smaller screen and dual sim, unlocked maybe suits others better ?

I do wish companies would take more care on their specs :-

1280 x 720 pixels.
Full HD screen.

Can't be both!

Why would anyone buy this when you can get the Smart Ultra 6 for £15 more..... It's worth the extra £15 for the full HD display

I would personally choose the Blade S6 just because it is a smaller phone. The Smart Ultra is too big for me to hold comfortably.

Why would anyone buy this when you can get the Smart Ultra 6 for £15 more..... It's worth the extra £15 for the full HD display

smaller screen and dual sim, unlocked maybe suits others better ?

From Vodafone or Amazon

Thanks i'll have a look now :smiley:

good phone - great price

I would personally choose the Blade S6 just because it is a smaller phone. The Smart Ultra is too big for me to hold comfortably.

Agree, the Smart 6 Ultra is way too big and it isn't a dual sim device which is a massive bonus. Heat! :smiley:

how would this compare to a galaxy s4?

If you buy this, be aware that some phones have one or both known problems. First, gps doesn't work/ can't fix. Two, will spontaneously reboot.
Beauty of argos deal if you have these issues is ease of replacement. Pity people who bought from abroad.

A review from Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yuaahJZewo

I do wish companies would take more care on their specs :-

1280 x 720 pixels.
Full HD screen.

Can't be both!

Avoid this brand.
Bought two Zte Blade V's. One kept dropping calls one minute in and the other one had to be shook every few mins. as the audio became muffled.

I have learnt my lesson by buying Chinese crap branded phones.

I've had one of these since June and it's a a pretty decent phone for the money. Couple of gripes:
Internal storage is woefully inadequate. The partitioning is weird and you'll be out of space for apps very quickly. Get a micro SD card and Apps2SD ASAP.
Battery life is quite poor, and does seem to deteriorate pretty quickly as well.
The camera is awful in anything but perfect light.

Is this better than the 3rd gen Moto G and the Sony Xperia M4 Aqua?

Before anyone even considers buying a Smart Ultra 6, ask yourself if having a decent camera is a must for your needs. If it is, stay away. I've had the SU6 for a few months now, the phone itself is brilliant for what I paid (only £99!) but the camera is utterly shocking, worst camera I've seen by far. To get a half decent picture you need to be somewhere with a lot of light, even then it's not a great picture. If you're somewhere with a lack of light, then just forget taking a decent picture.

yep 1080p is still full hd.

Yes, but I got an unlock code from eBay for like £2.50.

I bought this phone in February this year and GPS works absolutely fine for me. With regards to random reboots, it has happened to me about 4 times in the 10 months I've had it.



I've had no problems with storage, but I don't use massive amount of apps, but I've got 1300 photos on there and about 200 MP3s and haven't run out yet.

Camera - Agreed it is poor in low light but the outside shots are really good.

Battery life - I've had no problems with this. Will happily run for a full day with a couple of hours of solid use throughout the day.

Yes it is but only about £2 to unlock on eBay.

Just wondering how this compares with other phones on the market, the specs look good. need a decent phone with good camera? been looking at SU6 buy its too big, also looking at elephone pro from ebay.

Is this better than Wileyfox Swift (if another lightening deal appears on Amazon...)? :neutral_face:

ok, do you know if this has got a decent camera or anything else in the same region.

I would always stay away from Chinese branded goods - nowt wrong in western brands that happen to be manufactured in China, but Chinese brands? no thanks

I owned two phones build by ZTE - Orange Monte Carlo and T-mobile Vivacity, had issues with both ..

​no its not anymore, full was just used to differentiate between the lowest and maximum types of hd 720, 1080i/1080p , now the highest is 4k that's the "fullest" available

This or the Lumia 640 XL for an extra £60?

I know it's hard to compare as the XL is much bigger and costs 60% more but if budget gives, which is the better phone? Not expecting an amazing phone but would I be wasting £100 on this when I should pay a little more for a proper branded phone?

Help?

Or any other suggestions from Argos for around £150 mark?

Had this phone for last 11 months, purchased from Gearbest. Was a really good phone at first but had issues with WIFI connection in certain parts of the house from around May 2015, was perfect before but for some reason losses connection , as far as I know its a known problem with this phone.

Had this phone for last 11 months, purchased from Gearbest. Was a really good phone at first but had issues with WIFI connection in certain parts of the house from around May 2015, was perfect before but for some reason losses connection , as far as I know its a known problem with this phone.

I'm pretty sure HD refers to 720, 1080 and 1440 whilst anything over that is known as UHD.

It's about time for us to use the numbers only instead of "HD" and "UHD" anyway - given that the plaque attached to Alexandra Palace says "The world's first regular high definition television service was inaugurated here by the BBC November 1936" :stuck_out_tongue:

These are descriptive terms used for marketing only the industry talks about vertical resolution. "Full HD" is marketing speak for 1080p, "HD" is 720p, and 4k resolution is called "UHD". Ignore the labels and just use the resolution number as your guide for comparison.

Great price for a mid-range handset.

The reboots - I was thinking more of the 4 times a day brigade which I could imagine would be quite annoying.

Wrong - from a marketing perspective. You won't see Fullest HD anywhere :man:
Full HD is still 1080p
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=full+hd

Which is better this, Moto G or Wileyfox?

Which one?
Both of them?
Even the 8GB / 1GB MotoG is £40 more than this, the 16GB is in a different price range.

Edit: if that reads like I'm arguing then don't be fooled. It's a genuine question, never had a Moto G.

This phone sounds tempting but all the little faults people are mentioning puts me off. I wouldn't want the hassle

HD =720p
Full hd = 1080p
Ultra hd = 4k

Thanks for the tip on the Sony C4, however it will be difficult to find it at £100 - £120 mark

Yep, that's more the the M4 price

Camel camel camel suggests it's been at £99 for a while though it clearly isn't at the moment (possible deal coming up, or the end of a price match?).

Can anyone explain how these dual sim phones operate? Can the two sims be used concurrently? For example I have two phones with two sims, one with unlimited data and the other with unlimited calls. Would I be able to set one up as a master sim and still be able to make and receive calls on the other at the same time?

Went for the WileyFox as i thought it was dual sim Active so i could use 3 sim for calls/texts and EE for 4G. Can't find anything on their website stating it is active but read it on one of the Amazon comments it was.
Looking again now seen a few which state SIM is only standby which is the same as this.

Should i send them back and get this instead as it has better specs?
I MAY get £25 cashback from Nationwide as i tried to cancel, Amazon said it was dispatched but then got cancelled, so they sent another dispatch out at £0 after i had signed up to Nationwide... if the payment date it when the 2nd order at £0 was dispatched i will qualify for the £25 cashback. If the original purchase date, then i wont get the cashback.

I would still think umi iron is better phone

Oh I thought that's why UltraHD came out

Oh and I thought that was why UltraHD came out

Fancy a change this fire phone is doing my head in now no facebook app to dload plus phone has bouts of searching for a signal at times

the redmi note 2 is a way better and cheaper phone than this. If you want to spend a bit more, you could get the redmi note 2 prime. Although you should only get the prime if your planning on playing games.

none in bristol.

Is this better than Moto G Dual Sim 5 inch second generation phone?

OOS everywhere
only online delivery?

Coming from Apple I just purchased a smart ultra 6 , camera works fine with 3rd party app. Performance is superb .. On seeing mine a colleague has decided not to throw money at Apple anymore and has purchased two su6 for him and his wife to replace iPhone 5s and get out of costly monthly Apple related tariffs . Su6 is a great buy for £100 ish pounds ..

Slough
Staines
Kingston
Richmond

All in stock :sunglasses:

Don't worry dig deep and buy at Amazon a snip at £119

And don't forget to buy Through Nationwide Simply Rewards if you have a Flex account with them as they are paying £25 cashback for purchases over £100

Yeah but you buy an unlock code on ebay for like £3-£4. Thats what i did and i had the phone unlocked within a couple of hours. :smiley:

I have had a SU6 for 6 months and can say it's one of the best bargain phones. The camera although not brilliant is ok. at present its 115 quid in asda.

Looks cool

Had one of these for 6 months,
- rubbish battery, would last half a day with moderate use.
- would run hot with moderate use
- phone got bricked by an official update from the zte website
- camera is rubbish, especially in low light
- very 'plasticy' to hold
Yes I am bitter as I was foolish enough to send back to China and now they have "lost" it

This phone is the longest i've kept a handset (and i've got a phone shop lol)

Mine was £100 4 months back, best value phone for ages :wink:

HOT !

maxmix

I'll be honest I have this phone its sound quality is terrible, and feels like cheap plastic, but it looks decent and does everything you want it to do still better than an Iphone6s and a fraction of the price!

I have this reserved in Ballymena, Northern Ireland.
No longer needed. Does anyone want the reservation code?

*** Update. Code no longer available. Given to another HotUK member ***

with a bit of research there are better phones out there for cheaper...

doogee Valencia 2 Y100 Pro is on Amazon for less than £90. Specs are better

My S6 died after six months after an SD card update. Cannot get it to power on. Zte were hopeless and didn't want to know. £180 for 6 months!! Avoidy

I ordered two on Amazon, they took the money out straight away, instead of on dispatch.
On that same day, AFTER i had ordered, i signed up to Nationwide rewards to get £25 cashback on Amazon over £100.

I tried to cancel Amazon and order again after i had signed up to Nationwide rewards so i could get £25 off.
Lots of messing around, basically didn't deliver the phones.
Yesterday sent them out again value at £0, if the original order goes through as yesterdays date, i will get the cashback, if the original order date, which was cancelled, it was before i signed up to Nationwide rewards. So i wont get £25 off.

Great price, but cheap plastic, ordinary camera, very poor speakers, unfriendly, challenging os. When i bought it, it took me 2 to 3 os reinstalls to get it to workm when i say to get it to work i mean the most basic of features which was making and receiving calls..

A mate got one them 50 quid dodgy phones from china , its a brick frankly

xiaomi phones smash this

Good Price .....but I'm very happy with my Wileyfox Swift !!!

Nobody seems to have asked: what the F is "Android MiFavor 3.0 UI"? Sounds like this has a very non-standard flavour of Android on it. What's wrong with stock Android!? Silly.

Can someone explain why this is so hot, considering there are cheaper brand new ones on Ebay and have been for a long time?

To be honest, I have to agree what some others have stated. If you MUST have the dual sim and slightly smaller screen then OK, this is an option. But for the tiny extra, the Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 is a much better handset. If not for the full HD, then hands down for the battery. I almost bought one of these about 4 months ago after seriously looking into it. The fact that it's an IPhone 6 lookalike didn't bother me, I quite liked the look of it, but long story short, after spending hours and hours looking into it, the battery on the Vodafone in comparison tests practically doubles the use out of the phone. Don't let the numbers full you of the battery, the Vodafone really does give you so much extra in battery. I get 2 and half days from mine from 100% to almost empty with on average 3 hours screen time a day. This handset in comparison would give you a day and half. That full extra day from the Smart Ultra 6 surpasses the extra sim from this. That's just my two pennies worth though. Each to there own.

EDIT: Plus to add, whilst it's not Marshmallow, the Smart Ultra 6 has just been updated over the air to 5.1.1, received my update today. That's direct from Vodafone even though I'm running it on Tesco Mobile. I don't believe ZTE have done an update for this model.

Anyone recommend a good site to unlock the phone?

I bought the Galaxy J5 for £50 more.
If you have any mates travelling to India anytime soon, you can buy the J5 in India for £100.

DUAL Sim woop
and only 720p screen just how i like it, no battery killing and still high res.

You can also install KingRoot from the Play store and remove all the bloatware, I did that a few weeks back
and I get nearly double battery power now, no hangups at all now :wink:

maxmix

I decided to go for one of these as I was after a cheap phone since breaking my iPhone 6. Can't believe how good the phone is for the price. Yes it feels a bit cheap and like a toy phone but the handset itself is perfect. Screen looks good. Well worth £100!

i got the smart ultra 6 last week and it cost me £1 odd ebay to unlock :smiley: £99 amazon x

Is this KitKat or Lollipop? I'm looking for a KitKat one.

I have learnt my lesson by buying Chinese crap branded phones.[/quote]

Yea I don't buy Apple either anymore.

Yea I don't buy Apple either anymore.[/quote]
LOL ... Good one mate :smirk:

The problem may be with the software, make sure you have the latest firmware installed. My wife has this phone and it's great. GPS also works flawless.

excellent phone for the money, got the Mrs one. better than a smart ultra 6 if you want the smaller footprint!

like cool man

nice deal

Tempted but a little concerned by the fact that so many of the online reviews complain about the poor battery.

Having done some reading up I am still not sure which is the better option, this or the Wileyfox.....

I had one of these paid £160ish from amazon.
I found it fast in comparison to my Samsung s3.
battery was ok but got a day out of it.
Tethering was an issue.
The sat nav was touch and go.
the dual SIM is 2g I believe I don't know useful it would be.
it starts getting hot
some apps don't work.
sky go.

At £99 its a steal.

I returned mine because I didn't feel it gave me anything above my s3.
and it did get hot at the back.
vote hot because of price.


hope this helps.

I think I remember it dropped calls sometimes.

I think it was a bad choice on my part a friend has one of those elephones and he has no snags at all

Same here, these 5 inch phones are too large really... but the SU6 is a monster.

I have an Elephone P8000, which works well as a secondary device. Their firmware development team leaves a lot to be desired, e.g. each new ROM comes with a new Launcher (some have come with Adware in the past!), new firmwares improve some areas and regress others etc. Flashing new firmwares on OSes beyond Windows 7 is also tricky too unless you are quite technical.

Personally I am happy with the P8000, but mostly because it is my secondary device & I am a software engineer, so use it as a play thing. Not sure I would recommend it for a non-technical person for use as their main device.

The Blade S6 is a decent enough device - 720p at 5" is fine & the other specs are also excellent for the money.

I would personally buy the SU6 as it's firmware is pretty much stock and controlled by Vodafone which won't allow any nonsense.

However, if 5.5" is too large & Dual SIM is useful to you (e.g. to put a PAYG 3 SIM in when you go abroad on holiday for cheap calls & data) then this is a decent device.

Thanks for the info, I am looking at the pro version which is a nice size, the specs look good and few people have mentioned it on here.

would this be a good starter phone?

absolutely not!

I don't think their branded goods are as good quality as others available in the west - they will have all / most of the functionality of other better known brands but not the reliability, but in the end you get what you pay for - check for yourself - find 2 similar & competing products (one established market leading brand and one chinese branded equivalent), check the public reviews of both or just read some of the comments within this thread

when one expresses a subjective opinion why does someone else suggest you are trolling

​I honestly can't remember. ...but its huge...maybe P8000

SU6 far better value and its made by ZTE too - also receives plenty of OTA updates - I've just had one this morning

had this for 10 months, never missed a beat! just bought one for the Mrs :smiley:

Wow seems a great price for that spec. Heat added cheers :wink:

Any ideas on battery life? Does it last more than a day?

dual sim feature is the key

how it compares in real life is very different to a specification sheet. just asking for opinions.

what is the point to discuss when it is not available, I checked in Nottingham & Derby area in Argos

If you're quick...
Reservation Code: 544571

189-197 Old Street
London
EC1V 9JS

Great budget phone. Had mine for over a year. I play some games and its copes well but gets a little hot. Apart from that video, casting and everything else I've thrown at it has worked fine.
Bargain and not as big as others. 'Plasticy' and obviously doesn't feel like a premium phone but for £99 quid I'd recommend it. I had a Moto G Gen 1 before and this does blitz it performance wise. Not in video though. Battery life on general use lasts over a day but the minute you start heavily gaming it drains the battery and you will need to charge it.
Camera is also pretty decent, not outstanding but great for the kids and holidays.
However that all said I can renew my phone yearly on a 12 month contract which gives you bargaining power with the providers and have a phone that performs well.
I will never go back using a premium phone.

My experience matches RedTheRebel's. I wanted an inexpensive phone to replace my unreliable Galaxy S1. After much research I went for an HUKD deal for the SU6 (Voda £99 (plus £2.50 unlock). So far no regrets whatsoever. I can't comment on the camera - haven't used it.

As a phone and for email, web, music, reading pdfs, it has been perfect - as is the clarity of the HD display. If the size is not a deal breaker I'd thoroughly recommend paying the extra for the SU6.

Anyone have an idea how the camera on this compares to an S3 at all?

I have one reservation at Lewisham : let me know if someone needs it

a good phone but these have been this price on eBay for ages. good for argos

​LOADS on eBay for 99 UK sellers. have been for a while now. man people who shop at Argos! Well DONT GOARGOS

This is not like other Chinese phones. This one is actually quite good and very usable. Did have some glitches initially, but latest firmware is very stable. A reasonably quick phone which is up to most tasks even gaming. My myself and two friends have one and we're all very happy. A few things... the screen is not gorilla glass or anything; it can break quite easily. I recommend getting a toughened screen protector off ebay asap. The screen itself is really good. Very bright and crisp. You cant tell it's only 720 not full HD. 'Next the hardware is much better than the software. Although the base Android is stable, some of the onboard apps are a bit crap and unstable. Would say ditch them and replace with google standard apps. THis includes the hopmescreen for definite. The experience is so much better when using stock apps. Otherwise, everything else is brilliant. Looks good too, but close up and in your hand, you can tell it's cut corners. It is really light though. This would be a good phone at 199 quid.

Well, that's what I think, anyway.

helllllo **** screen!

I see bad reviews on all products west or east, just saying Chinese products is bad is stupid and lame.

so, I express a personal opinion about the quality of manufactured goods based on both personal experience and public reviews of said manufactured goods - and you ask if I "troll much". When I reply in a courteous and polite manner you call my position "stupid and lame". So who is the troll here?

Everyone will agree that manufactured goods the world over can be both good and bad quality regardless of where the manufacturer originates from - I just tried to say in my experience the general quality level of branded manufactured goods is higher from some sources than others. I won't even go into ISO certifications and other internationally recognized quality standards as I have the feeling you would not be interested (it is not an interesting subject) or understand any points I would try to make.

Anyway, take it easy - I meant no offence to anyone

I got this yesterday and it's pretty good. But not used it much. I don't think it'll replace my main phone though.

Have you tried the latest firmware? I think someone mentioned earlier that it may fix the issues?

i fancy trying one ive got an argos car 6 month intrest free

Sorry guys sharing my own fresh experience.

By seeing this offer, price, spec etc I decided yesterday to have this mobile for my wife and reserved this with Argos for collection today.

It was our fortunate that due to some reasons we decided to view it first before buying actually.

Omg....It was plastic phone, just like kids item, some thing was not quite right...I can't explain in words... it was just not ok look wise may be due to the fact that my expectation was very high or something... we decided not to buy this as it did not even look like proper mobile... just not proper.

It's my personal experience and should not be treated as any offensive feedback please.

I have owned this phone for 5 months and I'm very impressed.

Pros:
- Capacitive buttons on the bezel, saving screen space
- Dual sim
- Seperate microsd card slot (doesn't use sim slot)
- Battery lasts 36hrs, 48 with care
- Despite what others say I think it looks premium, regularly mistaken for iPhone etc.
- Bug free once updated to the latest software
- 4G that works on O2

Cons:
- Speaker could be louder, speakerphone is quiet
- No NFC
- No fingerprint sensor

Tips:
- Remove ZTE camera app and install Google camera app
- Disable/Uninstall all the ZTE bloat
- Update to the latest software (v B15)
- Install Google launcher or your favourite 3rd party launcher
- GPS is fast to get a lock, so long as you have mobile data on. Mobile data doesn't need to be on for GPS to work, just the initial lock.

Got last one from Argos Market Dryton. Free sim included. It only accepts nano sim. Excellent phone.
I have another reservation by mistake until Tuesday @ Stafford. Anyone interested?

Does anyone know if Cyanogenmod is available for this phone?

Arrived today. Some photos ZTE Blade S6.
1) Update latest firmware B15 using Phones System Update.
2) Disable few Apps not in use. Free Memory now 1.35GB
3) Download New Launcher or use Google Launcher.

I have been using this phone just over 1 week. Very good phone recommend it.
One minor problem is the call sound not load enough on my end but you can still hear it clearly, the other end (called person can hear very clearly and load).

Latest UK/EU firmware update can be found here: 290590B1571GEN_EU_Blade_S6V1.0.0B15