Recommended chinkphones

Recommended chinkphones 7.2018
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$80-100
Xiaomi Redmi 4A / 5A
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A
LeEco Le S3*

$100-140
Xiaomi Redmi 4X
Xiaomi Redmi 5
Redmi 6A
LeEco Cool1*
LeEco Le 2*

$140-200
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 / 4X (Snapdragon 625 version only!)
Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus AKA Redmi Note 5 in India (Snapdragon 625, single rear camera)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 AKA Redmi Note 5 Pro in India (Snapdragon 636, dual rear cameras)
Xiaomi Mi A1
Xiaomi Redmi S2
Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro
LeEco Le Max 2*
LeEco Le Pro 3*
Meizu M6 Note

$200-300
Xiaomi Mi5S / Mi5S Plus
Xiaomi Mi Max 2
Xiaomi Mi Note 3
Xiaomi Mi8 SE
Meizu Pro 6 Plus

$300-400
Xiaomi Mi6
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2
Meizu Pro 7 Plus

$400-500
Oneplus 5/5T
Oneplus 6
Xiaomi Mix 2S
Xiaomi Mi8
Xiaomi Black Shark
Nubia Z17


*Only recommended if you know your way around custom ROMs, officially these phones were never updated past 6.0.1 Marshmallow and the manufacturer's Android skin is pretty awful.

Q: I'm in the US, do chinkphones work here?
A: Most chinkphones lack the necessary network bands to work properly with US carriers. There are a few exceptions:
-Global versions of Xiaomi phones have partial or full support for certain US GSM carriers (Mi Mix 2 and Mix 2S also for Verizon)
-US versions of LeEco phones have full support for US GSM carriers
-Oneplus 6, 5/5T and US versions of 3/3T have full support for US GSM carriers

Q: What's wrong with Mediatek?
A: Software support. Phones with Mediatek will less likely receive firmware updates from the manufacturer, or have custom ROMs made for them. Most Mediatek chinkphones will never be updated from the Android version they launched with. Performance and power efficiency is also often worse than on equivalent Snapdragon SoCs.