Excellent Chinese smartphone. Rating of the best Chinese smartphones in terms of price-quality ratio

Over the past couple of years, Chinese brands have completely changed the way we look at flagship smartphones. Companies like OnePlus, Xiaomi and Meizu have shown us that there is no need to pay $700 for a smartphone to get the maximum level of performance. This year, even more companies are proving this point and producing truly high-quality products at reasonable prices.

So, here is a list of the best Chinese flagship smartphones at the end of 2016, in the price range of $300-770. These smartphones can be bought right now.

Almost everyone will agree that the list of Chinese flagship smartphones is not complete without smartphones from OnePlus. Over the past 3 years, the company has managed to carve out its niche in the market, releasing flagships that have everything you need. This good tradition happens year after year. At the moment, OnePlus 3T is one of the best price/quality options.

The smartphone comes with the most powerful processor from Qualcomm - Snapdragon 821. OnePlus 3T has 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. The main camera is quite good - 16 MP, with phase detection autofocus and image stabilization. But the highlight of the flagship is the front camera – 16 MP with f/2.0 aperture. The smartphone is indispensable for selfie lovers.

The 3400 mAh battery guarantees full functionality of the smartphone throughout the whole day. And thanks to Dash Charge fast charging, the battery will be replenished by 60% in just 30 minutes.

It's definitely a great flagship, priced at just $439.

Xiaomi smartphones have always been affordable and are great for people who want to buy a new smartphone on a price/quality basis. Recently, the company has worked hard to create a high-end flagship. As a result, this review is updated with three excellent smartphones at a good price.

The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 opens this list, thanks to its excellent technical performance and dual curved display.

This Xiaomi flagship is slightly different from the other smartphones reviewed in this article, primarily due to its display: 5.7 inches 1080p. The large display is perfect for gaming and watching videos. Inside the smartphone is Snapdragon 821, 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of memory. The smartphone has a 22.5 MP 1/2.6" sensor with EIS (software with a gyroscope), PDAF and dual LED flash. In addition, the smartphone is equipped with a 4070 mAh battery, with QC 3.0 (charges 82% of the battery in 30 minutes).

Official pricing starts at $413 and goes up to $516 for the 6GB RAM model. As you know, the top configuration is always $50-$100 more expensive than the basic one.

Xiaomi Mi 5S

When looking for a compact and powerful Chinese flagship, you should pay attention to this option. The smartphone is equipped with a 5.15-inch display with 3D Touch function and 4 GB/128 GB memory.

It is thin, weighs only 145 grams, just a good compact flagship. The smartphone has good technical characteristics: Snapdragon 821 with Adreno 530 GPU and 1/2.3" 12 MP matrix, F/2.0. The camera allows you to take high-quality photos even in poorly lit areas. And a 3200 mAh battery with fast charging QC 3.0 helps all day long keep your phone working.

In China, the price starts at $300 and goes up to $350 for the 128 GB version.

Xiaomi Mi Mix

One of the biggest surprises of 2016 is the Xiaomi Mi Mix. However, due to its huge display, which occupies 91% of the body. This smartphone surprised us in that it has thin frames and the entire area where the earpiece is usually located (above the display) is occupied by the display. Of course, even in this case, a smartphone with a 6.4-inch display with a resolution of 1080p will not be to everyone's liking, because it is a full-fledged phablet in size.

But if big screens don’t scare you, then Mi Mix is ​​one of the best options to buy today. The device is powered by Snapdragon 821 and even comes with 256GB + 6GB RAM.

On the other hand, its 16MP camera with EIS and PDAF is not the best option in the market. But in any case, the photos will be of fairly high quality. The battery is large – 4400 mAh and allows you to use the smartphone throughout the day.

The product is limited and therefore, unfortunately, the price exceeds the official price tag of $516. Due to the ceramic case, the manufacturer is slow to release new batches, and demand exceeds supply.

Despite the fact that the smartphone entered the market quite late, LeEco provided the best price-feature ratio to date. And this is Le Pro 3 with Snapdragon 821 chip.

In fact, the smartphone comes in “full stuffing”, which only exists today. This includes 128 GB of memory and 6 GB of RAM, a large 4070 mAh battery, and an excellent 16 MP camera with PDAF. The device is very thin – 7.5 mm. However, the main distinguishing feature of this smartphone is the lack of a standard 3.5mm headphone jack. The smartphone is equipped with USB Type-C CDLA, which is much better than the classic one.

If this distinctive feature doesn't scare you, the Le Pro 3 will be the best possible choice.

Prices in China start at $270 and go up to $300 for the 6 GB model.

If you're looking for a great metal smartphone, check out the Mate 9. It comes with everything you need and even has dual rear cameras (20MP and 12MP). The Huawei P9 has one of the best cameras in the segment and the Mate 9 takes this to the next level.

This flagship comes with a 5.9-inch display, with a resolution of 1080p. The smartphone operates on its own Hisilicon Kirin 960 chipset. Today, the model does not have 6 GB of RAM, only 4 + 64 GB hard drive, with support for microSD up to 256 GB.

The smartphone has an excellent dual camera of 20 MP and 12 MP, aperture 2.2, 2x zoom and laser autofocus. The front camera takes great selfies thanks to its 8 MP and 1.9 aperture. The smartphone is equipped with a large 4000 mAh battery.

The price of this flagship is quite high and starts at $700. However, for this money, everyone will receive a smartphone of first-class quality build, powerful hardware and premium cameras. Later, the newer flagship model Huawei Mate 9 Pro was introduced, but at the time of writing it has not yet gone on sale.

These were the best flagship smartphones in the market that are available at the end of 2016. I would like to add to this list the 6 GB version of the ZUK Z2 Pro and, of course, the ZTE Axon 7, but they cannot compete with their higher-quality competitors listed above.

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It successfully combines flagship-level hardware and design with a relatively low price for a device of such functionality. A good bright design, the device has a five-inch screen, damage-resistant glass, can work in 4G LTE networks, and a large (3 GB) amount of RAM.

Disadvantage: the OnePlus X has a combined SIM card slot, so you have to choose between a SIM and a card. This means that if you want to install two SIM cards, you will automatically lose the ability to use the memory card.

9.DOOGEE F5

Despite the budget price, the best Chinese smartphone from KVD International Group is able to please customers with features typical for a higher price category. A five-inch screen with a resolution of 1920x1080, an eight-core processor with a frequency of 1.3 GHz, 3 gigabytes of RAM, 16 GB of flash memory and a 2660 mAh battery.

Disadvantages: the innovative design literally has sharp corners - the manufacturers decided to move away from the smooth lines familiar to the eye. Well, the appearance really turned out to be unusual, but holding the gadget in your hand is not very comfortable and a bit heavy due to the metal case.

8. ZTE Blade A910

The budget Chinese smartphone has a five-inch screen, a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, 2 GB RAM and 16 GB built-in memory, and a 2540 mAh battery. It is distinguished by good workmanship and pleasant ergonomics - all control buttons are right at hand. Although the hardware is not top-end, this original smartphone performs its functions to the highest standards - it can go for quite a long time without charging, the firmware with many functions will allow you to customize the device for yourself.

Disadvantages: no NFC.

7. Elephone S3

Representative of the best Chinese smartphones in terms of price/quality among “frameless” models. In fact, there are frames, but they are very thin. At the same time, the phone looks unusual, and the effect of novelty is enhanced by 2.5D glass. The model has an all-metal body, a 5.2-inch display with a resolution of 1920x1080, an eight-core processor with a frequency of 1.3 GHz, 3 GB of space for applications and 16 GB for storing user data, and the battery capacity is relatively small - only 2100 mAh.

Disadvantages: “stiff” sensor, quiet speech speaker, problems with the proximity sensor and poor performance.

6. Highscreen Power Five Evo

The main feature of the representative of the rating of Chinese smartphones from the company Highscreen is the highest autonomy. The Power Five Evo has a battery capacity of up to 5000 mAh, and the smartphone costs reasonable money. Main characteristics: 5-inch display with a resolution of 1280x720, 2 GB RAM and 16 GB ROM memory, eight-core processor. Despite the battery size, the smartphone itself turned out to be quite small, and the quality of workmanship and unusual colors (like gold and coffee) leave a pleasant impression.

Disadvantages: quiet external speaker.

5. Meizu M3

New among inexpensive Chinese smartphones in 2016, the heir to last year’s popular M2 Mini has a five-inch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720, 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of ROM memory, an eight-core processor with a frequency of 1.5 and 1 GHz, a 2870 mAh battery and a 13 MP camera.

Disadvantages: the YunOS operating system is unusual for Russian and Western users and has compatibility problems for a fairly large number of applications.

4.Huawei P9 Lite

The “little brother” of the sophisticated and, alas, expensive Huawei P9, does not have super mega hardware, but at the same time it has a fingerprint scanner and a very well-balanced display. An eight-core chip with a frequency of 1.8 GHz and 2.0 GHz, RAM 2 GB, built-in 16 GB, with many useful little things, like spatial position sensors, a compass, a pedometer and more. The build quality is not satisfactory, the design is stylish and pleasant.

Disadvantages: power-intensive games are difficult to run, but smartphones are bought not only for games.

3. OnePlus OnePlus3

Third place in the TOP 10 Chinese smartphones of 2016 went to OnePlus3. Against the background of the overall smoothness of the back cover of the 5.5-inch screen, the 16 megapixel camera, additionally protected by a metal ring and tempered glass, stands out quite significantly. However, its size completely makes up for its quality - the pictures for a mobile phone are excellent, the video is excellent. And thanks to an ingenious engineering solution, the speaker sounds at above-average volumes. The device has excellent hardware - a quad-core chip with a frequency of 2.2 GHz and 1.6 GHz, 6 GB RAM, 64 GB internal memory.

Disadvantage: there is no slot for a memory card.

2. Xiaomi Mi5

The sixth Android, a 5.15-inch screen with sapphire glass, a quad-core processor (1.8 or 2.15 GHz frequency), 3 GB RAM - a good set for the most productive smartphone in this price category. But the next new product, Mi6, should be one of the year.

Disadvantage: the back cover is slippery and can slip out of your hands.

1. Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro

Chinese quality – these days it’s hard to consider this phrase an oxymoron. A great example is Redmi Note 3 Pro. This is not only a good purchase of 2016, but also one of the. It has good hardware for this price category (six-core processor, 4050 mAh battery, 5.5-inch display, 3 GB of RAM and 32 built-in storage), and excellent endurance. Chances are that if you make the most of this powerful smartphone, you will be able to bequeath it to your grandchildren.

More and more buyers are choosing smartphones from Chinese companies. And this is not surprising: Chinese smartphones are noticeably cheaper, have advanced technical characteristics and a solid appearance, and their quality is getting better and better every year. We chose Top 10 best Chinese smartphones of 2016 according to customer reviews.

The best Chinese smartphones 2016

Rating of the best Chinese smartphones of 2016 compiled on the basis of customer reviews on the largest trading platforms and online stores. For each smartphone, an “average rating” is calculated - the average score on a 100-point system. Models with a small number of reviews are excluded from the rating. Below are Top 10 best Chinese smartphones according to customer ratings:

Xiaomi products received the highest customer ratings; four smartphones from this company made it into the top ten best smartphones, including first place. The eternal rival Meizu noticeably lost ground over the year and let Huawei and ASUS pass ahead, failing to get into the top five.

Let's take a closer look at the TOP 3 best Chinese smartphones at the end of 2016:

1st place - (rating 92.8)

The best Chinese smartphone of 2016 according to customer ratings

OS version: Android 5.1 | Screen: 5.5" 1920x1080 | Camera: 16 MP | CPU: Snapdragon 650 (6 cores, 1800 MHz) | RAM: 3 GB | Battery: 4050 mAh

It seems that Xiaomi has managed to firmly win the hearts of domestic buyers. - not only the most popular Chinese smartphone of 2016, but also the most highly rated by users. Just think about it: the average smartphone rating on a 100-point system was 92.8 points based on 757 customer reviews. This is an incredibly high result given such a large number of reviews, and it is completely justified.

If we look at the specifications of the device, we see a typical flagship smartphone from two years ago. The device has a high-quality 5.5-inch Full HD screen, a good camera, a fairly powerful Qualcomm processor and a battery with a capacity of more than 4000 mAh (for comparison, most modern flagships have batteries with a capacity of no more than 3000 mAh). Moreover, this did not in any way affect the design of the smartphone - its thickness is 8.65 mm, a metal body and a fingerprint scanner are included.

The smartphone recently released a sequel (), but the new product is more expensive and its ratings are slightly worse, so Redmi Note 3 Pro still remains the most popular Chinese smartphone of 2016.

2nd place - (rating 91.6)

Beautiful and fast smartphone from ASUS

OS version: Android 6.0 | Screen: 5.5" 1920x1080 | Camera: 16 MP | CPU: Snapdragon 625 (8 cores, 2000 MHz) | RAM: 4 GB | Battery: 3000 mAh

This smartphone from the Taiwanese manufacturer, ASUS, stands out for its premium design and high-quality build. The smartphone has 4 GB of RAM and a powerful Snapdragon 625 chipset, designed for mid-priced smartphones. The performance is enough to run any games from the Play Market. Despite the battery capacity of 3000 mAh, which by today's standards cannot be called a record figure, the battery life is good - on average, a smartphone battery lasts for one and a half to two days.

The smartphone's camera is one of the best in its class, with optical image stabilization and very fast autofocus. A fingerprint scanner is present. - an excellent smartphone in the mid-price segment that will delight the owner with an expensive appearance, good performance and a high-quality camera.

3rd place - (rating 91.4)

Lightweight version of the flagship Huawei P9 line

OS version: Android 6.0 | Screen: 5.2" 1920x1080 | Camera: 13 MP | CPU: HiSilicon Kirin 650 (8 cores, 2000 MHz) | RAM: 2 GB | Battery: 3000 mAh

A lightweight version of the flagship P9 line, but it’s more correct to compare it with last year’s P8 Lite model. The new product has a much better screen, a more powerful processor, and a more capacious battery. For 16-18 thousand rubles you will get a well-built middle-class smartphone, without any obvious disadvantages. The body of the lite version is simpler than that of the flagship, but the smartphone looks very solid - matte metal edges with beveled edges and a thickness of only 7.5 mm.

Huawei has installed an excellent screen in their smartphone, clear, with good color reproduction and viewing angles. The fingerprint scanner works not only for unlocking, but also as a touch panel (for example, you can scroll through photos), this is a proprietary feature of Huawei. If you are looking for a good mid-range smartphone, but 5.5-inch smartphones are too big for you, we recommend that you pay attention to this model. Thanks to the 5.2-inch diagonal screen, the device has more convenient dimensions and fits well in the hand.

“All these years we sold Nexus at a low price, like fools, by God. But Apple is cutting money - we need to join the premium too,” the guys from Google decided and released smartphones of the Pixel family. To ensure that the new “super-prestigious” Google Phone is not confused with its cheap predecessors, the developers at all presentations persistently emphasized that this is an “all-new” (“completely new”) smartphone, which was not developed by subsidiary brands (LG/Samsung/Huawei/HTC/ Motorola), and Google itself! However, it’s no secret that HTC, respected by Google, still assembles smartphones.

But we are less interested in politics and marketing; let’s talk about the technical component. In this regard, the new Google Phone pleases with an excellent camera (the best among smartphones in general, according to some experts), a good AMOLED display and a very powerful Snapdragon 821 processor with ideal system optimization.

By the way, about the system - now it has been added exclusivity and the latest “empty” Android Nougat has been given a new design, and English-speaking users can already talk to a smartphone like a person. That is, no more “inexpensive pickled cucumbers in Moscow” - you can immediately address them with the phrase “Pixel, where can you buy a good snack nearby?” Pleasant innovations? Yes, simply excellent! The Pixel design is a little strange, but the smartphones cannot be confused with anything else.

Another question is that the 8.5 mm thick model (like the Xiaomi Redmi 3S with 4100 mAh) houses a 2770 mAh battery with a ridiculous capacity. However, thanks to the perfectly optimized Android and AMOLED matrix, the Pixel will still last the day. But almost any flagship smartphone is more compact than the new Google phones, which don’t even bother to implement optical stabilization in the camera.

And the main thing is that such pleasure costs from 50 to 65 thousand rubles, even just in terms of European prices (Russians are so rich that smartphones in the Russian Federation usually cost more than in Europe). Would you like to shell out a thousand dollars for a “prestigious” Google nameplate? Yes, everyone already understands that you don’t want to, and that’s why Pixels are not sold in Russia. And for 65 thousand in Russia, smart guys buy an iPhone 7 Plus with 128 GB of memory from gray suppliers or a still cool Samsung Galaxy S7 edge for 40 thousand. And they do it right.

The Pixel is an excellent model in its own right and the best alternative to the great and terrible iPhone (which is why the smartphone made the list). But for record-breaking performance at a high price, we already have Samsung, and Google’s “unique” software can even be made to work on cheap smartphones. That is, no matter what Google creates, it turns out to be Nexus. Only this time, an expensive, slightly strange Nexus that does not encourage reflashing, which did not manage to jump higher than its glass “head”.

4. Honor 8

In contrast to Google, Huawei knows a lot about “color differentiation” and has been successfully selling almost identical smartphones under different nameplates for a couple of years now. For image-conscious citizens, mobile phones under the name Huawei are coming out. And for everyone who doesn’t care about Scarlett Johansson and the nameplate of partner brands, the Chinese offer Honor models.

So in 2016, engineers “re-shoeed” the expensive Huawei P9 into a glass case, dismantled the Leica logo and began selling this model 40% cheaper than the flagship. Even by Russian standards, Honor 8, worth 28 thousand rubles, looks very cool - of similar quality models, only the “gray” versions of Xiaomi and Meizu are cheaper.

And you can’t say that Huawei saved money on customers in any way: a good fast processor (although not as cool as your Snapdragon 820), two cool rear cameras with which you can “blur” the background in photographs, a high-quality display. Honor 8 is not a flagship of the “nowhere better” format - it is rather a middle ground between expensive “top models” and middle-class smartphones. Such smartphones have become an endangered species - Chinese brands are now arrogant and strive to compete in price with Samsung, so it was impossible not to mention the “anti-crisis” Honor in a special manner.

3. Apple iPhone 7 Plus

iPhone just got better. Better by N percent, because it is not proper for noble dons to focus on the characteristics of mobile phones. Parasite designers, apparently, are still having unbridled fun with uninhibited girls and “washing powder” (iPhone 6 with almost the same appearance appeared in September 2014). But the revolution, comrades, begins from the grassroots, and iPhone buyers are still satisfied with the case design. Moreover, lovers of innovation still received the standard “glossy black” color - an important detail for those who want their new iPhone to be immediately distinguished from the old one.

In general, improved versions of the iPhone with the same body design usually receive the additional index S, but the name iPhone 6SS would sound provocative, and, frankly, enough technical innovations have accumulated to change generations.

Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Judge for yourself: a new touch-sensitive Home key with imitation pressing, “identical to natural”. Water protection, which is not very useful in everyday use, but reduces the risk of “killing” a smartphone with liquid. Stereo speakers in a very compact body and a processor that, with four cores at a mediocre frequency, outshines all Qualcomm and MediaTek brands of any degree. 2x optical zoom (a small thing, it doesn’t always work, but it’s still useful). And this despite the fact that the iPhone, as we know, has never competed with rivals for show on the principle of “who has it longer”!

The iPhone 7 Plus still has a lot of shortcomings: ridiculous strap-worthiness, no support for fast charging, rather dismal shooting quality compared to Android flagships, a headphone jack amputated “for fun” or out of Apple’s greed.

Apple iPhone 7 Plus

But in order to criticize, you need to offer something in return. Google Pixel is not sold in Russia, and it can no longer boast of the slogan “Android smartphones are always cooler for the same price.” The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has reached “retirement” age on the assembly line, but is still too expensive, has a modest 32 gigabytes of internal memory (a little more than 20 GB is available for games and applications), and is easily soiled and fragile. It is, of course, very technological in itself, but has changed little since the “breakthrough” S6 edge. And there are already enough high-quality and cheaper flagships based on Android.

With such a preamble, the iPhone award sounds like glorifying the best of the worst smartphones, but Apple’s flagship still “raises the bar” with each new generation by a sufficient amount so that iPhone users do not migrate to Android phones and do not envy Samsung Galaxy users.

2. Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime

They did not expect? But I think that the budget Xiaomi fully deserves such honors. Because Redmi has become a symbol and the most desirable budget smartphone during the crisis period not only in Russia, but also in other post-Soviet republics. To be honest, in 2016 Xiaomi made two “revolutions” at once - first, in January, Redmi 3 was born, which brought an unprecedented 8-core processor (not cheap, from Kvalkom bottling!) and a metal case to the budget ranks. And at the end of the year, when Huawei and Meizu released response smartphones, Xiaomi “finished off” all competitors with the release of Redmi 4 Prime.

A bright Full HD display in a smartphone for 8-9 thousand rubles! The coolest Snapdragon 625 - before this it was found in models at least 3 times more expensive! And a capacious battery that lasts all this stuff in a thin case for a long time.

Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime

Why not Xiaomi Mi Mix? Because now it is a very expensive and not very practical prototype smartphone with a flagship processor, but a mediocre camera. Why not Redmi Note 3? Because there is nothing breakthrough in it - Note 3 became a “restyling” of Redmi Note 2, and Note 3 Pro just received a slightly faster and more intelligent processor. Xiaomi Mi5, over time, also looks like “just” another inexpensive Chinese flagship, but the “compact” Redmi is developing much more sharply.

And I understand those who believe that such portions of praise for a budget smartphone are unnecessary. Still, you will have to polish it and Russify it yourself, the cameras in Redmi 4 are still mediocre, fast charging again is not supported due to savings on components.

Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime

But there hasn’t been anything cooler in the budget class, no, and there won’t be in the foreseeable future - in exchange for 8-10 thousand you can “taste” quad-core models from slightly more arrogant vendors that are disgusting in terms of speed and quality, or, at best, buy a plastic Meiza at based on a “deformed” old MediaTek processor. Moreover, if there have never been problems in choosing good and expensive smartphones, then Redmi almost single-handedly defends the honor of truly cool budget models, for which it receives “silver” in our rating today.

The beginning of the summer period presented users with many new interesting mobile devices. The pioneers were the companies Xiaomi and Meizu, who presented the Meizu M3S and Xiaomi Redmi 3S, which fall into the budget class at their cost. However, this was not the main sensation; the most sensational smartphones were the flagship device OnePlus 3 and the ZUK Z2 phone. After reading the new issue of “”, you will learn everything you need.

UMI London

Price: $69.99
The UMI company announced a nice smartphone from the budget segment, which was traditionally named after the universally recognizable city - London. The phone's appearance is similar to the flagship Xiaomi Mi5 device, although there is no scanner button on the front. The new product is covered with curved glass on both sides and has a metal frame. According to the vendor, this phone is extremely durable. However, it’s hard to believe, taking into account the budget class and modest price tag.

Doogee F7 Pro

Price: $270
The flagship device Doogee F7 Pro was presented in July, but many could see its presentation at an event called MWC, which took place in winter. At that time, it was one of the first mobile gadgets created based on the Mediatek Helio X20 chipset (10 cores). However, everyone knows very well that second-rate companies often delay production too much, and only in the summer did information about the start of sales appear. In addition to the interesting processor, this flagship also boasts an impressive 5.7-inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. There is also 4 GB of RAM, a main IMX230 photo module with a resolution of 21 megapixels from SONY, the same camera is installed on the Meizu MX5 and a solid 4000 mAh battery.

iNew U9

Price: $94
Everything is leading to the fact that iNew U9 will become the most affordable phablet on the global technology market. Buying it at retail, the new device will cost a little less than $100. Of course, I understand that for such a sum you shouldn’t expect something incredible, but if you look closely, the technical component is not so poor. The big plus is that the phone is built on the MediaTek MT6735 chipset, not the MT6580.

RugGear RG740

Price: $400
RugGear RG740 is a mobile gadget straight from the Middle Kingdom, identified as a protected type. The new smartphone meets IP68 (protection standard), which means it is dust-resistant, waterproof and completely immune to any shock. Compared to its competitors in the global market, the RugGear RG740 boasts a couple of unexpected but necessary details - a port for a magnetic charger, such as can be found in several copies of the Sony Xperia. Such a small detail greatly simplifies the charging process and provides additional safety. But for the untrusting, there is also microUSB.
But there is no barrel of honey without a fly in the ointment. The cost is too high, taking into account the fact that funds for production are raised using a crowdfunding scheme.

OnePlus 3

Price: $399 / 399 EUR / 2499 RMB
According to many, the loudest buzz of this month was the presentation of the 3rd flagship device, OnePlus 3. As expected, this is a mobile device from the “upper class” at an affordable price. Like many of its opponents on the market, the OnePlus 3 phone was built on the basis of the already proven Snapdragon 820 chipset. In addition, there is as much as 6 GB of RAM, which is the maximum today. And it’s worth considering that there are no versions with less RAM. It is also necessary to mention that the flagship is equipped with a 5.5-inch Optic AMOLED display, a fingerprint scanner, fast charging technology, and a main IMX298 photo module with a resolution of 16 megapixels from Sony. All this is encased in a metal case (andonized aluminum).
The cost for such a powerful device is not much, not less than 399 dollars for residents of the USA, and for residents of Europe the cost will be 399 euros. In China, the flagship has a price tag of 2499 yuan, which translates to $380.

Xiaomi Redmi 3S and Redmi 3X

Price: $106/136
Xiaomi Corporation has spoiled its fans with two new products - Redmi 3S and Redmi 3X. It’s not hard to guess that both phones are modifications of the already beloved budget phone Redmi 3. The main difference between the new models and the original is a different processor. Having said goodbye to Snapdragon 616, Redmi 3S and Redmi 3X acquired a fresh Snapdragon 430 chipset. And despite the fact that the “fresh” one is lower in class, in terms of performance it will most likely be more productive than its “big brother”.
In addition, the new models have fingerprint scanners on board, such as those in the Redmi 3 Pro.
The phone's appearance is practically indistinguishable. However, the Redmi 3X model is intended for the operator from China “China Unicom” and has a slightly different shape of the edges - they are straight.

Meizu M3S

Price: $106/136
This smartphone was created in order to be a worthy competitor to the Redmi 3 line from Xiaomi Corporation. The previous version of Meizu M3 is inferior with its fragile plastic body, significantly smaller battery and does not have a fingerprint scanner. And in the new version, we took into account all the shortcomings of the previous model and tried to get rid of them. Now everything on board the smartphone is encased in a metal case. The phone has a fingerprint scanner on the front panel of the device. The battery has a reserve of 3000 mAh, in this it is clearly inferior to its competitor, because 4100 mAh is no joke. However, few people pay attention to this point, and therefore now Meizu M3S can measure its strength with budget smartphones from Xiaomi. After all, even the price tags are almost identical.

Meizu Pro 6 (red and pink)

Price: $380
In addition to the updated Meizu M3S, the company presented to the public two new colors for the flagship device Meizu PRO 6. If they had not stood out so much from the crowd, they would not have been included in this list, but today it is rare to see a bright mobile device, in particular red.
Regarding technical data and cost, they are completely identical to the standard Meizu Pro 6.

Gionee S6 Pro

Price: $305
The Gionee company made a splash by presenting the brand new S6 Pro, the main feature of which was the unusual body, which was made of 97% metal. But the technical component doesn’t really stand out. This is a high-quality average mobile gadget, which is built on the MediaTek Helio P10 processor with a solid 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of native memory. The cost seems a little high, however, looking at the company that created it, everything falls into place.

Huawei Honor 5A

Price: $106 / $122
The new product from the budget class, Huawei Honor 5A, taking into account its technical data and cost, is quite capable of competing with the brainchild of Xiaomi and Meizu. A mobile gadget with a diagonal of 5.5 inches, built on a Snapdragon 617 processor (8 cores), is armed with 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal memory, a 3100 mAh battery and two photo modules - the main one with a resolution of 13 megapixels, and the front one with a resolution of 8 megapixels . But they won’t buy it online as zealously as, for example, Xiaomi or Meizu.

Asus Pegasus 3

Price: $197 / $228
But the Asus company is doing very badly, because why release a budget-class smartphone with the Mediatek MT6737 chipset in China, evaluating it as a high-quality average gadget. In addition, the new product has an appearance that is not everyone’s taste, thanks to the “bold” frames around the screen. But there is also a plus - an impressive 4100 mAh battery. The mobile phone has a 5.2-inch display. If we think about it, the new product from Asus is the same Xiaomi Redmi 3S, only with a weaker processor at the cost of the Redmi Note 3 Pro on the Snapdragon 650 chipset with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal memory.

Doogee T6 Pro

Price: $150
Doogee Corporation has made updates to the long-lasting favorite Doogee T6 with a 5.5-inch diagonal and a large 6250 mAh battery. The new product is called Doogee T6 Pro. Now, instead of the MediaTek MT6735 chipset (4 cores), MT6753 with 8 cores is installed on board. And now the RAM size is 3 GB, and the “native” memory is 32 GB. Otherwise, nothing has changed.

Nubia Z11 Max

Price: $305
Everyone will remember 2016 as the heyday of huge mobile devices with screens over 6 inches. And this month, Nubia was also able to boast of such a large specimen. I would like to remind you that Nubia is a sub-brand of ZTE. The new mobile device has a 6-inch screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. Super AMOLED matrix. There is a rather impressive technical part on board, which is based on the Snapdragon 652 chipset. There is also 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal memory. The new brainchild from Nubia is armed with a good photo module with a resolution of 16 megapixels (Sony IMX298), a fingerprint scanner and Hi-Fi sound declared by the manufacturer. And all this is enclosed in a metal shell. And taking into account all this data, the cost is $305 and this allows the Nubia Z11 Max to compete with the Xiaomi Mi Max in the best configuration.

Lenovo PHAB2 Pro, PHAB2 Plus and PHAB2

Price: $499/299/199
The new Lenovo PHAB2 Pro is not just everyone’s favorite mobile device, but also the first phone on the planet that supports Project Tango augmented virtual reality. This 6.4-inch gadget has a huge number of sensors and cameras that are responsible for scanning the surrounding space in order to build a 3D model. Such technology should be used in gameplay or for navigation while in a building.
Other highlights include a QHD screen with 2560 x 1440 pixels, a 16-megapixel main photo module, a metal body, a fingerprint scanner, a Snapdragon 652 chipset and high-level sound from Dolby.
In addition to the flagship type device, its younger brothers were presented - PHAB and PHAB2 Plus. Both new products have exactly the same diagonal, but the resolution will be lower. In addition, the phones are based on chipsets from Mediatek.

Meitu V4s and M6

Cost: $460-535/$610-760
Meitu is widely known in the Middle Kingdom as a manufacturer of expensive mobile devices for a female audience, and this month the company presented two gadgets.
The Meitu V4s is an update to the flagship type device of that year. To put it roughly, they only updated the amount of “native” memory and added a new orange coloring.
But the new Meitu M6 is the new brainchild of the company. This model is the first to have a fingerprint scanner and, unlike the Meitu V4s, it comes with a more modest finish.
As before, the main highlights of mobile gadgets from Meitu are the famous V design and two high-tech photo modules with a resolution of 21 megapixels. Well, the cost is, as always, too high.

OPPO A59

Cost: $275
Long before its release, there were rumors that the new smartphone from OPPO would be able to pamper everyone with its low cost. But what is happening now is completely different from what was said. OPPO A59 is the most expensive mobile gadget based on the modest Mediatek MT6750 chipset. This was also installed on the Meizu M3 mini. The price tag from the manufacturer is 1,799 yuan, which translates to $275. As a comparison, we can mention the ZUK Z2, which was built on the basis of the powerful Snapdragon 820.

ZTE Blade A2

Price: $92-107
The new budget mobile gadget ZTE Blade A2 will take the place of the Blade A1 from 2015. As before, one of the main features of the phone will be a fingerprint scanner and a durable metal case will be added to this. In general, the new product from ZTE can compete with the Meizu M3 mini, and perhaps even with the Xiaomi Redmi 3, if the average battery capacity is to your liking.

ZUK Z2

Price: $273
In the end, the prayers of lovers of miniature mobile gadgets were heard and the ZUK company gave everyone who asked a ZUK Z2. You should know that ZUK is a subsidiary of Lenovo. At the moment, this is the most affordable phone based on the powerful Snapdragon 820. But in addition to the top chipset, it has 4 GB of RAM, a fingerprint scanner, acceptable photo modules and an impressive 3500 mAh battery. In the Celestial Empire, the cost will cost less than three hundred dollars.

ASUS ZenFone 3 Deluxe, ZenFone 3 Ultra and ZenFone 3

Price: $249 / $479 / $499
ASUS Corporation from Taiwan presented three new products at once, including the hi-end flagship device ZenFone 3 Deluxe, built on the Snapdragon 820 and with 6 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal memory. In addition, the new gadget has acquired a 5.7-inch display and a 23-megapixel main photo module with optical stabilization (4 axes).
The second, but no less important new product is ZenFone 3 Ultra. a real titanium with a 6.8-inch screen, but it just has less outstanding technical data. However, this will be enough to play or work. One of the top Snapdragon 652 and 4 GB of RAM will ensure stable operation.
Well, the third gadget from the budget segment is ZenFone 3. To be honest, the characteristics of this smartphone are quite consistent with the standards of the middle class, but its cost is almost two times lower than the above-mentioned brothers. The device has a 5.5-inch FHD screen, a fresh Snapdragon 625 chipset with 8 cores, 4 GB of RAM and a main photo module of 16 megapixels.

InFocus S1

Price: $150
This product also comes from Taiwan. For those who are not in the know, this brand is the property of the well-known Foxconn factory.
The new mobile device is an almost exact copy of the Meizu M3 Note with a diagonal of 5.5 inches and a Mediatek Helio P10 processor. The only difference is that the amount of RAM is higher, but the battery capacity is slightly lower. However, the main highlight is the Tencent OS 2.0 Android firmware. To date, this is the first phone that runs on Tencent OS. Second generation.