It is rare that one of the buyers when choosing a Chinese smartphone focuses on only one criterion (so that the processor is more powerful, the screen is 5 inches, etc.). Typically, characteristics, value and brand awareness are taken into account. And which device is worthy of the title "best chinese smartphone of 2017? " To make it easier for you to understand the variety of gadgets acceptable in terms of novelty, price and quality, we compared Chinese smartphones on the Yandex Market service, took into account the ratio of positive and negative reviews, and then compiled a rating of Chinese smartphones in 2017.
See also: The final rating of the best smartphones of 2017.
The best Chinese smartphones of 2017, ranking Top-10
10. Meizu Pro 6 Plus
Smartphone with great screen.
Can be purchased for 23 960 rubles.
A smartphone with a 5.7 ″ display and 2560 × 1440 resolution is an excellent choice if the 5.5-inch screen seems too small and the 6.44-inch screen is too large. Reading texts will be very convenient, and you can safely hold the device in your hand and drop it safely.
Meizu also added a pressure-sensitive layer - which it calls 3D Press - to give standard applications a small drop-down menu, like on the iPhone.
Sony's 12 MP camera with IMX386 sensor is located on the back of the Pro Plus 6 and has optical image stabilization.
The 3400 mAh battery allows you to not charge the device for one to two days.
Unfortunately, the smartphone does not have a slot for a memory card, and you will have to be content with 64 GB. And the manufacturer is slowly releasing updates for the FlyME shell.
9. Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Double curved display, 3D glass.
You can buy, on average, for 34,990 rubles.
This 5.7-inch smartphone in size is the middle ground between the Xiaomi Mi5S and Mi Max. Due to the aesthetically rounded AMOLED matrix on the sides of the display, there is a slight color distortion.
Brief characteristics:
- a 22 million pixel camera that shoots at the level of the iPhone 6s and Nubia Z11;
- Snapdragon 821 quad-core chip;
- 4070 mAh battery;
- there is an NFC module;
- 64 or 128 GB memory capacity.
A significant minus of the model is the lack of a slot for a memory card.
8. Huawei P10
Very fast fingerprint sensor.
The average price is 29,490 rubles.
The P10 is the successor to the Huawei P9, one of the best Huawei smartphones to date. Compared to its predecessor, the P10 version has a slightly smaller screen size - 5.1 ″, a more capacious battery - 3200 mAh, and a dual 20/12 MP rear camera. And almost all users note the unrealistically fast work of the fingerprint scanner. You don’t have time to blink, as the phone is already unlocked.
Thanks to the updated Kirin 960 processor, the smartphone does not have any performance problems.
Another pleasant update was an increase in memory - up to 64 GB and 4 GB (built-in and operational, respectively). The manufacturer did not forget to supply a smartphone and a memory card slot.
This, plus some small but important design and hardware improvements, make the P10 a good alternative to the Samsung Galaxy S8 and LG G6.
7. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus
Fast Chinese smartphone with a user-friendly interface.
It is offered in stores for 20,490 rubles.
A more powerful version of the popular Xiaomi MI 5s has a 5.7-inch screen, a metal case and a 3800 mAh battery, which is enough for two days of intensive work. The Snapdragon 821 processor (in combination with 4 GB of RAM and the Adreno 530 GPU) makes the smartphone one of the most efficient in its middle class, which many users rated in their reviews.
In the same reviews, users are unflattering about the dual 13/13 MP camera Mi 5s Plus. Although its sensor is manufactured by Sony, it does not focus instantly, in moderate light, the images come out “grainy”, and stabilization is mediocre. If you take the phone not for the sake of taking beautiful photos, but for work and entertainment, then Mi 5s Plus is an excellent option.
6. Huawei Mate 9
Stylish chinese smartphone.
You can take, on average, for 31 310 rubles.
Here are 7 reasons why this device is one of the best in the ranking of Chinese smartphones in 2017:
- Huge 5.9 ″ screen. Yes, Mi Mix and Mi Max have larger displays, but one is more expensive and the other is slightly inferior in performance.
- Dual Leica camera with black and white and color modules. At the same time, the resolution of the black-and-white module is 20 MP, and not 12 as it was in the P9 model.
- Long-lasting 4000 mAh battery.
- A smart 16nm HiSilicon Kirin 960 processor with 8 cores.
- Excellent equipment, which has both headphones and a case, which Xiaomi competitors cannot boast of.
- A large amount of memory (64 or 128 GB), which can still be expanded with a 256 GB card.
- Very fast charge (takes less than an hour).
We could not find flaws in this smartphone, except for the high price.
5. OnePlus 3T
Very fast battery charging.
You can buy for 25 990 rubles.
A feature of the latest smartphone models from the Chinese manufacturer OnePlus is a very fast charge. A vivid example is the OnePlus 3T with a 3400 mAh battery. With Dash Type-C charging, the battery will charge up to 60 percent of its power in just 30 minutes.
OnePlus 3T has the same 16 MP camera as OnePlus 3. However, the software is more debugged. Ultra-high contrast images taken with the OnePlus 3T are more natural, but still pleasantly vivid compared to the pictures taken with the OnePlus 3.
You can buy a model with 64 GB or 128 GB of internal memory, but, unfortunately, none of them has a microSD card slot.
4. Huawei Honor 9
2017 new with dual camera.
Price, on average - 27 591 rubles.
Like the previous model from the list of the best Chinese smartphones of 2017, the price / quality of Huawei Honor 9 are in perfect harmony with each other. Here's what the user gets at an affordable cost:
- 5.15-inch screen with vivid color reproduction;
- 8-core HiSilicon Kirin 960 chip;
- 64 GB of memory plus a slot for memory cards up to 256 GB, and you can use 2 SIM cards and a memory card at the same time;
- 3200 mAh battery;
- transparent case included;
- dual camera (12 MP and 8 MP) and front camera at 20 MP. If you are one of those people who need to "press the button to do beautifully," then Huawei Honor 9 is the perfect device. Pictures even without a “game” with the settings are high-quality, clear. And there are a lot of settings, from HD and bokeh to three-dimensional images.
However, the phone is very, very slippery, so you should not use it without a case.
3. Xiaomi Mi6
Popular Chinese flagship.
It is offered, on average, for 29,990 rubles.
This is the flagship device, leading the ranking of Xiaomi smartphones, competing with the Galaxy S8 and iPhone 7 in performance. It has a 5.15-inch IPS screen, Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 high-end 8-core processor, 4 (or 6) GB of RAM and 64 (or 128) GB of internal storage. The phone comes in standard black or white versions, as well as a very beautiful blue-gold version.
One of the main features of Mi6 is a dual 12-megapixel camera, in which for the first time (if you take Xiaomi devices) a portrait mode appeared, similar to what is available in the iPhone 7 Plus.
However, the gadget does not have a 3.5mm jack and the oval fingerprint scanner sometimes does not work the first time.
2. ZTE Nubia Z17
All-metal Chinese flagship.
Cost, on average - 27,500 rubles.
This 5.5-inch smartphone was officially announced as the flagship of the company for 2017 in June. Top features and premium design (all-metal case with minimal framing on the sides) make it a formidable rival for other participants in the rating.
Nubia Z17 has a waterproof design, a fingerprint sensor, Dolby Atmos speakers, a USB Type-C cable, a dual camera (23 MP and 12 MP), a memory expansion slot, the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chip, 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of flash memory.
The only thing that spoils the impression of the phone is the lack of access to Google’s native applications, if you don’t have root access.
1. OnePlus 5
The best Chinese smartphone of 2017.
The average cost is 32,800 rubles.
Here are five key benefits of the 2017 Chinese smartphone ranking leader.
- An improved Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset. Combined with 6 GB (or 8 GB for the 128 GB version) RAM, it can not only improve graphics performance, but also increase battery efficiency.
- Following the latest fashion on the smartphone market, OnePlus5 comes with a dual camera. While the front has an 8 megapixel lens, the rear is a combination of a 16 megapixel lens and a 20 megapixel telephoto lens. Both lenses are made by Sony, with the main camera having an f / 1.7 aperture and the secondary one with f / 2.6. The owner of OnePlus 5 can take impressive photos with a large depth of field, akin to the portrait mode that is in the iPhone 7 Plus.
- Thanks to the latest version of Bluetooth 5.0, pairing and connecting to devices is much faster.
- OnePlus 5 also comes with a powerful Dash Type-C charger that can charge a phone with a 3300 mAh battery from 0 to 60% in just 30 minutes.
- The 5.5-inch screen has 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 5.
If the manufacturer provided the smartphone with support for USB 3.0 for OTG and a slot for a memory card, OnePlus 5 would be real excellence. In the meantime, just "five plus."
Smartphones that have left the rating
Xiaomi Redmi 4X
Inexpensive Chinese smartphone.
The average cost is 11,990 rubles.
Xiaomi is positioning itself as a brand that offers quality products for a price lower than that of competitors. And Redmi 4X confirms this: it will be difficult to find an equally good 5-inch smartphone with a 4100 mAh battery, an excellent 13 MP camera, an infrared port, an 8-core chip and a fast fingerprint scanner.
The disadvantages of the device, users include the lack of backlight buttons under the display and easily soiled body.
Xiaomi Mi Max
Feature: the smartphone with the largest display is 6.44 ″.
The average price is 18 590 rubles.
The king-sized smartphone, despite its huge display, is very thin and comfortable even in a small female hand. And reading from him is a pleasure. Thanks to the 4850 mAh battery, you can forget about charging the gadget for 2-3 days. And the speed of work, a 16 MP camera, the ability to use a card to expand the memory (its 16, 32 or 64 GB, depending on the model), the quick charge function and a very convenient interface make Xiaomi Mi Max an excellent choice.
Of the minuses: the lower part of the phone is heated, there is no NFC, so you can forget about contactless payments.
Xiaomi Mi5S
The most productive available.
The average price is 25 414 rubles.
The distinctive features of this smartphone are a non-standard 5.15-inch screen and a high-performance Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 chip with 4 cores and a frequency of 2150 MHz. As for memory, Xiaomi Mi5S is also not deprived of it in the version with 128 GB for user files and 4 GB for programs. Users were satisfied with the 12 MP camera with one of the best Sony matrices, which can record video in 4K mode.
But there are people who are unhappy that the fingerprint scanner is slow, the case is slippery, and the battery is only 3200 mAh.
Huawei Nova 2
Great camera and video quality.
The average cost is 25 122 rubles.
The first, but not the last representative of Huawei in the ranking of Chinese smartphones in 2017. The devices of this company are more expensive than Xiaomi, but many prefer to slightly overpay for a well-known brand, a productive chipset, and undoubted quality of products.
The main advantages of Huawei Nova 2:
- monolithic 5-inch case with rounded corners;
- LTPS screen matrix;
- eight-core HiSilicon Kirin 659 chip;
- 64 GB of memory (expandable with a card up to 128 GB);
- and, the main advantage is a dual (12 megapixel and 8 megapixel) camera with a telephoto lens, optical stabilization, a powerful flash and a phase autofocus system. The manufacturer did not forget about the functions of blurring objects or the background. On the front of the smartphone there is still a 20-megapixel camera, capable of creating a blurry background and 3D photos.
But what the manufacturer forgot about is the NFC module. And the battery at that price could be more powerful, and not 2950 mAh.
Xiaomi Mi Mix
The best frameless smartphone from China in the ranking.
Cost, on average - 35 019 rubles.
This 6.4 ″ model differs from its “brother” Mi Max by its almost complete absence of frames (small frames are still present) and, as a result, with an unusual arrangement of elements. The front camera and LED indicator moved down, and the earpiece is inscribed in the phablet screen. The company installed in its "brainchild" a quad-core Snapdragon 821 with a frequency of 2.35 GHz. Together with such indicators as:
- 4400 mAh battery;
- NFC module;
- quick charge Quick Charge 3.0;
- 128, 256 or 64 GB memory;
- 16 MP camera;
The phone is a very good acquisition, which will please the owner for several years. Like other models in the hit parade of the best smartphones from the Middle Kingdom, the Mi Mix has a very slippery case.
Huawei P9
Cameraphone with optics from Leica.
It is possible to purchase, on average, for 26 985 rubles.
Not in the 5.2-inch IPS screen is the main advantage of this quality-built and solid-looking smartphone. And not in a 3000 mAh battery, or even in the eight-core HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset, although you can’t say a bad word about them. The main advantage of the Huawei P9 is in the Leica dual rear camera 12 MP and 12 MP with accelerated focusing and macro photography with blurring the background.
- One camera takes color photos, the second - black and white, and after shooting both of these images are combined.
- Thanks to the black-and-white sensor, better light sensitivity and good dynamic range are achieved.
- When the pictures are combined, excellent detail is obtained in the final image, especially in the shadows. This allows you to take high-quality photos in poor lighting conditions.
Separately, it is worth mentioning the clean, surround and loud sound from the built-in speaker.
ZTE Nubia Z11 Mini S
The average price is 18,790 rubles.
A very beautiful smartphone in an aluminum case (color options - black with gold, silver and gold), with a 5.2-inch display protected by Gorilla Glass, and great cameras (main - 23 MP, front - 13 MP). The "long-playing" 3000 mAh battery will not be discharged "to zero" even with the active use of the smartphone. There is a lot of memory (64 GB) and a lot (128 GB), and those who do not have enough of this can expand it with a memory card. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core chip runs at 2 GHz. On the back of the smartphone there is a fingerprint scanner.
Cons: you can put either two Nano-format SIM cards or one Nano-SIM card and a memory card in the slots. There is no global firmware, so you may have to “reflash” the device.
ZTE Blade V7
Price, on average - 13 989 rubles.
Another representative of the 5.2-inch devices in our past ranking of 2017 Chinese smartphones. Its characteristics are more modest than that of a smartphone in tenth place. The main camera is not 23 but 13 MP, memory for games and other software is 16 GB (plus a slot for its expansion), a 2540 mAh battery, an eight-core MediaTek MT6753, but the price is much lower.
Among the shortcomings: a weak speaker, you can use either 2 SIM cards, or one SIM card and a memory card, the display is quickly scratched.
Lenovo Vibe K5
The average cost is 12,990 rubles.
Strong middling, both in price and in specifications. A five-inch screen, a 13 MP camera, an LED flash “in the kit”, built-in memory is not enough for a modern gadget - 16 GB, but an expansion slot is provided. 2750 mAh battery, Qualcomm eight-core Snapdragon 415 MSM8929 processor.
A nice bonus: the manufacturer did not stint on the protective film and transparent bumper.
From negative reviews: the battery with active use lasts for a day, the camera, despite the resolution, takes mediocre pictures, worse than many 8-megapixel ones.
Huawei Honor 8
The price tag, on average, is 27,990 rubles.
Even those who, with the words “smartphone from China” contemptuously curl their lips, cannot but admit that Huawei is a long-standing and respected brand. And it is difficult to win the trust of consumers in the smartphone market, as the competition is very fierce. It is necessary to produce both affordable and high-quality models. One of such models is Honor 8 with a 5.2 ″ Gorilla Glass 3 display, a 3000 mAh battery, a 12 MP camera, a choice of 32 or 64 GB flash memory (there is an expansion slot), and an 8-core HiSilicon Kirin 950 “heart”. There is a fingerprint scanner and an IR receiver with the ability to learn from the remote control.
Are there any pitfalls? There is, this is a slippery case, a quiet sound when listening to music, and when switching to energy-saving mode, the icons change size, you have to restart the smartphone.
OnePlus OnePlus3
The average price is 34 700 rubles.
Premium smartphone with aluminum body, 5.5-inch Gorilla Glass 4 display, 3000 mAh battery, 16 MP camera, quad-core Snapdragon 820 chip MSM8996 without throttling, fingerprint scanner. In addition to the device itself, there is a protective film, a tool that allows you to remove the SIM card, Type-C cable for fast charging and a quick charge adapter.
Is OnePlus3 the best Chinese smartphone of 2017? The price / quality is not entirely optimal, since there is no slot for expanding the memory, and its 64 GB. We’ll see what one of the most anticipated smartphones of 2017, OnePlus 4, can offer users a spoiled variety of options.
Huawei P9 Lite
Sold in stores, on average, for 16,990 rubles.
And another 5.2-inch model in our hit parade of the best smartphones from the Middle Kingdom. The screen has an oleophobic coating. The smartphone has a standard 3000 mAh battery for a good device, a HiSilicon Kirin 650 processor with 8 cores, but the memory for both built-in applications and user data has let us down (16/2 GB, respectively). It's good that it can be expanded up to 128 gigabytes. But the P9 Lite does not heat up, it switches to mobile data transfer if there is no Internet in the connected wi-fi network, it has a fingerprint scanner, and the 13 MP camera takes high-quality pictures.
Meizu MX6
It is offered, on average, for 20,800 rubles.
This 5.5-inch smartphone is not as expensive as OnePlus3, but one thing in common is the lack of an SD card slot. MX6 has 32 gigabytes of it, you will have to use cloud services. The rest is an excellent device: a 3060 mAh battery, a 12 MP camera with a new sensor from Sony, a ten-core MediaTek Helio X20 processor, fingerprint reading, a loud conversational speaker.
What owners complain about: the Home button often breaks, the flash has to be manually manually switched to automatic mode.
Meizu M3 Note
The golden mean at a cost of 16 536 rubles.
If you dream of a fast and stable smartphone with a very capacious battery (4100 mAh) and a 5.5-inch FullHD display, then here it is. M3 Note also boasts an eight-core MediaTek Helio P10 processor, 13 MP camera, SD card slot, the ability to scan fingerprints.
What it can’t boast of: a very slippery case, average photo quality, it gets very hot.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro
The average price is 17,990 rubles.
It differs from the previous number in a slightly less capacious battery (4050 mAh) and a large number of megapixels in the main camera (16 MP). 5.5-inch screen with oleophobic coating, Qualcomm six-core Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 processor, fingerprint scanner present. The build quality, design and speed of this smartphone users have no complaints.
There are claims to heating the device during games, although there is no throttling, low volume in the headphones, slippery and quickly getting dirty body.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4
The average cost is 12 110 rubles.
The smartphone has an impressive battery capacity of 4100 mAh, a large 5.5-inch display, a 13 MP camera, a ten-core MediaTek Helio X20 chip, an SD card slot and a fingerprint scanner. Is it possible to dream of anything else at such a price? Unless the manufacturer was greedy and put the headset in a kit.
