Vodafone V860 Smart II

usability, price, portability, durability, design

battery, sound

74% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Low price tag, Decent build quality, Some useful additional Vodafone widgets

Poor camera, Below par battery life, Slightly sluggish performance

Small ; Well built ; Some nice widgets ; Responsive screen

Poor screen visibility outdoors ; Disappointing battery ; Limited video shooting

We weren't great fans of the original Vodafone Smart. The general specifications were just too poor to do Android justice. But undaunted, Vodafone has continued with the Smart line, and the new handset, the Vodafone Smart 2 (or Vodafone Smart II, if...

Sturdy construction; pocketable dimensions; higher resolution display than rivals; and handy Data Management app.

Not the best performing budget CPU; rather average camera performance; and screen prone to displaying glare; plus a real fingerprint magnet.

Generally when a handset arrives from Vodafone to be reviewed, it is a model from one of the major manufacturers of telephonic devices such as RIM, Samsung or HTC. However, in the case of the Smart II, this handset proudly bore the Vodafone name and...

Solid built, great value for money

Small screen, average processor, poor battery life

While the Smart 2 isn’t the most accomplished Android phone we’ve ever seen, the low price tag, sturdy construction and bloat-free operating system make it an attractive purchase for newcomers shopping on a budget

Conclusion On the outside this phone ticks all the boxes. Alcatel have built a decent, solid and well designed phone which doesn’t look or scream “cheap” in any way. Apps and games ran well, but the low-res video quality, washed-out camera images and...

Sturdy build, £70 on pay-as-you-go, Vodafone app to monitor data usage

Terrible battery life, slightly cramped keyboard, mediocre camera

Solid build, low cost, Vodafone app monitors use of data

Awful battery life, rather squashed keyboard, disappointing camera

If you’re after a budget friendly smartphone with modern features, the Vodafone Smart II isn't it. There are lots of low-cost smartphones on the market now, and quite a few that cost less than £100. If you’re after a proper smartphone with a budget...

Qualitäts­urteil: befriedigend (3,4) ; Telefon: gut (2,4) ; Internet und PC: befriedigend (2,6) ; Kamera: mangelhaft (4,8) * ; GPS und Navigation: befriedigend (3,4) ; Musikspieler: befriedigend (2,9) ; Hand­habung: befriedigend (2,8) ; Stabilität: gut...