Amazing Android Smartphones You've Never Heard Of

When you hear the word ‘Android Smartphone’, the first Smartphone image that would probably come to your mind would be of Samsung, Google or Sony. We, as consumers are always on a lookout for the best branded Smartphones that sports an Android OS. But if we broaden our mind-set, there are many other lesser known brands in the market that not only carries a different design, but also gives an equal or high performance. As listed by Android Authority, let’s check out some of these never- heard -before Android Smartphones.

Xiaomi Mi2
Mi2 comes from a Chinese manufacturing company Xiaomi and is considered as one of the biggest rivals to Apple. In 2011, Xiaomi beat Apple iPhones sales rates by selling out 100,000 inventory of its M1 model within three hours in a single day. Now the company had launched the Mi2 model and this without any doubt would once again give a run for money to rivals. The Mi2 handset has a sleek body and comes in a vibrant range of colors including yellow, pink, blue and black. Its 4.3-inch touch screen is designed to show crystal clear images with 720p resolution. The device is powered by a 1.5GHz processor and features an 8 MP rear camera and a 2 MP front camera. And finally, the Smartphone is packed with the latest Android Jelly Bean OS, bringing with it all the features and apps that are commonly seen in the Smartphones of other famous brands. The phone retails at $380.

ZTE Grand Era U895
This Smartphone crafted by the Chinese manufacturer ZTE sports a 4.5-inch screen with a high pixel resolution. Grand Era is powered by a fast quad-core processor clocked at 1.5 GHz. It also runs on the latest Android Operating System.

 

 

Meizu MX2 

MX2 is a Smartphone from the Chinese manufacturer Meizu, featuring 4.4-inch screen that boasts of an impeccable quality in terms of 1280 x 800 pixels resolution. It has an 8MP rear camera that supports HD recording and allows the user to take photographs during recording. Although phone runs on Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS, it is further custom designed and the OS is called as Flyme. Thus Meizu offers its users its very own app store, making the device all the more unique.

Celkon A22
Celkon A22 is an Indian manufactured Smartphone. It features a 4.5-inch display and an 8MP camera. The device has dual SIM capabilities, simplifying the task of accessing two different mobile networks on a single device. This feature is great for personal use as well as for business purposes.

 

ZOPO Pilot ZP100
ZOPO Pilot ZP100 is interestingly a global dual-SIM Android Smartphone that supports both GSM as well as CDMA networks. It runs on Android 4.0 ICS software and is powered by a single-core A9 CPU, a PowerVR SGX531 GPU and 512 MB of RAM and runs on Android 4.0 ICE software. It features a 4.3 inch LCD display manufactured by Sharp, with 960×540 pixels at 256 PPI resolution. Other features include support and a $200 price tag!

THL W3

THL W3 is powered by 1GHz single-core A9 processor, PowerVR SGX531 GPU and 512 of RAM. The device comes with Dual-SIM functionality and supports both GSM and CDMA networks. It has a 4.5-inch display screen running at a resolution of 1280×720 pixels at 326 ppi ratio and comes with 8 MP back camera and a 2MP front camera. The device runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS with 200mAh battery and is available at a price tag of $249.

BLU VIVO 4.3
BLU VIVO 4.3 is one of the world’s first Dual SIM Smartphone to feature a SAMOLED Plus display and a dual core CPU. It runs on Android 4.0 ICS software and sports a 4.3-inch display screen that supports a 480 by 800 pixel resolution. The device is powered by 1GHz dual-core A9 processor and a PowerVR SGX531 GPU chipset. In addition VIVO 4.3 also features an 8MP rear camera and 1.3MP front camera and consists of a 4GB internal memory, microSD card slot and 3G connectivity. With its features and specifications matching the likes of other banded Android Smartphones, this handset is available at an affordable price of $250.

Plum Might
On the outer appearance, Plum Might clones Samsung Galaxy Note Smartphone. Even though the features and specifications offered by Plum may not match the level of the Samsung’s flagship, for $200 price range, it’s not a bad phone to own. Plum features a 5-inch display with 480×800 pixel resolution and contains a 1GHz single-core processor with 512MB RAM and 2,800aAh battery. Other features include a Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS and the device runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS.

K-Touch Treasure V8
K-Touch Treasure V8 is yet another Smartphone from the Chinese manufacturer K-touch and runs on Android 4.0 ICS. It features a 4.5-inch screen, a little broader in its make than the iPhone4S and has a display resolution of 1280×720 pixels which amounts to 326ppi ratio. The handset is powered by 1.5GHz quad-core A9 Tegra 3 SoC processor with 1GB RAM and GeForce ULP graphics support. It also comes with 16GB of internal memory and a non-removable 1820mAh battery. It has a price tag of $480.