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[Dr00g]

http://shop.orange.c...ona-from-orange
It is running froyo, 3.2 megapixel camera, a 2.6" screen and a full QWERTY keyboard.

Another link here: http://help.orange.c...personal/603417

Edited by Dr00g, 12 June 2011 - 07:56 PM.

[eLJay]

Dr00g, on Jun 12 2011, 20:49, said:

http://shop.orange.c...ona-from-orange
It is running froyo, 3.2 megapixel camera, a 2.6" screen and a full QWERTY keyboard.

Another link here: http://help.orange.c...personal/603417

Too much like a blackberry for me, prefer the big touch screens.

[shadowninty]

ewwwwwww

[shadowninty]

ewwwwwww

[k0zmic]

Yucky, 2.6 Inch screen.

[Roph]

Anyone know what it actually is? Most likely another ZTE or Huawei?

[Sebastian404]

I don't think that is any of ZTE's recently announced devices....

And still no sign of that penguin shaped phone...

[k0zmic]

I think it's a Huawei: http://www.huaweidev...d...5&treeId=45

Or this: http://www.huaweidev...d...5&treeId=45

They look pretty similar.

Edited by k0zmic, 12 June 2011 - 10:39 PM.

[flibblesan]

It's a Huawei Boulder. 528MHz MSM7227 CPU

[simonsays1]

Its looks quite interesting to me.  I have a Nokia e71 as a backup to my Blade.

Unfortunately, I don't think battery life will be much good and the display isn't much bigger than my e71.

[hecatae]

youtube video of the huawei boulder, orange barcelona here

[Pelemane]

hecatae, on Jun 13 2011, 13:45, said:

youtube video of the huawei boulder, orange barcelona here

"528 megapixels‎ processor"

[sambartle]

Why's this in the ZTE Blade forum?

[The Soup Thief]

There's a typically unenlightening bit on Techradar about this hunkajunk, which is described as being "like a budget BlackBerry Bold 9900".  Cos we needed one of those
I guess it's good if you like buttons
I find it odd how carriers brand phones as being related, when actually they're made by wholly different (competing) companies (albeit, both owned in large part by the Chinese Government)

[flibblesan]

Moving this to Other Devices forum

[Just Wondering]

Dr00g, on Jun 12 2011, 20:49, said:

http://shop.orange.c...ona-from-orange
It is running froyo, 3.2 megapixel camera, a 2.6" screen and a full QWERTY keyboard.

Another link here: http://help.orange.c...personal/603417

very nice looking , is it made by zte ? any idea if orange have got the zte skate yet ? and named it ?

[Anil K Solanki]

eLJay, on Jun 12 2011, 21:59, said:

Too much like a blackberry for me, prefer the big touch screens.

Isn't that the point?, some folks hate touch screens, this would be perfect for my sister in law. She prefers real keyboards & compact handsets.

The only question I have is, will I eventually be able to replace the ROM with a stock one? I hope so.

Anil

[flibblesan]

Phone will be £119.99 on Orange pay as you go with a mandatory £20 top up, bringing the total cost to £139.99. The phone will also be available on contracts starting from £15 a month.

Phone is made by Huawei, not ZTE.

[Roph]

flibblesan, on Jun 13 2011, 17:00, said:

Phone will be £119.99 on Orange pay as you go with a mandatory £20 top up, bringing the total cost to £139.99. The phone will also be available on contracts starting from £15 a month.

Wow, what are they thinking? How could this possibly compete with their own san francisco?

You may as well get the Rio (£20) or Rio II (£70).

[Jekle]

Is anyone, when this has launched getting CWM and a de-branded ROM to go on this? I suspect this is easy to do, Is the bootloader unlockable?