Phones from China have long been no longer associated with a second-rate product, in which all the components are inferior to those of Western ones. Thanks to the efforts of companies such as Xiaomi, Huawei, Meizu and Honor, you can buy a good Chinese smartphone for relatively little money.
10. Meizu M6s 64GB (11,000 – 16,340)
This model was introduced by Meizu at the beginning of 2018. It has a 5.7-inch IPS display, which is especially notable for its extremely narrow bezels. In addition, it has an aspect ratio of 2 to 1. The cameras do not capture the stars from the sky, but with good lighting they work quite well. Well, the Samsung Exynos 7872 processor and 3 GB of RAM are enough for all everyday tasks.
The Meizu M6s 64GB smartphone can be purchased in different colors
Flaws:
- there is no NFC and USB Type-C module;
- Flyme OS is far from the best system;
- The screen brightness is not too high.
9. Honor 9 Lite 32GB (10,499 – 15,740.00)
This Chinese smartphone model has many positive reviews. Most often it is praised for its bright 5.65-inch screen with a resolution of 2160x1080 pixels. The processor is Huawei's proprietary design - Kirin 659. Also, the advantages include a beautiful design and good case materials.
Honor is an offshoot of Huawei, which decided to make a more youthful and euphonious name for Western audiences.
The back panel of the phone is made of glass, so all chips and scratches are visible on it. Flaws:
- the back cover collects fingerprints too quickly;
- The quality of pictures from the main camera could be better.
8. Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus 64GB (9,250 – 16,490)
Xiaomi is one of the most beloved Chinese smartphone manufacturers in the CIS countries. And Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus 64GB clearly shows the reason for such popularity. This is one of the most inexpensive frameless phones, which, in addition, has relatively good hardware. The advantage of this model is its large 5.99-inch screen with a huge resolution of 2160x1080 pixels. Another pleasant bonus will be the presence of a proven 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor.
The battery of the Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus 64GB smartphone is capacious - 4000 mAh, but not removable Flaws:
- there is no NFC module (as in most other Xiaomi models);
- The camera takes high-quality pictures only in good lighting.
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7. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 64GB (9,999 – 15,990)
Well, this copy bears the well-deserved title of the most popular smartphone from Xiaomi. And all thanks to good performance, a bright screen, a capacitive battery and an adequate price. With moderate use of the phone, charging more than lasts for several days. This figure is achieved thanks to the latest version of Android 8.1 and a battery capacity of 4,000 mAh. Well, the combination of Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 and 4 GB of RAM is enough for all everyday tasks.
The body of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 64GB smartphone is made of aluminum Flaws:
- no NFC module;
- there are performance problems in demanding games;
- USB Type-C is missing.
6. Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S 6/64GB (23,590 – 29,000)
This new product went on sale early this summer. The biggest advantage of the device is the use in the architecture of the flagship model of Qualcomm processors - Snapdragon 845 with an Adreno 630 graphics accelerator. It also has a built-in NFC module, which is so loved by many.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S 6/64GB boasts a stylish frameless design and excellent ergonomics, it is pleasant to hold in your hands Disadvantages: There are problems with the phone's face unlock function.
5. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 6/64GB (18,900 – 24,600)
There is no such thing as too much Xiaomi. Especially when it comes to Pocophone. This is probably the cheapest smartphone with an 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 on board. With the help of Xiaomi Pocophone F1 6/64GB, the Chinese company broke the stereotype that only expensive flagship models can have such a processor. Other advantages of the device include a fairly capacious battery (4,000 mAh), 6 GB of RAM and the presence of a heat pipe for cooling the processor.
Despite the presence of disadvantages, reviews of the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 6/64GB smartphone are mostly positive Flaws:
- rustic plastic body;
- lack of NFC;
- Not the best front camera.
4. OnePlus 6 6/64GB (28,680 – 41,550)
OnePlus 6 6/64GB is another competitor to branded flagships that came to us from China. It boasts very good sales and an overwhelming number of positive reviews. Buyers note the excellent quality of the 6.26-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 2280x1080. The bezels of this device are very narrow, which improves the already prestigious look of the phone. The camera takes very decent pictures both during the day and in poor lighting conditions.
The battery capacity of OnePlus 6 6/64GB is only 3300 mAh Flaws:
- easily soiled glass case;
- Poorly working HDR shooting mode.
3. Honor View 10 128GB (24,000 – 35,150)
The flagship from Honor went on sale at the beginning of the year and was able to quickly win the love of the public. And there is nothing surprising here, because the smartphone has a high-quality dual camera, stylish design and enviable performance (6 GB of RAM and HiSilicon Kirin 970). With all this, its price is quite modest.
Honor View 10 128GB is made in the spirit of modern trends and will delight you with minimal frames Flaws:
- not very long battery life;
- There is no moisture protection and optical stabilization.
2. Huawei P20 Pro (44,540 – 51,950)
This is the best device from Huawei. The narrow-frame phone has a high-quality AMOLED screen, an 8-core Kirin 970 processor, 6 GB of RAM and a 4,000 mAh battery. The main feature of the smartphone is the triple camera from the German manufacturer Leica. According to statistics from DxOMark, this phone has the best camera among all mobile devices (including the iPhone XS Max).
Huawei P20 Pro - premium smartphone Flaws:
- elimination of the headphone jack and MicroSD slot;
- quite high price.
1. Xiaomi Mi 8 6/128GB (24,550 – 30,990)
Probably one of the most powerful and at the same time inexpensive Chinese phones. It takes 3rd place in the AnTuTu ranking in terms of performance, but at the same time it costs much less than flagships from other companies. The dual main camera is equipped with Sony IMX363 and Samsung S5K3M3 modules, thanks to which pretty good pictures are obtained. Overall, this is an extremely good device that has an unusually low price for its characteristics.
Xiaomi Mi 8 6/128GB - a smartphone dedicated to the eighth anniversary of the company Flaws:
- copying iPhone X design;
- poor video stabilization during 4K shooting;
- lack of stereo speakers.
See also our next selection of the best smartphones of 2018:
The difference between Western and Chinese flagships is becoming more and more blurred every year. All that remains is to get rid of the prejudice that Chinese phones are necessarily somehow worse than models from popular brands.
| What is the price | 6.8-7.2 thousand rubles |
| What's good | Bright high quality screen |
| Capacious battery | |
| Fast processor for games and applications | |
| Good (for the money) camera | |
| Lots of memory | |
| Why is it bad? | Case made of “foil” and a children’s plastic bucket |
| Poor quality speakerphone | |
| There are no spare parts in Russia | |
| Upgrading from Android 6 to 7 is a pain and an activity only for “computer geeks” | |
| No memory card slot | |
| All the details | LeEco Cool1 review |
| ShenZhen TopTeck - 6600 rubles | |
| Hongkong Willvast - 6700 rubles | |
| MJ-Tech - 6800 rubles | |
| Huamei Xiongdi - 6900 rubles | |
| Hong Kong Goldway - 9600 rubles |
Old Land Rover or new Lada Vesta? The price is the same, but the capabilities are different, the maintenance costs, to put it mildly, are also different. Even experienced car enthusiasts disagree on which is better. On the one hand, cars are created in order to drive them, and not to crawl and turn nuts under them, and the new Lada, despite all its design flaws, travels longer without breakdowns. On the other hand, we only live once (and we also don’t spend money on cars that often), and a machine with cool characteristics, even in its old condition, is better than a new “economy class”.
It’s the same bullshit dilemma with smartphones - for 6-7 thousand rubles in Chinese stores you can buy either some freak with cool characteristics from the manufacturers “we’re learning how to assemble mobile phones here, and in the meantime, you buy it - maybe a working copy will come to you.” "(Umidigi, Leagoo, Ulefone, Micromax, etc.), or something eight-core, but old and therefore not very fast, and even with minor drawbacks. For example, Meizu M5s, which is not bad in everything, except for autonomy (the Chinese ancient processor loves to eat) and speaker quality.
You can take the path of least resistance and buy a problem-free model, but with a quad-core processor. But remember that four cores in budget smartphones are just a “doesn’t freeze, but almost always slows down” level. But popular Chinese manufacturers offer devices with such characteristics that are cheap to buy (6,000 rubles) and repair, with good battery life and normal quality cameras, screens, firmware - and indeed everything! If you don’t want the romance of “even if it’s old, it’s luxury!”, take the Xiaomi Redmi 6A and you will be satisfied. Don’t buy Meizu M8C and M8T, because they fall short in many respects.
And if your soul asks for the coolest characteristics at a low price, but with good workmanship, buy LeEco/Coolpad Cool1. I can already hear laughter on the other side of the display from some readers, they say, “the reviewer has gone crazy or sold out - he’s selling us an incomprehensible smartphone from God knows what manufacturer.” Although in reality this just means that you missed that short glorious period of time when LeEco were the coolest smartphones in terms of price, quality and characteristics - even cooler than Huawei, Xiaomi or Meizu, not to mention Samsung, LG, Sony and Nokia, which always make a huge markup on budget smartphones for the prestigious nameplate, and therefore cannot compete with the Chinese under any circumstances.
So, about LeEco - these are legendary guys. They created cool smartphones at a loss, wasted money and behaved not like Chinese newcomers, but like Arab sheikhs. The money ran out, the company died, but the part of it that was involved in the release of Cool1 from our article today did not die. Coolpad, the purchased promising “daughter” of LeEco, passed to a new owner and lives (or rather, “exists”) to this day, releasing spare parts and new firmware versions for old smartphones.
Therefore, we are seeing a funny situation when Chinese sellers are already selling a very powerful Leeco-Coolpad smartphone at a minimal price (they say the manufacturer has died, we need to get rid of illiquid stock), while the smartphones themselves are still combat-ready, and even periodically receive updated firmware. And the most exciting fact is what kind of smartphones these are! For example, in Cool1 you get a 4000 mAh battery, a very powerful processor (cooler than in the Samsung Galaxy A8 or Huawei P20 Lite, for example), a large, bright and very high-quality screen and good cameras - no worse than in the promoted Xiaomi Redmi 6 or Nokia 5.1. In short, the dream of an Aliexpress buyer in reality is a high-quality Chinese smartphone with cool characteristics at the cheapest possible price.
Sounds too "sweet"? I agree, and that’s why I’m telling you about all possible problems at once. For example, that LeEco and Coolpad have not existed in Russia for about 2 years. This means that if you manage to “kill” the battery or break the display, you will have to order spare parts on Aliexpress, then wait several weeks for their delivery, and finally look for a fearless repairman - he will need to disassemble and repair the mobile phone, which he will see for the first time in his life.
The second unpleasant nuance: the latest “factory” firmware with Russian language and Google Play, with which the Chinese will send you the device - Android 6.0. Not that this is a tragedy (any, even the newest applications will function as they should), but in two years applications incompatible with the old Android will begin to appear. How to be and what to do? Look for a computer geek you know who will be ready to install modern firmware with Android 8 on your Cool1, because a smartphone with Android 6 will no longer automatically update the system. Be prepared for the fact that the computer guy will swear for a few minutes when he sees the instructions for the firmware, and a little later he will ask for many liters of beer to compensate for the moral damage from tinkering with your mobile phone.
I see that you are no longer feeling well, but you really wanted the coolest and at the same time reliable smartphone for cheap? It’s better to think that for 7 thousand you will buy a smartphone, analogs of which in Russia cost 15-20 thousand rubles, depending on the impudence of a particular manufacturer. And in the next couple of years it is not necessary to flash it - for 2-3 years you will have enough stock for both Android and characteristics. And those who don’t take risks... are content with the slow Xiaomi Redmi 6A above in the text.
Xiaomi Redmi 4X is the latest high-quality budget phone with a 5” screen
| What is the price | 7.8-10 thousand rubles |
| What's good | Bright high quality display |
| Octa-core processor | |
| Compactness | |
| Excellent autonomy | |
| Good fingerprint scanner | |
| Why is it bad? | Overpriced (because it's a rarity) |
| No NFC (Google Pay) | |
| Camera - B+ minus | |
| All the details | Characteristics of Xiaomi Redmi 4X |
| Where can I buy inexpensively (at the time of publication) | Dealextreme - 6800 rubles |
| Mi Zealer - 7850 rubles | |
| Hong Kong Goldway - 8500 rubles | |
| VolumeRate - 10,000 rubles (3/32 GB) |
No one can still clearly explain why the hell the Redmi Note 4X cosmetic update had to be released twice and called Redmi 5 Plus. Why was it necessary to fence two identical flagships with slightly different screens and call the first Mi Mix 2S, and the second Mi 8. Or release Redmi Note 6 Pro with almost completely copied Redmi Note 5 giblets under the guise of a new model.
At the same time, enthusiasts completely miss the fact that unique Xiaomi models need to be looked for not in the present or future, but in the past. After all, while we are discussing the huge colossus with the stolen design of the iPhone, the unique budget Xiaomi, which still has no alternatives or competitors, is gradually disappearing from sale.
This is Redmi 4X - a mobile phone with a screen diagonal of 5” exactly, 4000 mAh in a thin body, with a good eight-core processor and a normal (for a budget smartphone) camera.
Nowadays it’s not difficult to buy a huge mobile phone with an elongated screen and a useless double-barreled camera. It’s difficult to find a compact smartphone, and finding an eight-core compact (up to 5.2 inches) with a large (4000+ mAh) battery and a high-quality screen is impossible at any price. This is the uniqueness of Redmi 4X, which is still alive. If you were looking for the most durable mobile phone among models with a small screen - grab it before it's too late!
And the contraindications are that for everyone who is satisfied with large screens (5.5” or more), buying Redmi 4X does not promise anything inspiring - after all, the mobile phone is already a year and a half old, and today it costs a third more than it cost at the time exit. But that's not so bad. The trouble is that for 8-9 thousand rubles today you can buy smartphones with faster processors and better cameras. And yes, these will be huge and much less durable “shovels”, of which there are many. And Redmi 4X is beautiful precisely because of its narrow specialization - in this regard, the budget Xiaomi is as close as possible to the classic iPhone. Exactly when I stopped copying them.
Moto Z2 Play is the only cheap mobile phone with flagship body quality
| What is the price | 11-14 thousand rubles |
| What's good | Fast processor |
| Good autonomy | |
| Good cameras | |
| High-quality sound in headphones | |
| NFC (Google Pay) | |
| "Blank" Android | |
| Very thin body made of quality materials | |
| Fast charging | |
| Module support | |
| Why is it bad? | Overall (processor + battery life) there are more interesting options |
| At night, the quality of photo and video shooting decreases from average to budget level | |
| All the details | Specifications Moto Z2 Play |
| Where can I buy inexpensively (at the time of publication) | Better Cellphone - 11,300 rubles |
| Very Mobile - 11,400 rubles | |
| X Show - 11,400 rubles | |
| Lightinthebox - 11600 rubles | |
| eBestBuy - 11,750 rubles |
You will never explain to hard workers how cognac costing 200 thousand rubles differs from cognac costing 2 thousand rubles. Just like you won’t open the eyes of fanatics who believe that the quality of a smartphone is measured by the power of the processor. I won't be able to do it either, but I'll try.
Take a look at the Moto Z2 Play for example. Like all other Motorolas, this model was originally intended for sophisticated buyers and was produced with the ideology “we are a cool brand, it’s not a sin to overpay!” How it all ended for the company is already known, but for us it is much more interesting how it ended for a good phone, regardless of the price.
So, the price of the Motorola Z2 Play was initially prohibitive - in Latin America it was sold for ~40 thousand rubles, in the USA - for 30-33 thousand. Prices revolved around the “thirty” in Russia, but a year has passed, and now Russian traders, desperate to sell an overly expensive smartphone, are getting rid of it for 18 thousand, and the Chinese, for whom Motorola has never been prestigious, are giving away such devices for 12-13 thousand rubles . We must take it! Because at the price of modern budget mobile phones, this is a very pleasant purchase.
Pleasant not in terms of the processor or any other records, but in terms of the quality of execution of such a banal thing as a mobile phone.
Today, for some reason, it has become unfashionable to talk about the quality of the housing in smartphones. Either everyone has come to terms with the fact that cheap models cannot have good cases, or people are really satisfied with the “aviation aluminum” made from selected grades of foil and ugly plastic supports on the back cover - as if to match the color, but in fact “about the color” of the case . That’s why, for some reason, in an apartment or at a car service station, the painter would receive a bonus directly to the individual for such “hitting the color.” And in mobile phones, guys go with such a “collective farm” in Huawei P Smart, Xiaomi Redmi 5/Redmi 6 and Redmi Note 5, ASUS ZenFone M1, and they say: “It’s a completely normal case, why are you finding fault, corrupt reviewers?!” And they feel great.
But, if you've seen expensive, high-quality smartphones, and now you're choosing a cheap one and you're not feeling great, take the Moto Z2 Play before the Chinese sell it out completely. Get a chiseled thin body made of high-quality metal, an “empty” Android with a minimum of functions and no Chinese initiative, a well-tuned AMOLED display without “blue” in white and stunning technologies of the future that budget Xiaomi smartphones still cannot implement - fast charging and NFC.
But there are also things you won't get. Because, for example, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 at a similar price will be faster, more durable, and will certainly not lag behind in photo quality.
Is this good or bad? Well, you know, new plastic laptops for 30 thousand will also outperform the old flagship Apple MacBooks costing $1000-1500 (at one time) in speed. But the feeling from work will be different. Is it worth exchanging maximum processor power and improved battery life for average processor power and average battery life to make the smartphone more pleasant to use? This is an individual question.
ASUS ZenFone 3 Zoom - 5000 mAh, cool cameras and good AMOLED display
| What is the price | 13-15 thousand rubles |
| What's good | Fast and economical processor |
| Excellent autonomy | |
| High-quality cameras with optical zoom (zooming in without loss of quality) | |
| Bright and high-quality AMOLED display | |
| Slim body | |
| Why is it bad? | No NFC (Google Pay) |
| Noise reduction does not work well when calling (you will always be heard through the noise) | |
| No fast charging | |
| All the details | ASUS ZenFone 3 Zoom review |
| Where can I buy inexpensively (at the time of publication) | ASUS Online - 13,400 rubles |
| ASUS Global - 13,400 rubles | |
| Hongkong Hi7 - 13,600 rubles | |
| ASUS Official - 14,500 rubles | |
| TomTop - 15100 rubles |
The conveyor and sales life of most good smartphones is short and more often ends with the “death”/disappearance of the mobile phone from sale than with super discounts at parting. For example, OnePlus 5 came out a year ago, and it cost 33-35 thousand on Aliexpress, and it still costs the same today. Or Huawei Mate 10, which remains stable at 30 thousand rubles, and does not decrease in price either. And so on. But there are also happy exceptions.
ASUS ZenFone 3 Zoom
For example, ASUS smartphones in general, and ZenFone 3 Zoom in particular. This mobile phone was supposed to make a splash because it appeared at a good moment, when all manufacturers did not care about the wishes of users, and instead of thin smartphones with a large battery, they were preparing to “collectively farm” additional cameras, cut out connectors for memory cards/headphones, and a little later - pull out the screens in height. ASUS figured that in this field it was possible to distinguish itself for the better, so it designed a very cool smartphone in terms of power, quality of cameras and screen + autonomy. So cool that to this day there are no options with 5000 mAh and such high-quality cameras!
But they were reluctant to buy ZenFone 3 Zoom, because for such an exclusive ASUS was asking a crazy 30 thousand rubles! If we ignore the battery capacity, the price was very brazen - even in large stores in 2017, for the same money you could buy much faster and better quality Xiaomi Mi 6 or Honor 8 Pro cameras. And in “gray” retail, this amount would be enough even for OnePlus 3!
In general, Zoom, with its budget processor (at the level of a consumer-grade Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X), without fast charging and NFC, was not super popular for the price of thirty, and even lovers of smartphones with a capacious battery bypassed it, and ordered the remaining Lenovo P2 for 15 thousand from China.
At the same time, ASUS did not want to give up, and the price for the ultra-endurable ASUS was inadequately high “to the bitter end” - just a few weeks ago, without 22-25 thousand rubles, ZenFone 3 Zoom was impossible to approach even on Aliexpress. And now the Chinese for some reason are desperate and all at the same time reduced prices to the level of “you got it - buy it!”
After such a maneuver, we have a sudden “killer” of all budget Huawei and Meizu, and some Xiaomi Redmi at the same time - no one else offers you high-quality cameras, 5000 mAh and a good processor for the same money!
And Xiaomi doesn’t offer it either! Yes, like many others, I’m a big fan of sculpting Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 as a recipe in case “if you don’t know what to buy that is equally good for any task - this is the most suitable model!”, But not today, because ASUS is still cooler a sophisticated budget smartphone from Xiaomi.
The Chinese gadget market has long been replenished with new models of phones, tablets and laptops. And they appear at an unprecedented speed. At the moment, many Chinese manufacturers have become leaders.
Often, domestic consumers pay attention to these products because of their affordable prices and quite adequate quality. Moreover, it is worth noting that some phones and tablets are capable of competing with such well-known brands as Samsung and Apple. Moreover, almost all manufacturers, no matter where their headquarters are located, create their creations in the Middle Kingdom.
This article will present the top Chinese smartphone brands and more. Read about everything below.
Popular manufacturers of the Middle Kingdom
Literally all points of sale of gadgets now have in their assortment many products from Asian manufacturers. Some of them have been around for a long time, while others have recently entered the world market. Let's look at which ones are not only considered the best in China, but have also earned the respect of domestic consumers.
- Huawei.
- Xiaomi.
- Lenovo.
- Meizu.
- Coolpad.
- Doogee.
- Elephone.
- Vivo.
- Gionee.
- LeTv.
- Oppo.
After describing all brands, a rating of the best Chinese smartphones will be presented.
12th place: Oppo
Abroad, unfortunately, this company has so far gained little success, but this fact is already an indicator of quality. Its gadgets can easily compete with products from Apple. For now, you can only purchase Oppo smartphones in Russia by ordering them on foreign websites. The company focuses on the markets of Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Southeast Asia.
Consumer reviews indicate that this brand of Chinese smartphones “conquers” with high-quality devices that may vaguely resemble popular phones from Apple. They are powered by a powerful processor and the specifications that describe the smartphone are actually quite powerful.
11th place: LeTV
This company has recently appeared on the market. In a short period of time, it was able to conquer consumers with high-quality and inexpensive smartphones. In China, it occupies a leading position in the domestic market. For certain reasons, this brand of Chinese smartphones is not able to transfer its sales to foreign retail outlets. Perhaps due to his young age or insufficient income.
The company's history began when its employees began making videos on the Internet. It was after they found success with the indigenous people of China that the company was registered. Pre-orders for the LeMax model could guarantee the manufacturer's success in the future. What makes the smartphone different? Excellent appearance. It does not have side frames, so for domestic consumers it will seem unusual and quite nice. The screen has a diagonal of 5.5 inches. The smartphone runs on a processor with 8 cores. The main camera is 13 MP.
Many consumers note that there is a possibility of a development in which LeTV will displace popular Chinese smartphone brands such as Huawei and Xiaomi.
10th place: Gionee
This manufacturer takes into account the consumer’s desire to have a thin and very powerful phone. These are exactly the products that Gionee provides as a result of developments.
As an example, we can describe the Elife E8 model. It is equipped with a battery of just over 3500 mAh. The camera takes great pictures. Can you really expect anything else from 24 megapixels? Consumers note good autofocus performance. The screen has a diagonal of 6 inches. The price is fully consistent with the quality. In the Russian Federation it reaches 35 thousand rubles.
Although Gionee is not included in the list that could be titled “Famous Chinese Smartphone Brands,” its products are still capable of competing with global American and other companies. It's just a matter of time.
9th place: Vivo
This company was founded in 2009, which immediately makes it clear that it is a newcomer. At the same time, its smartphone models are already known to some consumers both from the Middle Kingdom, Asia, and the Federation. They were distinguished by their very good sound. But at the same time, like other new Chinese smartphone brands, Vivo is trying to highlight many more advantages in its products.
8th place: Elephone
The company and most Chinese manufacturers are very young. However, she managed to capture the hearts of consumers much later after her debut. In 2015, an interesting model was released that managed to become popular in the domestic market. What's special about it? This brand of Chinese smartphones has a 20 megapixel camera and a fairly powerful battery. In addition, the processor runs on 8 cores, and the RAM is 4 GB. Consumers of the Russian Federation will be able to purchase a phone at a high price, which cannot be said about those buyers whose native currency is the dollar. The average cost of a smartphone is $300.
7th place: Doogee
The review of Chinese smartphone brands continues with the next manufacturer, whose name is very unusual for the Russian ear - Doogee. The company was opened only in 2013, but its products are already in demand. What is this connected with? With excellent price/quality ratio. Excellent assembly, good materials, fast gadgets and easy to use - all this is provided at a fairly low cost.
6th place: Coolpad
This company does not top the list of “Best Chinese Smartphone Brands”, however, it does not occupy the last place. She is rightly placed in sixth position. Its most famous flagship is Dazen X7. Many domestic buyers have not even heard of this company, but the fact is a fact: it took 8th place in the world in sales. This phone was distinguished by its quality and low cost. In Russia it can be purchased for only 13 thousand rubles. What does the buyer end up getting? 13 MP camera, 3 GB RAM, 2.1 GHz processor, and a body framed with a metal edging. The company ranked third in sales in its home country, China.
5th place: ZTE
We continue to consider Chinese smartphone brands. The rating is already more severe: the top five have long been located on the shelves of Russian stores.
Reviews of phones from the manufacturer ZTE are quite decent. They help to judge exactly how the brand achieved popularity. This is due to the fact that he, like some other competitors, abandoned the use of curved corners of smartphones and completely moved away from the use of frames.
An example is the Nubia Z9 phone. The phone captivated us not only with its unusual appearance, but also with the fact that it is easy to use and convenient to operate in different conditions. In terms of sales in the United States, the company took 5th place, just like in our list. Moreover, it should be noted that it opened only in 2012.
4th place: Meizu
Few people have heard of the manufacturer Meizu. It is its products, along with other leading companies, that have been filling Russian shelves for a long time. So, what made the Chinese smartphone brand rank fourth in the ranking?
Thanks to high-quality assembly and manufacturability, the manufacturer has become a leader in the Asian market. Externally, the gadgets resemble Apple products, which most consumers like. However, this does not distinguish the company from its direct competitors. After all, most Chinese brands use this “trick”, creating almost a copy. And although this manufacturer has not reached the level of the American “apple”, consumers predict a successful future for it. Many of the latest models are breaking into foreign markets, becoming sales leaders.
3rd place: Lenovo
Continuing to discuss Chinese smartphone brands, the list of which is presented at the very beginning of the article, of course, we need to talk about Lenovo. This company has become widely known due to the fact that it has been producing laptops for a long time. It has long been established in retail outlets in this segment and has occupied a large market share.
Due to the fact that the range of smartphones from this manufacturer is quite wide and occupies different price categories, every consumer will be able to choose the model that suits them. The company was able to achieve not only recognition in the Chinese market, but also in the world. In her home country, she took second place in sales. The quality and significant difference between its gadgets is what earned Lenovo’s love.
Speaking about one of the flagships called Vibe Shot, it should be noted that the camera takes amazing pictures (16 megapixels). In addition, the phone supports 2 SIM cards. Moreover, these are not the main advantages that the manufacturer can boast of.
2nd place: Xiaomi
Xiaomi is constantly competing with Huawei for global leadership. This manufacturer is always well-known and has long established itself as one of the best. They compare him to Apple, saying that after a while he will be able to move the American apple from all positions. Moreover, the company is young - it was founded in 2010.
The brand offers the buyer designs somewhat similar to Apple devices. Most of the phones from the Chinese manufacturer have a glossy finish, shine, neat shapes and a metal body.
The internal interface is represented by one of the versions of the well-known Android operating system. However, the modification that is used in smartphones was developed independently by the company described.
What can we say about the technical characteristics? Each gadget is truly powerful, capable of running any resource-intensive program. Consumer reviews confirm this 100%. Due to the fact that the company’s popularity began to rise at an unprecedented speed, the manufacturer increased the cost of the created gadgets.
1st place: Huawei
In terms of the volume of products sold, Huawei confidently took third position. It is quite successful in the domestic and other markets. Everything is connected with the fact that it began occupying foreign sales points quite a long time ago.
Moreover, the main feature that distinguishes the company’s products so much from any other Chinese one is that its equipment is not an absolute copy of the flagships from Samsung or another leader. Each phone is thought out, it has many individual notes. This is how they attract consumers. The company offers not only stylish and beautiful designs, but also a powerful filling that has excellent performance.
An example is a whole line of flagships called P8. The display is 1920x1080 px, the processor runs on 3 cores, and the RAM is 3 GB. As for the external design, here we can note the metal body. It is completely protected from damage and shock. Moreover, consumer reviews confirm that it is really difficult to damage the phone.
Which brand do you prefer?
It is impossible to answer with certainty which Chinese smartphone brand is better. Each person decides for himself, choosing the design, shell and functionality to his taste. Companies differ from each other in minor nuances. Some have a wide range, while others have only a few products, but they are of high quality and located in the appropriate price category.
Smartphone rating
Despite the popularity of the brands, in 2016 the flagships were ordered into a list - which one was the best? Below you can see the rating and brief technical characteristics of each option.
- Meizu M3s 16Gb. The camera is 13 megapixels, but the front one, unfortunately, is only 5 megapixels. It is possible to install two SIM cards. The processor runs on 8 cores. The battery has a capacity of 3020 mAh.
- Xiaomi Mi Max 32 Gb. The gadget's 6-inch display is pleasing. The main camera has 16 megapixels. Battery capacity 4850 mAh. Fingerprint security feature installed.
- LeTV One 32 Gb. It weighs quite a bit - 168 g. The main camera is 13 megapixels. RAM is only 3 GB. There is one significant drawback - you cannot use a flash drive.
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro 32Gb. The display is 5 inches, the battery is quite capacious - 4050 mAh. The weight is very small - just under 165 g. The main camera has 16 megapixels. There is an infrared port and a fingerprint scanner.
- OnePlus OnePlus3 64Gb. Excellent glass that does not lend itself to slight mechanical stress. Scratches are very rare. The camera has 16 megapixels, the front one is 8 megapixels. The amount of RAM deserves respect; it is 6 GB.
Judging by the reviews, buyers still liked the second flagship more. It is more interestingly designed and showed itself best in work. However, the number of sales pushed it to second place, forcing it to give way to a competitor.
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