Bought the cheapest smartphone in Russia

One day I decided to check which is the cheapest smartphone available for sale. Of course, the choice was made from new models. The search was carried out through Yandex. Market.

The cheapest smartphone in Russia turned out to be ZTE Blade L8 1 with 32 GB of memory. It became so interesting that I decided to buy it and personally look at the stuffing of the cheapest phone. For these purposes, 3490 rubles were spent - the cost of the phone itself and a certain amount for the delivery of the phone to the post office. Let's round it up and assume that the cheapest phone in Russia costs 3,500 rubles.

Unpacking and appearance

The cherished package has arrived, we are starting the inspection. So, in appearance, there are no complaints - a rather laconic and neat design.

The kit includes standard components: the phone itself, charger, battery.

The battery is, of course, weak. Only 2050 mAh.

For active use of the phone is not suitable. You will need to carry a charger with you everywhere and look for an opportunity to recharge your phone.

The charging connector is located on the left side of the case. Charging is standard, as for all Androids.

The back panel is dark turquoise, in my opinion (in the product description it was stated "blue"):

I think the phone designers are great. You will never say that you are holding the cheapest phone in Russia.

Screen

Now comes the fun part. What is the difference between an ultra budget screen? Viewing angles are near-zero. Tilted a little - all the colors were distorted. The angle is so small that holding the phone horizontally, the left and right eyes see a different picture - one is contrasting, darkened, the other eye is faded, overexposed. It is a pain.

This has only one small advantage - sitting in transport, another person, looking at this phone, does not know what is displayed on the screen.

Camera

The quality of the camera is average, to put it mildly. The manufacturer claims 8 megapixels.

The photos are ugly, in my opinion. The picture is worse than it actually is, the colors are desaturated.

Having experience of using, for example, non-budget Xiaomi, which makes the picture better than it really is, when switching to a budget smartphone, disappointment occurs.

Interesting features

The phone has two SIM card slots. This is not surprising, the ZTE brand has not been producing phones with less than 2 SIM cards for a long time. Surprising is the fact that this function is available in "the cheapest phone in Russia".

Summary

In general, it's a sin to complain. For 3 and a half thousand rubles, we have in our hands a full-fledged android, which looks more expensive than it really is.

Some kind of camera is present. Of course, the photos for Instagram will no longer turn out beautiful, but in case you need to photograph something, for example, a document, the phone will come to the rescue.

The battery capacity is standard for budget models, I did not expect anything else.

What's your phone number? What do you pay attention to when buying?