Could you imagine a couple of years ago that the Chinese smartphones will be one of the best Android smartphones? There is no doubt that the Chinese smartphones have made a big leap in quality, and now they may compete with smartphones from Samsung, LG and other world manufacturers.
Today we decided to compare the world’s most popular Chinese smartphones. We want to warn you that we will not determine a winner, as each of smartphone has its own features.
Huawei P9 Plus
- Dimensions: 152.3 x 75.3 x 7 mm
- Weight: 162 grams
- 5-inch screen Full HD SuperAMOLED
- Kirin 955 processor
- 4GB RAM
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow with EMUI 4.1
- 64GB storage
- Dual rear camera 12-megapixel camera f/2.2, 8-MP front camera
- 3400 mAh battery with fast charge
- Other features: Press Touch Technology, front stereo speakers, expandable memory via microSD, NFC, fingerprint reader.
Huawei flagship smartphone is one of the best Android device on market. We paid attention to the older model, since it has some additional features, such as dual camera by Leica, Press Touch screen and stereo speakers.
However, smartphone has some negative aspects. For example, user interface. Although some users may like Huawei user interface, we think that it is not the best among Android smartphones.
ZUK Z2
- Dimensions: 70.5 x 145.4 x 7.5mm
- Weight: 145 grams
- Super AMOLED screen of 5.2 inches with resolution 1080×1920 pixels
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
- 4GB RAM
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow with ZUI 2.0
- 64GB storage
- 13 megapixel main camera with f/1.8, autofocus, dual-LED flash. 8-megapixel front camera with f/2.0
- 3500 mAh battery
- Other features: 4G, fingerprint reader, USB type C
This smartphone is less well-known in the international market, it is possible that you have not even heard of it. But given top specifications, price, which is the cheapest among all smartphones from our today’s comparison, ZUK Z2 is the brilliant smartphone.
Since the smartphone is primarily intended for the Asian market, Lenovo refused CyanogenOS user interface, instead of which is used ZUI.
Nevertheless, the price ZUK Z2 is the main argument in favor of this smartphone.
OnePlus 3
- Dimensions: 15.2 cm x 7.4 cm x 7.35 mm
- Weight: 158 grams
- 5-inch screen FullHD OpticAMOLED
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
- 6GB RAM
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow with OxygenOS 3.2
- 64GB storage
- 16-megapixel rear camera and 8-megapixel front camera
- 3000 mAh battery with fast charging DASH! Charge
- Other features: NFC, dual SIM, fingerprint reader, USB Type C
The newest smartphone from Chinese company OnePlus is one of mobile devices that we liked most so far this year. It has beautiful design and interesting features, as well as a competitive price.
Among the main disadvantages of smartphone are the lack of slot for microSD cards, FM radio and some other small details that most people cannot see.
While the best of smartphone OnePlus 3 are 6GB of RAM and OxygenOS user interface that is really similar to Android stock.
Xiaomi Mi5
- Dimensions: 144.6 x 69.2 x 7.3 mm
- Weight: 129 grams
- 15 inches FullHD IPS screen
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
- 3GB or 4GB RAM
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow with MIUI 7.0
- 32GB, 64GB or 128 GB Storage
- 16 megapixel main camera with f/2.0, 8MP front camera
- 3000 mAh battery with fast charging
- Other features: NFC, USB type C, fingerprint reader, QuickCharge 3.0
Xiaomi MI5 has become one the most powerful and best designed smartphone. This smartphone, which was the first to be presented between all devices from this comparison, is certainly a great choice for those wanting a compact, lightweight, and powerful phone.
Like all smartphones, it has some drawbacks, for example, the old version of software MIUI 7, but with the price of 350$ Xiaomi Mi5 can be a great option compared to other smartphones.
Conclusions
As we said, it’s really hard to determine the best one from these smartphones, because they all have different specifications and features that allow users to choose one or the other depending on their tastes. But one thing is for sure, today you should not be afraid to buy Chinese smartphones.
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