Most of the well known smartphone manufacturers have already released their new flagship devices for this year. Still, as the majority of sales happen in the mid-range price category, it is important for us to also review smartphones that do not have a high price tag and that appeal to different segments of the global smartphone market. ASUS, the Taiwanese computer giant, continues its constantly

Founded in 1997, HTC focused on building portable devices, such as mobile phones and PDAs. The company quickly excelled in the mobile market with their Windows Mobile devices in Microsoft's mobile operating system's early days and was also the first mobile phone manufacturer to launch an Android based smartphone - the 2008 HTC Dream. Their Desire series has been one of the most successful mobile

Samsung is one of the most important players on the mobile devices market, having released high-end and top-ranked devices for quite a few years now. Every mobile devices enthusiast on the planet has heard of their Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets. Whenever a new Galaxy device is released, the world's eyes turn to it. So it's no wonder that earlier this year, when Samsung

ASUS is a renowned Taiwanese company and one of the largest computing devices manufacturers in the world. They focus primarily on the computer market but, for several years now, they also have been involved in the mobile consumer area. In the last few years, the company has released more than a few smartphones and tablets. The most recent mobile device they created is called ASUS

While Xiaomi is not so well known in Europe or Americas, it is a very big name in Asia, especially when it comes to smartphones and other mobile devices. Recently, they launched a new budget Android smartphone that is also sold on western markets. It's called Xiaomi Redmi 2 and promises to offer a very decent Android user experience, at a rather low price point.

Xiaomi is a chinese manufacturer that gained a lot of popularity in recent years, especially in the Asian markets. In the rest of the world however, they are not very well known. As they began expanding, some of their devices arrived on the European markets. As a result, we managed to get our hands on their top smartphone: the Xiaomi Mi 4 that comes with