9 place.
Alcatel POP 4S
The average price in Russia is 8 650 rubles. The model, which appeared in 2016, scored 50% of fives on reviews in the Yandex-Market. Technical characteristics: the screen is 5.5 inches with a resolution of 1920x1080, the operating system is Android 6.0, 16 GB of internal memory and 2 GB of RAM, there is a slot for a memory card up to 64 GB.Support for two SIM cards. Support 4G LTE .The main camera is 13 mp with LED flash and autofocus. Front camera 5 mp. Battery capacity 2960 mAh. The battery life in the talk mode is 15 hours, in standby mode 21 days.8-core processor MediaTek Helio P10( MT6755).There is a fingerprint scanner.
see also The best smartphones Alcatel
8 the 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. The main camera is 13 mp, the front camera is 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.
Highscreen Power Rage Evo
The average price is 9,990 rubles. The model of November 2016 from the Russian brand, which produces its products in China, gained 62% of fives on reviews in the Yandex-Market. Specifications: IPS-screen 5 inches resolution 1280x720, operating system Android 6.0, 16 GB built-in and 3 GB of RAM, support for two sim cards, there is a slot for memory cards up to 128 GB, the main camera is 13 mp, the front 5 mp. Support for 4G LTE.Battery capacity 4000 mAh.4-core processor MediaTek MT6737.
6 place.
BQ Mobile BQ-5032 Element
The average price is 9,990 rubles. A novelty from the Russian brand, which produces its products in China, appeared in late December 2016, received very good reviews in the Yandex Market - 85% fives .Specifications: 5 inch screen with a resolution of 1280x720, Android 6.0 operating system, 16 GB built-in and 3 GB of RAM, support for two SIMs, there is a slot for a memory card up to 128 GB, main camera 16 megapixels, front 8 megapixels. Support for 4G LTE.The battery capacity is 2400 mAh.4-core processor MediaTek MT6735.
5 place.
Wileyfox Swift 2
The average price is 9,000 rubles. The smartphone from the subsidiary brand of the Russian company FLy, which appeared on sale in November 2016, gained 77% of fives on reviews in the Yandex-Market. Specifications: 5-inch screen with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels, Android 6.0 operating system, 16 GB permanent and 2 GB RAM, with two SIM cards, there is a slot for an external memory card up to 64 GB( combined with a slot for a second SIM card).Support 4G LTE.Battery capacity - 2700 mAh;the battery life in talk mode is 23 hours, in standby mode 180 hours, in music listening mode 33 hours.8-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937.There is a fingerprint scanner.
The matrix of the main camera with a resolution of 13 mp has an aperture of f / 2.2 and is characterized by high photosensitivity. In combination with a dual flash and wide configurations of night mode, the Wileyfox Swift 2 camera allows you to create real masterpieces of night photography. Quality optics, consisting of 5 physical lenses, will help to capture every detail and prevent distortion. The resolution of the front camera is 8 mp.
Thanks to the Quick Charge function, the full charge of Wileyfox Swift 2 will take no more than 100 minutes, and up to 25% the smartphone will be able to charge in just 10 minutes.
see also The best smartphones Fly / Wileyfox
4 place.
Xiaomi Redmi 4X 16Gb
The average price in Russia is 8,500 rubles. Buy Redmi 4X 16Gb on AliExpress can be for 6.2 thousand rubles( shipping to Russia is free).The second in Russia sales model in the Xiaomi catalog, which appeared in February 2017, scored 78% 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 and autofocus. Front camera 5 mp. The capacity of the battery is 4100 mAh.8-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940.There is a fingerprint scanner. The metal case.
see also The best smartphones Xiaomi
3 place.
Wileyfox Swift 2 X
The average price is 11,950 rubles. Appeared on sale in early 2017, a smartphone from a Russian manufacturer scored 75% of fives on reviews in the Yandex-Market. Specifications: screen 5.2 inches with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, an operating system Android 6.0, 32 GB permanent and 3 GB RAM, with two SIM cards, there is a slot for an external memory card up to 128 GB( combined with a slot for a second SIM card).Support 4G LTE.Battery capacity - 3010 mAh;the battery life in talk mode is 24 hours, in standby mode - 190 hours, in the mode of listening to music - 34 hours.8-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937.There is a fingerprint scanner. The metal case.
The main camera is 16 megapixels( module Samsung S5K3P3 ISOCELL, backlight BSI, pixel size 1 micron, matrix size 1 / 3.06 ", diaphragm F2.2 and 5 lenses.) Frontal by 8 mp( diaphragm F2.2). There are two
Thanks to the Quick Charge function, the full charge of the Wileyfox Swift 2 X will take no more than 117 minutes, and up to 25% the smartphone will be able to charge in just 15 minutes
see also The best smartphones up to 15 thousand rubles
2nd place
OUKITEL K6000Pro
Average price in Russia - 9 060 rubles Buy OUKITEL K6000 Pro on AliExpress for 8,1 thousand rublesThe model from the Chinese brand has received 61% of fives on reviews in the Yandex Market 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 3 GB of RAM.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 .
see also The best smartphones up to 10 thousand rubles
1 place.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X 32Gb
Average price in Russia - 10 500 rubles. Buy Redmi Note 4X on Aliexpress can be for 8.6 thousand rubles. Presented at the end of January 2017, the flagship of the mega-popular Redmi Note family of the Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi scored 72% of fives in responses to the Yandex Market ( see reviews on Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X ). Last year's winter flagship of this family Redmi Note 3 Pro became the most popular Android-smartphone in the world, Russia, India and some other countries by the end of 2016( see The most popular smartphones in Russia in 2016 ).
Specifications Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X: IPS-screen 5.5 inches with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, Android 6.0 operating system, 32 GB permanent and 3 GB of RAM, there is a slot for a memory card up to 128 GB( combined with a slot for the second SIM-cards). Support for 4G LTE. Main camera 13 mp, front 5 mp. Battery capacity 4100 mAh.8-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953, 2000 MHz. Video processor Adreno 506. There is a fingerprint scanner. Metal case with plastic inserts from the top and bottom on the rear panel.
If you compare this model with the last year's flagship family( Redmi Note 3 Pro in winter and Redmi Note 4 in summer), thanks to the new processor and graphics chip Redmi Note 4X added to the autonomy and performance, and thanks to the new Sony IMX258 camera module, the quality of shooting improved noticeably. Apparently, the Redmi Note 4X will become one of the most popular models of 2017, which contributes to the perfect combination of "price-quality", which is famous for Xiaomi.
see also The best Chinese smartphones
12000 rubles - the average price of a smartphone in Russia. For this money, you can buy a device, the technical specifications of which will satisfy most users: the HD screen, i.e.1280x720( and if the smartphone is a Chinese manufacturer, you can find Full HD, ie 1920x1080), one and a half to three gigabytes of RAM, a fingerprint scanner, a powerful battery, a good camera. Of course, not all models within 12000 rubles have each of the above characteristics.
This rating of the best smartphones worth up to 12 thousand rubles for the summer of 2017 will help you choose the right model in this price range. The rating is compiled from the reviews in the Yandex-Market( in the top 10, only those smartphone models that scored at least half of the fives).Also considered the technical characteristics of the smartphone and the price-quality ratio. This review includes models from Chinese and Russian manufacturers.
10 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 according to reviews in the Yandex-Market. Specifications: 5 inch screen with a resolution of 1280x720, 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.