Orange Monte Carlo aka ZTE Skate

[someonethehedgehog]

speak up

[tTURDnNUGGET]

ill stick with my galaxy s2

[iReece2k11]

@sniperjtg The screen? Capacitive... Else it wouldn't be multitouch enabled or sensitive to touch...

[hvfanet98]

Why does he smell at the battery at 1:18? strange guy :O

[Samm4Albino]

@Ozkar1557 ive got the phone and depending on how much uu use it depends on the battery life. I use mine loads and sometimes i have to charge everyday but i do use apps that can help conserve battery life.

It is a good phone though :)

[Ozkar1557]

does the battery suck for this phone? im thinking of buying it..

[sniperjtg]

Resistive or cacitive

[ShavyxX]

@sniperjtg capacitative

[miTzaH88]

When i passed from galaxy five to galaxy s the screen felt too big. Now galaxy s2 feels normal.

[miTzaH88]

what kind of battery is that omg

[1WAELS]

Isn't what you said about the battery now false, with newer battery technologies no longer having this 'memory' effect?

[knuckless69]

@1WAELS you may well be right, but I'd rather have the option none the less :)

[Th3Gr33k]

@1WAELS Yes, Lion batteries have no such memory, I think that was an issue more with old Nicad... Old batteries anyway.

[TM3RuN]

Thank you very much! I buy this fhone!!

[mau5virus]

what was that motorola you were holding up ay 2:22?

and how much is it on PAYG?

[knuckless69]

@mau5virus Defy, about 150

[mau5virus]

@knuckless69 thanks!

[cc44332211]

@knuckless69 140

[Filyos1968]

@knuckless69 do u prefer defy or monte carlo and why? thanks

[knuckless69]

@Filyos1968 the motorola better fits my needs. the MIUI OS is also a plus

[evilmonkeylibrarian]

@mau5virus

motorola defy (or defy +)

[Phantomdirt]

for anyone thinking of buying this, do it. i have dropped it numerous times, no marks what so ever, can handle games with ease. camera is good. i have had the htc desire hd, sensation, iphones, blackberrys the lot, and so far (a month and half of use) its just as good, if not better than the above.

[Phantomdirt]

@knuckless69

on mine the back button lights up when i receive a notification

[larslayerlol]

Ok you convinced me. Ill buy it :)

[mapukmapuk]

dude what the diffrence between Fantastic T3/Monte Carlo/San Francisco? and doesn't it strange that it low cost? pliz help

[knuckless69]

@mapukmapuk it's in the specs. check out gsmarena dawt com

[mapukmapuk]

@knuckless69 i checked this site already, there is only "ZTE Skate"

[knuckless69]

@mapukmapuk the Monte Carlo is the ZTE Skate. Sanf Francisco is the ZTE Blade. specs are different...

the Fantastic is a rebranded Skate in some telco from Taiwan (as the Monte Carlo is the Orange rebranded version)

[mapukmapuk]

@knuckless69 look for this in ebay, this one is ok or something wrong? : 270822584770

[knuckless69]

@mapukmapuk nothing wrong with it, it's a legit unlocked zte Skate

[MrMarkBartlett]

what's the name of the first song before the mix.

[MrG30RG3xx]

Does this phone tend to lag or slow down and when you receive a notification is their a flashing led light to inform you of it?

[knuckless69]

@MrG30RG3xx no lags and nope, no leds for notification

[gladyshielapascual]

does zte skate have a LED flash?

[efeitok]

where to buy?

[maarkryaan]

degregation of the battery.... huh? :P

[Marciaus007]

How good the picture and video is?

[knuckless69]

@Marciaus007 not the best in the world really. just acceptable

[TrollLegacy]

Example in background <3

[Fubukii1]

Thank you for your video :)

On the san francisco, it was possible to switch from orange interface to android interface which is way smoother, is it still possible ?

[knuckless69]

@Fubukii1 there is cyanogen mod port out there, but really not ready for prime time. you'd best wait a little longer before trying to uninstall the orange interface.

[silvershine777]

Good video

[knuckless69]

@silvershine777 thank you :)

[crazychristian28]

Why would you not have usb charging how is it a problem as it charges your phone and you can access the sd card at the same time :S

[knuckless69]

@crazychristian28 every time a plug the usb cable, the phone starts charging. I do that very often, and in the long run, it ruins the batterys life. so want to disable the usb charging..

[knuckless69]

@Grizby01 not yet.

[Fazmango]

Thanks for (one of the first) un-boxing, just couldn't hear you clearly enough (a bit croaky!). I'm also interested to see how the battery holds out on this after a full charge. Is it as bloatware-heavy as the San Fran?

[knuckless69]

@Fazmango yeah, sorry for the mumbling, it was not supposed to go on you tube really, but then I thought someone might want to see it.

battery is very dependent on power of the signal. if it struggles to find it, it will deplete faster. but again, 2 days with good use seem very attainable

full of bloatware, just as the SF, but not at bother really. just wait for the CM rom

[Fazmango]

Did you just get out of bed before making this review??

[knuckless69]

@Fazmango Unboxing and very first impressions, not a review. And no, I had just got back from the store

[knuckless69]

@nfniallnf it's faster and a lot more responsive than the San Francisco and the battery feels like it can hold up for 2 full days with moderate use.

[briggm]

Any chance of uploading a video sample? Cheers.

[knuckless69]

@briggm yeah, check my other videos. doesn't look too good, but maybe youtube takes the quality down a notch as well..