I am also venturing into purchasing a Chinese smartphone.
I have had Samsung, HTC, Microsoft and Sony smartphone devices in the past, and other than taking my HTC for a dip in the ocean, I have never had any issues with breaking my smartphone. So I decided to take the risk and go for a little known manufacturer, UMI. Recently they have been getting plaudits for their build quality in relation to price, plus the fact their phones come with stock Android is a major plus for me, as I was considering going for a Nexus device.
I was going to order the
UMI Super, a device that has had good reviews in relation to it's cost, however they announced on the same day as the iPhone 7 a new flagship called the
UMI Plus, so have put an order in for that for $179. The specs are remarkable for the price, so I thought why not, in 8 years of owning smartphones I have never broken the screen which is the most cumbersome part to replace, so *touchwood* I have myself a bargain.