Orange Miami deals & review

Few dumbphones get basic enough without alienating their markets if they're a really bare bones communications device that could be a throwback to the pioneering days of the mobile phone. You can get basic but retain the barest of frills. One of them is the Orange Miami which, while getting the basics done efficiently, does so in style with frills stripped to the core essentials that make owning a mobile phone a no brainer and without feeling any economic stress.

Great Value Features

First of all, there’s a large 2.8-inch QVGA TFT LCD resistive touchscreen with 256k colors, a basic 2 megapixel snapper that goes video recording with file sizes that are easy to share with friends over USB or Bluetooth. For its multimedia features, you get a capable MP3 player with an FM radio for getting entertained while on the move. 

The Miami’s onboard memory is capped at 34 MB with up to 1,000 phonebook contacts as well as microSD expandability. Its standard and slim Li-Ion battery allows up to a modest 3 hours of talk time and one week of standby time. It comes preloaded with WAP 2.0 HTML web browser and email client support

The Orange Miami is your tri band GSM with class 10 GPRS/EDGE on the 2G network. There’s no WiFi, 3G or SatNav features but you still get microUSB 2.0 and Bluetooth 2.0 for local data connectivity options. Its relatively compact and lightweight body measuring 105 x 50 x 12.5 mm and weighing 100g packs many of the features that make it another great value touchscreen monoblock feature phone with a stylish elegance to boot.

It even comes in either black or pink body colors. At a Pay As You Go SIM-free price of £49.95 offered by Orange, very few handsets beat its extraordinary value. The handset is also available on O2 with free gifts at its Mobile Shop. You even get a pair of speakers when you log and register in the Web Monkey site of Orange with your phone number and personal details to get the speaker pair delivered free of charge and comes with a 12-month warranty.

So who says you can’t have all these features for less than £50? It used to be that 2.8-inch displays are reserved to upscale mobile phone, smart or dumb that requires some saving up for. This time, you get to enjoy one for a song.