It’s no secret that HTC’s business is not the best way. Annoying shortcomings champions, lost time, market flaws. Companies need a magic wand. And, apparently, they found it – a balanced middling in a metal case.
Only with pricing to HTC obvious problems. Russian price HTC One A9 is set at 48 thousand rubles, even by today’s exchange rate is about $ 700 to the US and Europe HTC One A9 price is $ 500, which is also quite a lot. However, even in this situation HTC One A9 hit the public taste. The results of November for HTC become the best the past six months. Consolidated revenue producer increased by 15% and amounted to nearly $ 313 million. However, it is still 39% less than HTC’s revenue in the same period last year. The total decrease in turnover HTC for 11 months of the year relative to 2014 was 33%.
However, HTC is not the only manufacturer to offer mid-range smartphone with metal casing. It is especially active in this field the Chinese manufacturers. From the latest innovations can be noted: LeTV Le 1s, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, Huawei Honor 5X, Meizu M1 Metal and UMi Iron Pro.
LeTV Le 1s
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3
Huawei Honor 5X
Meizu Metal
UMi Iron Pro
Of course, these devices are largely aimed at the Chinese market, but due to favorable trade through Internet they can easily be bought and delivered outside of China. And if Huawei Honor 5X the shelves have not got it with the purchase of LeTV Le 1s, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, Meizu Metal or UMi Iron Pro in major Chinese online stores represented in our country any problems arise. For example, they can be found in an assortment JD.com or GearBest.
LeTV Le 1s, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, Meizu Metal or UMi Iron Pro received the body of metal and similar in many ways. However, the overall style of Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 closer Meizu Metal, and UMi Iron Pro similar to LeTV Le 1s. Naturally, without design details. Also note that the fingerprint scanner at the Meizu Metal integrated into placed on the front of the home button, while the rest of the heroes of this article it is located in the center of the rear panel.
The main parameters of all four screens of smart phones are similar to those under consideration – a diagonal of 5.5 inches, the resolution of 1920×1080 pixels . However, if LeTV Le 1s, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and Meizu Metal used IPS-display, the UMi Iron Pro – AMOLED-matrix, which for fans of dark themes can be a big plus. However, regardless of the technology, the screens of today’s smartphones (if not to take into account the cheapest model) of sufficient quality, and the choice between IPS and AMOLED – a matter of personal preference.
Provided UMi Iron Pro and parts of the hardware platform. If LeTV Le 1s, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and Meizu Metal are based on MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795), the «heart» UMi Iron Pro has become more modest MediaTek MT6753. Let me remind you, in the first case we are talking about 8 cores with a maximum operating frequency up to 2.2 GHz, while the MT6753 contains 8 cores with an operating frequency up to 1.5 GHz. However, in Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and Meizu Metal working frequency of the processor cores is reduced to 2 GHz, while the CPU core UMi Iron Pro running at 1.3 GHz.
But in the asset UMi Iron Pro present 3 GB of RAM . Also, 3 GB of RAM was LeTV Le 1s, and Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 variants available in both 2 and 3 GB of RAM. Meizu Metal is available only with 2 GB RAM. Built-in memory UMi Iron Pro is 16 GB, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and Meizu Metal are available in versions with 16 and 32 GB of internal memory, and LeTV Le 1s – with only 32 GB. This built-in memory LeTV Le 1s and Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 microSD cards to expand not work.
Resolution rear camera all the novelties of 13 MP, albeit using different modules. UMi Iron Pro is equipped with sensor Sony IMX214, while the Meizu Metal received a Sony IMX230 sensor with support for video recording 4K (the rest can only record video in FullHD). The main camera LeTV Le 1s can poradovt module with 5-lens and lens aperture of f / 2.0, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 received a sensor with an aperture of f / 2.2. But UMi Iron Pro is equipped with 8 megapixel front camera with flash, while the other heroes of our articles are equipped with a 5 megapixel front camera.
As part of the communication interfaces it comes to support all the heroes of this article LTE-networks (when ordering Remember to pay attention to the list of supported bands), two SIM-cards, Bluetooth 4.0 and other standard features. In addition, LeTV Le 1s and UMi Iron Pro feature connector USB Type C, and Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and Meizu Metal – a familiar microUSB.
At the end of the conversation about the “hardware” of our heroes a few words about batteries. Unequivocal leader is Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, equipped with a battery capacity of 4000 mAh. The most modest battery from LeTV Le 1s, but its capacity is quite respectable 3000 mAh. Moreover, the batteries UMi Iron Pro and Meizu Metal little more – 3100 and 3140 mAh battery.
All of the devices work in an article running Android version 5.x with firm shells. For LeTV Le 1s is eUI 5.5, in Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 can be found MIUI V7, and Meizu Metal – Flyme 5.1. Televisions proprietary technologies and to work with a fingerprint scanner. For example, for the Meizu Metal is mTouch 2.1, and UMi Iron Pro is positioned as a smartphone with three degrees of protection (fingerprint scanner, scanner, iris and voice Castle).
As for prices, the currently UMi Iron Pro can be purchased for $ 180 (12.5 thous. rubles), and Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 – for $ 210 (14.5 thousand. rubles ). “Standard” price LeTV Le 1s is about $ 270, but within the framework of various actions to find this smartphone for $ 180 … 200. Meizu Metal will cost about $ 220 … $ 230 (15 … 16 thousand. Rubles). And notice, the ruble prices, even taking into account the current (and not lower) rate of the US currency is very attractive.
Buyers from Russia can instead of HTC One A9 to buy three of the four discussed in this article devices. It is unlikely that buyers will choose between the HTC One A9 and heroes of this article. Most likely, the choice will be between devices in the same price range. Including the proposed official Russian retail. And here LeTV Le 1s, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, Meizu Metal and UMi Iron Pro has a serious advantage of the excellent combination of price and features. Especially if the potential buyer does not frighten the purchase of uncertified devices for our country. The main thing to decide what is important: a three-stage identification UMi Iron Pro, a powerful battery Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, the ability to shoot 4K video is available in Meizu Metal or other benefits of these new products.
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