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carry our own brand devices have traditionally had poor specs but the Vodafone smart ultra six definitely bucks this trend by offering the best specs at a reasonable price on paper it definitely hits the mark on this one but just how good is Vodafone's latest smartphone hey what's up guys to narrow here 400 Authority and this is my Vodafone smart ultra 6 review on the outside the smart ultra 6 has a rather uninspiring and boring design the ZT made smartphone is a tweaked love child of the ZTE Blade s6 and s6 plus with a few moderate changes not least in the display beneath the display we've got the SOL positive unique feature in the capacitive buttons and the middle home button which act like a notification light by flashing when you have an unread item the back of the smart ultra 6 is a metallic plastic finish that sends no chance of ever passing is metal but despite the matte plastic finish it doesn't scratch that easily the handset also has a contoured edge which is definitely strange as its unibody device and that goes against the unibody design also on the back of the handset is the 13 megapixel camera which we'll touch on later a single LED flash Vodafone logo and the design by Vodafone tag moving to the front the smart ultra 6 has a 5 megapixel front-facing camera sitting just to the left of the e piece at eight point four millimeters thick smart otro 6 is certainly not the thinnest smartphone in the world but the extra thickness results in reassuring build quality the size of the handset doesn't lend itself to comfortable one-handed use so you're definitely de likely to use both hands when using this phone the buttons on the right side offer good tactile feedback and the design makes it easy to find even when you're not looking at the handset from the design to the impress respects lifts and despite its low price tag Vodafone and managed to use a full HD resolution the 5.5 inch IPS display looks good but has average sunlight legibility viewing angles are pretty good but the handset screen certainly won't win you any awards the choice of 1080p resolution is what really sets the smart ultra 6 apart from all of the competition as it delivers an impressive 401 pixels per inch density and the downside however the handset is definitely a fingerprint magnet despite cleaning the screen frequently it still manages to collect fingerprints but given the price is definitely not a major drawback the smart altra 6 is powered by a to cost snapdragon 615 processor clocked at 1.5 gigahertz and while the performance isn't marking leading is certainly more than good enough for the price point I had very few actual issues with performance which is also possibly due to the optimized software the phone does slow down when running lots of intensive tasks at the same time alongside the Qualcomm processor the smart altar 6 also has two gigabytes RAM and 16 gigabytes of internal expandable storage the RAM especially is fantastic for a low cost mid-range device and the handset manages run rather well with an average of one gigabyte free one no APUs are running considering that other devices based on Android lollipop struggle with RAM management the smart halter 6 does extremely well here processor is paired with an Adreno 405 GPU enhance it can definitely run most games with ease throughout testing we notice very little issues with graphics rendering and slow load times overall point of the smart logistics is definitely on par with most flagships and completely surprising given the incredible price tag which I'll touch on later on the connectivity side the smart 6 has all you'd expect including a toe 2.11 and Wi-Fi GPS Bluetooth 4.0 and 4g LTE the handset offers LT cat 4 which means it can download a speeds of up to 150 megabytes and upload at speeds of up to 50 megabytes on the move the speaker on the rear of the handset does get muffled sometimes when it's in your hand and often sounds distorted when sat on a table but this is to be expected from the somewhat uninspiring design I'd have liked to have seen the speakers at the bottom or the front of the handset that this would have increased the price and given the price tag we can definitely forgive the speaker placement the non removable back cover and 8.4 millimeter thickness means Vodafone have managed put a three thousand milliamp hour battery inside the smarter six the capacity is definitely on par with a flagship smartphone nothing cost four times amount and smart logistics definitely deserves credit for its battery capacity the large capacity is reflected in the battery life with the handset standby time easily approaching three to four days with low usage with actual usage the battery life does vary but on most days I start Monday at 8 a.m. and still have 30% left around 10 p.m. at night like most smartphones display brightness has a large effect on the battery life you should be able to get at least four hours screen on time from a full charge 13 megapixel camera on the back of the smart ultra 6 definitely fits the saying that a good camera is about more than just megapixels colour reproduction is good but the lack of any form of stable means that most images seem to come out a little bit blurry the camera itself has a clean interface that's akin to stock Android and has a few useful features a swipe beneath the viewfinder lets you switch between manual auto and the preloaded modes which include panorama HDR filters multi exposure interval capture and smile detection from the viewfinder itself you can also switch the camcorder toggle flash settings set a time up or switch to selfie mode while under the settings menu you'll find easy access to toggle settings including image / video quality geolocation and review mode which lets you view a picture straight after capturing it overall while a camera software is intuitive to use and offers enough features to keep most users happy the plumage quality is definitely something of a concern that being said this may be an issue relating solely to this particular review unit and we'll definitely try and figure this one out so stay tuned to android authority comm the small ultra 6 won't just appeal to those looking for a budget handset as the Vodafone ROM is one of the simplest and cleanest on the market previously carriers have spent vast amounts of resources developing interfaces to make the handset truly unique but this usually leads to blood wear and portal performance with the smart ultra 6 Vodafone have kept the cost to a bare minimum and as a result we have a mostly stock Android experience with a few preloaded apps those preloaded apps can all be disabled or uninstalled leaving you with a pretty much stock like experience not all of the software is perfect there was a couple of things really stood out first the app drawer is a complete mess while it does display acts in alphabetical order there's apparently no easy way to customize the order or move apps into folders secondly the homescreen management is very basic allowing you to just add wallpapers or widgets and it's accessed by a long press of an empty area which a lot of users may not find intuitive that being said the rest of the software is pretty standard and Vodafone has actually added a few cool tweaks first a swipe to the right on the homescreen let you up in a predetermined favorite app which can be customized in the settings menu second the handset sports double tap to wake which means you don't need to fumble around looking for the power button and can easily unlock the handset even in one handed mode overall the software is definitely interesting and it's another example of the smart ultra stick straying from the carrier branded device norm while other carrier devices often preloaded with loads of bloatware the smart hold receipts is clean and simple and the lack of resources invested in pointless software have also helped keep the cost of the handset down to a minimum now to the price and throughout this review I've touched on the price tag of the smarter six as a justification for certain decisions but there's a very very very good reason for that the smart ultra six costs just 125 pounds which is roughly one hundred and ninety five US dollars on pay-as-you-go yes a hundred and twenty five pounds and while it is locked over the phone it can be unlocked for as little as five pounds let's put the pricing context aspects are vastly superior to the Motorola MOTO G 4G and the smart altro six makes the moto g m-- seemed pretty overpriced the specs are also on par with the experience offered by hands it's like the oneplus one and Huawei on a six plus but the super low price tag again makes these handsets seem really overpriced in fact there is no other device that can match the smart ultra sixes features unless you double the price minimum and this is where Vodafone has set a new benchmark not only for carrier devices but for all entry-level mid-range handsets overall the smart ultra six is definitely not a perfect device but all of these somewhat minor faults can be forgiven once you consider its incredibly low price tag far too often a handset shows a lot of promise on paper only for it to be a disappointment in actual use the smart ultra six is the opposite to this initially I expected the handset to offer a somewhat good experience with lots of issues but aside from the uninspiring design and somewhat suspect camera I've been completely blown away if you've not yet decided what your next entry level or mid-range smartphones should be look no further than the smart ultra 6 compared to everything else at the entry level and the mid-range price point you'd be foolish not to buy it thanks for watching my brother fans smart just 6 review if you found the video useful enjoyed it or even just like fun don't forget to leave me a thumbs up down below let us know your views on further find smart altra 6 and on this video in the comment below and 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