The biggest concern of middle range brands is the Chinese terminals. These brands, which over the years have been gaining popularity, are making all the monopoly of phones worldwide and have a great reason to be so high: high quality and performance at a low price.

This time we bring you another of those smartphones that have an incredible value for money: the HomTom S9 Plus. Another manufacturer that comes out of nowhere and surprises us with a terminal that offers a lot from the hardware section with a next-generation screen, which covers almost the entire front leaving a small space for the front camera and the classic start button very similar to what we would find in Samsung models.

The design is quite current and seems to be designed to compete with the most modern smartphones on the market due to several factors. The front finish is very similar to what we would find in models like the LG G3, only with the start button on the bottom of the front surface.

The side finish is metallic and the back gives a feeling very similar to that of the sides. The buttons, as we mentioned just above, we find the basic below which is at the same time the fingerprint reader. On the left side we find the lock button and the volume adjustment button.

The size and dimensions of the HomTom S9 Plus are somewhat greater than what we might call a standard model, but as we will see later, it is large enough to see everything we need without problem, but not too much for us to reach inconvenience.

As we have just said, the first thing that surprises us about this terminal is its 5.99-inch screen. The technology used in this occasion is IPS Display, panels that despite their longevity do not stop to reap successes and work in a more than correct way in the smartphones to which they are implanted.

Despite its large screen size is not extremely large because, as we said above, it occupies more than 70% of the front surface of the phone so from a technical point of view will accommodate most hands without be uncomfortable

Since it is a Chinese terminal we expect a good value for money, although in the screen resolution of the same we do not find that positive point, but for most things it will be more than enough. This smartphone has a resolution of 720 x 1440, that is, HD +.

Being such a large screen the first thing that gives us is a sensation of fragility very considerable, but the manufacturer provides us with the same terminal a simple tempered glass as a protector, which will significantly reduce some other impact received by the screen. Direct way

Regarding the contrast and brightness we can’t say too much because being an analysis and not a review we can’t tell you if it will adjust better or worse to your needs, but from the technical section everything indicates that yes, we can differentiate the colors and appreciate the images in a more than acceptable quality.

As we always say, this is the field that we most have to take into account when buying any electronic device, especially if we are demanding users that we are going to constantly put the gadget to the limit. We will start by giving you some information about a component that is essential for a good hardware section: the processor. The HomTom S9 Plus CPU is a MediaTek MT6750T with 8 cores up to 1.5GHz.

As far as RAM is concerned, we find something that surprises us due to its price since it has exactly the same thing that we could find in phones classified in high categories such as the Samsung S7. The HomTom S9 Plus has 4 GB of RAM to perform at its maximum without any difficulty. In addition, it comes with 64 GB of storage.

In the benchmark section we find very good results on the performance of this terminal, especially when we realize that it can compete with names like the Sony Xperia Z Ultra or the Oukitel K3. In short, it performs the Chinese smartphone quite well.

The HomTom S9 Plus has two speakers which are located on the bottom, one on each side of the opening for the charger or micro USB port, that is, the conventional slot that we see in many terminals today, although each Once again they are switching to a USB Type C port.

In the battery we find good and bad parts, this is because it offers a more than decent autonomy thanks to its 4,050 mAh, but on the other hand the battery itself is integrated into the terminal, that is, we cannot take it out in case of that we keep the smartphone frozen so for many this can be a negative point.

Then we will talk about the two cameras that have this phone, or rather, the three since it has two rears and one front. The dual rear has 16 MP and 5 MP resolutions, something quite common within a photographic hardware system like this one. It has a flash 2.2 for those times when we have poor lighting when taking a picture.

The front camera is quite curious and will surprise us a lot since the location of this one is something particular. It is located at the bottom of the front face of the phone, just to the left of the start button in the top position next to the speaker used for calls as we would be used to seeing. This has a resolution of 13 MP.

Unlike the camera, the HomTom S9 Plus software will not surprise us as much as it is Android 7.0. Thanks to its hardware section and other components we will have a good smartphone both in performance and aesthetically because it will work smoothly.

Obviously this section depends on tastes and what we are looking for. As we said at the beginning, a Chinese terminal is characterized by offering good performance in exchange for a low cost and this could not be less. We can buy it in Gearbest from just 135 euros.

It is a very economical terminal with a very elegant design. Its performance is not anything to write home about, but it will be more than enough for most users looking for a great terminal at low prices.