ZTE Launches $249 Smartphone With Qualcomm Octa-Core Chipset, Gesture Controls

ZTE announced the global launch of the Blade S6, a $249 4G LTE smartphone powered by Qualcomm’s 615 octa-core chipset and running Android 5.0. The Blade S6 has a 5-inch display and ZTE’s Smart Sense gesture motion controls that let users shine the built-in flashlight, activate a mirror app or play music using a flick of the wrist motion. The phone has a Sony camera and an Adreno 405 image processor capable of Full-HD H.265 decoding, ZTE said Wednesday.