Smartphones with a bright screen in the sun. Comparison of smartphone matrices

The display is the most important component of a smartphone. Obviously, when choosing a device, the buyer is often guided by this parameter. In our review today, we will try to select the top 10 smartphones of 2017, which will feature both hi-end devices and mid-budget models.

In our review we will present two parameters that clearly characterize the display matrix. The first is solar clarity, which measures how clearly the image is visible in bright sunlight. The bigger it is, the better. The second is color deviation, which shows how far colors are from ideal color rendering. A lower value corresponds to better color rendering. The remaining parameters speak for themselves. Let us clarify that the smartphones are located in random order.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8

• Sun Clarity: 4.15
• Color deviation: 3.1
• Diagonal: 6.3 inches
• Resolution: 1440p+
• Brightness: 647
• Contrast: infinite

Firstly, this is the largest screen on the top smartphone market, which is very comfortable to work with. The smartphone also has excellent performance in direct sunlight and color accuracy, which is typical for Super AMOLED matrices. The S Pen stylus is unique, it allows you to write and sketch. Its convenience is appreciated by many users. The smartphone can also be connected to a DeX station, which allows you to work with it like a regular desktop PC, which will appeal to some travelers. Of course, you also need a monitor, but it can easily be replaced by a TV in a hotel. The Always On option is another nice feature of the smartphone: with it you can view notifications without touching the device.

Apple iPhone X

• Sun Clarity: 5.01
• Color deviation: 1.9
• Diagonal: 5.8 inches
• Resolution: 1125p+
• Brightness: 679
• Contrast: infinite

OnePlus 5T

• Sun Clarity: 4.79
• Color deviation: 2.3
• Diagonal: 6.0 inches
• Resolution: 1080p+
• Brightness: 437
• Contrast: infinite

OnePlus captivated its customers with a reasonable price and excellent specifications. In OnePlus 5T, the company decided to move away from the standard 5.5-inch screen and enlarged it, stretching it at the same time: the aspect ratio is now 18:9. The smartphone has become taller, but it has not increased in width. Despite its accessibility, the screen on this device is quite good. Its visibility in the sun is better than the Galaxy Note 8 and the same as the Galaxy S8. The screen is not as bright, but the low degree of light reflection does the job. OnePlus has also added support for DCI-P3, and now the color rendering of the smartphone is comparable to that of top-end devices from Samsung. It should be noted that the smartphone has a resolution of 1080p+, but despite this, there are no problems with sharpness.

Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro

• Sun Clarity: 3.99
• Color deviation: 1.4
• Diagonal: 5.5 inches
• Resolution: 1080p
• Brightness: 539
• Contrast: infinite

The Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro has a very good screen. The smartphone is our favorite in its price range. Its Super AMOLED matrix has excellent color reproduction - one of the best among all smartphones, not just on this list. Visibility in the sun is also one of the best. The J7 Pro is a regional model, but there is an alternative: the Galaxy J7 has similar visibility in the sun and slightly worse color reproduction.

Motorola Moto Z2 Force

• Sun Clarity: 3.88
• Color deviation: 3.8
• Diagonal: 5.5 inches
• Resolution: 1440p
• Brightness: 559
• Contrast: infinite

Most smartphones use tempered glass as screen protection, but Motorola decided to use all the advantages of plastic - it will not crack if the smartphone is dropped. Of course, the display is more susceptible to scratches, but this can easily be solved by installing the cheapest protective film or glass. The smartphone is also protected from splashes of water. You shouldn't submerge it, but it will withstand most water incidents (Motorola is known for being conservative with its ratings).

Razer Phone

• Sun Clarity: 2.328
• Color deviation: 2.0
• Diagonal: 5.7 inches
• Resolution: 1440p
• Brightness: 300
• Contrast: 1195:1

There is a popular genre of reaction games - any game in which success or failure depends on how quickly you react. These are mainly third-person shooters and fighting games, which are the most popular games at the moment. Most avid gamers will tell you that a 60Hz screen doesn't suit their needs. The Razer Phone has a unique 120Hz screen (unique if you don't take into account the iPad Pro tablet). The screen also supports a wide color gamut. Streaming mobile games on Twitch is gaining popularity, so this smartphone will be useful for those who cannot imagine their life without mobile gaming and broadcasting games online.

Meizu Pro 7 Plus

• Sun Clarity: 4.15
• Color deviation: 4.2
• Diagonal: 5.7 inches
• Resolution: 1440p
• Brightness: 453
• Contrast: infinite

We want to include something strange in our list, because our hero is equipped with a second screen. We are talking about the second screen on the back that the Meizu Pro 7 Plus is equipped with. This small AMOLED screen under the dual rear cameras can be used to take selfies with the main camera. Many smartphones have a good selfie camera, but none of them compares in quality to the main dual 12-megapixel camera of this device. This display can also be used as a notification screen, a display for music control buttons and a step counter.

Smartphone display technologies do not stand still; they are constantly being improved. Today there are 3 main types of matrices: TN, IPS, AMOLED. There are often debates about the advantages and disadvantages of IPS and AMOLED matrices and their comparison. But TN screens have not been in fashion for a long time. This is an old development that is now practically not used in new phones. Well, if it is used, it is only in very cheap state employees.

Comparison of TN matrix and IPS

TN matrices were the first to appear in smartphones, so they are the most primitive. The main advantage of this technology is its low cost. The cost of a TN display is 50% lower compared to the cost of other technologies. Such matrices have a number of disadvantages: small viewing angles (no more than 60 degrees. If more, the picture begins to distort), poor color rendition, low contrast. The logic of manufacturers to abandon this technology is clear - there are a lot of shortcomings, and all of them are serious. However, there is one advantage: response time. In TN matrices the response time is only 1 ms, although in IPS screens the response time is usually 5-8 ms. But this is just one plus that cannot be weighed against all the minuses. After all, even 5-8 ms is enough to display dynamic scenes and in 95% of cases the user will not notice the difference between response times of 1 and 5 ms. In the photo below the difference is clearly visible. Note the color distortion at angles on the TN matrix.

Unlike TN, IPS matrices show high contrast and have huge viewing angles (sometimes even maximum). This type is the most common, and they are sometimes referred to as SFT matrices. There are many modifications of these matrices, so when listing the pros and cons, you need to keep in mind a specific type. Therefore, below, to list the advantages, we will mean the most modern and expensive IPS matrix, and to list the disadvantages, the cheapest.

Pros:

1. Maximum viewing angles.
2. High energy efficiency (low energy consumption).
3. Accurate color reproduction and high brightness.
4. The ability to use high resolution, which will give a higher pixel density per inch (dpi).
5. Good behavior in the sun.

Minuses:

1. Higher price compared to TN.
2. Distortion of colors when the display is tilted too far (however, viewing angles are not always maximum on some types).
3. Oversaturation of color and insufficient saturation.

Today, most phones have IPS matrices. Gadgets with TN displays are used only in the corporate sector. If a company wants to save money, then it can order monitors or, for example, cheaper phones for its employees. They may have TN matrices, but no one buys such devices for themselves.

Amoled and SuperAmoled screens

Most often, Samsung smartphones use SuperAMOLED matrices. This company owns this technology, and many other developers are trying to buy it or borrow it.

The main feature of AMOLED matrices is the depth of black color. If you put an AMOLED display and an IPS side by side, then the black color on the IPS will seem light compared to the AMOLED. The very first such matrices had implausible color reproduction and could not boast of color depth. Often there was so-called acidity or excessive brightness on the screen.

But developers at Samsung have corrected these shortcomings in SuperAMOLED screens. These have specific advantages:

1. Low power consumption;
2. Better picture compared to the same IPS matrices.

Flaws:

1. Higher cost;
2. The need to calibrate (set) the display;
3. Rarely can the lifespan of diodes vary.

AMOLED and SuperAMOLED matrices are installed on the top flagships due to the best picture quality. Second place is occupied by IPS screens, although it is often impossible to distinguish between an AMOLED and an IPS matrix in terms of picture quality. But in this case, it is important to compare subtypes, and not technologies as a whole. Therefore, you need to be on guard when choosing a phone: often advertising posters indicate the technology, and not a specific matrix subtype, and the technology does not play a key role in the final quality of the picture on the display. BUT! If TN+film technology is indicated, then in this case it is worth saying “no” to such a phone.

Innovation

Removing the OGS air gap

Every year engineers introduce image enhancement technologies. Some of them are forgotten and not used, and some make a splash. OGS technology is just that.

Typically, a phone screen consists of protective glass, the matrix itself, and an air gap between them. OGS allows you to get rid of the extra layer - the air gap - and make the matrix part of the protective glass. As a result, the image appears to be on the surface of the glass, rather than hidden underneath it. The effect of improving display quality is obvious. Over the past couple of years, OGS technology has been unofficially considered a standard for any more or less normal phones. Not only expensive flagships are equipped with OGS screens, but also budget phones and even some very cheap models.

Screen glass bending

The next interesting experiment, which later became an innovation, is 2.5D glass (that is, almost 3D). Thanks to the curves of the screen at the edges, the picture becomes more voluminous. If you remember, the first Samsung Galaxy Edge smartphone made a splash - it was the first (or not?) to have a display with 2.5D glass, and it looked amazing. There is even an additional touch panel on the side for quick access to some programs.

HTC was trying to do something different. The company created the Sensation smartphone with a curved display. In this way it was protected from scratches, although it was not possible to achieve any greater benefit. Nowadays, such screens cannot be found due to the already durable and scratch-resistant protective glass Gorilla Glass.

HTC didn't stop there. The LG G Flex smartphone was created, which not only had a curved screen, but also the body itself. This was the “trick” of the device, which also did not gain popularity.

Stretchable or flexible screen from Samsung

As of mid-2017, this technology is not yet used in any phone available on the market. However, Samsung in videos and at its presentations demonstrates AMOLED screens that can stretch and then return to their original position.

Photo of the flexible display fromSamsung:

The company also presented a demo video where you can clearly see the screen curving by 12 mm (as the company itself states).

It is quite possible that Samsung will soon make a very unusual revolutionary screen that will amaze the whole world. This will be a revolution in terms of display design. It's hard to even imagine how far the company will go with this technology. However, perhaps other manufacturers (Apple, for example) are also developing flexible displays, but so far there have been no such demonstrations from them.

The best smartphones with AMOLED matrices

Considering that SuperAMOLED technology was developed by Samsung, it is mainly used in models from this manufacturer. In general, Samsung is a leader in the development of improved screens for mobile phones and televisions. We already understood this.

Today, the best display of all existing smartphones is the SuperAMOLED screen in the Samsung S8. This is even confirmed in the DisplayMate report. For those who don’t know, Display Mate is a popular resource that analyzes screens inside and out. Many experts use their test results in their work.

To define the screen in S8, we even had to introduce a new term - Infinity Display. It received this name due to its unusual elongated shape. Unlike its previous screens, Infinity Display has been seriously improved.

Here is a short list of benefits:

1. Brightness up to 1000 nits. Even in bright sunshine, the content will be highly readable.
2. A separate chip for implementing Always On Display technology. The already economical battery now consumes even less battery power.
3. Picture enhancement function. In Infinity Display, content without an HDR component gains it.
4. Brightness and color settings are automatically adjusted based on users' preferences.
5. Now there is not one, but two lighting sensors, which more accurately allows you to automatically adjust the brightness.

Even compared to the Galaxy S7 Edge, which had a “reference” screen, the S8's display looks better (on it, whites are truly white, while on the S7 Edge they go warmer).

But besides the Galaxy S8, there are other smartphones with screens based on SuperAMOLED technology. These are, of course, mostly models from the Korean company Samsung. But there are also others:

1. Meizu Pro 6;
2. OnePlus 3T;
3. ASUS ZenFone 3 Zoom ZE553KL – 3rd place in the TOP of Asusu phones (located).
4. Alcatel IDOL 4S 6070K;
5. Motorola Moto Z Play and others.

But it is worth noting that although the hardware (that is, the display itself) plays a key role, software is also important, as well as minor software technologies that improve picture quality. SuperAMOLED displays are famous primarily for their ability to widely adjust temperature and color settings, and if there are no such settings, then the point of using these matrices is slightly lost.

The display is the largest consumer of energy, so every milliwatt saved significantly extends the overall operating time. And the larger the display, the stronger this is felt. Three variable factors affect display power consumption: the amount of time the display remains on, the brightness of the display, and, depending on the technology, whether the image is light or dark.

Turning off the display by time

When the display is turned off, it consumes no power. It should be turned off immediately after you have looked at the information you need, but not too quickly. Timed display locking options are located in the Settings | Screen | Auto-lock." The most convenient period is 30 seconds.

Moderate display brightness

In harsh daylight conditions, the screen may not be bright enough, but in room lighting, the same brightness is blinding and wastes battery power (see diagram at right). Many devices have automatic brightness adjustment enabled by default. If this is not the case on your device, enable this option and check if you can lower the brightness level using the slider (Settings | Display | Brightness).

On various devices tested by CHIP, the comfortable brightness was around 33%. To adjust the brightness, you can quickly bring up a menu with options for quick access by swiping from the top edge of the display to the middle.

Another recommendation for (AM)OLED displays, such as those used on Samsung Galaxy smartphones and many other high-end smartphones: OLED creates images using individual pixels that emit light, so dark areas of the image use less power.

Advice: Set your wallpaper to a black or dark image and set your apps to a dark background color. For example, the Firefox browser add-on - Dark Background and Light Text - displays sites with light font on a dark background.

OLED displays consume less power when displaying dark images. Browser add-ons that display website content in light font on a dark background are useful.

Many devices have automatic brightness adjustment enabled by default. Otherwise, turn it on and see if you can lower the brightness level.

Liquid crystal displays behave in the opposite way: depending on the brightness parameters, the backlight always requires a lot of energy, but dimming individual subpixels requires a little additional power. That is, a pure white or very light picture saves energy - although much less than a black or dark background on an OLED display.

Day after day, many of us spend dozens of hours staring at the screens of our mobile devices. The most important display parameter, brightness, not only affects the battery drain rate of our smartphones, but it is also one of the most common causes of eye fatigue. Today we have prepared a list of six Android apps that will help you prevent eye fatigue and extend the battery life of your phone or tablet.

Cobrets (short for Configurable Brightness Preset) is a free app that allows you to switch between different brightness presets using a small (1×1 size) widget on your home screen. Cobrets has several predefined brightness modes: Minimum (8%), Quarter (25%), Medium (45%), Maximum (100%), Auto, Night, and Day.

You can edit the minimum brightness values ​​for the modes: Minimum, Cuarter, Medium and Maximum. Auto mode uses Android's automatic brightness settings. Night mode sets the brightness to zero and applies a black, translucent filter to the screen area, so you'll get a brightness level even lower than the system default. Finally, Day mode uses a yellow filter overlaid on the display to ease the strain on your eyes. Cobrets allows you to manually change the brightness level and parameters of applied filters, including filter colors and opacity levels. Cobrets gives you the ability to directly enable or disable any of these modes, so you don't have to switch between them all.

In some cases, when your device's display is faulty, you can use this app to adjust the colors displayed. However, given the prices of displays, it may be easier to change it. For example, the price for the original display for Prestigio from Mobilife is quite affordable. The display can be replaced either at a service center or independently.

IntelliScreen is a free app that allows you to customize the screen timeout based on your device's position, lighting conditions, and currently running apps. The app will first ask you to set a normal screen timeout value, which will be the default. With IntelliScreen you can set any time interval, even exotic values ​​like 2 minutes 15 seconds. You can then set custom rules for applications. It is possible to keep the screen always on while an application is running in the foreground, or set a screen timeout for each application.

IntelliScreen also allows you to use device sensors to control screen timeout. You can completely disable the timeout when you hold the device in a certain position (portrait or landscape orientation), which is detected using the accelerometer. You can also use a light sensor. This allows you to automatically turn off the screen when you put the device in a dark place (such as a pocket), and turn on the screen when light shines on the device. However, this option is only available if you decide to upgrade IntelliScreen to the premium version (€1.99).

Finally, you can choose when your settings will be applied: always or only when the device is docked in a car dock, desktop dock, or connected to a charger.

Lux Auto Brightness is a popular Android app that makes it easy to adjust screen brightness to the optimal level, thereby reducing eye strain and saving battery power. Lux Auto Brightness is a small pop-up window with a slider that is used to adjust the brightness.

The most interesting feature of Lux Auto Brightness is the ability to not only create abstract profiles such as "Night" and "Day", but also adjust the display settings according to a certain actual ambient light intensity. By default, Lux Auto Brightness will only adjust the brightness level when the device wakes up, so you won't be distracted by changing the screen brightness. However, you can change this behavior and choose from several configuration modes: Ascending, Periodic Dynamic, or Manual.

The Lux Auto Brightness app is available in two versions. There is a free Lux Lite version that includes the most important uses. If you like the app, you can purchase the full version of Lux Auto Brightness for $3.80.

Night Mode is a very simple application that will override your system's display settings so that you can reduce the screen brightness below normal levels. Night Mode uses filter overlays that act as a dimmer to darken the screen so that it is comfortable on the eye. This is especially useful when you use your phone in low-light environments, such as in a movie or theater. Night Mode is a free application, without any built-in advertising.

Twilight is an app that adjusts the color temperature of your device's display according to your current location and time of day. Twilight is based on the idea that overexposure to bright blue light can trigger the secretion of the hormone melatonin at night, thereby causing an inability to fall asleep. Bright blue light sources, such as natural sunlight or LED displays, inhibit the creation of melatonin in the brain, which signals the body to start the day. The program filters the blue spectrum of your mobile phone or tablet display and protects your eyes with a soft red filter. The application allows you to adjust the color temperature and intensity, as well as the screen backlight level.

Velis Auto Brightness is an application that gives you complete control over the automatic brightness level settings on your Android device. When running Velis Auto Brightness for the first time, a simple seven-step wizard will guide you through the initial setup.

The main screen of the program displays a customizable curved graph of ambient light brightness along the X-axis, and screen brightness along the Y-axis. Drag the red marker to change the screen brightness under different ambient light levels. You can save several settings at once as different profiles.

There are many other settings you can adjust using Velis Auto Brightness. You can create a list of applications that will not apply existing settings, change sensor sensitivity, and so on. Some additional features (Tasker support, Widget) are available as premium content through in-app ordering.

The screen is the face of a smartphone; it occupies most of the front surface and is necessary to control the gadget and perceive all information. It would probably be redundant to list all the functions of the display, since each of us perfectly understands how important this element is in a smartphone. Manufacturers spend millions of dollars on improving displays, delighting users with increasing resolution, improved color reproduction, new technologies and ever-expanding viewing angles. If among more or less expensive smartphones it is not difficult to find a model with a decent display, then in the budget segment, as a rule, screens with the minimum parameters necessary for modern times are presented (IPS technology, HD resolution). We don’t argue - this will be enough for many, but our goal today is to find interesting inexpensive smartphones with a good screen, preferably Full HD.

Let's start by declaring variables, i.e. let's figure it out What display parameters should you pay attention to:

• screen diagonal, i.e. its size. A large display makes reading and watching videos more comfortable, but too large will turn your smartphone into a shovel. Screen diagonals of modern smartphones start at 4.7 inches, and even those are difficult to find. The most popular format is no longer even 5 inches, but 5.5 dm. There are smartphones with a diagonal of 6 dm and even 6.5 dm. Here everyone chooses for themselves, but before buying it doesn’t hurt to hold the device in your hand to understand how convenient it will be to use. In the budget sector, smartphones with a wide variety of diagonals are presented;
• screen resolution– the number of pixels that form the image. The more there are, the higher quality and integrity the picture will be, and the smaller the individual image points will be. Manufacturers indicate the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in the form 320*480. Resolution has become the standard for budget smartphones HD – 720*1280 , and it is quite enough if the screen diagonal is 4.7 inches or less. Screens with a resolution of 540*960 are still found in the budget sector, but with a diagonal of 4.7-5.5 inches, individual pixels are very clearly visible, so we don’t even consider such models. If the diagonal is 5 inches or more, it is better to look to the side FullHDscreens, their resolution 1920*1080 . They allow you to create an ideal high-quality picture;
  
• pixel density– this is an indicator depending on the diagonal and resolution. It determines how many image pixels there are per inch of screen. It has been proven that at density 300ppiand above, our eye cannot distinguish the individual components of the picture(pixels) and perceives the picture as a whole. Apple, for example, is precisely why it does not use a resolution higher in its smartphones than what can provide 300 ppi at a certain diagonal. Other manufacturers have taken a different path, offering a pixel density of 500 ppi or more, which is achieved by using high-resolution screens (2K or QHD - 1440 * 2560, 4K or UHD - 3840 * 2160). It’s up to you to decide what this is, a publicity stunt or concern for the user, but we advise you to pay attention first of all to the pixel density indicator, and not to the resolution: if it is 300 ppi or more, we can safely take it. True, with the rapid growth of screen diagonals, it is not easy to find an inexpensive smartphone with such an indicator. Simple rule: if the diagonal is less than 4.7 dm, the resolution may beHD, if more – desirableFull HD, and they are already available in budget devices;
  
• screen type. We will not go into the details of how each type of screen constructs an image and will go straight to the facts. TN-matrices– the cheapest, not very contrasting, have poor color rendering and small viewing angles, but they are cheap. Today they are practically not used. IPS-matrices– standard for many smartphones. This screen provides good color reproduction, viewing angles and contrast, but consumes more energy than AMOLED-matrix. The latter, due to their structural features, do not require additional illumination; they provide the deepest black color, excellent color rendition, and consume a minimum of energy. Previously, AMOLED was installed only in the most expensive smartphones, but today everything has changed somewhat.

It is better to take a smartphone with a screen made according to OGS technologies, which provides no air gap between the sensor and the display. This allows you to achieve better color reproduction, wider viewing angles and a compact screen. However, if the glass breaks, you will have to replace the entire screen unit. Today, most smartphone screens are manufactured using OGS technology.

Wouldn't be amiss in a smartphone protective glass and oleophobic coating. The latter makes it much easier to keep the screen clean. This year's fashion trend is frameless screens– also suitable for budget smartphones. It’s unusual to use such devices, but with standard smartphone sizes you can get a screen with a larger diagonal.

Now let's get to the fun part and arrange the smartphones from the cheapest to the slightly less cheap. All of them will cost you up to $130-150.

The smartphone was released in 2015 and at that time was premium. Today it is still on sale and in demand, and if you get a discount, you can buy the device for $85-90. Got the gadget metal body, fingerprint scanner and medium filling, memory can be expanded. The shooting quality is satisfactory, but in the dark it leaves much to be desired. The pride of the model is the screen, large, with good resolution and wide viewing angles, processing 10 simultaneous touches. At the minimum brightness level, the display allows you to use it comfortably at night, but if you examine the device in detail, you can find fault with the color rendering and the lack of an oleophobic coating. Otherwise, the gadget is not bad for its price.

OUKITEL U20 Plus

When purchased in Russia, the device will cost $110-120, you can even find it for $100, but when ordering from China you can save a couple of tens of dollars. The minimum price for it is $88. The smartphone itself began selling this year, and it immediately surprised us with its flagship aspirations. The manufacturer packaged the device in a nice case with 2,5 D-screen, supplied fingerprint scanner and dual camera, which is still rare in the budget segment. The large screen with Full HD resolution turned out to be very, very successful: color rendition is close to the most natural, brightness is adjustable within a wide range, and even in direct sunlight, the information on the display remains readable, viewing angles are wide, the screen processes up to 5 simultaneous touches. It is possible to customize color rendering and other display parameters to suit your needs. In other respects, this is an ordinary smartphone, the capabilities of which, however, are sufficient for the average user.

Leagoo KIICAA Mix

The device came out just the other day and became one of the first budget frameless smartphones. Previously, similar devices were already presented in the inexpensive segment, but the screens left much to be desired. The company offers an excellent frameless frame for $105-120, and this is a modern trend. The screen occupies almost the entire front panel - a small space remains only at the bottom, where it is located Fingerprint's scanner. The quality of the screen is excellent: the brightness is adjustable over a wide range, making it convenient to use the device both at night and in bright light. Let's add here excellent performance, decent memory, dual camera with good photo quality, you can get probably the most interesting offer in this price category, but there are some nuances.

To expand the boundaries of the screen, designers had to abandon the light and proximity sensor, move the front camera eye to the very bottom, and the earpiece to the top end. This solution causes a lot of inconvenience, at least at first. But the earpiece turns on along with the normal one during sound playback and it turns out something like stereo. Another unpleasant feature is that the USB Type-C port is used to connect headphones. But the device is lightweight, cheap, has a large screen and small size, fits comfortably in your hands and flies in most applications.

Xiaomi Mi4

The screen of this smartphone received Gorilla Glass III protective glass and oleophobic coating, on which the finger glides more easily, and all dirt is erased more easily. With a 5-inch diagonal Full HD resolution allows you to create incredibly clear images. By the way, the very fact that the device uses a 5-inch screen is an obvious plus for those who are looking for a more or less compact smartphone. The display recognizes up to 10 touches, has decent viewing angles, an impressive reserve of brightness and anti-reflective coating. This is one of the best screens in the segment, so you can forgive the device for the fact that it was released in 2014 and then, by the way, was a flagship. The model is still actively sold in stores. The smartphone is productive, the camera module from Sony allows you to take excellent pictures. There is fast charging function. The downside is the lack of a slot for memory cards.

Prestigio Grace

Although this is not the most powerful smartphone in our rating, it can boast AMOLED-matrix, so the image quality is very high. The seemingly small battery capacity will be enough for average work of 1-1.5 days, since the screen here is economical.

Alcatel POP 4S 5095K

An interesting inexpensive device that will be of interest to those who are guided by the name of the manufacturer when choosing. The company is well-known, regularly releases new models, and this time it presented a good budget device with a decent screen and average hardware. Device feature – availability fingerprint scanner. The reserve of technical capabilities will be more than enough for most users.

Leagoo T5

The device surprises, first of all, with its memory capacity, and then with its display parameters. Considering the price, we get a very decent device. Among the advantages metal body, dual camera, fingerprint scanner. As a result, we get a very solid device at an indecently low price for it, however, it will have to be ordered from the Middle Kingdom.

LeEco Le S3 X522

The smartphone is made in metal case, equipped with an excellent screen with protective glass. It’s difficult for even the most pedantic user to find fault with the picture the device produces. Many experts say that only flagship devices can compete with this screen, so the device can be called the best inexpensive smartphone with a good screen.

In other respects, this is a very decent smartphone. It's fast, has very good cameras and sound, though The usual headphone jack was abandoned here, replacing it with USB Type-C. During various promotions, the device can be purchased for $120.

Meizu M5 Note

Cute all metal smartphone completes our rating. Outwardly, it resembles a device of a much higher price category. The screen has become the pride of the device; it is juicy, bright and has extremely wide viewing angles. Eat oleophobic coating. We praise the device for its high performance, good battery life and functional shell. The camera is average, as in many Meizu, but otherwise everything is very good. If you get a promotion, you can buy the device a little cheaper.