If you’re a selfie lover, you’ll enjoy the front-facing camera

I managed to get up to 36 hours off the charger, with around 3.5 hours of screen-on time.

A standard suite of sensors and connectivity options are available, including support for 4G LTE, but it is worth noting that since this device is catered towards the Asian and European markets, it doesn’t connect to LTE networks in the US.

The ZTE Blade S6 Plus is a dual SIM device and supports 3G on 900/2100MHz, and 4G-LTE FDD on 800/900/1800/2100/2600MHz. Each 4G provider around the world uses one of the pre-defined frequency bands. My carrier uses 1800MHz (band 3), so the S6 Plus worked on 4G without any problems. Before buying the phone you should check with your carrier to ensure compatibility, or if you trust Wikipedia, then it has a

This device is compatible with two 3G frequencies: 900/2100MHz. Like the 4G coverage, compatibility depends on your carrier. The supported bands should give you 3G access on most carriers in Europe, the Middle East, and large parts of Asia. Unfortunaly the 3G won’t work in North America. You should always check with your carrier to ensure compatibility, or look at Wikipedia’s

When it comes to the battery, the Blade S6 Plus comes with a 3,000 mAh unit. In my testing, I managed to get up to 36 hours off the charger, with around 3.5 hours of screen-on time. A battery saver mode is also available, so you will have the option to squeeze some extra juice out of the battery in an pinch. I didn’t some individual app testing and according to GameBench Epic Citadel will run for around 3 hours on one charge, while YouTube will stream videos over Wi-Fi for 6 hours, again on one charge.

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The camera on the smaller Blade S6 is quite impressive and the Blade S6 Plus uses the same tech. What you’re looking at is a Sony made 28 mm wide-angle lens, coming in at 13 MP.

If you’re a selfie lover, you’ll enjoy the front-facing camera.

When you jump into the camera interface, you’re going to notice two modes – simple and expert. Simple is basically just an auto mode that lets you snap photos without having to worry or play around with any additional camera settings. On the other hand, Expert mode introduces a few additional controls like white balance, ISO, metering, and exposure, but that’s about as extensive as it gets. Various shooting modes like HDR, panorama, and a few others are also available, but one thing to note is they’re only accessible when you’re shooting in the Simple mode.

Pictures are sharp and vibrant in color, but not overly so that it looks unrealistic, and in most situations where lighting was adequate, I was able to get pretty much any shot that I wanted. The f/2.0 aperture is also great, and you can create pictures with a shallow-depth of field quite easily, something that you can normally only achieve with a DSLR camera.

When outdoors the camera does a good job of bringing out more details, while with indoor shots you can get good photos, especially if the lighting is strong. The HDR post-processing also helps with the indoor shots, that is maybe something you wouldn’t expect, but it certainly does help add a vibrancy to what could otherwise be dull images.

In low light, performance can be a bit hit-and-miss with high noise levels. But with a steady hand you can get reasonable results, however don’t expect too much as the camera has a maximum ISO of 800. Overall the rear camera is pretty solid, and it is certainly one of the plus points of the phone.

If you’re a selfie lover, you’ll enjoy the front-facing camera, as it comes in at 5 MP. The quality isn’t spectacular by any means, but just like the rear camera, it is a wide-angle lens, which means that you can easily fit you and a couple of your friends into a single shot.

the ZTE Blade S6 Plus is one of the growing number of phones that now run the latest iteration of Google’s mobile OS. You get all of the great features of Lollipop with a few additions from ZTE, including its custom launcher. While the custom launcher does have its unique features, a lot of the stock elements of Android 5.0 are available here. Elements like the lockscreen, notification shade, overview, and applications like the settings, dialer, and clock still preserve the material design from Google.

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Like the software experience we get on many devices from Chinese OEMs, the custom launcher is colorful with squared icons, and does away with the standard app drawer in favor of having all applications reside on the home screen, leaving you dependent on folders to keep things from getting too cluttered. Of course, this is still Android, so you always have the option to download a third-party launcher from the Google Play Store if you are looking for a more familiar experience.

Tapping the menu button, or swiping up from the bottom of the screen, brings up the launcher customization panel. Here you can choose from a series of solid colored or abstract wallpapers, or download one from ZTE’s online library. There is also a built-in slider to give your wallpapers a blurred look, plus you can also alter the desktop transition effects. Once you’re satisfied with all of the changes that you’ve made, you can create a backup within the launcher preferences so you never lose them.

ZTE has also included the option of a navigation helper called MI-POP. It is an on-screen bubble with navigation keys, to help with one-handed operation. Since the screen on the Blade S6 Plus is quite large this could be a very handy feature.

It is also worth mentioning the built-in infra-red remote control. The bundled app lets you use the IR blaster to control a wide range of electronic and household appliances including televisions, set-top boxes, and air conditioning units.