When choosing a mobile phone, many potential buyers often forget about such a parameter as reliability, being carried away by the technical characteristics and prestige of a particular model. Meanwhile, hundreds and thousands of mobile phones end up in the warranty workshop during the first year of operation.
Today we present phone reliability rating, compiled according to the results of tests of the Technokrash laboratory. In the process of examination, mobile phones were drowned, dropped and subjected to other severe tests. The ten most persistent and got into our rating.
10. Opens top most reliable phones Nokia C2-01. The budgetary and unpretentious device could not stand only one test - falling on a tile from a height of two meters, and the phone did not stop working, the screen just cracked. Nokia C2-01 has a 3.2 Mpx camera, a memory card slot and a 3G module.
9. LG GX200 - a device that supports work with two SIM-cards. Battery capacity lasts for two weeks with average usage. The most terrible test for the phone was connecting to a charger with an overvoltage. The rest of the tests didn't scare the LG GX200.
8. Samsung C3300K - a phone with a touch screen, which is prone to scratches, but with careful handling of the sensor, it can serve properly for many years. The device is practically not afraid of dust, moisture and drops, shows a good level of reception in conditions of a weak signal, which allows the company to produce best phones of 2019 and lead the ratings.
7. Nokia 6303i - monoblock in a stylish stainless steel case. The weakest point, according to experts, was the low tightness of the case. But the device is not afraid of overheating and falls.
6. Alcatel OT-606 - a mid-range phone with a QWERTY keyboard. Like any slider, the device is afraid of dust and sand most of all. It withstood tests with water, overheating and hypothermia quite well.
5. Samsung GT-B5722 - touchscreen phone with two SIM-cards. The modern and reliable device has passed the test with dignity. The only drawback turned out to be a loosely installed display, under which moisture and dust got.
4. Alcatel OT-708 Is one of the most affordable touchscreen models on the market with a 1.3 Mpx camera. The appearance of the device during the tests became rather "shabby", but the functionality did not suffer at all.
3. Alcatel OT-808 can be attributed to the category of "female" models. Quite a reliable phone that looks like a powder box. However, it is better to keep the clamshell away from dust and sand.
2. Nokia 1616 and Nokia 2330 Classicpassed the test equally well, taking second place. Both devices do not have slots for memory cards, so in addition to the function of actual telephone conversations, only listening to the FM radio is attached. The 2330 has a 0.3 Mpx camera. Both phones are very budget-friendly, but no less reliable.
It is noteworthy that according to the company Square Trade, which specializes in warranty repair of equipment, smartphone reliability rating leads BlackBerry, but the iPhone 4 is among the outsiders. Many experts say that when it comes to touchscreen phones, the reliability of technology depends primarily on the accuracy of its owner.