ZTE Unveils Blade S6 4G LTE Smartphone With Innovative Smart Sense and a Host of Other Premium Features for the Masses
January 28 2015 - 2:50AM
Business Wire
ZTE, a global leading mobile device maker, released its Blade S6
4G LTE smartphone today. Aimed at the young and young at heart, the
Blade S6 – per its name – boasts six key features designed to
provide customers from across the board with world-class user
experience. The new features including ZTE’s Smart Sense gesture
motion control, world’s first Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 615 octa-core
chipset running on the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop operating
system, a SLR like ultra-high-definition camera, Hi-Fi Sound, ZTE’s
MiFavor 3.0 user interface and ZTE’s AliveShare application for
network-less communication.
ZTE Blade S6 (Photo: Business Wire)
“In line with our product portfolio plan, we very much sought to
push the envelope with the Blade S6, and to do so in a way that
would appeal to youths, as well as those with active social lives,”
said Mr. Adam ZENG Xuezhong, Executive Vice President of ZTE
Corporation and CEO of ZTE Mobile Devices.
“The Blade S6 is part of our 3+1 approach, which is led by a
trio of product lines that includes the voice control Star series,
security-focused Grand series and mass-market premium Blade series.
The sub-brand Nubia series completes the approach, which together
allows ZTE to address an expansive variety of customer needs.”
To date, the Blade series has accounted for over 20 million
units of ZTE’s global device sales, thereby validating the
company’s strategy of adding high-end features to devices targeted
at multiple customer segments.
Among those key features are the device’s Smart Sense, which
includes an intuitive and practical sets of gesture and motion
controls, such as with a flick of the wrist that allows users to
shine the Blade S6’s flashlight, activate its built-in mirror
application, take rapid succession of photographs, play music, and
much more.
Powering the Blade S6 is the new Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 615
chipset – Qualcomm’s first octa-core system-on-chip solution – and
an Adreno 405 image processor capable of Full-HD H.265 decoding.
This makes the Blade S6 the world’s first Android-L device to be
powered by the Snapdragon™ 615, and uniquely capable of providing
one of the most seamless user experiences currently on the
market.
ZTE’s MiFavor 3.0 user interface meanwhile offers numerous
customisation and personalization options at the finger-tips of the
consumer. The Blade S6 also packs equally a punch in the audio
department thanks to its Hi-Fi sound capability. The device’s
five-inch screen is built using In-Cell technology, which allows
better and more vibrant image quality.
Packaged in a slender two-millimetre-thin casing, the Blade S6
comes in a silver or pink matte finish.
“With its small package and powerful capabilities, the Blade S6
is the dream device for the socially active consumers and a clear
demonstration of ZTE’s ability to offer a premium smartphone at an
affordable price.” ZENG added.
Price and availability
The retail price for the ZTE Blade S6 is $249.99 US. ZTE Blade
S6 will be available online globally on AliExpress, and with Amazon
and eBay in selected markets.
It will be available through the distributor, Qool International
Ltd, and exclusively at the Hong Kong mobile operator csl. and
other major retail channels including Suning, Dream Team, Sun Shine
Telecom, Cyber Telecom, 188 Digital.com, Pak Lik and I Mobile in
Hong Kong.
ZTE Blade S6 Specification
Network LTE: B3/B7/B8/B28(B20)
(1800/2600/900/700(800)) UMTS: (850)900/2100 MHz GSM:
850/900/1800/1900
Platform Qualcomm®
Snapdragon™ 615 octa-core chipset (MSM8939)
Operating System
Android L
Size 144 x 70.7 x 7.7mm
Display 5.0 inch HD with In-Cell Technology
Camera Sony IMX214 13M AF + 5M wide-angle FF
Battery 2400mAh
Interface 3.5mm
Earphone Port, Dual Nano SIM, 5pin Micro USB, Micro SD
Memory 16GB eMMC + 2GB RAM DDR3
Features
- HI-FI
- Proximity, Ambient Light
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Gyro
- A-GPS/GPS/FM/BT 4.0/Wifi
- Wifi: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
- Smart Sense
- Aliveshare
- MiFavor 3.0 UI
About ZTE Mobile Devices
ZTE Mobile Devices is a division of ZTE Corporation, a global
telecommunications equipment, networks and mobile devices company
headquartered in Shenzhen, China. ZTE is a publicly traded company
listed on the Hong Kong and Shenzhen stock exchanges.
ZTE is one of the global leaders in the mobile handset
manufacturing industry in the world, offering a complete range of
mobile devices, including mobile phones, tablets, mobile broadband
modems and hotspots and family desktop integration terminals.
ZTE has strategic partnerships with 47 of the world’s top 50
carriers. Additionally, ZTE ranked No.1 in PCT patent applications
in WIPO table in 2011 and 2012.
For more information, please visit: www.ztedevices.com
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