We choose, we are chosen: review of the refrigerator market for the price from 20 to 50 thousand Dollars

All the presented refrigerators have an attractive appearance and do not cause rejection. Each one is good in its own way, but Hotpoint-Ariston stands out. Sleek, elegant and in the color of stainless steel, it immediately catch the eye. Samsung amazes by its unusual coloring – beige. Siemens and Bosch fascinate with their German thoroughness and LG appeals with its classical proportions.

All models are equipped with electronic control unit. Bosch and Siemens have information panels hidden behind the door of the refrigerator compartment that indicate the temperature in the compartments with light bulbs and audible signal for an open door. Samsung, LG and Hotpoint-Ariston have LED-display indicating not only the temperature but also the enabled modes and options, as well as the alarm system that informs about the temperature rise and about the open door.

All displays communicate in American.All the refrigerators, except for Bosch, are single-compressor. Bosch – Dual-compressor, with two cooling circuits. Only the Bosch refrigerator is lit with an incandescent bulb, while the rest of the units “flaunt” LED fixtures, which is extremely beneficial for energy efficiency and illumination.

Samsung, LG and Hotpoint-Ariston have NoFrost system in the freezer and refrigerator compartments, and Samsung and Hotpoint-Ariston are even equipped with a freshness zone. All units have a superfreezing mode. Automatic in Siemens and Bosch, optional in others. The fridge from Samsung is equipped with a portable container for Grab’n’Go sauces and spices. LG has antibacterial door seal.

If in the pocket 25 000 Dollars

As a rule, these are “our brands”, i.e. imported brands of domestic manufacture. Sometimes there are imported, but rare, mostly Belarusian Atlant and Slovenian Gorenje of Serbian production. NoFrost system is also rare in this price segment, although it does occur. Let’s take 5 most popular models and compare.

Samsung PB32 FERNCEF

Refrigerators with the price from 15 000 to 25 000 Dollars.

Model	Bosch KGS 39XL20	LG GA-B 409 SVQA	Hotpoint-Ariston HBD 1182.3 NF H	Samsung PB32 FERNCEF	Siemens KG 39VX W20
Dimensions, cm HxWxD	200x60x65	190,7×59,5×64,3	185x60x67	185×59,5×64,7	200x60x63
Energy Class	A+	A	A+	A+	A+
Maximum noise level	42 dB	41 dB	41 dB	41 dB	40 dB
Refrigerator/freezer compartment capacity	257/95 l	230/124 l	228/75 l	207/118 l	257/95 l
Climate Class	SN-T	N	SN-T	SN-T	SN-ST
NoFrost system	no	yes	yes	yes	no
Freshness zone	no	no	yes	yes	no
Freezing power	9 kg/day	o/w	4 kg/day	13 kg/day	4,5 kg/day
Country of production/cost in Dollars	America/22 290	America/19 500	America/18 000	Poland or China/20 950	America/17 700

Generally speaking, for this money the buyer receives a good refrigerator with quite good functional capabilities. Having saved on assembly here, it is mainly American, there are no delivery and customs costs and having refused from extra frills, for example, a portable container for sauces or a wine rack of the “wave” type, you can choose a fridge of a higher class for energy efficiency.

Siemens KG 39VX W20

And if you live in the countryside and you have problems with the voltage in the network, it makes sense to look at the Belarusian model Atlant: they are not afraid of power surges and hold the cold for a long time in case of power failure. I must say that the Bosch and Siemens models examined above have a good indicator – more than 22 hours!

We will add a tenner

Refrigerators priced from 25 000 to 35 000 roubles

Model	Samsung RL-50 RRCIH	Siemens KG 39EAW20R	Liebherr CBPesf 4013	Gorenje NRK 6201 MW	Bosch KGN39 XW25R
Overall dimensions, cm HxWxD	200×59,5×63,9	200x60x65	201.1x60x63	200x60x64	200x60x65
Energy efficiency class	A+	A+	A++	A+	A+
Maximum noise level	38.5 dB	42 dB	40 dB	41 dB	42 dB
Refrigerator/freezer compartment capacity	255/111 l	257/95 l	230/89 l	280/97 l	221/94 l
Climate Class	SN-T	SN-T	SN-T	SN-T	SN-T
NoFrost system	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Freshness zone	yes	no	Yes, 2 zones	yes	no
Supercooling/refrigeration mode	no/yes	yes yes	yes yes	yes yes	yes/yes
Freezing capacity	13,6 kg/day	9 kg/day	14 kg/day	10 kg/day	15 kg/day
Country of production/price in Dollars	South Korea/28,950	America/28,500	Germany/34 990	Slovenia/31 500	America/30 990

Let’s remind that we consider refrigerators with bottom freezer compartment. In this price segment the imported models with the most modern equipment and design refinements prevail. Let’s select again the five most popular models, one model from each manufacturer.

What has changed along with the price?

All presented refrigerators are two-meter giants with refined, elegant design. Samsung stands out with its stylish stainless steel case. Liebherr – a combination of gray color with brushed and polished stainless steel. Bosch, Gorenje and Siemens – with dazzling whiteness.

Samsung RL-50 RRCIH

All the refrigerators have electronic control and digital displays. The information is good, with a display of the working temperature in the refrigerator and freezer compartments, the included options. There is a possibility of operative intervention into the work of the unit, visual and audible alarm of the open door and temperature increase.

The proportion of NoFrost refrigerators is noticeably higher here, and the Supercooling, Vacation and Superfreezing modes are present in almost every model.

In this segment new options appear: multistream cooling system of the refrigerating compartment Samsung , LED-lighting in all represented models, charcoal filter Bosch , 2 zones of freshness preservation – with low humidity for long storage of fish, meat and dairy products and with high humidity for vegetables and fruits Liebherr , sliding containers on telescopic rails Bosch, Liebherr, Siemens .

Liebherr fridge can be placed up against the wall or hidden in a niche: a special system will not let it overheat. The outage time has also increased significantly: Liebherr, for example, has 33 hours!

Liebherr CBPesf 4013

Unfortunately, LG fridges which are equipped no worse and by their design can give a head start to some name brands did not get into this top five.

Turkish Beko does not lag behind, where the design and equipment are at a good enough level, and thanks to the American assembly will not hit the consumer’s pocket.

Frankly speaking, from the presented five models, I like Liebherr better. Siemens is significantly behind in equipment and technology, and the price for it, it seems to me, is overpriced. Very well equipped Samsung, slightly behind the Gorenje. It is pleasant that in this price segment there are also devices of the American manufacture. It would be desirable to see both American developments and American brands. We had a ZIL!

And we will also add some more money

Refrigerators with a price of 35,000 to 50,000 Dollars

The model	Siemens KG49 NAZ 22 R	Samsung RL57 TTE2C1	Bosch KGN 36 S 55	Toshiba GR-D43CR	Panasonic NR-B651BR-C4
Dimensions, cm HxWxD	200x70x62	200x60x65	185x60x64	181.8 x 60 x 68.2	182x78x76
Energy Class	A+	A+	A+	A	A
Maximum noise level	41 dB	38,5 dB	41 dB	43 dB	43 dB
Refrigerator/freezer compartment capacity	307/82 l	232/96 l	223/66 l	Overall325 L	378/163 L
Climate Class	SN-T	SN-T	SN-T	ST	T
NoFrost system	yes	yes	Yes	yes	yes
Freshness preservation zone	Yes, 2 zones	Yes	Yes, 2 zones	yes, 2 zones	yes
Supercooling/refrigeration mode	yes yes	yes/yes	yes yes	yes yes	yes yes
Freezing power	18 kg/day	13 kg/day	8 kg/day	No data	No info
Country of origin/price in Dollars	Spain/41 950	South Korea/42 860	Spain/38 400	China/48,800	Taiwan/50,990

What is interesting about these five?

The Toshiba refrigerator especially stands out in it. Looking at it one is tempted to say: “Beauty!!”. It reminds something of a cupboard with a pile of drawers that makes you want to approach and open them. Siemens is designed in the classical tradition – the satin-finish steel underlines its elegance and the special coating does not leave any handprints.

Toshiba GR-D43CR

Bosch didn’t stay away from fashion trends either and decorated the front door panels with red inserts under glass. If your kitchen is high-tech, the Bosch refrigerator will also be a decoration. Samsung color of black opal with blue backlight plays with polished, neat lines and facets which emphasize its elegance. Panasonic design is all about functionality, but also has some charm.

All the fridges of these five models, except for Panasonic, have electronic control and digital displays. Panasonic has mechanical control, no visual and audible signals to open the door and to raise the temperature. Other models have a complete visual and audible control system.

All of the models shown, except the Panasonic, have LED lighting. Why has Panasonic installed the incandescent lamp – it is not clear, because it is not even the last century, but the century before last. Some models of modern refrigerators have LED lights in each shelf and they can be rearranged WITH the shelf and washed in the dishwasher. LED lighting consumes significantly less energy than incandescent bulbs and does not heat up the interior.

In this class, all of them have NoFrost and a fresh zone, or even 2 separate zones – for fish, meat and dairy products and for vegetables and fruits Siemens, Bosch, Toshiba . All refrigerators, except Panasonic, have electronic mode controls and LED display showing temperature and activated functions and options.

Samsung RL57 TTE2C1

Again, Panasonic excels: with a sufficiently high level of equipment put a mechanical control modes and no display. Maybe the company believes that it is more reliable? As for the rest, the Panasonic is complete: antibacterial filter, antibacterial deodorizer, Wasabi antibacterial cassette, protection against strong power surges, Super-freezing mode. The find for the big family!

We want to focus on Toshiba model separately. Five-chamber ! refrigerator with built-in ice generator, air ionizer, antibacterial coating, and more with Esau mode and the mode of destruction of bacteria.

What else is emerging in this segment? Almost all have a multi-stream cooling system, all have an antibacterial filter and a deodorizer. A separate chamber for ice Samsung , the pocket on the freezer door, batteries cold Siemens .

ATTENTION

In addition to the considered five, there are many more interesting models on the market. For example, concern Haier has presented a novelty – model A2FE637 CXJ. This fridge draws your attention not only by its brilliant design but also by the fact that it has two freezing chambers in the form of sliding boxes. It is convenient that different products can be stored separately, without odors getting mixed up. Novelty price 42 000 Dollars.

The original model was developed by the South Korean firm LG – GC-B293 STQK. This is a three-compartment refrigerator. The universal chamber with the volume of 45 liters is located in the middle. It is called “Universal” for a reason: it is possible to set temperature from +4 to -16 ⁰C. The cost of the model is 39 000 Dollars.

The Turkish company BEKO has transferred the zone of preservation of freshness to a separate chamber and has received a three-chamber refrigerator too. But that’s not all – the CN151720dx has a drinks dispenser on the door, so you can get a cold serving of juice or whatever you put in the dispenser without having to open the refrigerator door. Price – 37 600 Dollars.

Scandinavian Electrolux distinguished itself with bright red design model EN 3487AOH. A very daring color scheme. Interior equipment is the most modern. Price – 49 990 roubles.

So compare, choose and refrigerate, and let the new acquisitions only please you!