Seems like a lot of phone for the money. may need to take £10 sim so possibly £75
The ZTE Blade A512's screen is 5.2 inches with 720 x 1280 pixels resolution. There is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 Quad core 1.4 GHz processor (CPU). The phone runs on the Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system (OS). You can take photos or capture video with the phone's onboard 13+ megapixel camera.
Latest comments (73)
mellonfarmcharmer
15 Jun 17#73
Great phone. I got two. I told the shop I didn't need the PAYG sim, so they sold me a topup code instead. I got rid of it on fleabay.
Ed.Winchester
5 Jun 172#70
Wouldn't do it without the sim for extra 10 quid so I walked out the store. I refuse to pay a tenner for a sim that will go straight in the bin.
I need a phone as well.
SFconvert to Ed.Winchester
6 Jun 17#72
Yes but even at £75 this is great value, and the £10 sim come with extra roaming bundle (500mb, 100 mins and texts) so if you are going abroad in next 3 weeks it could save you a few quid....
TylerDurdenUK
5 Jun 17#71
Can apps be moved to the sd card on this phone, the marshmallow update to my SU6 pretty much screwed the phone as apps cannot be stored on the sd card any more :disappointed:
Mucka
29 May 17#68
which eBay unlockers have people used and worked?
MacPhisto to Mucka
29 May 17#69
Got mine from mobunlockingmaster item 221434804649 for£1.29 and code delivered in less than an hour
Taksim_Red
25 May 17#67
Bought this morning in Liverpool. I asked could they do it for £65, without the top up, but they said no. Great phone for the price though. I really love the size of it. Found my Smart Ultra 6 was just too big and kept dropping it and repeatedly smashing the screen. This one fits perfectly in my hand though. Cheers OP!
bro631
19 May 17#66
Buy alcatel idol 4 comes with vr headset jbl headphones. And 2 Cases all for £99 delivefed from Sainsbury's phone reduced to clear because website closing down best price
eastavos
18 May 17#65
I went into the Leeds City Centre store (the one near WHSmiths) and they didn't have any of these there. Just mentioning in case other people are planning on going there.
kcspurs
18 May 17#64
brilliant phone
kcspurs
13 May 17#56
managed to get this phone without having to pay the top up.
so far looks nice. feels light
you get 10 attempts
this is my unlock code i paid for
might work for others
1357655282732307
MacPhisto to kcspurs
13 May 17#57
Think the unlock codes are specific to each phone based on the unique IMEI number you submit through eBay for unlocking. Already unlocked mine, only £1.29 and got the code in less than an hour and that was after order around 9-9:30pm :smiley:
bro631 to kcspurs
15 May 17#63
unlock code is made by ime no
Ross81
15 May 17#61
Had mine a week now and it's brilliant. Battery life very decent too. Already had an OTA software update too. No sign of Nougat though, but at the price, who cares.
If I could get one of these with a better camera like my Xperia Z5 for say another £40 , I'd buy it!
Captain.HUKD to Ross81
15 May 17#62
Been using mine for almost a week now & am amazed by the Battery Life.
kcspurs
13 May 17#58
you get 12 attempts so someone could try it. what's your opinion on the phone so far
SFconvert to kcspurs
13 May 17#59
That's not the same as the unlock code I got, they are generally unique and generated from the IMEI, now if you knew the equation....
MacPhisto to kcspurs
13 May 17#60
Got it for the mother in law, but setting it up and installing apps from her account was fairly rapid. Screen seems a nice size for those that don't want larger 5.5" and impressed with the overall quality and speed. Personally I like the textured back but if you're buying a case you won't notice. Put it this way was impressed with the Moto G5 at £170 from Amazon for my wife to replace her smart ultra 6 but after using this, even at £75 with top up the G5 is no where near twice the quality, wish I'd saved some money and gone for this instead. :sunglasses:
Ross81
9 May 17#42
Definitely single SIM but it does take a micro SD.
SFconvert to Ross81
12 May 172#55
There is a dual SIM version of this but it's a hybrid SIM/SD card. I wonder if it just has a different SIM tray and the dual SIM feature is enabled, or is it in the software too?
Got one for a present and pretty impressed with it. Much much faster than my Moto g2, very little lag, nice screen goes right to the edge and very slim too. Battery life seems impressive, spent good 3 hours playing, installing etc and battery only lost 15%.
Unlocked within 30 mins too with eBay code.
kcspurs
12 May 17#54
is it really as bad as people say it is. i loved the lg g3 and it looks a bit like that, im thinking of getting the lg k8 2017 editon with 16gb
flintstone
11 May 17#53
Btw i got a second blade today in Abbeycentre and didn't need to buy a sim card, so £65
gtd65
11 May 171#52
Sent you a PM with the link, I'm overseas at the moment (in Dubai) and any posts I make need to be moderated. Posted the information here earlier today and it's not been approved or shown up.
dreamsofubuntu
11 May 17#51
Any chance you have remembered where you found the tutorial for that? would be very helpful until I can spare enough money to splash on a new phone...
kcspurs
8 May 17#7
this or the lg k8
Andwoo to kcspurs
8 May 17#8
I think the K8 not only have 8gb internal storage
dreamsofubuntu to kcspurs
11 May 171#50
Don't buy a K8 it's a pain in the ass because once you install banking, netflix, iplayer, Facebook and a couple of other apps the memory is full and you can't move all the apps the sd card...
Captain.HUKD
10 May 17#49
This deal was posted by kpearsoncj over 3 weeks ago.
I spotted it as I was looking to replace an old Nexus 5 so I'd been looking at deals on the various 'cheap' phones from China. I'm already on Vodafone SIM only Contract but when I picked my Blade up in store I still had to pay the £10 top-up. I only started using the phone earlier this week as I'd had to request a Nano-Sim but so far I'm really impressed. Battery life seems great & the screen is nice. Slightly taller/wider than the Nexus but slimmer/lighter. Definitely worth a punt if you don't want to take a chance on importing a phone from China.
gtd65
10 May 171#48
I have the K8 and would not recommend buying it unless you are willing to do some leg work on ADB terminal commands. LG disabled the feature to merge external storage.
8GB is a total and utter waste of time.
I've managed to merge the 32GB SD Card with the Internal memory but save yourself a lot of hassle and get one with at least 16GB of storage.
Other than the storage situation, the K8 is a decent enough little phone.
mmc5
10 May 17#47
Also read on gsmarena that a few people that had these have had issues with ghost touch.
I am getting rid of my g4 for that reason, so i don't want to go through that again.
Has anyone who has had this phone for a while had this issue (my g4 ghost touch issues took about 8 months to manifest) ?
ddaann_99
10 May 17#46
Grabbed one of three from Preston yesterday. Looks very promising for the money.
mmc5
10 May 17#44
specs look good for the price.
just one thing though, spec sheet says phone is 164mm high, that seems pretty tall for a phone with a 5.2 inch screen ?
by comparison, i've currently got a moto g4 (ghost touch issues, hence reason for looking at a new phone), and that is 153mm high for a phone that's got a 5.5 inch screen.
so what i'm saying is, does it seem an overly tall phone (proportion wise) in everyday use ?
MacPhisto to mmc5
10 May 17#45
Picked up the last one from Bolton Middlebrook store last night. My wife has the Moto G5 (5" screen) and size/dimension are about the same, give or take a mm, although the Blade is a little thinner but feels comfortable to hold.
Seems like a cracking phone for the money. Installed 30+ apps pretty fast, screen seems nice and responsive, I'm sure the mother-in-law will be happy with it going from the original Moto G to this :smiley:
dmw
10 May 17#43
The same has happened to me with my SU6 , 4 attempts to repair phone by Vodafone before they gave up and issued a replacement. Vodafone refuse to unlock it, although it turns out the replacement if faulty too. back to store again tomorrow for more shocking service!
shariifi
9 May 17#41
Paid £99 a year ago, excellent phone. Looks like an iphone 6.
flintstone
9 May 171#40
got mine today in Abbeycentre, was asked if I needed a SIM card, said no, got it for £65 :smile:
well happy, thanks OP
Swf77MiUk
9 May 171#39
On some sites it's dual sim phone. If you got it from Vodafone was it dual sim?
kidd_klm
9 May 17#31
Vodafone will unlock it for free after 30 days vodafone.co.uk/nuc
nigelbutler to kidd_klm
9 May 17#33
It's only £1.29 off eBay for unlock codes various sellers
MacPhisto to kidd_klm
9 May 17#38
Yeah good luck with that. Got a Vodafone Smart Ultra 6, unlocked from ebay for £1.50. Mic was faulty after 14 months so returned to Vodafone for repair as 2 year manufacturer warranty. Replacement phone was sent same week but different IMEI number which wasn't recognised on server so unable to get unlocked from ebay. Returned to the store and manager emailed NUC team, it's been over five weeks now and have received an email to say they will have to request unlock code from manufacturer which will take another 7-10 working days. Not been able to use the phone as a phone as don't have a Vodafone sim :confused:
Not very happy with the service, but will probably buy this phone for the mother-in-law as she's still struggling with the original Moto G, so should be a nice upgrade for the price :sunglasses:
streetsahead
9 May 17#35
Strange question I know but I have the su6 and it has a chrome cast option in the drag down menu, does this have the same (previous Samsung phones didn't have it)
Ross81 to streetsahead
9 May 171#37
Yes cast screen option is there on mine
little_green
8 May 171#3
Probably cheapest new phone with this spec. If was 65 then very good 75 + couple pounds unlocking I'm guessing so about 80 all in. Can probably get something better used
Masteryates to little_green
9 May 171#36
I have to agree. I sold a mint LG G2 for £75 a few months ago. Even though the G2 is really old, I'm sure it would cream this with Lineage as the Snapdragon 800 is a beast.
Ross81
9 May 17#34
No gyro but 360 photos in Facebook are still viewable by moving the phone there must be other tech within. Really impressed with the screen its very Samsungesque like an S4 generation one.
Came off charge at 91% three hours ago, Bluetooth streamed music via Deezer, some browsing and still 87%
nigelbutler
9 May 17#32
It's an unfortunate recent trend
My Moto G4 doesn't have a gyro either
Neither does the Moto G5!! which is £175
The original Moto g does!
tonyspoons
9 May 17#30
This is the second phone I've seen recently without Gyro; what gives? My Nokia N82 (early 2008 tech) had a gyro, as did my HTC Hero (2009) so surely it isn't expensive tech these days? Seems pretty odd as it will stop things like screen re-orientation, Photospheres, 360 video viewing, cheap VR viewers, etc etc. What is the logic?
Oh, and heat for good price for a relatively high specced cheap handset.
Dangermouse500
9 May 17#29
I'm thinking of getting this or the Moto G Play for my dad. He has a tendency to leave his phones in places. I don't suppose either has a tracker or if there's a good app which can allow you to track where the phone is? Can anybody please advise? Thanks
dwl99
9 May 17#28
Bummer that there's no root available
gabzie90
9 May 171#27
ive had it for a couple of weeks now its really good. i was expectong it to be sliggish. The battery life is decent lasts well over a day.
nigelbutler
8 May 17#18
No compass?
Not a deal breaker though!
orgbox to nigelbutler
8 May 17#19
Does this mean GPS ie Google Maps will be poor?
jaydeeuk1 to nigelbutler
8 May 17#20
Probably has a compass but very doubtful it has a gyro (so no VR, augmented reality apps, skymap won't be accurate etc)
Decent for the money, if not outstanding. The SU6 was sub £90 during its height of popularity.
orgbox to nigelbutler
8 May 17#26
Does this mean GPS ie Google Maps will be poor?
nirvanaman
8 May 17#25
excellent value, unfortunately there is no root available for this phone even though it is nearly 1yr old. So no custom roms.
Krooner
8 May 17#24
No, GPS uses Global Positioning Satellites.
kcspurs
8 May 17#23
what's the speaker volume like
thelatics
8 May 171#2
ZTE Blade 6 is a Vodafone Smart Ultra 6, so if they had chosen to brand this it would have been a Smart Ultra 5.2?
Some stores let you not buy a top-up if you already are a Vodafone customer, but not always. You can sell the credit on eBay but do it quickly as it has a 30-day life only (from purchase not activation).
The SU6 always got rave reviews because it had high spec at low price - this is the same, and actually 5.2" is far easier to handle than the 5.5" SU6.
japes to thelatics
8 May 17#22
Re: 30 day credit life. Unless things have changed, the £10 credit I bought with my LG G4 when on offer worked 12 months later
Ross81
8 May 171#21
Can't seem to switch off keyboard haptic feedback and can't find the Smiley's on twitter but other than that all good. Great bit of kit for the price! Screen is great.
Ross81
8 May 171#17
Seems a decent handset. The screen is very decent with good brightness. No fingerprint sensor. Nice finish. Running fine so far just need to switch my SD and sim cards over
Ross81
8 May 171#16
I've just bought one. Will report back later!
kcspurs
8 May 17#15
it looks nice but i prefer the look of the lg k8 2017
nigelbutler
8 May 17#14
Anyone got this phone?
I had a look in the shop and it's a nice size... 2gb ram and Marshmallow plus Snapdragon Processor
SFconvert
8 May 17#12
Is this easy to unlock?
nigelbutler to SFconvert
8 May 171#13
Yeah simple code to enter.... Unlocks on eBay for £1.29..... unlock is unique to each handset
nseaman
8 May 17#11
How would you sell the top up? Does it come as a code?
accyuklad
8 May 171#10
1.5gb ram and 8mp camera and weak battery I wouldn't bother
gazdoubleu
8 May 171#9
ZTE Blade 6 is not same as Vodafone Smart Ultra 6. There are screen resolution differences, Blade (S)6 (Plus) is dual Sim voda isn't, voda has NFC, blade hasn't. Lots of similarities but not the same device rebadged.
Ross81
8 May 17#6
might go have a look in Livingston later
Ross81
8 May 17#4
This looks a great deal is it in store?
Andwoo to Ross81
8 May 17#5
Yes they are in store, my colleague picked one up in Glasgow yesterday.
accyuklad
8 May 17#1
ye you after buy a £10 top up I had to even though I already had a voda sim
also its actually a decent phone for the price it is
only downside with zte I cant see them releasing android 7 nougat
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The ZTE Blade A512's screen is 5.2 inches with 720 x 1280 pixels resolution. There is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 Quad core 1.4 GHz processor (CPU). The phone runs on the Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system (OS). You can take photos or capture video with the phone's onboard 13+ megapixel camera.
Latest comments (73)
I need a phone as well.
so far looks nice. feels light
you get 10 attempts
this is my unlock code i paid for
might work for others
1357655282732307
If I could get one of these with a better camera like my Xperia Z5 for say another £40 , I'd buy it!
Got one for a present and pretty impressed with it. Much much faster than my Moto g2, very little lag, nice screen goes right to the edge and very slim too. Battery life seems impressive, spent good 3 hours playing, installing etc and battery only lost 15%.
Unlocked within 30 mins too with eBay code.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/vodafone-blade-a512-vodafone-65-10-credit-75-2665106
I spotted it as I was looking to replace an old Nexus 5 so I'd been looking at deals on the various 'cheap' phones from China. I'm already on Vodafone SIM only Contract but when I picked my Blade up in store I still had to pay the £10 top-up. I only started using the phone earlier this week as I'd had to request a Nano-Sim but so far I'm really impressed. Battery life seems great & the screen is nice. Slightly taller/wider than the Nexus but slimmer/lighter. Definitely worth a punt if you don't want to take a chance on importing a phone from China.
8GB is a total and utter waste of time.
I've managed to merge the 32GB SD Card with the Internal memory but save yourself a lot of hassle and get one with at least 16GB of storage.
Other than the storage situation, the K8 is a decent enough little phone.
I am getting rid of my g4 for that reason, so i don't want to go through that again.
Has anyone who has had this phone for a while had this issue (my g4 ghost touch issues took about 8 months to manifest) ?
just one thing though, spec sheet says phone is 164mm high, that seems pretty tall for a phone with a 5.2 inch screen ?
by comparison, i've currently got a moto g4 (ghost touch issues, hence reason for looking at a new phone), and that is 153mm high for a phone that's got a 5.5 inch screen.
so what i'm saying is, does it seem an overly tall phone (proportion wise) in everyday use ?
Seems like a cracking phone for the money. Installed 30+ apps pretty fast, screen seems nice and responsive, I'm sure the mother-in-law will be happy with it going from the original Moto G to this :smiley:
well happy, thanks OP
Not very happy with the service, but will probably buy this phone for the mother-in-law as she's still struggling with the original Moto G, so should be a nice upgrade for the price :sunglasses:
Came off charge at 91% three hours ago, Bluetooth streamed music via Deezer, some browsing and still 87%
My Moto G4 doesn't have a gyro either
Neither does the Moto G5!! which is £175
The original Moto g does!
Oh, and heat for good price for a relatively high specced cheap handset.
Not a deal breaker though!
Decent for the money, if not outstanding. The SU6 was sub £90 during its height of popularity.
Some stores let you not buy a top-up if you already are a Vodafone customer, but not always. You can sell the credit on eBay but do it quickly as it has a 30-day life only (from purchase not activation).
The SU6 always got rave reviews because it had high spec at low price - this is the same, and actually 5.2" is far easier to handle than the 5.5" SU6.
I had a look in the shop and it's a nice size... 2gb ram and Marshmallow plus Snapdragon Processor
also its actually a decent phone for the price it is
only downside with zte I cant see them releasing android 7 nougat