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Xiaomi phablets with a diagonal of 5 7. From the world by thread (Best, selected and exclusive news). Huawei P8 Max - maximum screen size at the lowest price

The mobile segment still doesn’t know exactly how to treat smartphones with a large diagonal: there is a certain feeling of impermanence, or something. With the enlargement of the diagonal, consumers reacted cautiously at first, and then seemed to resign themselves. And 5 inches for a smartphone has become a kind of standard, although quite recently such devices as Galaxy Nexus with its 4.65 inches, or the HTC Titan with a 4.7-inch screen diagonal seemed somehow oversized in a world where 4 inches was the super standard.

Now, such dimensions do not seem “crazy”; the question is whether phablets will stop at these dimensions, whether this will become the final format for modern smartphones, or is there no limit to perfection?

In any case, there are enough phablets on the market, from well-known and not so well-known vendors. And there is no doubt that this is a separate category of mobile devices. Below we would like to introduce you to the 40 most interesting models, the dimensions of which vary from 7 (1) to 5.9 inches, no less. Among them you will see phablets already known to you, and some will be new to you.

Huawei's MediaPad X1 is one of the largest available. Unlike tablets with the same diagonal, the X1 is still more of a smartphone than a tablet. The evidence is based on a thinner bezel around the screen. And most of the tablets next to it are clearly larger due to the massive body.

Inside, the MediaPad X1 has a quad-core HiSilicon Kirin 910 processor paired with 2GB of RAM. The main camera is 13 MP. Battery capacity - 5000 mAh - that's a lot!

2. BLU Studio 7.0 7 inches

A company from Miami, BLU, has recently become popular thanks to devices assembled in China, but under the American name. This 7-inch phablet has a resolution of just 600 x 1024, so expect a budget price - just $1.50 in the US. Studio 7.0 is also equipped with a weak processor - only 2 cores with clock frequency at 1.2 GHz, plus only 1 GB of RAM. The camera is also not outstanding - 5 MP. The capacity is 3000 mAh.

3. Celkon Xion s CT695 6.95 inches

Another big one on Android, and also with a dull resolution - 600 x 1024. Celkon Xion s CT695 - that's the long official name - received a dual-core MediaTek MT8132 processor, 1GB of RAM and a 5 MP camera. Battery capacity - 2500 mAh. But it has a slot for memory cards, all important modules, and it works with 2 SIM cards. This phablet is produced in India by a local manufacturer, and is a local response to the developing market, where they also want to have large devices, but at affordable prices.

4. CoolPad Great God/Halo 7 inches

CoolPad first showed off its giant at CES in 2014. The Chinese company is little known in Europe and America, but in reality it is one of the major manufacturers on the local market. Great God/Halo gets screen resolution with Corning glass Gorilla Glass 3 is already 1080x1920 pixels, and the MediaTek MT6592 chipset is equipped with eight cores ARM processors Cortex-A7 with a frequency of 1.7 GHz and Mali-450 graphics, which when paired with 2 GB provides decent performance. The battery capacity is also reasonable - 4000 mAh.

5. Cube Talk 69 6.95 inches

More famous brand from China. Its 1080p Talk 69 device costs $247 in the Chinese market and for that money you get a phablet with an eight-core 2GHz MT6592 processor, 2 GB of RAM and a main 13 MP camera. Battery capacity - 3100mAh.

6. Huawei P8 Max 6.8 inches

One of the recent phablets - Huawei showed its P8Max in May of this year. It has a decent resolution of 1080x1920 pixels, a proprietary eight-core HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset and 3 GB of RAM. The camera, of course, is 13 MP, and the battery capacity is also not disappointing - 4,360 mAh.

7. Hisense X1 6.8 inches

Also debuting at CES 2014, the Chinese big one received an IPS display with a resolution of 1080×1920, a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset, a 13MP camera and a capacitive 3900 mAh battery. The X1 comes with Android 4.4 KitKat OS.

8. Sony Xperia Z Ultra 6.44 inches

The Sony Z Ultra is no longer considered the world's largest smartphone, but it can still outshine its competitors. It is distinguished by a stylish proprietary design, FHD screen resolution and a Snapdragon 800 processor. 2GB of RAM, and an 8 MP camera with a proprietary Exmor RS module from Sony. The smartphone supports memory cards, and the screen is equipped with excellent Sony BRAVIA Mobile Engine 2 technology.

9. ZTE Nubia X6 6.4 inches

Nubia, a subsidiary of ZTE, has been working hard and the result is the X6. This phablet was equipped as a flagship device: a powerful 4-core Snapdragon 801, 3GB of RAM, a 13 MP camera with an optical image stabilizer and a very serious 4500 mAh battery.

10. Archos 64 Xenon 6.4 inches

French Archos brand It was impossible not to mention - in his portfolio there is also a phablet 64 Xenon, which is quite comparable with budget options from the Chinese. Its screen, alas, is very mediocre: 720p resolution, MediaTek MT6582 processor with 4 cores, only 1 GB of RAM. The main camera is 8 MP, and the battery is also rather weak - 2800 mAh.

11. Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 6.3 inches

Sammy, in fact, the founder of the fashion for phablets, has in his portfolio besides Note, Galaxy Mega 6.3, and he is not a weakling at all. With a 6.3-inch screen, its resolution is 720x1280 pixels. On board is a dual-core Snapdragon 400 with 1.5 GB of RAM, an 8 MP camera.

12. Huawei Ascend Mate 1 and 2 6.1 inches

Huawei devices Ascend Mate 1 and 2 both have the same 720x1280 resolution screens. They have decent characteristics, guaranteeing image quality and performance - the screen can be used with gloves. Battery capacity 4050mAh

13. Google Nexus 6 6 inches

Google Nexus 6 from Motorola surprised fans. This is not only the first Nexus device for retail without subsidies and at the same time affordable, but also the first phablet in the line.

N6 received super resolution 1440x2560 (QHD), most powerful processor with 4 Snapdragon 805 cores, 3 GB of RAM, 13 MP camera with optical image stabilizer and two LED flashes. Plus pre-installed Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and a battery capacity of 3220 mAh

14. Gionee Elife E8 6 inches

The Chinese Gionee Elife E8 has not yet been released, but its release is about to take place: in July. This is a direct competitor to the Nexus 6, since it has the same QHD resolution with the same diagonal. No less remarkable is the other hardware: eight-core MediaTek Helio X10 MT6795, 3GB of RAM, and as a camera - an incredible size of the photosensitive matrix module - 24MP. Battery capacity - 3520 mAh.

15. Oppo R7 Plus 6 inches

This six-inch gadget was shown in May 2015 and, as the name suggests, it is a large device. It received a display resolution of 1080x1920 - the phablet is positioned as a mid-budget one - however, it has an 8-core Snapdragon 615 on board, paired with 3 GB of RAM. 13MP camera with laser autofocus, battery capacity - 4100 mAh. A very impressive feature is the almost invisible thin frame around the screen.

16. Alcatel OneTouch Hero 2+ 6 inches

This French-Chinese phablet also has quite adequate specifications for its 6 inches: 1080p display, 8-core MediaTek MT6592 processor, 2GB of RAM, 13 MP camera with optical image stabilization. Price on the Western market is from $299. And, the main feature of this device is the OS is not with the Alcatel interface Android based, and CyanogenMod OS 11 based on Android 4.4.4 KitKat. The set includes some good JBL headphones.

17. Micromax Canvas Doodle 3 6 inches

Indian Micromax’s Canvas Doodle 3 is not a flagship, of course, its specifications are rather weak: dual-core MediaTek MT6572 with 1 GB of RAM, 5 MP camera, battery capacity 2500 mAh. But it costs $120. However, the terrible thing about it is that at 6 inches its resolution is... 480x854 - but this is, supposedly, a phablet available...

18. Micromax Canvas Doodle 4 6 inches

The successor to Doodle 3, Micromax Canvas Doodle 4 is exactly the same as the original generation: cheap and huge. It is focused on budget segment, but the resolution is already better than that of Doodle 3 - 540x960. The processor was also upgraded a little - 4 MediaTek MT6582M cores with 1 GB of RAM are still better than 2 cores. We added pixels to the camera and increased the battery capacity - 8 MP and 3000 mAh, respectively.

19. Lenovo Golden Warrior Note 8 6 inches

Despite the number 8 in the name, it is still a 6-inch device. However, the screen resolution is quite decent: 720x1280. The phablet also received an 8-core MediaTek MT6752 and 1GB of RAM. The 13 MP camera and 3300 mAh battery also make it very attractive for those looking for a high-quality large smartphone.

20. Nokia Lumia 1520 6 inches

The company has been catching up with its competitors for a long time in a number of parameters, but finally, with the super-phablet Lumia 1520, it has become one of the leaders. 6-inch camera phone Windows Phone received a 1080p screen resolution, a Snapdragon 800 chip, 2GB of RAM and an impressive 20MP camera. Battery capacity - 3400mAh.

But this is not the whole list of phablets - half. About the other 20 smartphones with a large diagonal -.

Mobile phone created for battery life online cellular communication, which is in demand and is developing dynamically. It has become an essential means of communication for users. This is a high-tech device that identifies the subscriber using a SIM card. There are many types of phones.

In comparison with each other, they differ in technical characteristics, functionality, and design. The cost directly depends on the capabilities of the device, its manufacturer, quality and form factor. There are main types of mobile devices:

monoblock with keyboard;
slider;
cot;
mobile phone with touch screen.

Modern technologies

Progress does not stand still, and now smartphones have become in great demand. This is an “intelligent” mobile phone that functions at the same level as personal computer. It has an operating system, and also works with a variety of programs, applications, it has WIFI modules, GPS. This makes it radically different from a simple telephone.

The phone catalog presents the latest device models. Main characteristics of modern smartphones:

operating system;
amount of RAM, built-in memory;
permission;
camera;
monoblock type.

The higher these indicators are for a smartphone, the higher its price will be.

Where can I buy

Online stores offer a wide selection of device models from the most popular, trusted global brands: Samsung, Alcatel, Fly, Lenovo, HTC, Nokia, IPhone and others. New, improved models are appearing. Prices for phones, additional accessories, components, spare parts can be compared using the Aport website. In addition, the site will help you evaluate market offers and choose the best seller.

Smartphones with a large screen (display) usually include models with a screen diagonal from 5.5 inches to 6.8 inches. At the same time, devices with a screen of 7 inches or more are classified as tablets. At the same time, the line between big smartphone and the tablet has practically been erased in recent years, because the difference in screen diagonal between a smartphone and a tablet can be only tenths of an inch, big smartphone has tablet functions (watching movies, reading e-books etc.), and modern tablets can successfully replace smartphones, because There are many tablet models that support a SIM card for making calls. In addition, most smartphones and tablets run on the same Android operating system. Nowadays, only devices with a screen diagonal of less than 5.5 inches can be called a traditional smartphone, and for smartphones with a screen larger than this value (but less than 7 inches), a name was invented that reflects their transitional status between a phone and a tablet - phablet(English phablet from "phone" phone and "tablet" tablet). In Russian there is a similar concept - tablet phone. The term is sometimes used smartpad(English smartpad from "smartphone" smartphone and "pad" tablet).
In this rating we will look at the best phablets/tablets for 2016 from various manufacturers. The distribution of places in the top 10 took into account: screen size, technical characteristics, reviews, price-quality ratio.

LeEco (LeTV) Le Max2 32Gb

Average price in Russia - 13,900 rubles. Buy LeEco Le Max2 32Gb on AliExpress possible for 12.1 thousand rubles (delivery to Russia is free). The flagship smartphone from the Chinese company LeEco (formerly known as LeTV) was introduced in China back in April 2016, but in Russia the company officially introduced LeEco Le Max 2 only 5 months later, in September 2016. As of today, the model has scored 47% of fives according to reviews in Yandex Market. This model is notable for the fact that it became the first smartphone to lose an analog audio output, because... LeEco decided to switch to the all-digital CDLA or Continual Digital Lossless Audio standard ( new standard broadcasting digital audio content, allowing to avoid unnecessary compression and provide the consumer with music in the version in which the authors created it). After 5 months this innovation Apple company I used it on iPhone 7.
Of course, this is not the only advantage of the smartphone; just look at its technical characteristics and it becomes clear that this model can compete with the flagships of the leading smartphone manufacturers in the world: case width 77 mm, height 157 mm, 5.7-inch screen with a resolution of 2560x1440 pixels, operating Android system 6.0, 32 GB of storage and 4 GB of RAM (no memory card support), support for two SIM cards. The main camera, using a Sony matrix, has a fantastic resolution of 21 megapixels, and the front one is also impressive with its 8 megapixels. As befits a flagship, the model has a fingerprint scanner. Battery capacity 3100 mAh. Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 processor.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 32Gb

The average price in Russia is 10,000 rubles. Buy Redmi Note 4 32Gb on AliExpress possible for 9 thousand rubles (delivery to Russia is free). Xiaomi presented Redmi Note 4 at a presentation in Beijing on August 25, 2016. Flagshipthe Redmi family, beloved by customers, whose worldwide sales have long exceeded 100 million devices,scored 59% of fives according to reviews in Yandex Market(cm. ) . Technical characteristics: 5.5-inch IPS screen with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, Android 6.0 operating system, 32 GB of permanent memory 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 card). Main camera 13 MP, front camera 5 MP. Battery capacity 4100 mAh. MediaTek Helio X20 10-core processor (MT6797), 2100 MHz. There is a fingerprint scanner.Metal body.

Huawei Mate 8 32Gb is the most popular Huawei phone in the world

Average price in Russia - 33,000 rubles. Buy Huawei Mate 8 32Gb on AliExpress possible for 19.8 thousand rubles (delivery to Russia is free). This tablet phone is currently the model with the largest screen from Huawei, as well as the most popular Huawei model in China in 2016 (data from antutu.com). The model has currently scored 72% of fives according to reviews in Yandex Market. Technical characteristics: case width 81 mm, height 157 mm, 6-inch screen with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, Android 6.0 operating system, 32 GB of storage and 3 GB of RAM, support for two SIM cards, support for a memory card up to 128 GB. Battery capacity - 4000 mAh. Main camera 16 MP, front camera 8 MP. 8-core HiSilicon Kirin 950 processor. There is a fingerprint scanner.

7th place.

Sony Xperia XA Ultra Dual

The average price is 22,850 rubles. This phablet scored 45% of fives according to reviews in Yandex Market. Technical characteristics: case width 79 mm, height 164 mm, 6-inch display with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, Android 6.0 operating system, 16 GB of storage and 3 GB of RAM, support for two SIM cards and an external memory card up to 200 GB. Battery capacity - 2700 mAh. Processor MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755).

Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro

The average price is 21,500 rubles. The phablet from the South Korean manufacturer received 73% of the A's according to reviews in Yandex Market.Technical characteristics: case width 81 mm, height 162 mm, 6-inch screen with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, Android 6.0 operating system, 32 GB of storage (23.40 GB available to the user) and 4 GB of RAM, with two SIM cards. Main camera 16 MP, front camera 8 MP.Battery capacity - 5,000 mAh (this is best result in our rating). The manufacturer indicated the following battery life: talk time - 33 hours, music listening mode - 109 hours.

ASUS Zenfone 2 Laser ZE601KL 32Gb

The average price is 14,400 rubles. The phablet from a leading Taiwanese manufacturer scored 58% of the five stars according to reviews in Yandex Market. Technical characteristics: case width 84 mm, height 164 mm, 6-inch screen with a resolution of 1920x1080, Android 5.0 operating system, 32 GB of internal and 3 GB of RAM, there is a slot for a memory card up to 128 GB, support for 2 SIM cards, 13 MP main camera , front 5 mp. Battery capacity 3000 mAh. 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2 processor.

Meizu M3 Max

The average price in Russia is 13,440 rubles. You can buy Meizu M3 Max 64Gb on AliExpress for 11.1 thousand rubles (delivery to Russia is free). The tablet phone, released in September 2016, received 58% “A” reviews in Yandex Market. Technical characteristics: case width 82 mm, height 163 mm, 6-inch screen with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, Android 6.0 operating system, 64 GB of permanent memory and 3 GB of RAM, there is a slot for an external memory card (combined with a slot for a second SIM card). Main camera 13 MP, front camera 5 MP. Battery capacity - 4100 mAh. There is a fingerprint scanner.

Xiaomi Mi Max 64Gb

Average price in Russia - 17,600 rubles. Buy Mi Max 128Gb on AliExpress possible for 16.9 thousand rubles (delivery to Russia is free). This tablet phone, which appeared in May 2016, scored 74% of fives according to reviews in Yandex Market. Technical characteristics: case width 88 mm, height 173 mm, screen 6.44 inches with a resolution of 1920x1080, Android 6.0 operating system, 64 GB of internal 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), main camera 16 MP, front camera 5 MP. Battery capacity 4850 mAh. Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 6-core processor. There is a fingerprint scanner.

2nd place.

ASUS Zenfone 3 Ultra (ZU680KL) 64GB

The average price is 40,200 rubles. The most big model in the Zenfone 3 line from the Taiwanese manufacturer went on sale in May 2016 and today received 54% of the five reviews in Yandex Market.

Technical characteristics: case width 94 mm, height 186 mm, 6.8-inch screen with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, Android 6.0 operating system, 64 GB of storage and 4 GB of RAM, there is a slot for a memory card up to 200 GB (combined with a slot for a second SIM -cards). Battery capacity - 4600 mAh. Battery life in talk mode is 34 hours. Main camera 23 MP, front camera 8 MP. 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 processor. There is a fingerprint scanner.

ASUS Zenfone Go (ZB690KG) 8GB

The average price is 8,200 rubles. The Taiwanese manufacturer's smartpad went on sale in December 2016 and today received 75% of five reviews in Yandex Market.

Technical characteristics: case width 101 mm, height 188 mm, 6.9-inch screen with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels, Android 5.1 operating system, 8 GB of permanent memory and 1 GB of RAM, there is a slot for a memory card up to 128 GB, support for two SIM cards. Battery capacity - 3480 mAh. Battery life in talk mode is 20 hours, standby time is 735 hours. Main camera 5/8 MP (depending on configuration), front camera 2 MP. As we see, the majority technical characteristics This model has the weakest in our rating, but at the same time the cheapest price and the largest screen. Therefore, for those who want a screen as large as possible, but are on a budget, the ASUS Zenfone Go will be the best choice.

The trend in recent years towards a constant increase in the average screen diagonal / display of smartphones has led to the fact that 5-inch screens, which were once considered large, have ceased to be so, passing the baton to screens from 5.5 inches. However, in 2017, a 5.5-inch display has become the norm, at least for flagship models, and only screens from 5.7 inches can be called large. This is obvious if you look at the new flagships of two South Korean giants: Samsung and LG. Both manufacturers, in pursuit of a large display diagonal, followed a similar path, reducing the frames of the case and giving the maximum possible space (about 80%) of the front panel to the screen. This made it possible to ensure that as the screen diagonal increased, the phone itself became even a little smaller, but not larger. For example, the 5.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S8 is smaller and lighter than the 5.5-inch Galaxy S7, and the 5.7-inch LG G6 is smaller than last year's 5.3-inch G5. There is no doubt that other manufacturers will follow in the near future by increasing the display without increasing the body.

Smartphones with a screen from 5.7 to 6.9 inches are usually called phablets. This name reflects their transitional status between a phone and a tablet (English phablet from "phone" phone and "tablet" tablet). In Russian there is a similar concept - tablet phone. Sometimes the term smartpad is used (English smartpad from “smartphone” smartphone and “pad” tablet). Tablets are considered to be devices from 7 inches.

In this rating we will look at the best phablets/tablets for 2017 from various manufacturers. The distribution of places in the top 10 took into account: screen size, technical characteristics, reviews, price-quality ratio.

Samsung Galaxy S8

Average price in Russia - 47,300 rubles. You can buy a Samsung Galaxy S8 on AliExpress for 44.3 thousand rubles (delivery to Russia is free). The flagship from the leading smartphone manufacturer in South Korea and the world went on sale at the end of April 2017 and today received 54% of the five reviews in Yandex Market.

Fans of the South Korean brand had to wait a whole year for a new flagship (last year's summer flagship Galaxy Note 7 doesn't count, because... Samsung was forced to withdraw this model from sales shortly after they began due to battery problems) after the appearance of the Galaxy S7 in March 2016. As a result, the release of the Galaxy S8 caused an incredible stir: in the first two days, the number of pre-orders for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus (an enlarged version of the model) amounted to 550,000 units (for comparison: the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge were ordered by 100 thousand people in the first 2 days) . Of course, a year-long wait for a flagship in itself is not capable of causing such a stir; for example, Apple consistently releases flagships once a year, but sales of the seventh iPhone turned out to be quite weak due to the fact that new iPhone for the most part it turned out to be the same eggs, only in profile, when compared with the 6th iPhone. Samsung did not repeat the mistakes of its competitor and presented a truly innovative model that cannot be confused with any smartphone on the market today.

Technical Samsung specifications Galaxy S8: case width 68 mm, height 149 mm, 5.8-inch screen with QHD+ resolution (3840x2160), Android 7.0 operating system with proprietary Samsung shell Experience 8.1, 64 GB of storage and 4 GB of RAM. There is a slot for memory cards up to 265 GB (combined with a slot for a second SIM card). Battery capacity - 3000 mAh. Battery life in talk mode is 20 hours, while listening to music is 67 hours. Let's dwell a little on these characteristics and compare them with last year's Galaxy S7 Edge. The screen diagonal has increased by 0.3 inches, the resolution has also noticeably increased, while the phone itself, paradoxically, has become even a little smaller (5 mm in width and 2 mm in height) and lighter. This effect was achieved due to the fact that the screen now occupies more than 80% of the area of the front panel: the physical buttons disappeared (they became touch-sensitive), the Samsung inscription, there are practically no side frames, the free space was taken up by the screen. The number has doubled permanent memory. However, there is a small step back: the battery capacity has decreased, and therefore the battery life has become shorter, while it is approximately the same as, for example, the seventh iPhone. The processor is Samsung branded Exynos 8895.

As for the cameras, Samsung decided to ignore the dual main camera trend in flagship model, which has been followed by Apple, Huawei, LG and, in the old fashioned way, has one main camera, an improvement over the already excellent camera of the S7. The S8 camera received a new 12 megapixel Sony IMX333 sensor with DualPixel technology. The front camera (8 MP) is equipped with a fast lens for perfect selfies even at night, and also supports intelligent autofocus with face detection. By the way, facial recognition has become one of the interesting features S8: to unlock your smartphone, you no longer need to use a fingerprint scanner; you just need to show your face to the smartphone. There is a third method: scanning the iris (however, this method will be inconvenient if you wear glasses or contact lenses).

9th place.

LG G6 64GB

average price in Russia - 35,000 rubles. Buy LG G6 on AliExpress possible for 33.4 thousand rubles (delivery to Russia is free). The Korean flagship went on sale at the end of March 2017 and today received 76% of five reviews in Yandex Market.

Like Samsung, LG presented the world with a greatly updated flagship when compared to last year's G5. The South Korean company decided to abandon the modularity of the G5, which amazed everyone, and at the same time offered a new interesting solution: The LG G6 display is the world's first IPS display with QHD+ (2880x1440) resolution and a non-standard 18:9 (2:1) aspect ratio. The ratio of the screen to the total area of the front panel here is almost the same as the Samsung Galaxy S8, and the LG G6 body with a 5.7-inch screen has smaller dimensions (case width 72 mm, height 149 mm)than last year's 5.2-inch G5 (body width 74 mm, height 149 mm). At the same time, LG did not remove the brand name from the front panel; there was a place for it. The buttons on the front panel, like in the Galaxy S8, are touch-sensitive and not physical.

Other characteristics: Android 7.0 operating system with LG UX 6.0 proprietary shell, 64 GB of storage and 4 GB of RAM. There is a slot for memory cards with support for a fantastic capacity - 2 TB (combined with a slot for a second SIM card). Battery capacity - 3300 mAh. The processor is a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 821. At first glance, it is surprising that the processor is not the newest, but it can easily cope with any applications and games for Android available today, so, apparently, LG did not consider it necessary to reinvent the wheel and increase the cost of your flagship the latest processor. The fingerprint scanner is located on the rear panel.

The LG G6 follows the trend of dual main cameras, but perhaps offers The best decision of all available. If usually the main cameras are not the same in quality, and the second main camera is needed only to simulate the software effect of strong background blur (bokeh), then the LG G6 developers abandoned this effect altogether. Here, both main cameras are of equal quality (13-megapixel Sony IMX258 sensor), but have different lenses: one is standard with a viewing angle of 71°, and the other is an ultra-wide-angle with a viewing angle of 125° and an aperture number of f/2.4. Due to this, the lens is able to capture as much space as possible in the frame where it is needed. Switching between two cameras is instant and without delay. To do this, just click on the special icon in the viewfinder.

The 5 MP front camera also has an increased (up to 100°) viewing angle, due to which you can take selfies with a good capture of the surrounding space even without using a selfie stick. This will also allow more friends to be included in the frame when taking a group selfie.

The editors of the w3bsit3-dns.com portal awarded the LG G6 a win in the "Best Look" nomination for its excellent design and ergonomics, noting: "LG engineers managed to make one of the most user-friendly smartphones with a large display, which combines aesthetics and certified resistance to external influences design."

If you compare the LG G6 and Samsung Galaxy S8, you will notice the difference in price of a little more than 5 thousand rubles in favor of the LG G6. At the same time, reviews about LG G6 is better . Both models feature an innovative huge display in a standard body. LG G6 at the same time has a dual main camera with useful function wide-angle shooting, as well as a front camera with a wide viewing angle, which the Samsung flagship cannot boast of.

Huawei Mate 8 32Gb

The average price in Russia is 33,000 rubles. You can buy Huawei Mate 8 32Gb on AliExpress for 19.8 thousand rubles (delivery to Russia is free). This tablet phone is currently the model with the largest screen from Huawei, as well as the most popular Huawei model in China in 2016 (data from antutu.com). The model has currently scored 72% of fives according to reviews in Yandex Market. Technical characteristics: case width 81 mm, height 157 mm, 6-inch screen with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, Android 6.0 operating system, 32 GB of storage and 3 GB of RAM, support for two SIM cards, support for a memory card up to 128 GB. Battery capacity - 4000 mAh. Main camera 16 MP, front camera 8 MP. 8-core HiSilicon Kirin 950 processor. There is a fingerprint scanner.

Sony Xperia XA Ultra Dual

Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro

The average price is 21,500 rubles. The phablet from the South Korean manufacturer received 73% of the A's according to reviews in Yandex Market.Technical characteristics: case width 81 mm, height 162 mm, 6-inch screen with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, Android 6.0 operating system, 32 GB of storage (23.40 GB available to the user) and 4 GB of RAM, with two SIM cards. Main camera 16 MP, front camera 8 MP.Battery capacity is 5,000 mAh (this is the best result in our rating). The manufacturer indicated the following battery life: talk time - 33 hours, music listening mode - 109 hours.

Meizu M3 Max

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

The average price is 54,900 rubles. An enlarged version of the new flagship from Samsung went on sale at the end of April 2017 and today received 61% of five reviews in Yandex Market.

Technical characteristics: case width 73 mm, height 159 mm, 6.2-inch screen with a resolution of 2960x1440 pixels, Android 7.0 operating system, 64 GB of permanent memory and 4 GB of RAM, there is a slot for a memory card up to 256 GB (combined with a slot for a second SIM -cards). Battery capacity - 3500 mAh. Battery life in talk mode is 24 hours, while listening to music is 78 hours. Main camera 12 MP, front camera 8 MP. 8-core processor Samsung Exynos 8895. There is a fingerprint scanner. As we can see, compared to the standard Galaxy S8, the Plus version has differences only in screen size, body, screen resolution, and the Plus version also has a more powerful battery.

Galaxy S8 Plus vs Galaxy S8:

3rd place.

Xiaomi Mi Max 64Gb

The average price in Russia is 17,600 rubles. You can buy Mi Max 128Gb on AliExpress for 16.9 thousand rubles (delivery to Russia is free). This tablet phone, which appeared in May 2016, scored 74% of fives according to reviews in Yandex Market. Technical characteristics: case width 88 mm, height 173 mm, screen 6.44 inches with a resolution of 1920x1080, Android 6.0 operating system, 64 GB of internal 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), main camera 16 MP, front camera 5 MP. Battery capacity 4850 mAh. Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956 6-core processor. There is a fingerprint scanner.

ASUS Zenfone 3 Ultra (ZU680KL) 64GB

The average price is 40,200 rubles. The largest model in the Zenfone 3 line from the Taiwanese manufacturer went on sale in May 2016 and today received 54% of five reviews in Yandex Market.

ASUS Zenfone Go (ZB690KG) 8GB

The average price is 8,200 rubles. The Taiwanese manufacturer's smartpad went on sale in December 2016 and today received 75% of five reviews in Yandex Market.

Technical characteristics: case width 101 mm, height 188 mm, 6.9-inch screen with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels, Android 5.1 operating system, 8 GB of permanent memory and 1 GB of RAM, there is a slot for a memory card up to 128 GB, support for two SIM cards. Battery capacity - 3480 mAh. Battery life in talk mode is 20 hours, standby time is 735 hours. Main camera 5/8 MP (depending on configuration), front camera 2 MP. As we can see, most of the technical characteristics of this model are the weakest in our rating, but it also has the cheapest price and the largest screen. Therefore, for those who want a screen as large as possible, but are on a budget, the ASUS Zenfone Go will be the best choice.

If a microwave oven from 5 years ago is fundamentally no different from a new one (because there is nothing to add to it), and a computer from 2016 is almost equal in power to a computer from 2011 (because Intel is playing the fool in the absence of competitors), then with smartphones this trick is already it won't work. Even if you find a non-damaged Sony Xperia Z Ultra, the 2013 flagship phablet, in perfect condition, it will no longer cause you delight.

Because the display in the smartphone, which cost $680 (40 thousand rubles at the current exchange rate), in brightness barely reaches the “buckets” costing 10 thousand rubles, and in terms of operating speed it is equal to models that the Chinese sell on Aliexpress for 6.5 thousand. This is if you forget that non-removable battery the old smartphone is barely alive, the body heats up, and the camera makes you sad. At the same time, new “top-class” shovels are no longer produced.

But huge smartphones are very popular in Asia, and progress does not stand still, so a budget “shovel phone” today will turn out to be cooler than the flagships that we dreamed of in the era of “dollars for 32”. And Xiaomi Mi Max 2 is the best “overgrown” budget class, and the best smartphone with a large screen in terms of price/quality ratio.

Not everything in it is made with the latest technology - 1920x1080 pixels on 6.44 inches look... tolerable, no more. And the Snapdragon 625 is the fastest of the cheap processors, lower only are the very “pensioner” chips.

But there are stereo speakers and a high-quality IPS matrix! But the case is thin and without consumer-grade plastic inserts on the rear panel. But good autonomy and a good (not flagship, as they are trying to advertise it as, but quite on the level of Meizu MX6 or Samsung Galaxy A5 2017) camera! And the price is only 20 thousand rubles, even after “cheating” by the efforts of cell phone stores.

If you dig around Aliexpress properly, you can find slightly more expensive and cooler models. But for everyone who doesn’t want to master the intricacies of flashing, check whether models from Podbenesnaya “can handle” the Russian 4G Internet, or don’t want to deal with Chinese online stores at all, Xiaomi Mi Max 2 is the best phablet, with almost no drawbacks.

Meizu M3 Max - the cheapest of quality

For many Muscovites, it is vitally important to eat “quick response noodles” and at the same time pay off the loan for their broken iPhone, but even 100 km from the capital, other smartphones rule the roost. As a “reviewer,” my eyes widen when in 2017 I see public transport owners of a 7-year-old Samsung Galaxy S or a 6-year-old Sony Xperia Arc. “How do you use them in general?” I ask guys and girls who are far from retirement age. "And what is wrong? WhatsApp and Viber are working, the music is playing - everything is fine,” they answer me and open mobile version“VKontakte” from the built-in browser...

And at such moments I feel like I’m being shocked - here they are, realities! While we cheerfully criticize Samsung for the 1.5 GB of RAM in the Galaxy A3 and are indignant that the Snapdragon 625 will not be replaced by the 660 in new models, ordinary workers, through pain and suffering, use mobile phones as slow devices for correspondence and music on the go. No selfies, Pokemon or other perversions!

And that’s why I, mentally understanding that the Helio P10 processor is outdated even in comparison with the consumer-grade Snapdragon 625, and realizing that the cameras in the Meizu M3 Max are not pleased with the quality, still recommend it for purchase.

Because the budget Meizu phablet looks great - the “iPhone” design is even prettier than the appearance of the plump Mi Max 2. And 3 GB of RAM + 64 GB of internal storage for 12 thousand is a strong “budget device” for instant messengers, video and music.

Yes, it can barely handle games, and Android 6.0 is unlikely to ever be updated in this model new version. But the smartphone is durable, has good battery life, is durable and inexpensive - this is enough for all non-enthusiasts. Moreover, the choice of models with a diagonal of “6 inches or more” in the budget class is, to put it mildly, small.

Huawei P8 Max - maximum screen size at the lowest price

Today, manufacturers are trying not to take risks and produce smartphones that fit in a trouser pocket - in the recent past, it was fashionable to “bury” 7-inch tablets with models with a close display diagonal and the ability to make calls. The idea has outlived its usefulness, mass-produced smartphones have stalled for a long time at the “5.5-inch” mark, and only in 2017 did manufacturers begin to “pull” huge displays onto compact bodies (see LG G6, Samsung Galaxy S8+). So, Huawei P8 Max is one of the most famous “dinosaurs” at the intersection of a smartphone and a tablet.

Two years ago, when the P8 Max was just born, it was an expensive toy - they asked for 420 euros (almost 30 thousand rubles) for the new product. For this money, the working people swept the Samsung Galaxy S6 (35 thousand rubles) and LG G4 (30 thousand rubles) off the shelves; no one needed the then unpopular “Chinese” in Russia. They haven't even started selling it officially.

All this is not very important in 2017 (even if the smartphone were sold, it would still no longer be available in cell shops), but the important thing is this - for 18 thousand rubles you get the largest high-quality smartphone that you can buy.

Many disadvantages of Huawei those years “withdrew themselves” in the large model. The hot processor is well cooled in a huge case, the gluttony of the filling is compensated by the 4360 mAh battery, and the “so-so camera” by the standards of a 2015 flagship still looks good when we are talking about a smartphone for 18 thousand in 2017.

The main problem with the P8 Max is the software. The smartphone, which the Chinese created for the Chinese, suddenly annoys the Chinese in the firmware. That is, the Russian language and Google Play They have learned how to implement it into the huge Huawei, but Chinese origin and all sorts of 未知废话 pop up every now and then among the menu items and notifications.

But, if you are a fan of extreme tablet phones, it’s worth shelling out for the rare P8 Max - Lenovo Phab Plus is much more budget-friendly, and ASUS ZenFone 3 Ultra is not so much better as it is more expensive.

Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro - a powerful inexpensive Samsung with the most capacious battery

Samsung is sure that Russians do not like smartphones with a large diagonal. Therefore, only one large-sized Galaxy is officially sold in Russia - the flagship S8+ (review). And Samsung sells models with an all-metal case and “shovel phones” to... guess who? That's right - the Chinese!

Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro

The smartphone was not designed in the Samsung way with a reserve of power (I will remind you, Korean scoundrels, to the death of Cortex-A7 and 1.5 GB of RAM in models of the end of 2015!). If the battery is of royal capacity, 5000 mAh! If the processor is an 8-core Snapdragon, the only cooler thing in 2016 was the flagships. If RAM- then 4 GB, which are installed in the newest Galaxy flagship S8, for example. If front-camera- then 8 megapixels with good aperture (f/1.9). And there is optical stabilization in the rear camera, as befits older A-series models (2016).

And yes, the rear camera itself is not amazing (better than in most mobile phones costing 10-15 thousand, but nothing more), and the processor is very voracious when working under load. But, I repeat, there is so much in the smartphone that you can use the A9 Pro without denying yourself anything, and without feeling any loss in autonomy or speed.

Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro

A smartphone is not so easy to buy, because the Chinese also liked it, but if you have been waiting for a good and inexpensive Samsung with a large screen, this is it! If you don’t break it and don’t run into a warranty case (spare parts for Chinese model- bye bye!) - you will be very pleased with the purchase.

Huawei Mate 9 - the best cameras among large smartphones

Yes, yes, I also don’t like it when milk producers “steal” 100-150 grams from a liter bag, and the 5.9-inch display in the big Huawei also hurts my eyes. But, if you don’t focus on the idiocy of marketers, Mate 9 is worth buying for the fact that it is the coolest (after the Galaxy S8+) smartphone in the 6-inch league. Very fast, with cameras like the expensive flagships of 2017, but still at a Chinese price.

The Mate 9 has only two drawbacks: firstly, for 27-30 thousand you can buy a 5.5-inch OnePlus 5, which makes a big Huawei flagship in absolutely all respects, except optical stabilization in the cell. And secondly, the display diagonal has decreased in comparison with the Mate 8, the battery has remained the same, and the autonomy has become worse - the processor is quite power-hungry, so the battery life, although not bad, is not impressive.

Without being dramatic, for 27 thousand you get a durable smartphone with good cameras, 2017 flagship-level performance and a large screen. If you have never turned on manual mode Taking photos and not a “gaming maniac”, Mate 9 will suit you in absolutely everything.

ASUS ZenFone 3 Ultra is the best, but unreasonably expensive smartphone with a diagonal of “almost 7 inches”

The first excuse of manufacturers if they are asked “why don’t you produce smartphones with less than 5”/more than 6” display diagonal?” - “such smartphones will be too expensive, almost no one will buy them.” In response, loyal journalists nod and look at each other, saying that they are hanging noodles on our ears again. And disloyal citizens shout out to manufacturers “first try to release such smartphones, and only then say something for sure!” ASUS, as you can see, tried...

ASUS ZenFone 3 Ultra

Is the ZenFone 3 Ultra a good smartphone? Not that word! Cooler than any “ultra” made by Sony, better than Xiaomi, LeEco and ZTE models with a large diagonal. Thin, with great sound, good battery life and decent performance. But is it really 2 times better than Huawei P8 Max or Xiaomi Mi Max 2? No! Is it worth paying 30+ thousand rubles for it? No!

That is, yes - if you set a goal and choose the coolest smartphone with a 6.8-7-inch diagonal, there is no alternative to ZenFone 3 Ultra. But the display in it is almost no different from that installed in the cheap Xiaomi, the processor is also from the budget class (LeEco Le 2 with the same chip costs 8 thousand rubles, for example), the camera is praised in theory, but in practice even Samsung for 22 thousand (above in the text) shoots about the same. Only Samsung is also cheaper, which is completely unthinkable.

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