ZTE on Monday launched the Blade S6
Plus smartphone, which will be available
in several markets globally via eBay. The
ZTE Blade S6, Blade S6 Plus, and Blade
S6 Lux sport similar designs.
The ZTE Blade S6 Plus is a variant of th
Blade S6 Lux, which so far is only
available in China . The handset will be
available at $299.99 (approximately Rs.
18,650).
The Chinese company has also
announced that the ZTE Blade S6 Plus
will be available at a discounted price of
$269.99 (approximately Rs. 16,800) for
limited period. The company has listed
countries where the Blade S6 Plus will b
available: Austria, Belarus, Belgium,
Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia,
Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece,
Holland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,
Moldova, Norway, Portugal, Poland,
Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, and
Ukraine.
(Also see : ZTE Blade S6 Plus vs. ZTE Blade S6 Lux vs. ZTE Blade S6 )
Unfortunately, the company has not
detailed whether the handset will be
available in India.
The handset will be also available in
France, Italy, Spain, and United Kingdo
It's worth noting that the ZTE Blade S6
Lux was a China-only variant of the ZTE
Blade S6 , which was launched at an
event in Hong Kong in January.
(Also see : ZTE Blade S6 Plus vs. HTC Desire 826 )
The ZTE Blade S6 Plus features a 5.5-
inch HD (720x1080 pixels) JDI display
with In-Cell touch technology. It is with
the display that the Blade S6 Plus most
differs from the Blade S6 Lux, which
features a 5.5-inch full-HD display.
Meanwhile, the ZTE Blade S6 Plus
features the same 3000mAh battery as
the ZTE Blade S6 Lux .
It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop out-of-the-
box with ZTE's MiFavor 3.0 UI on top.
The Blade S6 Plus is powered by an
octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
(MSM8939) alongside 2GB of RAM.
The dual-SIM (supporting Nano-SIM
cards) Blade S6 Plus packs 16GB of
built-in storage and supports
expandable storage via microSD card. It
sports a 13-megapixel autofocus rear
camera with a Sony IMX214 sensor and
LED flash. There is a 5-megapixel front
camera also onboard. Connectivity
options on the smartphone include
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS/ A-GPS, 4G LTE,
and Micro-USB. The smartphone packs
proximity, ambient light, accelerometer,
compass, and gyroscope sensors.
Commenting on the launch, Adam Zeng,
CEO of ZTE Mobile Devices, said, "We are
very excited to announce with eBay the
global availability of the ZTE Blade S6
Plus. Following the successful launch of
the Blade S6, we are now offering our
consumers a larger-screen alternative to
a device that combines high-end
performance and quality at a very
competitive price tag."
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