Rating of the best Chinese smartphones for 2016.Top 10

9 place.

Xiaomi Redmi 4A 16Gb - the cheapest phone in the catalog Xiaomi

The average price in Russia is 7,000 rubles. Buy Redmi 4A 16Gb on AliExpress can be for 5,5 thousand rubles( shipping to Russia is free).The cheapest model in the catalog of the popular Chinese brand Xiaomi, which appeared in November 2016, scored 73% of fives on reviews in the Yandex-Market. Specifications: 5-inch screen with 1280x720 resolution, Android 6.0 operating system, 16 GB built-in and 2 GB of RAM, there is a memory card slot up to 128 GB( combined with a slot for the second SIM card). Support for 4G LTE . The main camera is 13 mp with LED flash, autofocus and optical stabilization. Front camera 5 mp. The capacity of the battery is 3120 mAh.4-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor MSM8917.Plastic housing.

8 place.

HOMTOM HT17 Pro

Average price in Russia - 5 500 rubles. Buy HOMTOM HT17 Pro on Aliexpress can be for 4,5 thousand rubles. Inexpensive model from the Chinese manufacturer, released in September 2016, scored 53% of fives on reviews in the Yandex-Market. Specification: 5.5 inch screen with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels, Android 6.0 operating system, 16 GB permanent and 2 GB RAM, there is a memory card slot up to 128 GB, support for two SIMs. Support for 4G LTE . Main camera 13 mp with LED flash and autofocus, front 5 mp. Battery capacity - 3000 mAh. The operating time without charging in the talk mode is 15 hours, in standby mode - 280 hours.4-core processor MediaTek MT6737.There is a fingerprint scanner .

7th place.

Meizu MX6

Average price in Russia - 16 000 rubles. Buy Meizu MX6 on AliExpress can be for 12.8 thousand rubles( shipping to Russia is free). This model, which went on sale in July 2016, scored 79% of fives on reviews in the Yandex-Market. This is the best result among the catalog of smartphones Meise. Technical characteristics: the screen is 5.5 inches with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, the operating system is Android 6.0, 32 GB of permanent and 4 GB of RAM, support for two SIMs. Support 4G LTE.The battery capacity is 3060 mAh. There is a fingerprint scanner.

The main camera is 12 mp, the front camera is 5 mp. Camera based on Sony IMX386 sensor. Thanks to the built-in phase autofocus, the MX6 achieves excellent accuracy and focus speed. As in the Meizu MX5, a lens of 6 lenses is used. Despite the decrease in the resolution of the main camera compared to the Meizu MX5( the Meizu MX5 camera was 20.7 mp), the quality of the photography compared to it became noticeably better compared to this and other previous models.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 32Gb

Average price of in Russia - 10 200 rubles. Buy Redmi Note 4 32Gb on AliExpress can be for 9.1 thousand rubles( shipping to Russia is free).Xiaomi introduced Redmi Note 4 at the presentation in Beijing on August 25, 2016.The flagship of the , a favorite of the Redmi family, whose sales in the world have exceeded 100 million devices for a long time, gained 59% of fives in reviews in the Yandex Market ( see reviews on Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 ) . Technical characteristics: IPS-screen 5.5 inches with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, operating system Android 6.0, 32 GB permanent and 3 GB of RAM, there is a slot for memory cards up to 128 GB( combined with a slot for a second SIM card). Support for 4G LTE. Main camera 13 mp, front 5 mp. Battery capacity 4100 mAh.10-core processor MediaTek Helio X20( MT6797), 2100 MHz. There is a fingerprint scanner. Metal enclosure .

OUKITEL K6000 Pro

Average price in Russia - 9 060 rubles. Buy OUKITEL K6000 Pro on AliExpress it is possible for 8,1 thousand rubles( delivery to Russia is free). The model from the Chinese brand received 61% of fives according to reviews in the Yandex-Market. Specifications: 5.5 inch screen with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, Android 6.0 operating system, 32 GB permanent and 3 GB of RAM.There is a slot for an external memory card( combined with a slot for the second SIM card). Support 4G LTE. Main camera 13 mp, front 5 mp. OUKITEL specializes in smartphones with powerful batteries, this smartphone is no exception: the capacity of the battery is 6 000 mAh( for comparison: the 6th iPhone has 3.5 times weaker battery power - 1,715 mAh).The battery life: talk time is 46 hours, in standby mode - 360 hours( 15 days), in music listening mode - 45 hours. 8-core processor MediaTek MT6753.Video processor Mali-T720. There is a fingerprint scanner. Metal case with plastic inserts from the top and bottom on the rear panel.

This model is included in the top-10 best smartphones with a powerful battery .

4 place.

Xiaomi Mi5S Plus 64Gb

The average price of in Russia is 20,000 rubles. Buy Mi5S Plus 64Gb on AliExpress can be for 18.1 thousand rubles( shipping to Russia is free).Flagman Xiaomi, who appeared in the fall of 2016, scored 42% of fives on reviews in the Yandex-Market( see reviews about Xiaomi Mi5S Plus ). The model is an improved version of the spring flagship Mi5.

Specifications: IPS LCD screen 5.7 inches with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, Android 6.0 operating system, 64 GB permanent and 4 GB RAM, support for two sim cards. Support for 4G LTE.Battery capacity 3800 mAh. There is no support for an external memory card, although 64 GB for an average smartphone user is more than enough. There is a fingerprint scanner( on the back of the case).4-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 821. Video processor Adreno 530. This model is the best-in-performance smartphone Xiaomi and the 6th-rated smartphone on Android( antutu.com rating results) in 2016.

The Mi5S Plus has two main cameras, each at 13 MP( Sony IMX258 sensor).The lens aperture is f / 2.0.Also the camera is equipped with a phase autofocus( PDAF) and a dual LED flash. Monochrome and color camera modules in this smartphone work in pairs, providing the most accurate color rendering. The front camera is 4 mp, the pixel size here is increased to two microns, so that the sensor receives more light. The lens has an aperture of f / 2.0 and a viewing angle of 80 degrees.

Resource Dxomark put the camera Mi5S Plus 78 points, the same number received Google Nexus 6.

3 place.

ZTE Nubia Z11 Mini S 64Gb

Average price in Russia - 18 000 rubles. Buy Nubia Z11 Mini S on Aliexpress can be for 15.8 thousand rubles( shipping to Russia is free). Slightly reduced in size and the most technically advanced version of the flagship of the family ZTE Nubia, released in October 2016, received 73% of fives on reviews in the Yandex Market . Specification: the screen is 5.2 inches with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, the operating system is Android 6.0, 64 GB of permanent and 4 GB of RAM, there is a slot for an external memory card. Support for two SIM cards. Support 4G LTE.The battery capacity is 3000 mAh. There is a fingerprint scanner that, in addition to unlocking the smartphone, can be used to control the camera, create screenshots, and make mobile payments using NFC .

Main camera 23 mp, front 13 mp. The main camera uses the Sony IMX318 module, as in the ASUS ZenFone 3 Deluxe.

Honor 8 32Gb

The average price in of Russia - is 20 500 rubles. Buy Honor 8 64Gb on AliExpress can be for 16,4 thousand rubles( shipping to Russia is free). The flagship of the Honor family appeared on sale in China at the end of July, and in Russia in late August 2016 and today scored 77% of fives on reviews in the Yandex-Market.

Technical characteristics of the model: the screen is 5.2 inches with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, the operating system is Android 6.0, 32 GB of permanent and 4 GB of RAM, support for two SIM cards, the slot for the second SIM card is combined with a memory card slot. Support 4G LTE. Battery 3000 mAh and energy saving technology Smart Power 4.0 provide up to 1.77 days of operation at the usual and up to 1.22 for heavy use. For example, on Honor 8 you can watch online video for 11 hours in a row.8-core HiSilicon Kirin 950 processor. There is a fingerprint scanner .

The model has a dual main camera with laser autofocus, which received two 12 megapixel Sony IMX286 sensors( like the Huawei P9), color and monochrome. The camera allows you to change the focus point after shooting. The professional mode offers the adjustment of the entire set of shooting parameters in both SLR cameras. The front camera received a sensor resolution of 8 megapixels.

Separately worth noting the design of the smartphone. Without a doubt, this is the most beautiful smartphone Huawei: the front and back sides use glass with a mirror effect and a rounding 2.5D, the side faces are made of metal, and there are several bright colors.

OnePlus 3T 64Gb - the most powerful Android smartphone in the world

Average price in Russia - 26 300 rubles. Buy OnePlus 3T 64Gb on Aliexpress can be for 24.9 thousand rubles( shipping to Russia is free). This model, released in mid-November 2016, is an improved version of OnePlus 3, which appeared in June 2016, received the title of "killer of flagships" due to its excellent technical characteristics and affordable price, and also hit the top 6 most popular smartphones inworld by the end of the year. For today, the updated version of OnePlus 3T has 76% of fives according to reviews in the Yandex Market ( see reviews about OnePlus 3T ). Technical characteristics: OS Android 6.0, AMOLED-screen 5.5 inches resolution 1920x1080, 64 GB of permanent memory. OnePlus3T has 6 GB of RAM, which allowed it to enter the top five of the most powerful Android smartphones for June in 2017( data resource AnTuTu). In practice, this performance means that you can keep two dozen tabs open in Chrome and a couple of games in the background.

OnePlus3 does not support an external memory card, although at 64 GB of memory it is not particularly needed. Battery capacity - 3400 mAh. There is a fingerprint scanner. Support for two SIM cards. Support 4G LTE.

The advantages of the model include incredible strength. The hot Gorilla Glass 4, which protects the screen, coped with the scratch resistance test( similar tests conducted by the famous YouTube blogger Zack Nilsson).Representatives of OnePlus, in order to prove the strength of their flagship, took the bold step and dropped OnePlus3 from the flying plane at an altitude of about 230 meters( for comparison: the main MSU building has a height of 240 meters).The smartphone fell to the ground screen down, but it did not affect its appearance or performance.

The OnePlus 3T has a 16 megapixel Sony IMX298 sensor with a f / 2.0 aperture, optical stabilization, phase autofocus and pixel size of 1.12 microns. The front camera has a 16-megapixel sensor. The Phonearena resource in July 2016 conducted a comparative test of the cameras of the flagships, as a result Phonearena gave the OnePlus 3( the same main camera for the OnePlus 3T), fourth place, it lost to HTC 10, LG G5, iPhone 6s and outperformed Samsung Galaxy S7 and Sony Xperia XPerformance. However, if you compare the camera Samsung Galaxy S7 and OnePlus 3, then the OnePlus 3 clearly wins only as a front camera, pictures from it are better than most major smartphone cameras. As for the main camera Samsung Galaxy S7, then visually it is better than the main camera OnePlus 3.

Despite some slowdown in China's economic growth, this is hardly affected by Chinese smartphone manufacturers. Chinese companies managed to oust from the top-5 global smartphone manufacturers of the South Korean giant LG Electronics( see rating of smartphone manufacturers in 2016) and gradually take market share from another South Korean manufacturer - Samsung. If in 2012, Samsung accounted for 32.2% of global smartphone sales, and for the top three Chinese companies Huawei, Lenovo and Xiaomi 11%, then in the first quarter of 2016 Samsung's share fell to 27.8%, and the cumulative share of the above-mentioned Chinese manufacturersincreased to 20.6%.The struggle between Samsung and Chinese companies is mainly in the sphere of budget smartphone models. Chinese companies are trying to take away buyers even from the leader in the field of premium smartphones - Apple, offering budget copies of iPhones. Of course, these copies are several times cheaper than the original.
In this ranking, we will review the top 10 best Chinese smartphones at the end of 2016.The top included models from the brands Huawei, Meizu, Xiaomi, OUKITEL , HOMTOM, OnePlus, ZTE.The rating is based on reviews in the Yandex-Market, as well as technical specifications and the "price-quality" ratio.

10 place.

OUKITEL U7 Plus

The average price in Russia is 6 340 rubles. Buy OUKITEL U7 Plus on Aliexpress can be for 4,7 thousand rubles( shipping to Russia is free).The model from the Chinese brand, which was on sale in August 2016, received 67% of fives according to reviews in the Yandex-Market. Specifications: 5.5 inch screen with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels, Android 6.0 operating system, 16 GB of permanent and 2 GB of RAM, there is a slot for an external memory card. Support for two SIM cards. Support for 4G LTE . Main camera 8 mp, front 2 mp. Battery capacity - 2500 mAh. There is a fingerprint scanner.4-core processor MediaTek MT6737.