Here is a list of the fastest Chinese smartphones under $250 in the tech market right now:
Elephone S7
The Elephone S7 has a body dimension of 150.4 mm x 73.2 mm x 7.6 mm and weighs 148 grams. Its color casing designs come in gold, blue, green, and black.
It features a 5.5-inch JDI LTPS capacitive touchscreen with a screen resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. The phone is powered by a 3,000 mAh Li-Ion battery.
It runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and is packed with the MediaTek Helio X20 MT6797. It has an internal memory of 64 GB with 4 GB of RAM and has an expandable storage option of up to 128 GB.
It camera specs 13 MP at the back and 5 MP at the front. It shoots a video of 1080p@30fps.
Umi Z
The Umi Z measures 156 mm x 76 mm x 9.1 mm and weighs 175 grams. The color casing designs available for this device are gray and gold.
The phone features a 5.5-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with a screen resolution of 1080 x 1920. It houses a 3780 mAh Li-Ion battery.
The phone runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and is upgradable to Android 7.0 Nougat via OTA updates. It is powered by a Mediatek Helio X27 processor.
For its internal memory storage, it features 32 GB with 4 GB of RAM and has and expandable storage option via microSD of up to 256 GB.
The phone features a 13 MP rear camera and a 8 MP front-facing camera. It shoots a video recording of 1080@30fps.
Xiaomi Mi 5
For its body dimensions, the Xiaomi Mi 5 features 144.6 mm x 69 mm x 7.3 mm and weighs 129 grams only. It comes in with the color designs of black, white, and gold.
For its display specs, the Xiaomi Mi 5 features a 5.15-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with a screen resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. It is equipped with a 3000 mAh Li-Ion battery.
For its platform specs, the Xiaomi Mi 5 runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and sports a Snapdragon 820 chipset. It has a variation of internal memory capacity: 32 GB with 3 GB of RAM (Standard Edition), 64 GB with 3 GB of RAM (Prime Edition), and 128 GB with 4 GB of RAM (Pro Edition).
And lastly, for its camera specs, it features a 16 MP rear camera and a 4 MP front camera. It shoots at 2160@30fps, 1080p@30fps, and 720p@120fps.
LeEco Le Max 2
The LeEco Le Max 2's body dimensions are 156.8 mm x 77.6 mm x 8 mm and it weighs 185 grams. The color casing designs are in rose gold, gold, silver, and gray.
It has 5.7-inch LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with a screen resolution of 1444 x 2560 pixels. It has a 3,100 mAh battery packed in it.
Its OS is Android 6.0 Marshmallow and its chipset is a Snapdragon 820. Its internal memory capacity is 32 GB with 4 GB of RAM.
It has a 21 MP shooter at the back and a 8 MP shoot at the front. It records 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, and 720p@120fps.
Lenovo Zuk Z2
The Lenovo Zuk Z2 measures 141.7 mm x 68.9 mm x 8.5 mm and weighs 149 grams. The color casing designs available for this device comes in with two colors only: titanium black and ceramic white.
This device features a 5.0-inch LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen that has a screen resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. It is powered by a 3,500 Li-Ion battery.
This device runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow but is upgradable to Android 7.0 Nougat. For its processor, it is equipped with a Snapdragon 820 chip. This device has an internal memory of 64 GB and 4 GB of RAM.
And for its camera specs, this device features a 13 MP rear camera and a 8 MP front camera. It is capable of recording in 2160p@30fps.