ZTE Blade S6 review: A sharp tip

23 February 2015
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...

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  • harry
  • rA%
  • 31 Aug 2016

in zte blade s6 i faced a problem thai in this mobile only one sim slot use.not both..it is a very big problem for me.

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    • Robert L
    • ii1
    • 07 Mar 2016

    Why do I get a notification that this app is not available in this country? When i live i Brisbane and the DoDo portal app and GasBuddy (Australia) only apply in Austra;ia.

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      • Toni
      • 0jU
      • 13 Jan 2016

      Vchamp2k, 24 Feb 2015There is no silicone case or hard case available for this p... moreI made 160 orders till now, i never had i problem.

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        • AnonD-388650
        • pqF
        • 09 Jan 2016

        Zte blade S6 OR Samsung Galaxy E5?

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          • Anonymous
          • va1
          • 03 Dec 2015

          I won't pay a premium for phones that can be matched the blade 6 is fulfilling every need so far.

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            • Anonymous
            • I7t
            • 02 Nov 2015

            Had a Sony before I purchased the ZTE S6 and it walks all over the Sony for speed of operation Navigation etc I am very pleased with it purchased from JB Hi Fi

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              • 10basetom
              • X}Q
              • 27 Feb 2015

              Here's my two-sentence review: No originality. You can find better Chinese phones for the same price or less.

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                • Anonymous
                • m86
                • 25 Feb 2015

                Anonymous, 25 Feb 2015You are new to it. If it's not shipped within the estimated... moreOnly disappointment for you is that it didn't get shipped i mean*

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                  • Anonymous
                  • m86
                  • 25 Feb 2015

                  Vchamp2k, 24 Feb 2015Seller rejected my order cancellation twice. He keeps sayin... moreYou are new to it. If it's not shipped within the estimated time, you get automatically refunded, so i don't see any problem there for you. Only disappointment because it finally did get shipped.

                  You get more actions possible only after shipment not before.

                    Seller rejected my order cancellation twice. He keeps saying that the item is shipped, but he is yet to provide tracking number. I selected DHL courier service while ordering.

                    There is no option to raise a dispute. Only the order that is shipped have the option to raise dispute. Chatted with customer support thrice, but did not help... I need to wait until tomorrow when the order gets cancelled automatically if the seller does not ship the item.

                    Overall my experience with Aliexpress is pretty bad, they lean towards sellers. Not customer friendly.

                    Ebay & Amazon have customer friendly policies and they take severe action against the sellers immediately when fraudulent actions are reported.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • m86
                      • 24 Feb 2015

                      Vchamp2k, 24 Feb 2015I ordered from aliexpress and the item supposed to ship wit... moreMine got shipped after 10days instead of 7. I'm used to order on aliexpress every month.
                      It's just a chinese amazon, not a scam site.
                      So open a dispute if you can't cancel your order.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • m86
                        • 24 Feb 2015

                        AnonD-135930, 23 Feb 2015S5 is a flagship-grade phone and every ossible weaknezs mus... moreNope.

                        I own this phone, like S5 and like many others.
                        This is the worst plastic i've ever seen. I have a phone half of its price with a better plastic.

                          Vchamp2k, 24 Feb 2015There is no silicone case or hard case available for this p... moreI ordered from aliexpress and the item supposed to ship within 7 days, When I ordered this item on Feb-10, mine was the 600 ish order and yet they could not ship the item as promised... Now they are reluctant to cancel the order....

                            There is no silicone case or hard case available for this phone. Only wallet cases available....

                            Specs and price looks good.. But durability is a question???

                            And do not buy from aliexpress.com, thats a scam site... Item never ships, After two weeks your order will be cancelled.... In those two weeks, money gets invested somewhere and they enjoy the benefits. Finally when the money is credited back to your bank account after the order cancellation, due to foreign currency rates, you lose some amount of money.

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                              • AnonD-135930
                              • 3bu
                              • 23 Feb 2015

                              S5 is a flagship-grade phone and every ossible weaknezs must be taken into account, while this one is a mid-range device... Not to mention the difference in price...

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                                • m86k
                                • m86
                                • 23 Feb 2015

                                I do agree most points of that review, i added my own quick review 2 days ago on ZTE Blade S6 opinions page :)

                                This phone is really a bargain and a pleasure to use before the invasion of SD618/620 phones.

                                To the reviewer :

                                -i think the 3rd option you mentionned for checking updates is only related to the launcher (just like for Lenovo Sisley).

                                -There's an HIFI option in settings menu, did you enabled it for making the audio test?

                                -too bad S5 got critized in its review for its polycarbonate (good quality material) and here, the Blade S6 hasn't its basic plastic in cons section.

                                Else, great review, 10pages (i read them all) should prove that this phone really worths your time.

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                                  • AnonD-150607
                                  • 0uS
                                  • 23 Feb 2015

                                  For the price - you can't beat it. Good performance, good camera, battery life acceptable, phone looking good and you have to pay around 250 usd. Sick :)

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • nbk
                                    • 23 Feb 2015

                                    Top-notch audio output? Frequency response roll-off about 18Khz, and this is top audio quality?