Five low-cost smartphones with NFC-chip

The youngest model in the current generation of Nokia smartphones is designed to compete with the hordes of state employees from China. It uses entry-level hardware spiced up with a winning combination of bare Android and an NFC chip to enable contactless payments.

The stock version of the Android operating system is not burdened with unnecessary add-ons on top of the system, which is why, despite not the highest results in synthetics (about 25K points in the AnTuTu performance test) , the smartphone works surprisingly fast in everyday use scenarios (watching online video , browsing on the Internet, communication in instant messengers and social networks). Under the outer plastic shell of the gadget, a bundle of a simple MediaTek MT6737 chip and 2 GB of RAM is working, which is a typical set of components for a class of state employees.

The smartphone was equipped with a 5-inch HD display (1280x720 pixels), which, by the way, is covered with a protective glass with a 2.5D-effect Gorilla Glass 5th generation. From the upper frame above the screen, the user of the device is monitored by the “peephole” of the selfie camera, which has at its disposal an automatic focus system. Equivalent to it in terms of resolution is the 8 MP main camera module.

According to users, to achieve the title of an perfect state employee, Nokia 3 lacks a fingerprint scanner and a larger capacity of the built-in battery, the energy reserves in which (2630 mAh) are enough for exactly a day of battery life of the gadget. At the same time, the owner of the model will not have to sacrifice space for installing a second SIM card — separate slots for a pair of cards of mobile operators and a microSD standard drive greatly simplify the life of the owner of the model and do not oblige him to face a difficult choice between expanding the volume of internal memory ( 16 GB) and the ability to save on calls and gatherings on the Internet via mobile data networks.

The Samsung Galaxy J5 of 2016 is not the freshest solution, but during its long presence on store shelves, it is still not going to lose its relevance in the eyes of undemanding users.

The smartphone attracts attention to its person with an optimal balance of qualities and several highlights at once. Judge for yourself, finding a low-cost employee with a 5.2-inch SuperAMOLED display (albeit in HD format), an NFC chip and a couple of decent cameras with their own flash for each of the modules is not an easy task. In addition, under a removable plastic cover, the model hides from prying eyes a trinity of separate slots for 2 SIM cards and a microSD flash drive.

At the helm of the Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 is not the most up-to-date, but time-tested and numerous users of the Snapdragon 410 chip. You don’t have to wait from the “iron” bundle to support the performance of serious tasks, but in general the device works quickly without lags and slowdowns in the interface.

Returning to the cameras, it is necessary to note their high aperture ratio — f / 1.9, which is applicable both to the main photomodule (13 MP) and to the front (8 MP). Both cameras are pleasantly surprised by the quality and detail of the picture. No less pleasant impressions are left by the battery life of the gadget — one and a half to two days of full-fledged activity on a single charge of a 3100 mAh battery. The modernized version of the model in the face of Samsung Galaxy J5 16 GB / 2 GB got almost the same set of parameters, supplemented by a fingerprint scanner in the Home key and more up-to-date hardware. But if price is a priority, both innovations can be safely neglected, preferring the 2016 version.

First generation Sony Xperia L 8 GB / 1 GB , which entered the market in 2013, has nothing to do with the current representative of the L smartphone line. complete opposites.

Sony mobile gadgets are easily recognizable among their peers by their rectangular features in appearance. Was no exception to this rule and Sony Xperia L1, which is dressed in an angular "suit" of soft-touch plastic. About 75% of the front panel area of the device is occupied by a large 5.5-inch display with narrow side frames, as well as a characteristically wide forehead and chin. The picture is displayed on the screen in not the highest resolution (1280x720 pixels), however, the factory calibration of the IPS-matrix, on the basis of which the display is built, is made at a height.

The smartphone belongs to a small detachment of state employees who borrowed a newfangled USB Type-C port from older brothers with support for two-way cable connection. But for some reason, the model is deprived of a fingerprint scanner, so you will need to protect personal data from unauthorized access in the old fashioned way — by resorting to a password or pattern. In the built-in memory of the smartphone with a total volume of 16 GB, a little more than half (9 GB) is allocated for storing user data, since the gadget was “brought up” with support for expanding free space by installing a microSD flash drive without prejudice to the occupancy of slots for 2 SIM cards.

The work of the Sony Xperia L1 is “conducted” by the overclocked MediaTek MT6737 chip with the prefix T (Turbo) in the name. In conjunction with 2 GB of RAM, the hardware of the smartphone scores 38K points during the AnTuTu test, which, given the class of the device, is quite a worthy result. "Heavy" games of such a hardware, of course, are too tough, but it handles with ordinary tasks with a bang.

The cameras on the smartphone's armament (13 MP main photo module and wide-angle front camera with a resolution of 5 MP) take good pictures in good lighting conditions. Claims can sometimes be presented only to the detail at the edges of the frame. Effective energy-saving algorithms deserve special respect, thanks to which, on a single charge of a modest 2620 mAh battery, the model is able to work fruitfully for 2 days in a row.

The “younger brother” of the device Huawei GR5 2017 32 GB / 3 GB turned out to be almost similar to it, except for the screen size reduced to 5.2" and the lost second “eye” of the main camera, which, however, does not prevent you from getting decent quality pictures with it .

The body of the smartphone is a "sandwich" of glass panels. Does it look nice? Definitely yes. However, from the point of view of soiled surfaces, the case cannot be called practical, especially in light of the lack of an oleophobic coating on top of the display. The screen resolution corresponds to the FullHD format (1920x1080 pixels), it can also be praised for its bright and rich colour reproduction(unfortunately, without support for changing the colour temperature in the settings).

Huawei P8 Lite 2017 is based on the proprietary HiSilicon Kirin 655 chipset, a mid-range processor with 8 cores. Helping him provide 3 GB of RAM and graphics Mali-T830 MP2. The speed of the smartphone in everyday tasks is not satisfactory, but in games everything depends on the software optimization for this chip by the developers. The software shell on board the model is represented by the seventh version of Android, modified by means of the rolled EMUI 5.0 shell.

One of the “chips” of the Huawei smartphone family is the extended functionality of the fingerprint sensor, which is responsible not only for authenticating the owner of the device by fingerprint, but also for managing gestures(swipe on the surface of the scanner, you can scroll through photos, answer an incoming call, etc. .). The company on the back of the mobile gadget is the lens of the main camera — a 12 MP photomodule with an aperture of f / 2.2. It, along with the 8 MP front camera, receives laudatory reviews when photographing during the day, and in the dark, you should count on an acceptable result in quality.

The device is powered by a built-in 3000 mAh battery. On a fully filled battery tank, the model can last without recharging for 1-2 days (depending on the user's activity). In the bottom line, Huawei P8 Lite 2017 remains to be reckoned among the cohort of self-confident "hard nuts", from which the user will be able to benefit from acquaintance, which is manifested, for example, in equipping the smartphone with an NFC chip (how to use this module is described in detail in the article " Why do you need an NFC chip in a smartphone?

In the newly minted hierarchy of Motorola smartphones, which, as you know, have recently been released under the wing of Lenovo, the E series of devices occupies an intermediate link between the detachment of state employees and the middle class. Its brightest representative is the large-format device Moto E4 Plus.

The strength of the smartphone is in the long battery life, which is facilitated by several significant factors at once. Firstly, the mobile gadget got a capacious 5000 mAh battery, and secondly, the device runs stock Android 7.1 without burdensome add-ons on top of the system. The picture is complemented by the non-gaming focus of the smartphone and, accordingly, the hardware that does not have a tendency to "eat up" the battery charge — a bundle of the MediaTek MT6737 chip and 2 GB of RAM imposes restrictions on games, but in everyday use it demonstrates decent performance.

The screen of the Motorola Moto E4 Plus stretched diagonally over a distance of 5.5". But its resolution, given the large size, leaves much to be desired — the picture is displayed in HD format (1280x720 pixels). Despite this, the screen deserves flattering words regarding bright and saturated colours, as well as wide viewing angles.

The space under the display is given over to the fingerprint scanner, but not simple, but with extended functionality. It can be used as a touch navigation button, while the on-screen keys are removed. Finally, the NFC chip, which is not often found on board state employees, gets special attention. Only the cameras were mediocre in the Moto E4 Plus, but even with proper dexterity and direct hands of the photographer, they give a high-quality result when shooting in fairly good lighting conditions. And more is not required from a self-confident state employee.