Targeted at the ‘young and young at heart’.
By Raif Karerat
WASHINGTON, DC: ZTE has unveiled the latest addition to its “mass market premium” Blade line, the Blade S6.
According to ZTE, the Blade S6 is targeted at the “young and young at heart.” The device amalgamates decent, mid-range specifications with a few unique features to offer a bargain-price package at $250.
The Blade S6 sports a 5-inch HD screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels housed in a 7.7 millimeter plastic casing, which will be available in silver or pink. ZTE’s latest offering is the first to offer Qualcomm’s octa-core, 64-bit Snapdragon 615 processor in conjunction with the Lollipop operating system, a pairing that should deliver snappy performance.
Other specifications include 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, a Sony IMX214 13 megapixel rear camera, a 5 megapixel front camera, and a 2,400 mAh battery. Furthermore, the handset features “Hi-Fi sound,” expandable storage, and two nano-SIM card slots, and LTE support.
Among ZTE’s numerous customizations to the Lollipop OS is the addition of Smart Sense, which allows the user to launch apps with intuitive gestures and hand motions such as the flick of a wrist.
The Blade S6 fits somewhere between the Moto G and the OnePlus One in terms of specs and price, and ZTE plans to take advantage of the cost-to-value sweet spot to boost global sales. For now however, the company’s primary market remains China, where it faces stiff competition from the likes of Lenovo’s Motorola and Xiaomi, the latter of which stormed Asian markets to become the third-largest smartphone maker in the world.
Dimensions | 144*70.7*7.7mm |
Battery capacity | 2400mAh |
Screen Size | 5.0 inch |
Camera | 13M AF +5M FF |
Display | 5.0HD Incell Screen ; IPS Screen |
Network | LTE |
Band | LTE: B1/B3/B7/B8/B20, UMTS: 900/2100MHz, GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 |
OS | Android 5.0 |
CPU | octa-core |
Processor | Qualcomm®SnapdragonTM615 octa-core 64 bit CPUs |
Memory | 16GB eMMC +2GB RAM DDR3 |
Interface | 3.5mm Earphone Port, Dual Nano SIM, 5pin Micro USB,Micro SD |
Others | Sensor Hub, Hi-Fi, Proximity, Ambient Light, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyro, A-GPS/GPS/FM/BT 4.0/Wi-Fi |