I have been playing the Chinese HT game for a while and overall most of them work well but all have some idiosyncrasies to them. Here are the models I have owned -
Puxing PX-2r UHF Only
Baofeng UV-5r Dual
Baofeng UV-B5 Dual
Feidaxin FDC-160A VHF Only
Wouxun UV-1DP Dual
Here is my over all rating:
Build Quality -
1.) Puxing PX-2R – Solidly build, as good as any of the big three
2.) Wouxun UV-1DP – Almost as good as the Puxing
3.) Feidaxin FDC-160A – Solid case but buttons hard to reach
4.) Baofeng UV-B5 – Rounded and fits hand nicely but typical Baofeng quality
5.) Baofeng UV-5R – Square, buttons loose, typical UV-5R but I have owned it for 4 years now and it still works.
Usability -
1.)Puxing PX-2R – menu functions, LCD display and overall performance is the best.
2.) Baofeng UV-B5 – Solid performance and simple menus functions.
3.) Feidaxin FDC-160A – Simple display and great performance but no alphanumeric display.
4.) Baofeng UV-5R – well documented issues but it does work. Receive is easily overloaded.
5.) Wouxun UV-1DP – Great mono-band dual band radio, The one I had was totally deaf on UHF.