One of the most frequent requests in the segment up to 15 thousand is the presence of an NFC module. Unfortunately, companies often skimp on this little thing, as a result, the choice for users is relatively small. However, it is, and today I will tell you about five such devices.
Moto G5s. From 15,000 rubles
- Android 7.1, planned to upgrade to Android 8.0
- Display 5.2 inches, IPS, FullHD, automatic brightness control
- Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 430, 4 cores up to 1.4 GHz
- 3 GB of RAM, 32 GB of internal, microSD memory cards up to 256 GB
- Battery 3000 mAh Li-Ion, fast charging
- Front camera 5 megapixels, f / 2.0
- Main camera 16 megapixels, f / 2.0
- 4G – band 1/3/5/7/8/20
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.2, USB 2.0, microUSB, NFC
- GPS / Glonass / Beidou
- Sensors – Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Geomagnetic, Hall, Proximity Sensor, Light Sensor
- Fingerprint scanner
- Android Pay
A solid inexpensive smartphone from a large brand with almost stock Android. Among other advantages of the G5s, I would like to note the high resolution, which is not always found in this price segment, and the fact that the smartphone is planned to be updated to Android 8.0. I recently talked about the implementation of Wi-Fi Calling and VoLTE, and so, this smartphone supports both technologies.
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Samsung Galaxy J7 2017. From 15 500 rubles
- Android 7
- 5.5-inch display, Super AMOLED, FullHD, auto dimming, AlwaysOn Display
- Exynos 7870 chipset, 8 cores up to 1.6 GHz
- 3 GB of RAM, 16 GB of built-in (10 GB available to the user), microSD memory cards up to 256 GB
- Battery 3600 mAh Li-Ion, battery life in LTE / Wi-Fi up to 13 hours, video playback – up to 19 hours, talk time – up to 21 hours (3G)
- two nanoSIM cards and installation of a memory card, slots are not combined
- Front camera 13 megapixels, f / 1.9
- Main camera 13 megapixels, f / 1.7
- 4G – band 1/3/5/7/8/20
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, dual-band, ANT +, Bluetooth 4.2, USB 2.0, microUSB, NFC
- GPS / Glonass / Beidou
- Sensors – Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Geomagnetic, Hall, Proximity Sensor, RGB Light Sensor
- Fingerprint scanner
- Samsung Pay
- Body colors – black, gold, blue, pink
- Dimensions – 152.4×74.7×7.9 mm, weight – 181 grams
This smartphone is a little beyond the scope of our guide, but I think it's still worth recommending. Excellent Super AMOLED – display, good camera, Samsung Pay support and NFC. Plus, this is a device from a large brand, which is also important for some buyers.
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Nokia 5. From 13,000 rubles
- Android 7.1.1
- 5.2-inch screen, IPS, 1280 × 720 pixels, 282 ppi, automatic brightness control, no additional settings, 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass protective glass
- Snapdragon 430 chipset, 8 cores up to 1.2GHz, Adreno 505 GPU
- 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of built-in memory (about 8 GB available), microSD memory cards up to 128 GB
- Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery, built-in, no fast charging
- Front camera 8 megapixels, main camera 13 megapixels f / 2.0 with autofocus and LED flash
- Two slots, one for two nanoSIM cards (in Europe there is an option for one SIM card, it differs only in the tray), the second for a microSD memory card
- FM radio
- microUSB (USB 2.0), USB OTG
- NFC / Android Pay
- GPS / A-GPS
- LTE Cat.4, band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.1
- Fingerprint sensor
- Sensors – proximity, hall, illumination, gyroscope, compass
- Dimensions – 149.7×72.5×8.05 mm, weight – 148 grams
Some of our readers are very fond of this device and regularly remember it in the comments when it comes to competitors in the segment under 15 thousand rubles. The model is really interesting, only Nokia saved money on resolution and support for fast charging.
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Huawei P10 Lite 3/32 GB. From 15,000 rubles
- Body materials: metal, glass
- Operating system: Android 7.0, EMUI 5.1
- Networks: GSM / EDGE, UMTS / HSDPA, LTE Cat 6 (2xnanoSIM)
- Screen: LTPS LCD, 5.2 ”diagonal, resolution 1080 × 1920 pixels (FullHD)
- Platform: HiSilicon Kirin 658
- Processor: eight-core, 64-bit, 4 cores 1.7 GHz (Cortex-A53) and 4 cores 2.35 GHz (Cortex-A53)
- Graphics: Mali-T830
- RAM: 3GB LPDDR3
- Storage memory: 32 GB
- Memory card slot: yes, microSD up to 128 GB (instead of a second SIM card)
- Main camera: 12 MP, f / 2.2, 1 / 2.8 '' sensor, 1.25 micron pixel size, phase detection autofocus, LED flash
- Front camera: 8 MP, f / 2.0
- Interfaces: Wi-Fi ac, Bluetooth 4.1 (A2DP, LE), microUSB (USB-Host) connector for charging / synchronization, 3.5 mm jack for headset / headphones
- Navigation: GPS (support A-GPS), GLONASS
- Optional: NFC, fingerprint scanner, accelerometer, light sensor, proximity sensor
- Battery: Li-Polymer, 3000 mAh, fast charging
- Dimensions: 146.5 x 72 x 7.2 mm
- Weight: 146 grams
A pleasant smartphone in almost every respect. Nice appearance, high-quality display, comfortable shell, small thickness and support for fast charging. Unfortunately, we decided to save on the Type C port, and this is the main disadvantage of the model.
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HTC U Play. From 15,000 rubles
- Android 6.0, shell HTC Sense
- Display 5.2 inches, 1080×1920 pixels, Super LCD (IPS), automatic brightness control, light sensor, Gorilla Glass 3
- 3/4 GB of RAM, 32/64 GB of built-in, there is a slot for a memory card
- Chipset MediaTek Helio P10, 8 cores
- Two nanoSIM cards, one radio module
- Main camera 16 megapixels, phase focus, image stabilization (optical), f / 2.0
- Front camera 16 megapixels, UltraPixel, f / 2.0
- USB Type-C (USB 2.0), Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac
- Network: GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), WCDMA (850/900/1800/1900), LTE CAT 6 FDD-LTE (band 1,3,5,7,8,20,28)
- Fingerprint sensor, 2 microphones
- Battery 2500 mAh, fast charging
- Dimensions – 145x72x7.99 mm, weight – 145 grams
Recently, U Play dropped in price to 15 thousand rubles, so I can safely include it in today's collection. In addition to NFC and Type C, the device boasts fast charging, a good display and optical stabilization. But the battery capacity let us down, it is only 2500 mAh.
Conclusion
The segment under 15 thousand rubles is always full of compromises. For example, you can get FHD resolution, but the chipset will be budgetary, or the manufacturer will save on battery capacity. And if everything goes well with all the parameters, then the savings will appear on something else, such as abandoning Type C in favor of microUSB.
However, it is important to understand that we, as customers, want to save money and not overpay, so you just need to decide on priorities: what is more important for you, a display or a chipset, a camera or a battery, etc. In the end, for some, microUSB will not be a problem, but someone else, on the contrary, will grit his teeth with anger due to the lack of a more modern connector.