Orange confirms the Orange San Francisco – Android 2.1 for £99 on PAYG

The long-rumoured Orange San Francisco has been confirmed by the network today, which has put out a video and a few high-res photographs of its latest Android phone.

It’s a decent spec, coming with Android 2.1, a 3megapixel camera, support for 32GB micro SD cards, FM radio and it’s all been shoveled (by ZTE) into a pretty slim and stylish case. Which looks like this:

The Orange San Francisco is available for a rather amazing £99 on pay as you go contracts. Orange says you should be able to find it on its shop right now, but we can’t see a listing for it at time of furiously typing these words.

Here’s Orange’s consumer-facing PR man Conor, who’s done a video all about it:

And here’s the full press release:

Orange brings Android to the masses with the launch of San Francisco

The San Francisco is the first in a series of Orange-branded affordable Android devices

At just £99, the San Francisco provides customers with access to great Android technology whilst also offering excellent value for money
Combined with Orange’s pay as you go Dolphin tariff – the San Francisco is perfect for users wanting access to thousands of apps on the go
Orange today unveiled the San Francisco, a super sleek and stylish touchscreen Android mobile phone, priced at only £99 on Orange pay as you go. Offering Orange customers access to thousands of apps, the San Francisco handset is the first in a series of new affordable Android devices to be ranged from Orange in the UK.

Available fully loaded with the easy-to-use Android 2.1 operating platform, the handset allows users to access thousands of great apps at their finger tips including those specifically designed to offer customers a great Orange experience including Orange Wednesdays, Orange Maps – which uses the device’s built in sat-nav. Keen music fans are also catered for with the San Francisco featuring an MP3 player and built-in FM radio to listen to music when you want, where you want. Available in a stylish slate grey the handset also offers users a high quality 3 megapixel camera to share photos with friends on the go, and with wifi, bluetooth as well as a 3G+ connection – uploading images will be a cinch.

Offering fantastic value with all the functionality and style that you’d expect at a higher price, the San Francisco is perfect for keeping in touch with friends and family. And with the Orange pay as you go Dolphin plan, it’s also great for staying in touch on the go through social networking sites like Bebo, Facebook or Twitter. Finally, when you top up by £10 on pay as you go Dolphin, you not only receive inclusive internet, you also get 300 free texts and £10 credit to spend however you want.

Phil Roberson, Director of Devices said: “The San Francisco is the first in a series of affordable Android devices we have planned for Orange. Combining its great functionality with our pay as you go price plans, really does offer users tremendous value for money”.

The San Francisco supports a data capacity of up to 32GB, and comes with a 2GB microSD card inbox and in-built memory of 150MB. Available for only £99 on Orange pay as you go, the San Francisco is available this week from Orange shops, Orange telesales and www.orange.co.uk.

Talk Time: 4 hours
Standby Time: 9 days
Weight: 130g
Dimensions: 116 x 56.5 x 11.8
Camera Features: 3 megapixel
Connectivity: WiFi / Bluetooth / USB / SatNav
Music: MP3 / FM Radio
Network Band: Tri band
Video: Messaging
Memory: 150 MB internal / Up to 32gb Micro SD Card
Email: POP3 / IMAP4
Data Speed: 3G +
Operating System: Android
Version: Eclair v2.1
Other: Orange WiFi, Your Account
Applications and Features: Orange Maps, Orange Messenger by Windows Live, Orange App Store, Email, Orange Wednesdays

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