Chinese Smartphones (overview and suggestions)

Nowadays a lot of Chinese manufacturers are selling their smartphones in India at a very low price compared to the other manufacturers. Their phones have the same specifications which other phones costing thrice as much as them may have. Every month we see a new company entering into the smartphone markets. Due to this, the buyers now have a lot of options to choose from. Especially the entry level and mid-range smartphones are flooded with the Chinese smart phones. But there are some things to consider. But should you buy them. If yes, what should you keep in mind?

                The first thing that one has to keep in mind is that a lot of Chinese phones are produced in large numbers at a time for making enormous profit. Thus the quality testing of these devices is not that great. A lot of issues are found within a month of using these devices. This makes the phone less durable and as the user is not happy, he/she is certain to replace it in a year or so. In order to attract their customers, they sell their phones via flash sale and thus in fear of missing the newly launched phone, most people buy it blindly.

                Another problem with most of the Chinese brands is their after sales service. Many users have complained about it. Many times their service centers are not even present in some of the cities. Also their customer support is not that great and this makes the difference. The buyer loses this loyalty towards the brand. Other brands like Samsung have a strong after sale service and thus customers are more loyal to them.

                The third thing is that most of these devices are heavily customized with their own skins which take up a lot of memory and thus the phone feels a sluggish. A lot of bloat ware is pre-installed and thus the user misses the lag free experience that he was expecting. For example the Mi and the LeEco device are not as smooth as their competitors in spite of having higher specifications.

So should you never buy a Chinese smart phone? We didn’t say that. Some Chinese phones are certainly value for money (for example, the Redmi Note 3 is a very good device). You can buy a Chinese smartphone surely. But do keep in mind a few things. First see the online reviews about that particular smartphone of various reviewers (Avoid TV channel reviewers because most of them are biased). See if the phone is having heating issues, other display issues or similar issues. Also see if the company has a trust among buyers and whether they have service centers in your area. Keep this things in mind and then only buy a phone otherwise you’ll waste your money.