AnTuTu Ranks the Best Value Smartphones for Every Budget

AnTuTu is a smartphone comparison tool which is well-known for its performance benchmarking app.

The app has been used to assign performance ranks to smartphones for many years. It allows users to compare different devices and also lets you see whether your smartphone’s hardware is up to the mark.

Other than that, AnTuTu also ranks phones based on their value for money, sorting devices based on different pricing categories. The ranking shows which device performs the best as compared to other smartphones that fall in a similar price range.

Best Budget Device

For the month of August 2018, the company ranked some budget phones sold in China and assigned points based on which one is the best in this regard.

Here’s the list for smartphones that cost between 0-999 CNY (up to Rs. 18,000):

1. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 3/32 GB – 122 points
2. Meizu S6 3/32 GB – 120 points
3. Xiaomi Redmi 6A 2/16 GB – 112 points
4. Xiaomi Redmi 6 3/32 GB – 103 points
5. Meizu Note 6 3/32 GB – 100 points
6. Honor 9 lite (youth edition) 3/32 GB – 97 points
7. Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus 3/32 GB – 92 points
8. Honor 7X 4/32 GB – 92 points
9. Lenovo K5 Note 4/64 GB – 90 points
10. Honor 7C 3/32 GB – 89 points

Next up is the 1000-1999 CNY (up to Rs. 36,000) bracket:

1. 360 Mobiles N7 lite 4/32 GB – 119 points
2. 360 Mobiles N7 4/32 GB – 114 points
3. Honor Play 4/64 GB – 113 points
4. Xiaomi Mi 6X (Mi A2) 4/32 GB – 104 points
5. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE 4/64 GB – 99 points
6. Huawei Nova 2S 4/64 GB – 98 points
7. Smartisan Nut Pro 2S 4/64 GB – 96 points
8. Vivo Z1 4/64 GB – 93 points
9. 360 Mobiles N6 Pro 4/64 GB – 93 points
10. Lenovo Z5 6/64 GB – 89 points

Moving on to the flagship category with prices between 2000-2999 CNY (up to Rs. 54,000):

1. Meizu 16th 6/64 GB – 108 points
2. Xiaomi Mi 8 6/64 GB – 105 points
3. Xiaomi Black Shark Gaming Phone 6/64 GB – 101
4. Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S 6/64 GB – 98 points
5. Honor V10 6/64 GB – 98 points
6. Smartisan Nut R1 6/64 GB – 95 points
7. Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 6/64 GB – 90 points
8. Honor 10 6/64 GB – 88 points
9. Nubia Red Magic 6/64 GB – 85 points
10. Nubia Z17S 6/64 GB – 85 points

And finally, the list ends on phones worth more than 3000 CNY (Rs. 54,000 and up):

1. Meizu 16th Plus 6/128 GB – 91 points
2. One Plus 6 6/64 GB – 90 points
3. Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition 8/128 GB – 77 points
4. Vivo NEX 8/128 GB – 71 points
5. Honor 10 GT 8/128 GB – 62 points

Check out AnTuTu’s original post here.