Rating of the best smartphones in 2017 to 20,000 rubles. Top 10

9 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 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.

ASUS ZenFone 3 Max ZC520TL 32Gb

The average price is 12 000 rubles. The model of the summer of 2016 from the Taiwanese brand scored 60% of fives on reviews in the Yandex-Market. Specifications: IPS-screen 5.2 inches with a resolution of 1280x720, Android 6.0 operating system, 32 GB built-in and 3 GB of RAM, support for two SIMs, there is a slot for a memory card up to 32 GB, the main camera is 13 mp, the front 5 mp. Support 4G LTE. Asus calls Max models if they have a powerful battery. This model is no exception: the capacity of the battery is 4130 mAh. The battery life in talk mode is 20 hours, in standby mode 720 hours, in music listening mode - 87 hours. The fingerprint reader located on the back panel serves not only for instant unlocking of the smartphone, but also supports several other useful functions. For example, after traversing it from the top down, you activate the front camera to capture the selfie, then take the picture by touching the same scanner, which in this case acts as a duplicate shutter button. 4-core processor MediaTek MT6737.

Alcatel IDOL 4

The average price in Russia is 14,000 rubles. The model, which appeared in 2016, scored 65% of fives on reviews in the Yandex-Market. Technical characteristics: the screen is 5.2 inches with a resolution of 1920x1080, the operating system Android 6.0, 16 GB of built-in( available to the user 12.3 GB) and 3 GB of RAM, there is a slot for a memory card up to 128 GB.Support for two SIM cards. Support for 4G LTE .The main camera is 13 mp with LED flash and autofocus. Front camera 8 mp. Battery capacity 2610 mAh. The battery life in the talk mode is 15 hours, in standby mode 21 days.8-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952.

Meizu MX6

The average price in Russia is 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.

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, size of matrix 1 / 3.06 ", diaphragm F2.2 and 5 lenses.) Front 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

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4th place

OUKITEL K6000Pro

Average price in Russia - 9 060 rubles Buy OUKITEL K6000 Pro on AliExpress can be for 8,1 thousand rublesThe model from the Chinese brand 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 for 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 .

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3 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. Introduced in late January 2017, the flagship of the mega-popular Redmi Note family of the Chinese manufacturer, Xiaomi, scored 72% of fives on reviews in 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 a second SIM-cards). Support 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, Winter Redmi Note 4), thanks to the new processor and graphics chip, the Redmi Note 4X adds to the autonomy and performance, and thanks to the new Sony IMX258 camera module, the quality of shooting has improved significantly. 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.

Huawei Honor 6X 32Gb

Average price in Russia - 14 600 rubles . Buy Honor 6X 32Gb on AliExpress can be for 10,4 thousand rubles( shipping to Russia is free). The novelty of the most popular Honor family from the leading Chinese manufacturer( and the third in sales in the world) Huawei appeared in Russia in January 2017 and today has gained 57% of fives according to 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 constant( 23.40 GB available to the user) and 3 GB of RAM, support for two SIM cards, the second SIM card slot is combined with a memory card slot. Support for 4G LTE. Battery capacity - 3340 mAh. The phone is equipped with the latest 8-core HiSilicon Kirin 655 processor, so the Honor 6X is able to work longer without recharging than many competitors with comparable battery capacity. The manufacturer promised up to 11.5 hours of battery life when watching video, up to 70 hours of listening to music, up to 8 hours of games. There is a fingerprint scanner. New fingerprint features allow you to view photos( just swipe left or right on the scanner), turn off the alarm signal( press and hold the scanner), do a selfie or ring with one touch.

Metal enclosure with glass curved to the edges. The mode of vision protection reduces the harmful UV radiation of the screen, preventing eye fatigue.

The main thing that attracts attention in Honor 6X is the dual main camera. Huawei was the first to equip its flagships with a dual camera, last year it took the 7th iPhone, but from the mid-range models, the Xiaomi Redmi Pro only boasts of a dual camera. Returning to the Honor 6X, we see that the upper sensor is a 12 megapixel Sony IMX386 matrix with phase autofocus and LED flash, the focusing speed is only 0.3 seconds. This sensor also distinguishes the increased size of the photosensitive pixel to 1.25 nm with the technology of isolation of individual pixels Prim ISP.Thanks to this, the pictures have surprisingly little color noise and very natural color rendition. The lower monochrome sensor has 2 mp. At first glance this is very little. Even Xiaomi Redmi Pro has a 5Mp auxiliary module, not to mention the Honor 8 flagship, where the second module has the same resolution as the first one - 12MP.However, Huawei explains that 2 mn of the lower sensor is enough, becauseits task is to capture as much light as possible, since monochrome matrices are much more sensitive than color ones. The camera folds the light from the lower sensor with the color of the top and produces very high-quality photos even in low light conditions. In addition, thanks to a dual camera Honor 6X can do the same as boasted the creators of the 7th iPhone - bokeh( ie the ability to beautifully blur the background in the photo).There is another interesting feature - a selective fill of color will allow you to place color accents on black and white photos.

The front camera of 8 mp is equipped with a wide-angle lens of 77 ° and the image processor Prim. There is a function for identifying faces. Without autofocus, while, according to reviews, she makes selfi qualitatively.

ZTE Nubia Z11 MiniS 64GB

The average price of in Russia is 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 in responses to the Yandex Market . Specifications: 5.2 inch screen with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, Android 6.0 operating system, 64 GB permanent and 4 GB of RAM, there is a slot for an external memory card. Support for two SIM cards. Support 4G LTE.Battery capacity - 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.

ZTE Nubia Z11 Mini S is among the top 10 best flagship smartphones for 2017.

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.

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