I want an effective smartphone with a good camera and a high-quality screen, but there is no way to buy an expensive model from an A-brand? Then it makes sense to turn to the Chinese phones from ZTE. This company operates primarily in the budget segment, but does not save on components. We propose to verify this by the example of new products this year.
Top Chinese smartphones other brands are presented in our review.
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Axon M - foldable smartphone with two screens
The most anticipated novelty of the fall of 2017 is a hybrid folding tablet and smartphone. “Siamese twins” - two displays with a diagonal of 5.2 ″ can work in tandem, forming a single working area of 6.75 inches.
There are other - no less interesting scenarios for their use. For example, when connected in parallel, both screens are occupied by different applications, and when mirroring, one image is duplicated from two sides.
Pros:
- Durable metal housing and good impact-resistant glass on both screens.
- The smartphone in the form of a book easily folds and fits in your pocket.
- A 20 megapixel camera with a bright lens makes great shots and can record 4K video. And thanks to the design features, it can be used both as the main one and for selfies.
- A good Snapdragon processor for 4 cores.
- 4 GB of RAM, plus a built-in 64 GB hard drive and the ability to install a capacious USB flash drive (up to 256 GB).
- Battery with fast charge function, although for two screens 3180 mAh is not enough.
- The fingerprint scanner is built directly into the side power button - unexpectedly, but conveniently.
- Chic stereo speakers with surround sound and even a dedicated audio chip to the pleasure of music lovers.
Minuses:
- The processor of last year's version - a more topical chip could be put in the top model.
- The smartphone folds screens out, which does not add to its reliability.
Blade V8 - a smartphone with a virtual reality helmet
The main feature of this phone manufacturer decided to make a box in which it is packed - it is easy to turn it into cardboard VR helmet Google Cardboard. One could laugh at this and forget if Blade V8 with its 5 and 13 megapixel cameras could not make 3D photos.
However, 8-core fresh processor and IPS-display are also available here, so it's not just a toy with virtual reality.
Pros:
- Solid, albeit very thin aluminum case.
- Responsive fingerprint scanner, "implanted" in the physical control button.
- Convenient screen diagonal of 5.2 ″ with FHD-resolution, which in this price segment is a rather pleasant exception.
- Sufficient RAM (3 GB).
- Dual camera, which is able to take pictures with blurring the background and 3D-effect.
- Frontalka is ideal for selfies - it has a beautifier, smile recognition, and a nice flash.
- The volume keys are made separately, and not in the form of already familiar rocker.
- High-quality oleophobic coating effectively protects the screen from slipping.
- Reasonable price of 14-15 thousand rubles.
Minuses:
- The built-in memory is not so much - only 32 GB, however, there are versions for 64 gigabytes.
- We recommend: Smartphone rating with a good camera
Blade A6 - the most autonomous smartphone
It looks normal inexpensive smartphone pleases with decent filling and unexpectedly capacious battery. In this case, the manufacturer tried to do everything so that the battery charge was as low as possible. And this despite the powerful CPU of 8 cores, as well as a very decent 5.2-inch IPS-display.
Pros:
- The latest version of Android 7.1.
- 32 gigabytes of native memory and flash support up to 128 GB.
- IPS-matrix with normal visibility in sunlight.
- The sensor on the rear panel can block individual files or applications, and can also be used as a trigger when photographing.
- Good equipment: there is an OTG cable and in-ear headphones.
- Very capacious battery 5000 mAh, which is enough for two days.
- The smartphone itself can be used to charge external devices, such as smart watches or even another phone.
- The price is only 11,000 rubles.
Minuses:
- 13 and 5 megapixel cameras make a photo of average quality, the claimed stabilizer does not perform its functions.
- Heats up when you run heavy games and applications.
- Inconvenient to play with two hands - you block the light sensor, and the screen fades to an almost invisible level.
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Nubia Z17 mini - great sound and super photo
Thin in profile and wide in full face smartphone with a diagonal of 5.2 ″ - a purely media model for lovers of beauty. It is nice to listen to music, take cool pictures, and then view them on a bright and juicy screen.
According to the characteristics of the mini-nubia, it’s not bad, but she couldn’t hold out on Olympus for a long time - the manufacturer hardly managed to supply it with an advanced chipset, hurrying with the release of this model.
Pros:
- Sturdy metal case.
- A clear fingerprint scanner is not a failure and always responds well (although for this it needs a second or two to think).
- Two-window mode for the convenience of simultaneous work in different applications.
- Very beautiful and clear sound even in headphones.
- There is an NFC chip for contactless data transfer and payments.
- The excellent screen resolution of 1920x1080 px (point density 424) and excellent viewing angles - without blurring the picture.
- You can choose a model with an OP of 4 or 6 GB - in any case, it will be more than enough.
- Excellent camera on the front panel - 16 MP with a wide capture.
- The paired rear cameras both go for 13 megapixels, write video in 4K format and are reliably protected by sapphire crystal.
- The battery, though designed for only 2950 mAh, can last a couple of days.
Minuses:
- Navigation keys glow too dim - you have to find them almost to the touch.
- Autofocus when shooting does not always work correctly.
- Moody software, but after updating the firmware, problems with it will go away.
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