Vodafone 845

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 11 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

0
Average:

3
Bad:

6

Pros:

Great price, subtle looks and decent interface...
Small, Cheap, Android 2.1.

Cons:

Decidedly average camera and unimpressive touch-screenLook and Feel...
Small, resistive screen, Preinstalled apps are limited.

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Last revision on November 11, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Great price, subtle looks and decent interface
Small, Cheap, Android 2.1

Reviewers Didn't Like

Decidedly average camera and unimpressive touch-screenLook and Feel
Small, resistive screen, Preinstalled apps are limited

Expert reviews and ratings

Vodafone has made a decent effort with this Android phone, and brought it to market at a great price. It’s just a shame that the resistive touch-screen lets it down, unless you have the patience to make it work well. It’s an attractive...

By 3G UK on September 10, 2010

There are few phones at this price with such strong specifications, and the teeny 845 is highly pocketable. But the low-rent screen may be enough to make you look elsewhere...

By Mobile Choice on September 06, 2010

The Vodafone 845 is a great device if you want an Android device on a shoestring, but not for serious smartphone...

By Know Your Mobile on July 23, 2010

As mentioned earlier, the phone also includes a full GPS receiver with aGPS support.As would be expected from any Android phone, there is full email support including push email, with an on board document viewer that allows you to view email...

By Absolute Gadget on July 22, 2010

Vodafone’s recent own branded phones have been a bit of a mixed bag, but the 845 looks much more interesting mainly because it runs on Google’s Android operating system and appears to be a bit of a bargain as it can be picked up for free on...

By Trusted Reviews on July 14, 2010

It would be easy to dismiss the Vodafone 845 as a mediocre handset which simply doesn’t do Android justice and leave it at that. But it does come in at an extremely low cost, and it includes the features which make Android handsets fully...

By RegHardware on July 13, 2010

If you're not prepared to pay a lot for a phone then you can't expect a lot but the Vodafone 845 really did disappoint us. If only it had a better screen we wouldn't have found it so bad. Buying a 'budget' smartphone shouldn't...

By Recombu on July 07, 2010

The Vodafone 845 is a good budget Android phone, but its small, low-resolution screen prevents it from achieving greatness...

By CNET UK on July 06, 2010

Android 2.1 is great, but hardware deficiencies place the Vodafone 845 behind older devices that have recently fallen in...

By ElectricPig.co.uk on July 02, 2010

We've picked up the new Vodafone 845, the budget Android handset that hasn't been examined in detail anywhere else, so this Vodafone 845 review is your first chance to see a definitive verdict.We've seen many of the Most Wanted mobile...

By TechRadar on July 01, 2010

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