May's 5 best smartphones under $500

The editors of the Gizchina portal compiled the five best smartphones of May, the price of which does not exceed 500 dollars.

Poco F5 Pro

The first place was taken by the new Poco F5 Pro, which is equipped with a 6.67-inch AMOLED screen with a 120 Hz refresh rate and a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip. The phone has 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of built-in memory. The smartphone also received a 64 MP main camera, which also has an 8 MP ultra-wide angle and a 2 MP macro module. The F5 Pro has a 5160 mAh battery with 67W fast and 30W wireless charging.

Realme GT Neo5

Realme GT Neo5 is next in the ranking, powered by Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor. The phone has 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB of built-in memory. The smartphone has a 6.74-inch AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate. The triple camera system includes a 50 MP primary, an 8 MP ultra-wide angle and a 2 MP micro sensor. The capacity of the battery is 5000 mAh, it has a charging capacity of 150 W. This model also has a 4600mAh battery and a record 240W charging option.

Xiaomi 12

Rounding out the top three is last year's flagship Xiaomi 12, which features a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor and a compact 6.28-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The phone has 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of built-in memory. The 50 MP main camera is complemented by a 13 MP ultra-wide sensor and a 5 MP macro module. The 4,500mAh battery supports 67W fast charging, as well as 50W wireless charging and 10W reverse wireless charging.

Poco F5

The fourth position is occupied by Poco F5, which works with a Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 processor, has 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of built-in memory. Poco F5 has a 6.67-inch AMOLED screen with Full HD+ resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate. The main camera is 64 MP, there are also two modules: an 8 MP ultra-wide angle and a 2 MP macro module. The battery capacity of the smartphone is 5000 m/H with 64 W fast charging.

OnePlus 10T

OnePlus 10T is on the 5th place in the rating table, which has a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor, 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of built-in memory. The screen is 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED with a refresh rate of 120 Hz. The main camera is 50 MP, which is supported by 8 MP ultra-wide-angle and 2 MP macro modules. The battery capacity of OnePlus 10T is 4800 mAh and it is fast enough with 150W charging capability.