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ZTE Blade

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  • Stransky
  • mHk
  • 15 Apr 2011

Recently purchased this phone from Orange UK £94 +£20 top-up. Debranded and rooted and installed Cyanogen Mod 7 RC 4 (Gingerbread 2.3.3). Really impressed with this phone great screen (LCD Version) and plays Angry Birds ,no problem. I find that the battery life has improved with this installed mod, although still needs charging
every day, but then my iPhone 3GS is the same. Would give this phone 8 out of 10 with current mod.

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    • lanesend
    • mqu
    • 15 Apr 2011

    Excellent phone rooted and running cyanogenmod 7. HTC HD2 long gone. Very very happy

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      • hama
      • mva
      • 14 Apr 2011

      why don't it rotate on the home screen it supposed to do it????

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        • Anonymous
        • pED
        • 14 Apr 2011

        Why is it only reported as having 420mb ram in system info?

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          • andrew
          • wgv
          • 11 Apr 2011

          how to update zte blade to cyanogenmod 7 stable
          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ9VgyaIT4w&feature=channel_video_title

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            • john
            • 3R1
            • 11 Apr 2011

            great phone!!!

            if somebody's having problem finding the full skype version for this phone try this.It worked for me well!

            http://handheld.softpedia.com/progDownload/Skype-Download-102387.html

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              • Anonymous
              • t7T
              • 09 Apr 2011

              [deleted post]this zte blade is not yet available in the philippines yet. but i know smart will be selling them soon. exactly i don't know but i am still waiting for them to sell it soon so i can buy. it will cost about 7k in the philippines from what i have read online.

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                • AnonD-5541
                • NHr
                • 06 Apr 2011

                Anyone selling? +254722136702

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                  • reako
                  • fue
                  • 01 Apr 2011

                  please how can i send music from the zte blade to another phone?

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                    • vish
                    • wHr
                    • 30 Mar 2011

                    please can anybody tell me where can i buy this zte blade mobile in philippines..

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                      • Anonymous
                      • mpP
                      • 26 Mar 2011

                      Hasnaat, 22 Mar 2011Is it really so easy process to unlock, debrand and 2.2 update?@Hasnaat
                      yes. i bought an Orange San Francisco from Argos in the UK yesterday. today it is unlocked and running debranded Android 2.2 (Japanese Jellyfish 9). just follow the instructions at android[dot]modaco[dot]com.

                      @Anonymous
                      they are not official. they are builds of android that clever people have built from the source code.

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                        • Hasnaat
                        • PUM
                        • 25 Mar 2011

                        [deleted post]Thanks for guidng in detail

                        but if it is not G1/Gen1 then can't we debrand it at all or some other way to debrand?

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                          • AnonD-4552
                          • n5Q
                          • 24 Mar 2011

                          I bought this phone for a very low price, originally £99.99 from Tescos minus £20 in vouchers, I got it for £79.99. There is an offer on at the moment where you get £10 off any item when you spend £50 or more online. I digress, on with my experiance.

                          I found the overall build quality of the phone to be above adverage, it is plastic and so is the screen cover. I do however find that the phone becomes almost slippy with a build up of fingerprints, so be careful when holding it.

                          My version of the phone came with the LCD instead of the OLED, which I was fine with as I have only ever used LCD-screened phones.

                          I have had problems with the battery, obviously the more apps you have running the quicker the battery life discharges so I have downloaded a task "killer" or manager from the Android Market. I find that I have to charge the phone every day and that I have to leave it on overnight because it is also my morning alarm, which does not sound if the phone is switched off.

                          I have unlocked and de-branded this handset and have used both 2.1 and 2.2 with it, and I can safetly say that 2.2 will drain the battery off quicker than 2.1, so you may want to stay away from that. Please do not try to de-brand your handsets as you may "brick" them.

                          As with any phone, especially touchscreens, I have bought a screen protector from eBay (two for £1.90) please, please, please buy a screen protector!

                          I am very impressed with this phone and would rate it 7 out of 10. The bad points being battery life.

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                            • Julian
                            • vbR
                            • 24 Mar 2011

                            Hasnaat, 22 Mar 2011Is it really so easy process to unlock, debrand and 2.2 update?Unlocking is extremely simple. Debranding and/or upgrading the OS is only moderately difficult, actually instructions to do so are very detailed, all you need to do is follow the steps exactly and you'll have no issues.

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                              • Hasnaat
                              • PUM
                              • 22 Mar 2011

                              fred the hamster, 21 Mar 2011what?? serious;ly what was that you just typed? I have t... moreIs it really so easy process to unlock, debrand and 2.2 update?

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                                • Anonymous
                                • mXv
                                • 21 Mar 2011

                                RegntSky, 21 Feb 2011Bought this phone after having a t-mobile pulse mini and f... moreyou know when you upgraded to 2.2 was it an official update or unofficial?

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                                  • fred the hamster
                                  • mHi
                                  • 21 Mar 2011

                                  :o, 20 Mar 20111- yes 2- 1 day heavy use, 2/3 regular 3- no 4- yeswhat?? serious;ly what was that you just typed?

                                  I have this phone and it is fantastic. I have already debranded it and installed Froyo 2.2 which was very easy to do. The value for money on this handset is amazing.

                                  It gets a 10/10 for me. Only downside(and it is a small downside) is that the battey takes a little longer than your average phone to charge.

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                                    • ix9
                                    • 20 Mar 2011

                                    Hasnaat, 18 Mar 20111- Does it support live wallpapers? 2- How is its battery ... more1- yes
                                    2- 1 day heavy use, 2/3 regular
                                    3- no
                                    4- yes

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                                      • Germanos retail shop
                                      • nUu
                                      • 20 Mar 2011

                                      It has live wallpapers, multitouch, gyroscope. It has no flash player though. Works pretty good, the sensor is okay, but i don't really feel the RAM memory - it lacks a bit.

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                                        • Mitch
                                        • 3W4
                                        • 18 Mar 2011

                                        Anonymous, 16 Mar 2011where abouts did u buy this phone in uk i want to import th... moreOrange sell them and they seem to have more in stock now the hype has calmed down