Posts by onefivefour

HTC Explorer budget smartphone

ZTE Blade/Crescent/Skate

Read up on the pros and cons of each, they're all fairly similar and are unlockable with various custom ROMs available.

Orange Monte Carlo budget Android smartphone

I don't see why the ZTE branded versions would be any cheaper, I'd imagine it would be the exact opposite in fact. The only way Orange can sell this phone so cheap is by subsiding it with shedload of crapware and hopefully clawing back the initial lost profits through new customers gained.