Coolpad has managed to establish itself in the Indian market with interesting value for money offerings in the budget segment. Of course, considering the stiff competition, it doesn’t have a prominent market share, but I’ll be honest, their products in the past have been pretty good if not benchmark setters.
Their latest offering is the Coolpad Note 5 which comes right after Chinese tech giant LeEco announced its official partnership with the company. While I am quite overwhelmed with the smartphones in the sub Rs 15, 000 I gave this neat looking phone a shot.
Build and Design: 7.5 / 10
One can easily get a smartphone with a metal build in this budget, and even cheaper. The whole design language doesn’t look very distant from the number of smartphones in the same price bracket. Take a look at the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, Lenovo K5 Note and you will see a resemblance.
However it is nice to see the company growing up in terms of design. Coolpad entered the Indian market with smartphones that had flimsy plastic backs. The Note 5 is way better