Chinese smartphones are an excellent choice for those who prefer quality and a low price to a promoted brand (although there are plenty of the latter in the Middle Kingdom). Gone are the days when Chinese gadgets were looked down upon and taken "for one season." Now, with careful handling, they will last several years. Introducing top 10 best Chinese smartphones in early 2017. The criteria for its creation were reviews on Yandex.Market and the popularity of models.
10. UMI Touch
Cost, on average - 11,990 rubles.
The main advantages of the device: a 5.5-inch display, a 4000 mAh long-lasting battery, a memory card slot with the original memory for games and applications 16 GB, a metal case, a fingerprint reader.
Disadvantages: UMI is rarely generous with firmware updates, sometimes during a conversation a popular Chinese smartphone takes a screenshot.
9. Xiaomi Redmi 4
The average price is 8 990 rubles.
A Chinese smartphone with a 5-inch screen and a 13-megapixel camera from a well-known and reputable manufacturer. The battery is even more capacious than that of the UMI Touch (4100 mAh), but the RAM is less (2 GB vs 3 GB).
Are there any disadvantages for such an attractive price? There is, according to reviews, this is a quiet call and the screen is quickly scratched even with careful handling.
8. Huawei Honor 8
The average cost is 29,990 rubles.
On the eighth place of our rating of the best Chinese smartphones is a device with an unusual screen size of 5.2 inches and Gorilla Glass 3. It is offered in versions with 64, 128 and 32 GB of internal memory, has a 12-megapixel camera and a 3000 mAh battery. This gadget looks so beautiful that you are not ashamed to give it to your boss or loved one.
Disadvantages: slippery body, no headset included.
7. Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
On average, it costs 22,990 rubles.
If you are a fan of smartphones with large screens, then you will surely like this unit. It has a huge 6-inch display, a 4000 mAh battery, a loud speaker without wheezing and noise, and a 16-megapixel camera.
Disadvantages: there is only 32 GB of memory for games and programs, but there is no memory card slot. The camera protrudes slightly from the body, so it’s better not to put the smartphone on a hard surface. The display strongly eats the battery.
6. Xiaomi Mi Max
Sold on average for 21,490 rubles.
Xiaomi smartphones are included in the list of the best smartphones of the beginning of 2017 due to their exquisite design, affordable price and excellent “stuffing”. Mi Max "surpassed" the previous participant in the Chinese smartphone chart in terms of display size - 6.44 inches. And the battery is more capacious - 4850 mAh. And there is more memory - 128 GB versus 32 GB, and a slot for a memory card is also provided.
What users are dissatisfied with: average image quality and fragile screen.
5. Huawei Honor 5A
The average price is 8 990 rubles.
Stylish and high quality assembled 5-inch smartphone with a 13-megapixel camera. The battery is not as capacious as that of other smartphones from our list - only 2200 mAh, but it is removable. Both the rear and front cameras have an LED flash.
Minus: a quiet speaker.
4. ZTE Axon 7
The average price is 23 751 rubles.
5.5-inch gadget with 128 gigabytes of memory, a slot for its expansion and a 20-megapixel camera. And all this for the price of half-past six "iPhone". The average capacity battery is 3250 mAh.
Disadvantages: may not be fully Russified.
3. Huawei Honor 4c
It is offered on average for 9,990 rubles.
The third ranking number is a smartphone manufactured by Huawei. This is a worthy competitor to the Xiaomi brand, with low prices and excellent manufacturing quality devices. This model has a 5-inch display, a 2550 mAh battery, a good 13 megapixel camera with smile recognition, LED flash and autofocus.
But there is little flash memory (8 gigabytes), and it expands to only 32 GB.
2. Lenovo A916
The average cost is 5,490 rubles.
Finding a device with a 5.5-inch screen, a 13-megapixel camera with autofocus, a 2500 mAh battery at this price is very difficult for European manufacturers. But Lenovo slightly saved on the amount of memory for built-in and user programs (1 and 8 GB, respectively), but such a good Chinese smartphone can be presented to a teenager or an elderly relative and it will serve them for several years.
Owners' complaints are caused by weak speakers, a tight touchscreen and a not working youtube.
1. Lenovo K5 Note
The average price is 10 990 rubles.
The winner of the hit parade of the best smartphones from China has the best value for money. A metal case, a 5.5 ″ screen, a 3500 mAh battery, 3 GB of memory for built-in programs, a 13-megapixel camera, a fingerprint scanner - all that is needed for a demanding user.
Cons: glass is easy to scratch even with gentle handling.
