ZTE P736E Vivacity

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 7 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

2
Average:

3
Bad:

2

Pros:

It looks like an iPhone 4 – but manages to cost less than a quarter of the price, WVGA screen is clear and brilliant, decent camera with sharing, cropping and rotating tools...

Cons:

Slow touch-screen noticeably hampers typing, lightweight build is flimsier than similarly priced peersLook and Feel...

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Last revision on November 12, 2013

Reviewers Liked

It looks like an iPhone 4 – but manages to cost less than a quarter of the price, WVGA screen is clear and brilliant, decent camera with sharing, cropping and rotating tools

Reviewers Didn't Like

Slow touch-screen noticeably hampers typing, lightweight build is flimsier than similarly priced peersLook and Feel

Expert reviews and ratings

It's a little tacky to look at and hold, but this budget smartphone has a decent specification and the 480x800 screen is great...

By Expert Reviews on March 22, 2012

This really isn't a bad little phone. It is made even more attractive by T-Mobile's offer of six months free Internet, and a £10 top-up. We have to say, Orange's San Francisco II also has more features because it has HD voice and two...

By Pocket-lint on March 09, 2012

A phone from a service provider, not I think unique but certainly most seem to come from third party companies, often a phone – for a period anyway – are only available from a single provider, here the Vivacity from...

By GadgetSpeak on February 29, 2012

The T-Mobile Vivacity is a well-equipped budget Android with a better than expected camera and a good range of features. The screen could have been a bit more responsive, but otherwise, it's a bargain. SpecificationsSoftware : Android 2.3.5...

By Wired UK on February 13, 2012

For a budget Android phone, you can't get much better than the T-Mobile Vivacity. It's got a lovely bright screen, a dashing, if not completely original, design and enjoys all the benefits of Android 2.3...

By CNET UK on January 23, 2012

The T-Mobile Vivacity’s main rivals are the Orange San Francisco II and the Huawei Vision. The Vivacity wins hands-down on the design front (even if it is a clone), and the snapper and browser are fabulous for this kind of price. However, the...

By 3G UK on December 02, 2011

A classy-looking smartphone that reproduces iPhone style for a fraction of the price, but a slow touch-screen detracts from the usually intuitive Android interface...

By Mobile Choice on December 01, 2011

It’s quickly turning into another big “review day” here at Coolsmartphone. Next up is this, the T-Mobile Vivacity. We’ve actually already reviewed this a few weeks ago but I’ve got one right here and figured that...

By CoolSmartphone on January 09, 2012

The other week I bought T-mobiles new own brand device the Vivacity. It is a repacked ZTE Crescent and also a variant of the Orange San Francisco 2. I have been using it as my main device since then. My main problem with it is that my normal phone is...

By CoolSmartphone on December 09, 2011

Yesterday I got hold of the new T-Mobile Vivacity, which is a ZTE Crescent or Orange San Francisco in a different case. I thought I would give you a few first impressions and photos now and a slightly more in-depth review next week once I have really...

By CoolSmartphone on November 30, 2011

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