The Blade S6 is a mid-range smartphone released by ZTE just few days ago. Targeted at young people and those who are young at hearts, the device represents a noble attempt at delivering premium features for just a fraction of the regular price.
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The Design
A look at the ZTE Blade S6 will bring the iPhone 6 to mind. The affordable smartphone boasts a glass front with curved edges – similar to Apple’s flagship phone. The back of the Blade S6 looks like one made of aluminium, even though it is actually made of plastic. Perhaps, it may be forgiven if someone were to say the ZTE device was inspired by the iPhone.
Display and Camera
ZTE Blade 6 comes with a 5-inch HD, IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The phone is fitted with a 13-megapixel Sony IMX214 camera on its rear as well as a 5-megapixel snapper on the front for all those selfies and video calls.
Power and Software
Shipped with the 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor, ZTE Blade S6 looks like a potential top performer, especially with the provision of an Adreno 405 GPU. The device uses a 2,400mAh battery.
The software on which the ZTE Blade S6 runs is MiFavor (pronounced as “my favour”) 3.0, which is based on the latest Android 5.0 (Lollipop) operating system. The software has been significantly customized by ZTE to deliver great user experience.
Other features
The ZTE Blade S6 smartphone, which measures 144 x 70.7 x 7.7 millimetres, has 16GB internal storage space, expandable with a microSD card, and a DDR3 RAM of 2GB capacity. It uses two nano-SIM cards (meaning it is a dual-SIM device) and offers 4G LTE connectivity.
Features also include the regulars such as proximity sensor, accelerometer, Wi-Fi, GPS, ambient light and Bluetooth 4.0.
Released on February 12, the ZTE Blade S6 offers you an affordable Android Lollipop experience for a price of only about $250 (N52,000). The phone will be available internationally and has already started selling via AliExpress.
Pricing and Availability
ZTE Blade S6 is not available in Nigeria. When available, you can buy it at leading online stores in Nigeria. You can buy from AliExpress for now. ZTE Blade S6 price in Nigeria is expected to range from N52,000 to N65,000 depending on your location in the country.
ZTE Blade S6 Specs
Here are a few specs of the ZTE Blade S6:
General Features
- Platform: Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop), MiFavor 3.0 UI
- Processor: 1.7GHz quad-core & 1.0GHz quad-core Processor (Snapdragon 615 octa-core chipset)
- GPU: Adreno 405
- Memory: 2GB RAM
- Colours: White
- Dimension: 144 x 70.7 x 7.7 mm
- Weight: –
- SIM Type: Nano-SIM
- SIM Count: Dual-SIM, Dual Standby
Display
- Display: 5.0-inch IPS Display, 720 x 1280 pixels (294ppi)
- Display Protection: –
Camera
- Rear Camera: 13 MP Camera, 1080p HD Video
- Rear Camera Features: Geo-tagging, Autofocus, Face Detection, LED Flash
- Front Camera: 5 MP Camera
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 16GB Storage
- Memory Card Support: up to 32GB
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Network Support
- 2G GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz
- 2G CDMA 1X: No
- 3G WCDMA: 900 / 2100 MHz
- 3G CDMA EVDO: Yes
- 4G LTE: 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600MHz
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes, up to 48kbps
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
- HSPA+: Yes
- CDMA EVDO: No
- 4G LTE: Yes, up to 100 Mbps
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP
- NFC: No
- Infrared Blaster: No
- USB Port: Yes, microUSB 2.0
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes
- Push Emails: Yes
- Email Protocol:
Entertainment
- Music Player: Yes, mp3, WAV, FLAC, eACC+
- Video Player: Yes, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, XviD
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
- Navigation: Yes, GPS with A-GPS
- Maps: Yes, Google Maps
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: Yes
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: Yes
- Barometer: No
- Pedometer: No
- Gyroscope: Yes
- Fingerprint Scanner: No
- Iris Scanner: No
- Intelligent Digital Assistant: –
- Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: No
- Voice Control: –
Other Features
- Video Streaming: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation: Yes (with dedicated mic)
- Wireless Charging: No
- Water Resistant: No
- Dust Resistant: –
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: Yes
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: No (download at store)
Battery
- Battery: 2400 mAh Li-ion Battery (Non-removable)
- Talktime: –
- Standby Time: –
