Top 10 ranked the best smartphones of 2016 up to 15,000 rubles in quality and popularity among consumers.
10. Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Dual
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Dual opens the top ten smartphones of 2016 in the price segment up to 15 thousand rubles. The gadget is equipped with a 5-inch display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with a modern 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 615 chip and has a 13-megapixel camera. In addition to a good filling, the model has a high-quality assembly and a nice external design.
9. Samsung Galaxy J5
Samsung Galaxy J5 - the top-end smartphone of 2016, the price of which is in the range of 13-15 thousand rubles. In a thin case there is a battery of decent capacity of 3,100 mAh. The filling is perfectly optimized: the AMOLED screen, despite its large size, is very economical and lasts for a long time. The screen is bright, the picture is juicy, and the viewing angles are such that it is pleasant to look at the image from any side. The phone has a high-quality 5 megapixel photosensitive selfie camera with flash. The smartphone received a fresh Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) and a convenient Samsung shell with useful features. Design themes, fonts change, different ringtones are set for each SIM card, system notifications are turned off.
8. Samsung Galaxy A3 SM-A300F
Samsung Galaxy A3 Sm–A300F is one of the sales leaders in 2016, due to its seductively low price, wide functionality and attractive design. The practical device has a primary and secondary camera for widescreen selfies. Photos are rich, bright and contrasty, and viewing them will be nice on the screen. The device in a metal case withstands impressive loads during operation and is not afraid of injuries, such as scratches, scuffs, bumps.
7. BQ Aquaris M4.5
Bq Aquaris M4.5 - one of the best mobile devices of 2016, located in the price segment up to 15 000 rubles. Dolby Atmos surround sound effect, high-quality case, excellent display, long battery life - these are the main advantages of this device. In addition, the model has a high-level camera. The main camera has a resolution of 8 megapixels and is equipped with autofocus, and a two-color flash. The aperture value is f / 2.0, and the number of lenses is 5. She can not only take high-quality photos, but also record HD video, with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels. The front camera will allow you to take a selfie.
6. Huawei P8 Lite
Huawei P8 Lite takes the sixth line in the list of the best smartphones of 2016, which belongs to the category of devices with a cost of no more than 15,000 rubles. It is a lite version of the flagship Huawei P8. The Chinese manufacturer equipped the device with a simpler, but modern filling. At the same time, the design was successfully preserved. The device is equipped with a 5-inch display with a fairly high resolution, which is 1280 by 720 pixels. In Huawei P8 Lite, music lovers will find a very good sound thanks to the rather bright and loud external speaker. It is pleasant to talk with the interlocutors, since the conversational speaker has a solid volume margin. The device has an excellent 13-megapixel camera Huawei P8 Light, which is equipped with a BSI sensor, a powerful LED flash and fairly fast autofocus.
5. LG Class H650E
LG Class H650E is located in the middle of the top of the best smartphones of 2016 in the price category up to 15 thousand rubles. The device has a stylish design with a metal case. The processor of the smartphone, as for the middle class, looks modest. This is a long-known quad-core Snapdrgon 410, related, rather, to the budget category. 4 Cortex A53 cores operate at a frequency of 1.2 GHz and demonstrate a low, but acceptable performance. For everyday tasks, such as the Internet and listening to music, it is enough with the head. But in high-performance games, you should not wait. The weak side of the gadget is a battery with a relatively low capacity, whose operation in standby mode will last no more than three days, but with active use, the battery is fully discharged after 6-8 hours.
4. Xiaomi Mi4c
Xiaomi Mi4c takes fourth place in the list of the best smartphones of 2016, which fell into the price category up to 15 000 rubles. The mobile device has a minimalistic and lightweight design with a large selection of body colors. The device is equipped with a 5-inch display with excellent saturation. Suitable viewing angles - the picture is not distorted, inversion, dimming is not noticed. Excellent readability is maintained even when exposed to direct sunlight. In addition, the gadget has a fairly powerful processor and provides good picture quality.
3. Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro 32Gb
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro 32Gb opens the top three smartphones in 2016. The device can safely be called flagships in its price segment, thanks to high-quality assembly and many useful functions. It is available in three colors: gray, silver and golden. The case is made of metal, only small panels in the lower and upper parts are made of plastic. They serve for more reliable signal reception by network modules. In addition to good performance, it is characterized by moderate power consumption, and does not suffer from overheating. The power of the processor installed in the device is enough to solve almost any task, with the speed of the system here is in full order. The smartphone is equipped with a fairly powerful battery: in normal mode at moderate loads, it will provide the smartphone with power for two days. With a display brightness of 50%, the video viewing time is 12 hours. With the same brightness in 3D games, the smartphone will last about 5 hours on a single charge.
2. Meizu M3 Note 16Gb
Meizu M3 Note 16Gb ranks second among the top-end smartphones in 2016 in the price segment up to 15 thousand rubles. The device from a Chinese company has good build quality and a nice exterior design. It has a 5.5-inch display with a quality matrix and touch controls. The device supports MiraVision 2.0 technology, which is designed to improve image quality and save energy. The smartphone runs on Android 5.1 with the proprietary interface Flyme OS 5.1.3.0G. Among the advantages of the device, it is worth highlighting its high-quality sound reproduction: it provides good characteristics when outputting sound to headphones. In particular, a signal-to-noise ratio of 110 dB is claimed, and the harmonic distortion coefficient is 95 dB. Meizu M3 Note is built on the MediaTek Helio P10 processor (MT6755M), it automatically adjusts the frequency of the CPU and GPU to reduce power consumption while maintaining maximum performance sufficient to perform current tasks.
1. ASUS ZenFone Max ZC550KL 16Gb
Asus Zenfone Max Zc550Kl 16Gb tops the ranking of the best smartphones of 2016. The stylish device from Asus has streamlined shapes with rounded edges with a metal insert under the buttons. The back cover is made of plastic with a texture under the skin. The smartphone is well assembled, it feels holistic. The back cover sits very snugly on the latches, when squeezed it does not play and does not creak. The battery has a large capacity, so the device’s resources with active use will last for 3 days without recharging, and with economical use - for 5-7 days. A distinctive feature of the ZenFone Max ZC550KL is its ability to charge other devices. The model runs on the Android 5.0.2 operating system, but with its own ZenUi shell. In addition to thoughtful interfaces and an advanced shell, the smartphone performs its most basic functions well.