Orange San Francisco

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 13 expert reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

4
Average:

1
Bad:

3

Pros:

Excellent value, responsive touch-screen, Android 2.1 OS, great web and GPS for the price...
Amazing screen. Smart design. Android 2.1

Cons:

Tons of unnecessary Orange apps; unless you use Gmail, you’ll have to pay an extra £1 to load your webmail account onto the Orange Mail appLook and Feel...
Camera quality poor. Battery slightly underpowered

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Last revision on November 11, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Excellent value, responsive touch-screen, Android 2.1 OS, great web and GPS for the price
Amazing screen. Smart design. Android 2.1

Reviewers Didn't Like

Tons of unnecessary Orange apps; unless you use Gmail, you’ll have to pay an extra £1 to load your webmail account onto the Orange Mail appLook and Feel
Camera quality poor. Battery slightly underpowered

Expert reviews and ratings

Everyone loves smartphones. Well maybe not, but that would seem a fair conclusion to the latest stats from analysts which claim one in five of all handsets sold now officially isn't dumb. In real terms this clocks up as a whopping 326m...

By Trusted Reviews on January 26, 2011

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

By Expert Reviews on January 25, 2011

Get rid of Orange’s bloatware and you'll have an excellent handset. It can hold its own in the company of pricier smartphones and is far superior to other handsets in its price range. Just make sure you dump the junk software first Orange...

By 3G UK on January 20, 2011

An unbeatable Android smartphone in the £100 bracket, the Orange San Francisco suffers only from the incredible clog of redundant Orange apps – but those are easily deleted...

By Mobile Choice on January 19, 2011

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

By PC Pro on December 27, 2010

This is the best budget Android handset we've seen to date. It's by no means perfect - it can run a little slow, the camera isn't amazing and the connectivity a little ropey - but it's a capable handset with a good quality screen and...

By Recombu on December 14, 2010

Key specs3 megapixels, 3.5mm jack, 3G, Android, Bluetooth, FM radio, GPRS, GPS, GSM, HSDPA, Li-ion battery, microSD, Touchscreen,...

By Pocket-lint on November 24, 2010

Orange's San Francisco phone is difficult to fault for £99. It has Android 2.1 rather than 2.2 and feels sluggish at times, but otherwise looks and feels like a much more costly smartphone. For buyers tempted by Android, but put off by the...

By V3.co.uk on November 11, 2010

We're thrilled that the trim, powerful San Francisco Android smart phone only costs £99 on a pay as you go deal, but we'd be even happier if its software wasn't covered in Orange...

By CNET UK on November 09, 2010

100

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

By Stuff on November 06, 2010

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