Are you looking for the best phone moneyΒ can buy? Here we’ll show you the 10 best smartphones on the market. Remember, this is GizChina… so all of these 10 phones are from Chinese companies! π
Top 10 most powerful Chinese phones of 2016
This list is based on AnTuTu scores. AlthoughΒ we knowΒ it doesn’t representΒ real world scenarios,Β this is still the oneΒ way to quantify devices’ performance. We all know how much consumers love AnTuTu — so why not!
So let’s have it — here are the top 10 most powerful Chinese phones of 2016!
10. Huawei Honor V8 – Score 94,164
Powered by aΒ Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950/955 processor, the Huawei Honor V8 is the first on our list. It indeed scores a lower score compared to the competition, but by no means this should stop you.Β 94,164 points on Antutu is still a highly reputable score in 2016.
The Huawei homemade CPU equipped smartphone comes in 3 different versions and prices:
- 1080p screen/4GB RAM/32GB/Kirin 950: 2299 YuanΒ ($352)
- 1080p screen/4GB RAM/32GB/Kirin 950:Β 2499 YuanΒ ($383)
- 1440pΒ screen/4GB RAM/64GB/Kirin 955: 2799 YuanΒ ($429)
The score is based on the most powerful version, featuring a Kirin 955 CPU.
9. LeEco Le 2 Pro X625 – Score 94,345
In the same league as the Huawei Honor V8, we find the LeEco Le 2 Pro. The mid-range device, produced by the recentlyΒ renamed company, boasts a Mediatek Helio X25 processor, which is the most powerfulΒ Mediatek CPU available on the market as of now.
The LeEco Le 2 ProΒ has beenΒ the first smartphone to abandon the 3.5mm audio jack standard, in favor of an USB Type-C connectionΒ for audio output. The smartphone also features a 5.5″ Full HD display,Β 4GB LPDDR3 of RAMΒ andΒ 32GB eMMC5.1 of internal storage.
8. Meizu Pro 6 – Score 96,756
Similarly to the LeEco Le 2 Pro X625, also the Meizu Pro 6 is powered by an MTK Helio X25. The Meizu flagship which was announced earlier in April,Β has brought some controversy upon itself, due to the smaller battery capacity compared to the previous Meizu Pro 5 (3050mAh vs 2650mAh) and a less efficient CPU.
AmongΒ the other specs we find aΒ 5.2-inch 1920 x 1080px screen withΒ 3D Press technology, 4GB of RAM and either 32GBΒ or 64GB of internal storage.
7. ZUK Z2 – Score 129,076
This is the first Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 powered device on the list. The young company’s flagship smartphone features the aforementionedΒ Snapdragon 820 chipset,Β combinedΒ withΒ a 5″ Full HD display,Β 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal memory, 8 mega-pixel front camera and 13 mega-pixel rear camera. More about the ZUK Z2 here.
6. ZTE Axon 7 –Β Score 132,217
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The Axon 7 is the latest addition to the Axon flagship lineΒ of phones from ZTE. With a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 CPUΒ and 4GB RAM it pairsΒ up with similar top of the range phones from other manufacturers this year. The ZTE Axon 7 also sports a 20 mega-pixel camera with PDAF, OIS and a tempting f/1.8 aperture.
5. Xiaomi Mi 5Β –Β Score 136,497
The Xiaomi Mi 5Β announced at the last MWC is #5 on this list, doing some poetic justice to this list. The 5.15″ screen-fittedΒ Xiaomi flagshipΒ comes withΒ a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, a 16 mega-pixel Sony IMX298 camera withΒ 4-axis OIS and sapphire lens.Β It also sportΒ 4GB of RAM and 128GBΒ of internal storage in itsΒ most expensive version.
4. ZUK Z2 ProΒ –Β Score 136,853
The ZUK Z2 Pro is the 2nd flagship phone from the Lenovo backed smartphone maker, this year.Β As its cheaper brother (ZUK Z2), it sports a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, on a bigger 5.2″ Full HDΒ Super AMOLED display. On the back we can find a 13 mega-pixel camera with OIS and f/1.8 aperture.
3. LeEco Le Max 2 –Β Score 138,026
Packing a whopping 6GB RAM, 64GB internal memory and a Snapdragon 820, the latest smartphone from LeEcoΒ is one of the best devices on the market. Paired up with a 2K 515ppi display and 21 mega-pixel rear camera (F2.0 IMX230), with OIS, itΒ also supports Qualcomm fast charge 3.0.
2. Vivo Xplay5Β –Β Score 138,706
The Vivo Xplay5 is obviously one of the most powerful Chinese-manufactured smartphones as it shows itsΒ massive score. Similarly to the LeEco Le Max 2 mentioned before it sports 6GB of RAM and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820.
Among the other specs, it’s worth mentioning the 128GB of internal storage and an innovative liquid cooling system, designed to reduce the core temperature of the phone by up to 10 degrees.
1. OnePlus 3 – Score 140,288
On the top of the list we have the most powerful smartphone available on the market, the OnePlus 3. Rocking a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and 6GB of RAM it scores theΒ extraordinary 140,288.
The OnePlus flagship which is priced $399 also features a 5.5″ Optic AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixelsΒ covered byΒ Gorilla Glass 4. The camera is a 16 mega-pixel Sony IMX298 with an f/2.0 aperture,Β OIS, PDAF, 4K video, RAW support. Making the OnePlus 3Β an all-around best buy, both for the price and the performance it provides.
So, what are your thoughts? Which smartphone tempts you the most?
the normal zuk z2 has 5″ and not 5,5″
may i leave a link? there the honor 8 won in a speedtest vs the z2 pro
so i guess antutu scores are not everything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBjbivBEEb0
my le max 2 4/32 scores btween 142-145k like every single time i run the test but yeah i wouldnt give tooo much on antutu
Thanks for reporting, it’s been corrected!
Do you face network speed issues as I am facing issues on my max 2
So, whuch one is realy the best in general (camera and performance)?
Mi5, Axon 7 and OP3 IMO. Still need to see the Honor V8 reviewed though.
Mi5: decent low light performance, great audio recording, good stabilization, front camera is nicely saturated
Axon 7: weak low light performance, great audio recording, decent stabilization
OP3: decent low light performance, audio recording very good (if using latest OOS 3.2.2), stabilization is good (front camera is a huge plus)
Overall, I would say 1. Xiaomi Mi5, 2. OnePlus 3 and 3. ZTE Axon 7 for auto mode camera.
So, which one would you take?
Basically I would choose Xiaomi Mi5 if it would have LTE band 20.
OnePlus 3 seems more to be the better overall package.
Don’t forget it has international support and warranty.
ZTE is an alternative if you don’t mind weak low light performance: higher display resolution, better speakers and good audio chip are the pros.
And what about the old good galaxy note 4? Do you think its on the same level of the mi5/op3/le max 2?
I would say it’s pretty similar since the big flagships tend to have an excellent camera.
Since it’s an 2014 phone, I wouldn’t recommend since software updates could get limited.
My friend, the note 4 has already got an android 6.0 update. my main doubts are about the camera and preformans which i know that in the note for were among the best.
the normal zuk z2 has 5″ and not 5,5″
may i leave a link? there the honor 8 won in a speedtest vs the z2 pro
so i guess antutu scores are not everything
my le max 2 4/32 scores btween 142-145k like every single time i run the test but yeah i wouldnt give tooo much on antutu
Thanks for reporting, it’s been corrected!
Do you face network speed issues as I am facing issues on my max 2
Could you please do a round up of Chinese phones with front facing camera flash light? Thanks
That’s a nice one, expect to have it out soon π
Agree the LeEco Le Max 2 is a stand out.
Snapdragon all the way! π
I got 144,8K on my OP3 π Lucky draw I guess
I got a 144k too
π
Ye! OnePlus 3 For the WIN!
So, whuch one is realy the best in general (camera and performance)?
Mi5, Axon 7 and OP3 IMO. Still need to see the Honor V8 reviewed though.
Mi5: decent low light performance, great audio recording, good stabilization, front camera is nicely saturated
Axon 7: weak low light performance, great audio recording, decent stabilization
OP3: decent low light performance, audio recording very good (if using latest OOS 3.2.2), stabilization is good (front camera is a huge plus)
Overall, I would say 1. Xiaomi Mi5, 2. OnePlus 3 and 3. ZTE Axon 7 for auto mode camera.
So, which one would you take?
Basically I would choose Xiaomi Mi5 if it would have LTE band 20.
OnePlus 3 seems more to be the better overall package.
Don’t forget it has international support and warranty.
ZTE is an alternative if you don’t mind weak low light performance: higher display resolution, better speakers and good audio chip are the pros.
And what about the old good galaxy note 4? Do you think its on the same level of the mi5/op3/le max 2?
I would say it’s pretty similar since the big flagships tend to have an excellent camera.
Since it’s an 2014 phone, I wouldn’t recommend since software updates could get limited.
My friend, the note 4 has already got an android 6.0 update. my main doubts are about the camera and preformans which i know that in the note for were among the best.
Could you please do a round up of Chinese phones with front facing camera flash light? Thanks
That’s a nice one, expect to have it out soon π
Agree the LeEco Le Max 2 is a stand out.
lol Antutu, just go do something else.
Snapdragon all the way! π
If you want a fast phone
Helio X25, Kirin 955 , Snapdragon 820. Can’t go wrong.
I love the Xiaomi Mi 5. I believe it has the best battery life of the phones on this list, certainly way better than the One Plus 3 – more important to me than sheer power.
I got 144,8K on my OP3 π Lucky draw I guess
I got a 144k too
π
Ye! OnePlus 3 For the WIN!
lol Antutu, just go do something else.
Maybe you could have delivered a table comparing CPU/GPU/RAM speed/etc… scores and not only the composite score which doesn’t mean anything, and cannot help us to compare phones performances.
Most ppl here tend to be critic with antutu composite scores and won’t be satisfied with this kind of article. I think that’s what realjjj was trying to express, with the social and linguistic skills we know him for.
If you want a fast phone
Helio X25, Kirin 955 , Snapdragon 820. Can’t go wrong.
I love the Xiaomi Mi 5. I believe it has the best battery life of the phones on this list, certainly way better than the One Plus 3 – more important to me than sheer power.
When I bought Mi5 my friend was like so what’s your antutu score. And i’m like, I don’t give a f***.
Maybe you could have delivered a table comparing CPU/GPU/RAM speed/etc… scores and not only the composite score which doesn’t mean anything, and cannot help us to compare phones performances.
Most ppl here tend to be critic with antutu composite scores and won’t be satisfied with this kind of article. I think that’s what realjjj was trying to express, with the social and linguistic skills we know him for.
The title of this article should be changed to:
Top 10 Chinese phones with the highest random number that doesn’t mean anything.
after 5 test antutu op3 keeps its value 140k , since the others lost about 50k.
( Doesn’t mean anything. ? )
You’re test further proves how little the above scores mean. The above scores are a random number that tells you nothing about the performance. Running those tests multiple times like in the video you posted gives you dramatically different numbers for phones with the same specs meaning those first set of numbers have no meaning. Also with each version of Antutu the numbers are drastically different than the previous version making any numbers obtained from the previous version even more worthless. For instance the iPhone 6 scores 60,000 in Antutu 5 but 123000 in Antutu 6. Antutu is nothing but big numbers for which to compare to other big numbers.
video = thermal test vs performance, same version antutu.
could be with other benchmark, the result would be the same. (geekbech , 3dmark…) after thermal all device lost performance. But oneplus have better performance even at high temperature.
https://youtu.be/XMxn6Q8DT-g
When I bought Mi5 my friend was like so what’s your antutu score. And i’m like, I don’t give a f***.
There’s zero choice in the market currently. Every phone on this list is a phablet. Same goes for all popular brands in North America.
The title of this article should be changed to:
Top 10 Chinese phones with the highest random number that doesn’t mean anything.
after 5 test antutu op3 keeps its value 140k , since the others lost about 50k.
( Doesn’t mean anything. ? )
You’re test further proves how little the above scores mean. The above scores are a random number that tells you nothing about the performance. Running those tests multiple times like in the video you posted gives you dramatically different numbers for phones with the same specs meaning those first set of numbers have no meaning. Also with each version of Antutu the numbers are drastically different than the previous version making any numbers obtained from the previous version even more worthless. For instance the iPhone 6 scores 60,000 in Antutu 5 but 123000 in Antutu 6. Antutu is nothing but big numbers for which to compare to other big numbers.
video = thermal test vs performance, same version antutu.
could be with other benchmark, the result would be the same. (geekbech , 3dmark…) after thermal all device lost performance. But oneplus have better performance even at high temperature.
There’s zero choice in the market currently. Every phone on this list is a phablet. Same goes for all popular brands in North America.
Hey how come there is no Elephoney smartphones in your list ?
Oh wait a minute, they are on different list “Top 10 most Worst Chinese phones of 2016”
Hey how come there is no Elephoney smartphones in your list ?
Oh wait a minute, they are on different list “Top 10 most Worst Chinese phones of 2016”
hi, what about NX531J (ZTE Nubia Z11) ??? with 137.355 ?
hi, what about NX531J (ZTE Nubia Z11) ??? with 137.355 ?
Meizu mx6 not in the list!!!!!!why???
Meizu mx6 not in the list!!!!!!why???
Elephone and vernee should be in the list
Elephone and vernee should be in the list