ZTE Blade S6

460 reviews

Apr, 2024

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price (101)
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GPS navigation (8)
reception (5)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 460 reviews of ZTE Blade S6. The average rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Cell phones for all reviews. People are impressed by the screen and usability. The price and size are also appreciated. Opinions are divided on the battery, and the reception and GPS navigation get negative comments.

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GPS navigation, reception

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the ZTE Blade S6 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 87/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Andrew Williams (trustedreviews.com)

ZTE Blade S6

The ZTE Blade S6 is a sub-£200 phone, putting it in the increasingly crowded mid-range zone. It's more expensive than a Motorola Moto G, but does it justify the extra money?

Good screen ; Smooth design ; Decent CPU

Awkward, issue-afflicted camera ; Patchy UI ; Feels cheaper than it looks

Jun, 2015

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Expert review by : Jon Mundy (techradar.com)

ZTE Blade S6 review

Derivative looks do no favours, but there's a lot to love on the inside

Strong performance ; Capable camera ; Good price ; Decent screen

Cheap design ; Bad speaker ; Mediocre battery ; Iffy capacitive keys

Decent specs and a lightly skinned Android 5.0 Lollipop are spoiled by a cheap and nasty design, but the ZTE Blade S6 remains good value for those who can look beyond its external flaws.

Mar, 2015

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Expert review by : Marie Brewis (techadvisor.co.uk)

ZTE Blade S6 review: 4G dual-SIM iPhone 6 lookalike runs Lollipop

At a touch over £150 the ZTE Blade S6 is a great-value Android Lollipop phone with strong general performance and an attractive iPhone 6-like build. Dual-SIM and 4G LTE connectivity, a selection of smart gestures and a capable Sony camera all add to...

Apr, 2015

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Expert review by : Aloysius Low (cnet.co.uk)

ZTE Blade S6 review: A surprisingly good riff on the iPhone 6

Powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor, the $250 handset offers Android 5.0 Lollipop on the cheap in Asia and Europe.

The ZTE Blade S6 has decent hardware for an affordable $250 or £180. Frequent travelers will appreciate the ease of switching networks on the fly thanks to the dual 4G SIM slots, and there are some well implemented gesture features.

While it resembles the iPhone 6, its plastic build quality feels cheap. The camera tends to take quite noisy pictures.

Though it looks like the iPhone 6, the ZTE Blade S6 feels like a cheap Android phone. However, its low price and some useful features makes this a viable choice for those on a budget.

Apr, 2015

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Expert review by : Chris Barraclough (recombu.com)

ZTE Blade S6 4G Review: In Depth

We review the ZTE Blade S6 4G, the best-looking ZTE phone of all time packing an HD screen, 13-megapixel camera and octa-core processor. Design The...

Funky notification light ; Bright, bold screen ; Decent battery life

Interface tweaks ; Plastic shell easily scuffed

The Blade S6 is a decent mid-range handset, packing the major features that you’d expect such as 4G support. At around £170 it’s worthy competition for the Moto G, packing a similarly bright 5-inch 720p screen and a reasonably reliable 13-megapixel...

Apr, 2015

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Expert review by : mfereday (gadgetspeak.com)

ZTE Blade S6 : ZTE BladeS6

While the big boys in the arena of Smartphone manufacturing tend to price their hardware at a level that many of us find incompatible with our financial constraints, other manufacturers of these “must-have devices” have a more economically viable...

Recently I checked out the company’s Blade L3 product and now it is the turn of the ZTE Blade S6 handset. As with the Blade L3, the Blade S6 features a 5-inch HD colour touch-screen with the product being aimed at the young and those of us who often...

Sep, 2015

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Expert review by : Garry Clark (coolsmartphone.com)

ZTE Blade S6 4G – Unpacking

It's another day and the review kit is coming thick and fast. Today we have the ZTE Blade S6 4G, an affordable Android Lollipop phone sitting in the mid level price bracket (currently £189 on Amazon). The phone is available now, and we had a brief...

Apr, 2015

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Expert review by : Tony Ibrahim (goodgearguide.com.au)

ZTE Blade S6 review: A dual-SIM, 4G smartphone for less than $300

A budget smartphone worth your time

Well backlit 5-inch screen ; 4G and dual-SIM ; Good 13MP and 5MP camera performance for its price ; Near stock Android 5.0 software

Expandable storage does not support 64GB and above ; Battery life could be better ; Unoriginal styling

May, 2015

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Expert review by : Andy Boxall (digitaltrends.com)

ZTE Blade S6 review

ZTE's Blade S6 showcases how well Android 5.0 and a 64-bit chip work together, but it's not the premium device its sharp looks suggest.

Feb, 2015

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Expert review by : GSMArena team (gsmarena.com)

ZTE Blade S6 review: A sharp tip

But while flagship phones are the attention-grabbers, the midrange is the bread and butter, in both old and emerging markets. ZTE doesn't have to be reminded of that, having long tapped markets such as China and India. And we're not talking Android One...

5.0" 16M-color 720p IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen ; Android OS v5.0 Lollipop with a ZTE launcher ; Octa-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A53 & 1GHz Cortex A53; Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615, Adreno 405, 2GB RAM ; 13MP camera with 1080p@30fps video; 5MP...

Non-removable battery of rather small capacity ; Flat minimalist UI may not appeal to everybody

The ZTE Blade S6 is definitely an eye-catcher but the iPhone looks may be doing it more harm than favors at some markets. Apple is a natural target for replicas - there are blatant copycats and then there are phones like the Blade S6, which manage to...

Feb, 2015

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