Orange UK has confirmed that the Orange Monte Carlo smartphone will be ready to buy sometime this week. The Orange Monte Carlo is really the ZTE Skate but branded in Orange's colours.

The Orange Monte Carlo is a new version of the Orange San Francisco which it succeeds. Although in the video below, Orange confirm the Monte Carlo's availability as this week, the Orange UK website still lists it as coming soon.

The Orange Monte Carlo, comes with Android 2.3 ( Gingerbread), a 5-megapixel camera, and 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen, WiFi, 3G , UMA Signal boost and HD Voice support for crystal-clear voice calls

3G will soon put the Orange Monte Carlo through its paces in the form of 3G's Orange Monte Carlo review.

Probably, the coolest thing with the Monte Carlo is it's signal booster / smart Wi-Fi app from by Kineto. This boosts your phone's signal for mobile calls and SMS.