You`ve got to hand it to Vodafone. They`re a cr*p company, but managed to stick their name on a winning phone, selling bucket-loads due to its budget-friendly retail price. Motorola ---with their G--- have been deposed. Long live the King! Heat!

I'm so glad I found this deal on Amazon today. I was able to buy the phone, hassle free, in about 10secs. Totally different to the experience of trying to buy one direct from Vodafone on the HotUK post from yesterday (which I heated btw)

After failing to accept both my debit and visa card, the website crashed. The site then would not let me log in saying there was a problem with the temporary password it emailed me when I was forced to create an account. I tried contacting Live Chat last night to resolve it. Vodafone kept me waiting an hour even though I was told an advisor would be with me in 1min 20 secs! I gave up. I phone Vodafone today but after 45mins and speaking to 3 different advisors I gave up as I was told I couldn't buy the phone via a customer service phone call even though the phone was still in my basket on the website - the only way to buy the Ultra Smart 6 phone was via their website (which I couldn't access) or call into a shop. So during my lunch today, I called in to a Vodafone store, explained my case to the assistant, only to be told they wouldn't sell me the same phone unless I bought a £10 top up!

Seriously Vodafone, if you want people to buy your phones make the process much easier. I've read loads of articles on this site from members complaining about Vodafone's poor customer service and I have to agree. Amazon's site and customer service is second to none. I now have a phone on its way to me in a fraction of the time and with none of the hassles.

There, I've said it lol - Vodafone, get your finger out! :stuck_out_tongue:

OK, so I got one of these for my dad and have had the opportunity to play with it for a while before giving it to him. After setting it up and installing all the apps he may need, here are my findings:

Pros:

• Amazing display. My god, it is excellent. Very high resolution, excellent viewing angles, easy to view in direct sunlight, can get very bright if desired.
• Very nearly a stock Android Lollipop experience. Apart from the pre installed Vodafone apps which can be easily uninstalled or disabled.
• Relatively speedy. Handles demanding tasks such as Google Earth quite well, although the occasional stutter was noticed.
• Sturdy and well built. The phone doesn't creak or flex at all and feels solid in the hand.
• Good speaker performance. Contrary to what a lot of people are saying, I found the loudspeaker to be perfectly acceptable.
• Very bright flashlight
• Very good battery life, even while using demanding applications. I was able to obtain 4.5 hours of screen on time under very heavy continuous use. This is something that cannot be achieved using my iPhone 6

Cons:
• It gets hot under demanding use. The top rear part of the phone can get quite warm when using Google Earth or demanding games
• Very slight lag can be observed in the animations, such as when pulling down the notifications menu - but nothing of any great concern
• The camera. Although very decent in good lighting conditions, it does suffer indoors in low light. You really do need to hold it very still to avoid camera shake. I have tried several camera apps such as the one preinstalled, 'A Better Camera' and Google Camera. All of which produce similar results but 'A Better Camera' has far more options.
I found that you can take pictures using the volume up key using Google Camera and A Better Camera but not the preinstalled camera application. Taking photos using the volume up key helped to prevent camera shake in low light conditions.
• No Sky Go compatibility due to Miracast being enabled permanently. EDIT: Apparently this no longer is this case and several people have managed to get it working!

Overall, despite its minor drawbacks, I found it to be exceptional value for money. The quality of the screen is its main selling point and I will definitely recommend it.

I got mine 3 weeks ago and I am seriously impressed. Replaced my 1st Gen Moto G LTE device and blows it out of the water.

Paid £125 from Amazon and requested a partial refund as it didn't come with Android 5.1 as advertised, it ships with Android 5.0.2. I was offered a £32 refund, excellent service from Amazon yet again and now even more of a bargain.

Silver available here
Thanks for posting :smiley:

Thanks! Now black or silver?

what is the warranty on these? 1 year?

You`ve got to hand it to Vodafone. They`re a cr*p company, but managed to stick their name on a winning phone, selling bucket-loads due to its budget-friendly retail price. Motorola ---with their G--- have been deposed. Long live the King! Heat!

Flubit not interested

Looks like only Silver in stock for the moment. I do hope this gets upgraded to Android 5.1 as from past experience with a Moto G 1st gen on 5.02 it was very laggy.

Made by ZTE. Unless they have improved their phones substantially, I'd think twice about this phone.

Brilliant phone. I'd say it's even better than the Galaxy Note 3 which cost me £600!! It's stock Android and very fast. Everything about it is great. ZTE make it and the build quality is very good. Just buy one. If you don't like it you can return it.

I would stick to your Moto over this. ZTE really aren't the best manufacturer.

I think its a great phone I've had it since they came out not had a single problem with it. I use it alot in a day and the battery lasts all day.

fantastic for 100 its top of the pile.my son has it.unlocked using ee xmas sim.cost 2.50 to unlock.very capable and its not cheap build.does the job just fine in every way

Never had overheating issues with mine even after a long gaming session. Only had lag when installing apps and services to the SD card - I can see why google want rid of SD card functionality. Keep it internal and its fine. Its miles ahead of the moto G.

Same price from Vodafone shops... both Grey & Silver available & can 'Click & Collect'... mine's ready for collection now!

Silver: https://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/pay-as-you-go/vodafone-smart-6-ultra-payg/sku86618-silver

Grey: https://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/pay-as-you-go/vodafone-smart-6-ultra-payg/sku86605-grey

Anyone received a Flubit offer? Thanks.

way hotter than the Vodafoney store deal. at least this deal will turn up at your address, unlike the LG G2 shenanigans last year. waiting forever for a phone that never appeared.

To promote the cloud. Micro-SD card storage is great for large data that isn't accessed all the time like Videos or Pictures. Similar to a lot of PC setups now. OS on the SSD, large media on cheaper, slower HDD's.

Speaking from experience, you'd have to be deranged to buy this from Vodafone directly. :smiley:

It is more expensive :smile: It could be 5.1.1 helping it along too.

Maybe I've been lucky - but I've had mine for 4 months and am still very happy with it with none of the lag or overheating others on this offer have reported. Amazon customer services are infinitely better than Vodafone, so I'd go for this or try a flubit.

Looks like that Su6 needs a good reset or something - it looks a lot laggier than my phone!

One of those things with Android 5.0 without rooting and fixing it. Memory leaks.

is it locked to Vodafone or sim free?

Anyone have any recommendation as to whether I'd be better off with this or the LG G3? Doesn't appear to be much in it in spec...?!

Anyone got any kind of comparison between this and the elephone p8000 ??? Not sure which to go for. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

using 1 now as my 1st gen moto g became unusable after os upgrade, excellent phone but quite big after using moto g, getting used to it though, buy it from tesco with £65 worth of clubcard vouchers

Ordered one.
Thanks.

I got mine 3 weeks ago and I am seriously impressed. Replaced my 1st Gen Moto G LTE device and blows it out of the water.

Paid £125 from Amazon and requested a partial refund as it didn't come with Android 5.1 as advertised, it ships with Android 5.0.2. I was offered a £32 refund, excellent service from Amazon yet again and now even more of a bargain.

General phone stuff? I would be more inclined to play a few games and listen to music etc if it was capable but not a total necessity. Best bang for buck I guess?

£95 with NUS extra card. Just ordered. Thanks OP.
Due to be delivered next Saturday. Free next day delivery not available on this item

This then.

Can this be unlocked to work on a different network, with ease? If so, how much are we looking at? :smiley:

I'm so glad I found this deal on Amazon today. I was able to buy the phone, hassle free, in about 10secs. Totally different to the experience of trying to buy one direct from Vodafone on the HotUK post from yesterday (which I heated btw)

After failing to accept both my debit and visa card, the website crashed. The site then would not let me log in saying there was a problem with the temporary password it emailed me when I was forced to create an account. I tried contacting Live Chat last night to resolve it. Vodafone kept me waiting an hour even though I was told an advisor would be with me in 1min 20 secs! I gave up. I phone Vodafone today but after 45mins and speaking to 3 different advisors I gave up as I was told I couldn't buy the phone via a customer service phone call even though the phone was still in my basket on the website - the only way to buy the Ultra Smart 6 phone was via their website (which I couldn't access) or call into a shop. So during my lunch today, I called in to a Vodafone store, explained my case to the assistant, only to be told they wouldn't sell me the same phone unless I bought a £10 top up!

Seriously Vodafone, if you want people to buy your phones make the process much easier. I've read loads of articles on this site from members complaining about Vodafone's poor customer service and I have to agree. Amazon's site and customer service is second to none. I now have a phone on its way to me in a fraction of the time and with none of the hassles.

There, I've said it lol - Vodafone, get your finger out! :stuck_out_tongue:

The Ultra 6 allegedly outperforms phones at that price point and given that the LG G3 is now considerably older, I don't think it's an unreasonable question. I'm sorry if it offended you.

Unlock code £2.25 on eBay (credit to wellhellothere) on deal posted yesterday

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291523418914?clk_rvr_id=929376368171&rmvSB=true

Great deal and it's from Amazon. Voted hot!

I'd bought this phone from amazon last month for £125. Anybody thinks I can get amazon to refund me £25? Or is it too late?

Lol, I think I've just gone past 31 days from day of purchase. Never mind, it was worth a try. Thanks anyway.

Cheers :smiley:

I know this may sound a little like I'm taking the proverbial - but how good is it for phonecalls? I need to use the phone for long calls during most working days and find some of them sadly lacking in the clarity of voice calls. Then there's the problem of battery life if you're using a smartphone for calls for a couple of hours. Any advice gratefully received.

Same here, refused to match the price for my back order at £115 yesterday. Saw the reduction today so cancelled and reordered.

Id be happy if we got 5.1.1 on this phone let alone 6.0 but i think its just going to stay on 5.0.2 which is a shame but its the only downside to having a budget phone they get very few actual android updates. I've had a few software updates sent through to it all but one were just vodafone firmware updates. The other was 5.0.2

​yep 5.1 has made mine all good again now. Hopefully will last another year now. Especially since I've bought an otg USB stick.

i'm tempted but can it b UnLocked ??

Cool, now if my Vodafone order falls through I have a backup.

Now this is hot - mostly because you don't have to deal with Vodafone at all.

feck - that would have tested my patience too.
this phone might be just perfect for the wife for cmas

cheers

Silver is now currently unavailable and black won't be in stock until the 20th.

Where did you get the information they have a 7 day price drop refund policy??...link?

Amazon removed their refund policy for price reductions though will often refund if you contact them. Alternatively, you can return the item and reorder.

Fantastic phone I ordered from Vodafone and will NEVER use them again. Abysmally bad customer service

no stock til nov 20, and no stock info on silver version

Can this phone pause and resume while recording video?

if anyone interested - possibly rootable: http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/help/vodafone-smart-ultra-6-t3143952:wink:

Oh no I only bought it last week for 115! What a phone ... what a deal! Had the LG G2 before this which I paid more than 3 x for and this does everything that did and more.

Does this fit comfortably in a front jeans pocket? Biggest phone I had was a 5" screen but some people say this phone is too big for them.

Got Myself & the Wife one each, can't work out if the phones are faulty or if it the network signal rubbish (Had vodafone & Talk Mobile before with no problems), constantly losing connection, no mobile data, I've spent days on the phone being sent around the houses, not the network, not the phone, maintainence work, faulty sim, every excuse, will give it a few more days with new sim then cancel if no better. So my advice is be careful, the reviews are brilliant but reality differs is all I'm saying. My Moto G 1st gen was faultless.

That's what i thought

my main complaint with this phone is that the in call volume is too low even at the highest setting. It is hard to hear properly in moderately loud environments. Otherwise a cracking phone. Shame its not 5.2 inches

Silver version is impossible to get hold of!
Between this and the M4 aqua, which do you folk think is the best?

Shame the bootloader is locked on this phone, meaning there is no custom roms like cyanogenmod e.t.c

If you could unlock the bootloader on this then it would become very popular with the dev community.

Still a good phone for the average user :smiley:

I would have this in a heartbeat if I thought it would get Marshmallow. Don't trust Voda to deliver on any of their promises, after I bought a G300

Does anyone know whether this will work on Vodafone Spain without the need to be unlocked???

The cloud does exactly what an SD like you said does. It stores large data that isn't accessed all the time but with the added benefit of not losing it and having access anywhere.

A lot of people don't want their data in others possession but their own. And a lot don't have access to the internet everywhere they go.

If you want to use your phone as a music player then having an SD card is good because you don't require an internet connection. Try using the Cloud to listen to music on a plane for example. :smiley:
Saves on data allowance using local media also.
So they are very different really.

I think you forgot the end of your sentance...

"...added benefit of not losing it and having access anywhere that you have a decent data connection."

Currently unavailable black/silver.

Currently unavailable!

thanks for the confirmation - didn't know about the locked bootloader - wouldn't suit my needs but perfect for the wife :wink:

Damn missed it :disappointed: Do you think the one direct from Vodafone for £100 will be unlocked?

Locked.

both vodafone and amazon is locked

ordered from Vodafone, thanks

dunno, spot on. Runs great, battery great, occasional lag on games, but best phone I've had. slippy af though

guys how is the call quality?

there is a guy in the vodafone forums saying that he contacted ZTE and they said the 5.1 upgrade is under testing "Thanks for contacting ZTE.
As the information you shared, this device should be able to support Android 5.1 system, but specific system is still under test and haven't released officially yet, once it is being quality pass, ZTE will launch the system via FOTA upgrade, please allow us sometime.
Here is is the thread https://forum.vodafone.co.uk/t5/Other-manufacturers-OS/Vodafone-Smart-Ultra-6-Software-Update/td-p/2419298/highlight/true/page/3

Thanks

OK, so I got one of these for my dad and have had the opportunity to play with it for a while before giving it to him. After setting it up and installing all the apps he may need, here are my findings:

Pros:

• Amazing display. My god, it is excellent. Very high resolution, excellent viewing angles, easy to view in direct sunlight, can get very bright if desired.
• Very nearly a stock Android Lollipop experience. Apart from the pre installed Vodafone apps which can be easily uninstalled or disabled.
• Relatively speedy. Handles demanding tasks such as Google Earth quite well, although the occasional stutter was noticed.
• Sturdy and well built. The phone doesn't creak or flex at all and feels solid in the hand.
• Good speaker performance. Contrary to what a lot of people are saying, I found the loudspeaker to be perfectly acceptable.
• Very bright flashlight
• Very good battery life, even while using demanding applications. I was able to obtain 4.5 hours of screen on time under very heavy continuous use. This is something that cannot be achieved using my iPhone 6

Cons:
• It gets hot under demanding use. The top rear part of the phone can get quite warm when using Google Earth or demanding games
• Very slight lag can be observed in the animations, such as when pulling down the notifications menu - but nothing of any great concern
• The camera. Although very decent in good lighting conditions, it does suffer indoors in low light. You really do need to hold it very still to avoid camera shake. I have tried several camera apps such as the one preinstalled, 'A Better Camera' and Google Camera. All of which produce similar results but 'A Better Camera' has far more options.
I found that you can take pictures using the volume up key using Google Camera and A Better Camera but not the preinstalled camera application. Taking photos using the volume up key helped to prevent camera shake in low light conditions.
• No Sky Go compatibility due to Miracast being enabled permanently. EDIT: Apparently this no longer is this case and several people have managed to get it working!

Overall, despite its minor drawbacks, I found it to be exceptional value for money. The quality of the screen is its main selling point and I will definitely recommend it.

Silver back in stock

This phone is a great buy considering what a terrible company Vodaphone is. All the problems i had with them over the years resulting in moving to Tesco phone who have been wonderful in my 19 months with them. Vodaphone your products are excellent pity about your morals

Can any one recommend a tempered glass screen protector that actually fits the whole of the screen the one I have leaves a big gap not offering full protection

​ thanks man, I'll look into that

The one I mentioned a glass screen a bit back. Comes with a case.
Here's a picture of the gap around (the case is clear)

roll on saturday

I managed to order a black one 2 hours ago

Silver is available for delivery again

Yup, I bought mine for £2.90 with a case.
However, it was from the UK and came next day :smile:

Yep, silver is back in stock. Just bought one :-)

True, but the price has gone up a little on your one now as well, though being in the UK is a huge plus, my phone sat in the box for two weeks waiting delivery so I didn't mark the screen.

Yeah, that was my thinking too. With the case as well, I probably only spent a pound or so extra.

Just checked to see if the black one was available and ended up actually buying a new one a couple of minutes ago.

Great phone recommended to all however I ordered a second one (black) for the Misses on the 13th delivery expected Saturday yet the white suddenly reappears available for tomorrow with prime. Sort it out amazon

Just checked - the deal is back on again. Both silver and black available.

All gone again.

Was supposed to be delivered yesterday but received email to say expected delivery is now 19th December

Can anyone recommend a good case for this phone? Cheers

back in stock silver ...how do we unlock it please? i wanted to use a 3 sim...

thank you xxx

Can someone please confirm that Sky Go works and streams Sky Sports etc? Is this likely to ever get Marshmallow?

Back in stock

Update to 5.1.1 Turkish version available now at

http://www.ztedevice.com/support/58fdc373-46d0-4734-8e93-6fdc3ab090ba.html

should I buy a pay as you go or the other type I will unlock it low ?

received today and its stunning thanks op son will love this x

they have all gone tho :/

OOS @ Amazon but this phone is available at the Vodafone store on payg for £100. Seems both colours still available

Click this link

You will need to unlock

"delayed" until 19th December :disappointed:

Price at £115 now

Delayed as well here

Mine was delayed until 19 December but got a email yesterday that its been dispatched. On its way now.

I received my phone from Amazon today and it accepted my TalkTalk sim no problem. No need to unlock it.

Back in stock

It was, it's gone again now though. Maybe Amazon only had 1!