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Orange SPV review

7.6

Editors' Rating

Very Good

7.1

Members' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 179

Verdict

Orange’s SPV is the first Microsoft Smartphone 2002-powered mobile phone to hit the UK market. You’ll need to be a technophile to get the most out of its extensive feature set, but Orange has put together a good-value package that should prove tempting... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Feature-rich tri-band GPRS phone running Microsoft Smartphone 2002 operating system
  • Introductory £6 per month unlimited GPRS data service
  • Over the air configuration and backup.

Cons

  • Only available on Orange network
  • No built-in Bluetooth
  • Uncomfortable convex keys.

Key Specs

Dimensions (W x H x D): 480x220x1160 mm
Weight: 130 g
Built-in devices: camera
Software included: Pocket Outlook; Pocket Internet Explorer; Windows Media Player; Pocket Slideshow; Rebound!
Memory expansion: Yes
On-board memory: 16 MB
2.5G: GPRS

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Member Opinion

7.1

Average Member Rating

Very Good

19 Members have reviewed this product

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richmond rhabbles

richmond rhabbles

simply excellent

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9.5

Spectacular


Anonymous

Anonymous

excellent phone

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10

Perfect


Jonathan Sargant

Jonathan Sargant

Too many whizz-bang features make this slow phone unnecessarily complicated to use

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5.5

Average


Anonymous

Anonymous

Outlook email and calender is top class

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7.0

Very Good


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