The smartphone market is growing at an incredible rate. The number of both models and manufacturers is multiplying. But in reality it turns out that there are not so many worthy devices. The main thing that unites the most popular smartphones of 2016 is a successful combination of design and hardware, as well as meeting the demands of a modern user. What are the top 5 phones available for purchase today?
No one will be surprised by the fact that the leading position is occupied by the product from the apple company. We are talking about . The smartphone is made in a metal case, which is presented in four color variations: "gold", "silver", "space gray" and the new "pink gold". Compared to its predecessors, the iPhone has become larger and more productive: the screen with the IPS-matrix has grown to 4.7 inches with a resolution of 1334x750 and has got a 3D Touch function that allows the system to recognize the force of pressing. Thanks to the legendary optimization, the Apple A8 dual-core processor ensures fast and smooth operation. The price of a smartphone varies from 54,990 to 71,990 rubles, depending on the amount of internal memory (16, 64 and 128 GB). If you want to have a product from the leader in the world of gadgets, you should buy this particular model or its wider variation with the Plus index, since only they will reveal to users all the possibilities laid down by Apple developers.
The main competitor to apple products has long been popular smartphones from Samsung. The top model of the brand is the Galaxy S7 Edge, which has just appeared on the market. A 5.5-inch Super AMOLED screen with Quad HD resolution, excellent main and front cameras (12 and 5 megapixels), an eight-core processor, 4 GB of RAM and 32 built-in - all this makes the device the best in terms of hardware. The main disadvantage compared to the sixth iPhone is the sound, both in the speakers and in the headphones. The model will cost 60 thousand rubles.
But not all popular smartphones hit the wallet so significantly. A relatively young company presented an unexpected alternative. Gadgets from the lineup They have top-end characteristics, but at the same time they cost 2-3 times less competitors. The current choice today is Xiaomi Redmi Note 3. It is a metal case (black, gold or silver) with excellent content: 3 GB of RAM and 16 or 32 of the built-in, eight-core Media Tek Helio X10 processor. The smartphone boasts a 5.5-inch display with Full HD resolution, excellent cameras (13 and 5 megapixels), a 4000 mAh battery, and a fingerprint scanner. And this kit can be obtained for only 12,500 rubles.
Xiaomi's competitor can be considered the Chinese brand Meizu. The best smartphone of this company is the MX5. According to the characteristics of the hardware, it hardly differs from the above: a slightly smaller battery and there is no option with 32 GB of memory. A significant plus is the quality of the photo. This unit can easily lead the rating of “Popular smartphones with the best cameras”, because it has the ability to take pictures with a resolution of up to 20.7 megapixels.
For business people who prefer a special strict style in design, the Asus Zenfone 2 is an excellent choice. The plastic case, thanks to special technology, looks like metal and has a nice texture. Full HD-screen with a diagonal of 5.5 inches, 13 and 5 megapixel cameras with exclusive PixelMaster technology, 4 GB of RAM and 32 internal, as well as a quad-core processor from Intel - all this allows you to quickly and efficiently solve any tasks that the user will set.
When choosing a smartphone, you need to focus both on its characteristics and on your own financial capabilities and design preferences. After all, this gadget is an indispensable round-the-clock satellite of modern humanity.