unlock this phone and use with my vodafone sim only contract?

Apparently orange are not unlocking any phones for 3 months. Then you can unlock for the standard orange charge.

 

[thepeganator]

Hmmm, this looks tempting, have been wanting to go Android for ages!

Have an N97 at the moment, not in fantastic condition (dropped a few times), but works completely, should be able to get £130-£150 on the bay for that, is it worrth "upgrading" (sidestepping) to this?

Whilst I love the N97, I want a change and this seems like a good idea...

 

[Things change I've changed]

I was just about to head into town and purchase the LG Optimus, glad I saw this thread, I think I'll order this instead as I could really do with the extra res display for web browsing on the loo in work

 

[anything-but]

I was just about to head into town and purchase the LG Optimus, glad I saw this thread, I think I'll order this instead as I could really do with the extra res display for web browsing on the loo in work

Likewise,was going to purchase the GT540 too today then stumbled across this thread and i`m now the owner of one san francisco currently being charged up.

1st android phone but 1st impressions are pretty good,seems popular too as when i popped into gravesend this morning at 10:30am they had already sold 3!

 

[muon]

Remember the first thing you should do, is go into the app drawer and use the homescreen selector provided by orange and select the vanilla android launcher as default and the one to be used on bootup.

Of course Launcherpro and ADW.Launcher are good alternatives.

 

[A2Z]

Only thing stopping me getting this is an unlocker - hopefully there is 1 out soon and I will get buy the phone and put my 3 sim in it. Saves me paying big bucks for the Desire Z when it comes out!

 

[muon]

Only thing stopping me getting this is an unlocker - hopefully there is 1 out soon and I will get buy the phone and put my 3 sim in it. Saves me paying big bucks for the Desire Z when it comes out!

This isn't really a competitor to the Desire Z. However, if you mean as a temporary phone, that's prceisely what I'm using it as.

 

[Nymins]

This looks interesting! Was looking at the Pulse, but its almost impossible to get the original Pulse (not mini) for a decent price new

Will research this phone though. Thanks for the info as well!

 

[haroon]

Spec's look way ahead of other similar priced phone's but i want to know what model/make this phone is,i know orange just rebrand chinese phone's like the miami ect.

I'm guessing this is a zte or huwei made phone?Anyone know the exact model number because i won't be buying it with all the orange branding ect on it

 

[AMG]

wow, £100 the specs look fine as well

 

[DIABLO]

It's a ZTE Blade.

 

[Memphis]

Spec's look way ahead of other similar priced phone's but i want to know what model/make this phone is,i know orange just rebrand chinese phone's like the miami ect.

I'm guessing this is a zte or huwei made phone?Anyone know the exact model number because i won't be buying it with all the orange branding ect on it

It's a ZTE. Look at the link ghost101 provided.

I wish I could work out how to get Orange to sell me one! What an odd business practice, not selling to people because of their location .