ZTE Skate (Android Handset) Hands On

[streetrace12345]

If you instal the app `launcher pro` from the android market, it wil go much faster than the custom interface that comes out of the box, its changes the interface of the phone a little bit though.

[Theepicone4swe]

Is the battery life so poor?

[CloveTechnology]

@Theepicone4swe It will last you a day.

[Goldoner1]

China phone ;(

[CloveTechnology]

@Tobias19901222 We havent compared the two but the Skate has a bit faster processor so that should cure some of the lag issues.

[CloveTechnology]

There is no easy answer there. You get good value for money with the Skate, the Ace has been hugely popular but specs will decide the Skate is one of the best specs wise. Optimus 7...isnt that Windows...the others are Android options.

[BlueZento]

glaxy ace, galaxy w, zte skate or lg optimus 7? thinking of both the price and the product!!??

[Diar182182]

66666 views O_O

[Blackjack1908]

how is the touch feeling? is the gap between lcd and digitizer big?

[CloveTechnology]

@Blackjack1908 It is ok, its not as great/fluid as some of the more expensive devices but for the price the screen performance is more than acceptable.

[xenover]

The slow processor is a deal-breaker

[RnBCutz]

the HTC your showing looks fake!

[CloveTechnology]

@RnBCutz It is! It is an exact replica.

[SHKLFC92]

Wich is better the ZTE Skate or the Samsung Galaxy W??????

[CloveTechnology]

@SHKLFC92 Galaxy W

[diegosimel]

Reprise de l'iphone ?!

[Subzerouk2]

@aknor1981 the os system is locked to orange you idiot you cant unlock it like the blade when you take the sim card out and put in another one from a diff network it doesnt prompt the unlock code dont listen to BS yourself you cant unlock oranges phones now at all they are all locked to their network thats why the mc didnt sell at all the sanfrancisco 2 thats just come out is locked to orange aswell so get your facts right

[ThePaperball11]

So is this like an upgrade of the ZTE score?

[CloveTechnology]

@ThePaperball11 similar to but different.

[cod4ghost123]

@CloveTechnology Which is better ZTE Score or ZTE Skate please respond right away

[CloveTechnology]

@cod4ghost123 We havent used the score but looking at the specs, the Skate has the bigger display and the faster processor so pretty safe to say that unless size is an issue the skate is the better of the two.

[dmaj718]

why is it so cheap? should i purchase this or the samsung vitality cuz this seem to good to be true

[CloveTechnology]

@dmaj718 Cheap because they dont put lots of money into marketing etc.

[ImmahCollegeGirl123]

Nice phone but what company does this phone comes from

[CloveTechnology]

@ImmahCollegeGirl123 ZTE is the manufacturer of this phone. They are the 5th biggest phone manufacturer in the world. They are huge in ASIA but have begun bringing products to Europe.

[torcidamarin]

cool

[superpiff420]

This phone does not match up with the desire hd what the fuck is he talkin about

[smartkrutarth]

@superpiff420 ya man it has low end cpu and fore the screen size it should be atlist 1ghz or dual core ....which i dont think cheap chinees will provide...what u say ?

[Phantomdirt]

I must add i didnt buy a second one, i got it warrantied.

[Phantomdirt]

Gave this a good review when i bought, it i bought it september and by October it had become faulty, not charging and apps re-routed me, clicking on youtube could take you to contacts or something, anyway i have had this one nearly two weeks and i am equally disappointed, it is very slow, video playback is ok, and the camers isn't too bad, but except for that, it is terrible, i do not recommend.

[mothrabattra]

first time seeing the battery on the side of the phone

[qwertybahman]

lol the fake htc is more sturdy than the real zte

[lloydtreaver]

its a bit lagy at times.. just sayin'

[samg9022]

@980united ok thanks

[julibelive]

Have is multitouch?

[samg9022]

is this phone laggy at all ?

[MrG30RG3xx]

Does this phone break easily or does it feel like it does?

[dav5811]

This device is have multi touch?

[Subzerouk2]

its crap the omc is locked to orange you cant unlock it or root it and forget clocking it

[arknor1981]

@Subzerouk2 lol what BS

unlocking them is easy and so is rooting... people have been ocing them over 1ghz easy

[alicemodem3g]

According to statistics, at present, Orange Monte Carlo is one of the hottest mobile phones at Orange Official online shop.

It is available at Modem3g com now

[jalalpurjattan]

Very laggy.......

[Tillaz87]

really cant see people paying 250 for this you can get a galaxy s or desire hd for that

[Subzerouk2]

@hermant1993 just checked told you it has a crappy 800mhz processer its been shipped to orange under their name for it its called the orange monte carlo (180)/200pounds expected launch price

[Subzerouk2]

@hermant ive seen it duh its got an 800mhz processer even orange have given the specs on their site read the facts! its going to be 180pounds if it had a 1ghz processer it wouldnt be 180pounds they would be sellin it for 300plus pounds zte are all abt keeping the costs down the skate is just a poor upgrade from the blade/sanfrancisco there isnt no point in them launching it.The screen is terrible and when you turn it sideways the qwerty keypad is so small you cant type with it its rubbish

[Subzerouk2]

@DitzyDom no it hasnt its got a crappy 800mhz processer where did you hear that rubbish its a budget phone if they put a 1ghz processer inside it they wouldnt be selling it for 180pounds it would be in the 300/400pound price range i think you mean their tablet thats just a giant sanfrancisco thats crap aswell

[hemant1993]

@Subzerouk2 Umm no it's 1ghz and it's gonna be £250 here

[togalogs]

@hemant1993 Shame as it should be £150 max

[Subzerouk2]

@neostar123 no it has no flash player its just a poor upgrade to the brilliant sanfrancisco/zte blade it cant handle the 2.3 android software its got a crappy low rez screen unlike the san fran thats amoled/tft its plastic the molding case they have used is crap you can bag a san fran for 70quid and they expect you to pay 180quid with the same features as the sanfran/blade with a meesley 800mhz processer its a complete waste of money the zte company have fucked up with this horrid replacement

[Subzerouk2]

its rubbish dont bother with it orange have got their mits on it again its named the orange monte carlo with their bloat ware again it wont ever be updated further than 2.3 just like the brilliant san francisco. This phone is crap its only got a 800mhz processer and no hd no flash player its laggy and the 5.1 mega pixel cam is no better than the san fran no point to them realising it waste of time

[Neostar123]

Does it support the Adobe flash plugin?

[Tillaz87]

this will now use armv7 1GHz zte have said

[DitzyDom]

last night july 13th aparently it got a spec boost to 1Ghz

[Tillaz87]

orange have it listed as coming soon aparantly with in the next 2 weeks

[Renkspoiss]

So is it coming out July-august or Q4?

[CloveTechnology]

@Renkspoiss Q4

[hemant1993]

@CloveTechnology

Why would orange put it on their "Coming soon" if it's being released in Q4?

[traxanasify]

@Renkspoiss gsm arena says semptember



[TEOKGaming]

@Renkspoiss 20th September in UK, you can pre-order on Amazon.

[ArgosaxPower]

@Renkspoiss Just a reminder that its now available in Orange for £149 + £10 top up.

[Tillaz87]

is the screen glass ?

[anmolino1]

The Zte skate support pinch to zoom? And is coming in italy?

[CloveTechnology]

@anmolino1 Yes and countries it will be available ina re still to be confirmed.

[Tillaz87]

you could of showed the camera qaulity + flash and video recoder

seen all that befor !

[CloveTechnology]

@Tillaz87 Yes we could - lots of things we could have shown however on pre-production units we do not like to give un-fair reviews so we like to wait until we have the final production units before doing somehting like this.

[Tillaz87]

@CloveTechnology fair point. so anyway wot is the camera like with the flash? also wot realoution dose the video recored in? if you dont mind me asaking? also you said Q4 release is this phone not coming july any more?

[Justas736]

Does it support multitouch?

[raplifeonline]

@Justas736 yes 

[mrchavster123]

Its coming to the uk as the orange monte-carlo ;)

[raplifeonline]

@mrchavster123 i hope it's gonna be released in france

[MasterHackintosh]

@raplifeonline Well orange is french, so I don't see why not...

[raplifeonline]

hi, is it a prototype because it laggs a lot (i know i have a very bad english :p)

[CloveTechnology]

@raplifeonline That is one reason. They are still completing final testing and build etc so it is not final.

[raplifeonline]

@CloveTechnology is the processor an overlocked zte blade processor