Hits of budget Chinese smartphones, what’s wrong with them?

Today begins the celebration of the sixth anniversary of AliExpress. One of the largest trading platforms in China, which has collected a great many goods from different sellers. And of course, in honor of her birthday, she announced discounts on various gadgets. On our page with the action, in the section " High Technologies " we see immediately the hits of the sale. Consider in more detail among the hits the budget smartphones that the birthday party offers at a discount.

Cubot s550

Like most Chinese, they have average characteristics. In some places, not perfect, in some places, surprisingly, good. Has a large diagonal of 5.5. The case, 7 mm thick, is made of two glass rounded at the corners and a metal frame.

The disadvantage is a very soiled surface with fingerprints, but the manufacturer foreseen this moment and put in a complete set a transparent protective bumper and glass for the Cubot S550. All together gives the smartphone a very solid look for its budget. In addition, it has an 8 MP camera with interpolation up to 13 MP and a 5 MP front camera with interpolation up to 8 MP.

One of the main chips is the fingerprint sensor on the back of the smartphone. It is conveniently located and large enough, and is quite suitable for everyday use (unlocking a smartphone). Operations of 85% are not perfect, but, for their budget of $ 132.49 (from March 29 to April 01, $ 107.32 * ), adds extra coolness to the gadget.



Antuntu test: 32.263 (better than 50% of smartphones)

Pros:

• Stable work of the smartphone;
• Display;
• Materials and build quality;
• Options with a protective bumper and glass;
• Low price.

Minuses:

• Lack of oleophobic coating;
• The quality of the main speaker is poor.

Cubot NOTE S

Despite all the budget devices, it has a lot of different qualities. 5.5 HD bright IPS screen with a resolution of 1080 × 720 pixels. There is a fairly good viewing angle. The phone itself is equipped with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal memory. SD cards up to 32 GB are also supported. Everything works on Android 5.1.

As a result, we have a good budget phablet with a good display and good characteristics. A great choice for people who buy a smartphone not for games, but with a large screen and sufficient performance.

The manufacturer assures us of long work without recharging, the battery has a capacity of 4150 mAh, which is decent enough, even for a smartphone with such a display diagonal. But do not forget about the cost of the phone $ 99.99 (from 29.03 to 01.04 $ 79.99 *) before comparing it with others.



Antuntu test: 23.258 (better than 37% of smartphones)

Pros:

• Materials and build quality;
• Memory card support;
• Support 2 sim cards;
• Low heat;
• Low price.

Minuses:

• Lack of LED alerts;
• No 4G LTE support;
• Raw firmware.

IRBIS SP56

This is a convenient and functional budget smartphone equipped with a quad-core processor. There is support for LTE, 3G and Wi-fi, so this is a great choice for those who like to always stay online. And thanks to its 5.5-inch display with IPS matrix and a resolution of 1280x720 pixels, it’s suitable for convenient viewing of your photos and videos.

One of the pluses is undoubtedly the equipment. This includes a headset and a stylish protective case, which the performance counterparts cannot boast of the price range of $ 137.36 (with 29.03 on 01.04 $ 98.90 * ).



Pros:

• Nice screen of good quality with a diagonal of 5.5;
• Support LTE;
• Equipment;
• Support for memory cards up to 32 GB;
• Support 2 sim cards.

Minuses:

• Only 8 GB of internal memory;
• Not enough RAM;
• Lack of oleophobic coating.

Oukitel K10000

A very interesting smartphone, at least in that it has a built-in battery of 10,000 mAh. That is, if you take it with you on a trip, the smartphone will last about 10 days without recharging. The manufacturer prudently put a 2A charger in the package, with which the gadget is fully charged in 2 and a half hours.

Unfortunately, the rest of the specifications are not particularly pleasing: a cheap display, poor speaker and disgusting quality camera.

The smartphone itself is made entirely of metal and weighs about 300 grams. The manufacturer on the site compares it with Iron Man, which in principle is similar. In principle, a good smartphone with its advantages, but not without its drawbacks, which is more suitable for travelers. Excellent aluminum power bank with smartphone features for $ 207.50 (from 29.03 to 01.04$ 178.06 * ).



Antuntu test: 22.736 (better than 36% of smartphones)

Pros:

• Excellent battery life up to 10 days;
• The ability to use as an additional battery for other devices;
• Metal case;
• Loud and high-quality main speaker.

Minuses:

• Cheap display;
• Disgusting quality camera;
• Bad earpiece.

HOMTOM HT3

Probably the most budget smartphone with decent performance and high-quality IPS screen. It is equipped with 8 GB of internal memory and 1 GB of RAM. It has an average camera, you can’t say that it is bad, but you can’t attribute it to excellent. The main camera is 8 MP, and the front camera is 5 MP, both with interpolation.

The phone looks solid, made of plastic. Thanks to its smooth transitions in the design of the case, it is very comfortable in the hand.

The main advantage of this smartphone is the 3000 mAh battery, which keeps the decent time of the gadget in working condition. You will say that there is more, but do not forget that they offer us this device for a very modest amount of $ 55.99 (from March 29 to April 01, $ 50.98 * ).



Antuntu test: 24.731 (better than 39% of smartphones)

Pros:

• Low price;
• Comfortably sits in a hand
• Support for memory cards up to 32 GB;
• Support 2 sim cards;
• Excellent viewing angle;
• Good quality and volume of the main speaker;
• Capacious battery.

Minuses:

• Not enough internal memory;
• One main speaker (second dummy);
• No OTG support;
• Lack of an event indicator.

Lenovo S856

A large smartphone with very average specifications. When determining the rating of this smartphone, the terms “necessary” and “enough” can be used. This is an average model in all respects. An analogy can be drawn with role-playing fantasy toys, when you choose which race to play for, and stop at the “man” whose average characteristics are all average.

The manufacturer was pleased with the package bundle, which includes, in addition to everything basic, Screen protectors and the original Lenovo case.

In general, this turns out to be a large and very average smartphone, but it also sells for a very average budget of $ 82.34 (from March 29 to April 01, $ 70.81 * ).



Antuntu test: 17.339 (better than 33% of smartphones)

Pros:

• Low price
• 10 point MultiToch
• Android Native Shell
• Support for memory cards up to 32 GB
• Support LTE (first SIM card slot)
• Support 2 SIM cards (second slot only on 2G)
• Rich equipment

Minuses:

• No touch buttons at the bottom of the screen
• Missing Event Indicator
• Low performance
• Not enough internal memory

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