Chinese electronics and digital content major Leeco (Formerly LeTV) is now only a year and few months after its mega launch in India in serious financial problems. The brand which propelled ahead launching product after product and spending large sums of money for marketing and rebranding has a serious cash crunch.
Co-founder Jia Yueting told employees through a letter
We blindly sped ahead, and our cash demand ballooned. We got over-extended in our global strategy. At the same time, our capital and resources were in fact limited.
Reuters claims that LeEco is setup to sell the site which was previously supposed to be the company’s Silicon Valley HQ to Chinese developer Genzon Group for $260 million. LeEco had purchased this specific land for $ 250 Million. The Genzon Group has confirmed that the site’s sale is currently under negotiation.
The HQ was to be named EcoCity and was being designed to house 12000 employees. However, the fate of the chinese brand seems to be the same globally. In India the company seems to have died out as quickly as it launched. In a year and few months post launch, LeEco products are no where to be found. A company that held massive launches and big events to announce the smallest of products has recently launched the 4th gen televisions on Amazon without even an official announcement.
LeEco ventured into too many things too quickly and has simply been hurt because of the lack of a clear direction. Co-founder Jia, who has an estimated net worth of around $6 billion, has reduced his yearly salary to one yuan (15 cents/ About Rs. 10). However, last year the company went on a spending spree Aquiring US TV Company Vizio and allocating a large sum for a new EV factory to produce their Tesla competing electric vehicles Pledging a whopping $ 3.8 billion to the cause.
The company’s product portfolio contains, Smartphones, VR headsets, televisions, Content, Smart Bikes, numerous Accessories, and cars.
LeEco has been taking initiative against Apple, first be removing the headphone jack from the Le 2 and Le Max 2 phones, and now it appears they are attempting to launch a phone with a dual camera module, and will beat Apple to market with it.
A new leaked Lex720 device chassis has been spotted sporting a dual camera setup. While the idea of putting dual lenses goes many years back, including when HTC did it with their HTC One M8, no real advantageous outcome has come from putting two cameras in a phone till date.
The leak also showcases an iPhone-like Design and iPhone 7 Leaks like antenna bands. Along with a rear fingerprint scanner which is typical of LeEco.
Rumours also point that the device will feature a Snapdragon 821 and will launch end August 2016.
LeEco’s newest entrant has no 3.5 mm headphone jack but that does not stop it from getting all the attention especially because the phone has been launched for a price of Rs. 22999 which is roughly US $ 342.
The LeMax 2 will go on sale later this month and is expected to attract a lot of demand, especially because the price is slightly less than the price expectation of the OnePlus 3 which is expected to go on sale for Rs. 23999 for the same configuration of 4GB RAM plus 32GB of Storage.
The Le Max will be available in a larger 6GB RAM plus 64 GB Storage for a price of Rs 29999 roughly US $ 447. Which will co-incide with the OnePlus 3’s larger variant expected to launch for the same price. Watch our video below.
LeEco has launched the new Le 2 in India at prices as expected by us in India. The company has launched the Le 2 at a price of Rs. 11999 in India, but, what is more interesting is the Le max 2 which has been launched for Rs 22999 in India. The company also claims to sell 300 units to lucky buyers for as low as Re.1.
The Le 2 has a 5.5-inch HD display, a 2.3GHz deca-core MediaTek Helio X20 SoC and 3GB of RAM. A 16-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front camera complete the optics and has 32GB of flash storage. The Le 2 also has a 3000mAh battery, and supports LTE connectivity. The phone will be available for registrations on 20th of June on E-Commerce Website Flipkart. The phone misses out on a 3.5 mm headphone jack as the company wants to have the one up on Apple when it launches the iPhone 7 sans- headphone jack later this year.
The surprisingly low priced LeMax 2 is the one to watch out for, with its 5.7-inch quad HD display, Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB RAM with 32GB storage which will sell for Rs. 22,999 while as predicted the 6GB RAM with 64GB storage (UFS 2.0) model which will sell for Rs. 29,999. The LeMax 2 has a 21-megapixel rear camera, am 8-megapixel front camera, world’s first ultrasonic fingerprint sensor using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Sense ID, USB Type-C and 3100mAh battery with fast charging and also comes without a 3.5 m headphone jack and has audio-out only through the USB Type-C connector and uses LeEco’s CDLA or Continual Digital Lossless Audio technology.
The Le Max2 will also come bundled with the company’s content membership program that it announced with the launch of Le 1s Eco. Priced at Rs 490 per month and Rs 4,900 per year
LeEco is set to launch their revision to the Le 1s, the Le 2, on the 8th of June in India. According to rumours the phone will become available immediately, but the company might be thinking of shifting its sale from Flipkart to Amazon to cater to large customer requests.
Sources tell us that the LeEco will launch the Le 2 at a price of Rs. 12999 with first sale of Rs. 11999 to take on competition. Le 2 was launched at CNY 1,099 (roughly Rs. 11,200); while the Le 2 Pro was launched at CNY 1,399 (roughly Rs. 14,300) for the Helio X20 variant, and CNY 1,499 (roughly Rs. 15,300) for the Helio X25 variant. We are not sure if the company will launch all variants in India.
Le 2 has a 5.5-inch HD display, a 2.3GHz deca-core MediaTek Helio X20 SoC and 3GB of RAM.= 16-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front camera complete the optics and has 32GB of flash storage. The Le 2 has a 3000mAh battery, and supports LTE connectivity.
The Le 2 Pro has a 21-megapixel rear camera, and comes either with a deca-core MediaTek Helio X20 SoC or a deca-core MediaTek Helio X25 processor. 4GB RAM and quick charge differentiate it from the Le 2.
The company might also launch the Le Max 2 in India on 8th June, for a price of Rs 29999.Le Max 2 has a 5.7-inch QHD display, a 64-bit quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor 6GB of LPDDR4 RAM and Adreno 530 GPU. 21-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front camera for optics and a 64GB internal storage, 3100mAh battery.
As strange as the names may sound, LeEco has launched the Le 2, Le 2 Pro and Le Max 2 phones at their Beijing event held today.
LeEco Le 2: Has a 5.5-inch full HD (1080p) display and is powered by MediaTek’s Helio X20 with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage. The primary Camera is a 16-megapixel with aperture f/2.0 with PDAF and LED flash; The front camera is an 8-megapixel shooter. The Le 2 is a seques to the Le 1s and will feature a 3,000mAh battery with fast charging support
LeEco Le 2 Pro: The Le 2 and Le 2 Pro are identical in appearance, powered by MediaTek’s Helio X25 deca-core chipset with 4GB of RAM and 32GB and 64GB internal storage variants. The Le 2 Pro has a 21-megapxiel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front camera.
LeEco Le Max 2: The Le Max 2 has a 5.7-inch QHD display with a resolution of 2560×1440 pixels. Based on the Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 quad-core with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage. The phone runs on a 3,100mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0.
All the phone run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS with LeEco’s customized EUI 5.5.
Pricing for the phones is kept at 1,099 yuan ($170) for the Le 2, 1,499 yuan ($230) for the Le 2 Pro, 2,099 yuan ($325) for the basic (4GB RAM and 32GB storage) Le Max 2 and just 2,499 yuan ($390) for the high end(6GB RAM and 64GB storage) version. Pre-order starts on April 20th in China.
LeSEE Supercar concept
The LeSEE concept car has hands-free automatic drive capabilities. Along with facial recognition, emotion recognition, system recognition, and path recognition.
Chinese smartphone maker LeEco which disrupted the Indian markets with its launch of what it fondly calls as ” Superphones” is back at it again. Le 1s and Le Max which previously sold out on flash sales in a short span of time are back on sale on the popular e-commerce website, Flipkart. Le 1s and the premium Le Max are now available on attractive exchange offers on March 1 & 2.
The company has come up great offers for its phones as LeEco has announced a hard-to-pass-up exchange offer that will give consumers a chance to exchange their old smartphone and get up to Rs 6000 off on Le 1s or up to Rs 20,000 for Le Max.
Le 1s
The Le 1s comes with a metal unibody, mirror finished fingerprint sensor, 5.5-inch full-HD IPS display, Mediatek Helio X10 Turbo 2.2GHz octa-core processor, 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage. The phone runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop operating system with the EUI 5.5 custom user interface on top of it.
The smartphone comes with a reversible USB Type-C with fast-charging SpeedVolt technology and is powered by a 3000 mAh battery. The smartphone offers a 13-megapixel rear auto-focus camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front camera for selfies and video calling. The dual-SIM handset measures 151.1 x 74.2 x 7.5 mm and weighs 169 grams
Le Max
The Le Max features a 6.3-inch screen with 2K display and sports a metal body design with slim bezels. The device is powered by a Qualcomm 64-bit 2GHz octa-core Snapdragon 810 SoC coupled with 4GB of RAM. It is available in 64GB and 128GB storage variants.
On the camera front, the Le Max comes with 21-megapixel and runs on Android 5.1 with custom EUI running on top. The device comes equipped with multiple desktops – Application Desktop, LeView Desktop, Live Desktop -different screens for the phone that makes different applications, live streaming of events and multimedia available to the user conveniently and smoothly.
the Le Max includes Smart PA-SPK box speakers, full-metal unibody, and is available in two colours -Gold with 128 GB and Silver with 64 GB. The phone further has a Type-C USB port and a hypersensitive fingerprint sensor.
The Chinese brand famous for its TV products and content has rebranded itself to reflect its entry into a wider range of businesses like smart cycles, internet-linked electric cars, and smartphones. LeEco has done exceptionally well in China and wants to bring the same magic to the Indian market with its budget handset the Le1s
With its significant branding and marketing, LeEco created quite the hype around the launches of the Le1s and the LeMax early this month. However after two flash sales and a lot of hype, does the Le1s make sense for you? And should you get in line to own one today? Let’s Find out!
Overview
The Le1s is an excellent purchase handset but does have a few let downs. It is possibly right there in the top region for the best handset around the 10k price bracket, and there is a good reason. The company, however, is so new that they launched themselves at the launch of the phone. A new name, a new product and with that a whole lot of new promises of delivering service without suffering to the consumer.
Build Quality and Design
From a build perspective, the Le1s is probably something that truly looks its part. All metal shell is brilliant; it was only a few months ago when an all-metal design was highly coveted. Today it seems to be easily available in the set price bracket. More than that the front glass also gets Gorilla Glass 3 for strength. The sides are polished and chamfered to give it that additional premium look that the phone deserves and gets. The buttons are tactile and also made of metal which gives this phone a re-assuring feel and finish.
The design is very modern and taken from the likes of Samsung flagships and the Apple iPhone. You will see hints of similar design in the handset throughout. it’s a little harder in the hand, and it does not feel nimble or soft. Despite sporting a larger display than the iPhone, the Le1s is slightly shorter and has more display to mass ratio, which seemed to have been a big selling point for the company at launch. The phone is available now in a silver color along with the gold variant you see in the pictures.
Hardware
The Le1s is spec’d out, with a list of hardware on paper that stumps any and many in this price bracket. The phone runs on a MediaTek Helio X10 Turbo clocked at 2.2 GHz on eight cores along with a VR6200 GPU, 3GB RAM with 32GB storage.
Specification
LeEco 1s
Display
5.5-Inch Full HD Bezel-less floating glass display
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (~403 ppi pixel density)
Chipset
2.2 GHz MediaTek X10 Turbo
CPU
Octa-Core Helio X10
GPU
VR 6200
RAM
3GB DDR3
Front Camera
5 MP
Rear Camera
13 MP with F 2.0 aperture
Storage
32 GB ROM
Expandability
NA
Battery
3000 mAh (Embedded)
Connectivity
Wi-Fi 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac / Bluetooth 4.2 / NFC / Type-C USB
Operating System
Android OS 5.1 Lolipop with EUI Skin
Price
Rs 10,999
Display and Multimedia
The display on the Le1s is a 5.5 inch LCD with a full HD resolution, which is not such a great deal and now is more of a standard practice. But, what is different is the floating glass nature of the display along with an almost bezel-less design. which not only looks fantastic but also helps reduce wastage on the front of the device.
The display is bright, and the colours are sharp, levels of black are deep. The bezel-less screen makes the display look big although there is a black frame around the screen which sits on the edges – hence making it a bezel, but you won’t be complaining about that when the screen is turned off.
As far as the audio is concerned, the speakers are good enough, and the output from the earphone jack is great. The balance of the sound when listening to music is a little off and can be easily tweaked using an amp application. However, a balanced sound would have been nicer. Especially if you have decent headphones to use the Le1s with.
Camera and Photography
The front camera on the Le1s is a 5 MP snapper; it has a wide angle lens but its nowhere near what you get on Galaxy S6 and sister handsets. The rear camera is a 13 MP shooter, for the tech junkies it includes a ‘Blue Glass Infrared Filter’ along with a wide F2.0 aperture for good low light pictures.
The camera is good in dim light. However, the best part about a phone camera has to be the response of the shutter which is okayish in the Le1s. The color on the images is accurate, and the exposure mostly comes out spot on. You do get some manual controls but nowhere near a pro mode seen on some smartphones. The UI is mostly like the iOS camera UI and you do get some filters. Images tend to be blurry if you are not perfectly stable throughout the image capture process.
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The Le1s shoots 4k UHD video which is brilliant for the price it costs. The video is quite smooth and lag free. With video too colours are accurate and frames sharp.
Overall the Le1s has a fantastic set of cameras for the price that the phone is available at. See some samples below.
Performance and UI
The UI on the Le1s is fast and responsive, The use of proprietary user interfaces usually slows down the handsets, but for the LeEco Le1s, this is not the case. The UI remains quite snappy through usage and handles multitasking well. Designed again to look a lot like iOS or MiUi whichever you prefer. No app drawer and simple, minimal elements. The UI Looks clean and is functional, takes a little time getting used to it, though.
The control center at the bottom and notification panel at the top is also very reminiscent of an iOS strategy. However, Android regulars will not appreciate the complex mix it takes to find the settings icon.
The device does not have microSD card expandability, which is a disappointment. Running out of the 32GB internal storage is pretty easy with 4K video and high-resolution images.
Running games on the Le1s is great, the display is a great size, and the performance of the handset is good. The phone automatically switches modes and depending on applications entered a “High-performance mode” when needed. Graphics and animations are excellent and for the price you really cannot ask for more
The mirror-faced fingerprint scanner on the back is fast at unlocking the device. The company promises 99.3% accuracy and .15 seconds flash recognization. So far the response time has been snappy with almost no error in recognition.
Phone Networks and Battery
The network and call quality remained healthy throughout our tests, with little or no call drops. LTE network is not bad and works well on the Le1S with excellent data download speeds.
Call quality complaints arise from poor microphones which do not let the audio pass through properly to the receiver on the other side of the call which means that the Le1s at the moment is not good at its core job, which is making phone calls.
Battery life is good, with the bundled quick charger and USB type C you truly get a fast charge in 15 minutes, leading up to usage for many hours. However, we are not sure if the battery will manage to do this six months from now.
Type C
Overall the battery will easily last you a day, but if you are planning to buy this phone, make sure you have spare USB type-c cables. Because if you forget your charger, you won’t easily find folks with a USB type-c charger to spare, not as easily with micro USB at least.
Talk Time: 6 Hours
Internet: 8-10 Hours
Music: 18 hours
Video: 6 Hours.
Conclusion
In a time of day when a lot of handset manufacturers make half promises and fewer delivieries, LeEco seems to want to stand out. Setting up 500+ service centers before launch was an excellent show of force. But how well will this service fall into play, would only be known once the consumers start facing problems. With any new company LeEco deserves a fair chance, and with a product like the Le1s it seems they are off to a great start.
The Le1s deserves an expandable store especially since everything on the handset works well including the cameras. The phone also needs a better microphone, and hopefully, LeEco can fix the issue with a quick software patch, the problem, however, seems to be a design flaw. The OTG storage should solve the problem for storage mongers. However, inbuilt access is always better.
With those two cons aside, the Le1s truly has a fantastic set of specs on paper and translated well into the physical product. For the moment, it is possibly the best handset in the price bracket of 10K.
LeEco has clearly impressed the Indian consumers if we are to go by the company’s performance in its flash sales. Earlier today, LeEco held its second flash sale for the recently launched Le 1s, and performed even better than the previous sale.
According to LeEco, there were 95,000 orders for the Le 1s within the first twenty seconds of the sale. Additionally, the company also adds that there were 10.30 lakh registrations, a huge increase from the last sale’s 600,000 registrations, for the smartphone before the sale started.
With these numbers, the smartphone brand, has once again broken three records, same as the previous sale. These records are -largest number of phones sold in a single flash sale, shortest duration for the sale of so many devices, and the largest number of pre-sale registrations.
The device is marked at Rs 10,999 and packs some pretty impressive specs for the price-tag. The Le 1s comes equipped with a MediaTek X10 Turbo running at 2.2 GHz. It houses a VR6200 GPU, 3GB RAM with 32GB storage.
The ‘SuperPhone’ also supports Dual Sim 4G connectivity, backed by a 3000 mAh battery. It’s a slim device of 7.5 mm, and boasts of a 5.5-Inch Full HD display, with a clarity of 403 ppi.
LeEco, previously called LeTV, unveiled its devices last month to much self-created hype, and held its first flash sale for the Le 1s “superphone” in India today. All the song and dance around the device clearly worked in the company’s favour as it ended up setting multiple records in the smartphone industry with their first flash sale.
According to reports, LeEco sold 70,000 units in just the first two seconds of the flash sale. It was pretty much a blink and miss it moment for consumers, many of whom were left without available Le 1s units for purchase. The sale took place on 2nd February at 12 PM on Flipkart.
The company set three records with these numbers of sold units -largest number of phones sold in a single flash sale, shortest duration for the sale of so many devices, and the largest number of pre-sale registrations, which by the way was about 600,000.
“I am amazed by the numbers. This sales figure is a new milestone and sets a benchmark for all other brands in the industry”, says Ankit Nagori, Chief Business Officer of Flipkart.
The device is marked at Rs 10,999 and was available in one variant, with pretty impressive specs for the price. The Le 1s comes equipped with a MediaTek X10 Turbo running at 2.2 GHz. It houses a VR6200 GPU, 3GB RAM with 32GB storage.
The ‘SuperPhone’ also supports Dual Sim 4G connectivity, backed by a 3000 mAh battery. It’s a slim device of 7.5 mm, and boasts of a 5.5-Inch Full HD display, with a clarity of 403 ppi. Find all other details of the Le 1s here.
LeEco took over January with a storm. The company that was formerly known as LeTV stole the spotlight at CES 2016 earlier this month by unveiling the Le Max Pro – the world’s first smartphone powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 chipset. Now, it looks like the device is ready to hit the markets for sale.
The Le Max Pro has been greenlit by Chinese telecommunication authority TENAA, which means the sale of the device will begin pretty soon.
The Le Max Pro sports a 6.33-inch display with QHD resolution powered by Snapdragon 820 chipset. The device will be equipped with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The camera is said to feature a 21MP sensor for the rear and a 4MP sensor for the front.
Pricing and other details have yet to be revealed. LeEco launched the Le 1s and Le Max in India on the 20th of January with the first flash sale for the Le 1s having concluded today. Reports are that the LeEco received over 5,30,000 registrations for the Le 1s. The flash sale today saw the Le 1s being sold out in less than a minute. With the kind of response LeEco has received from the country, it looks like the Le Max Pro could be the next phone to enter the Indian market.
LeEco (formerly known as LeTV) unveiled to eager audiences a couple of days back the Le 1s. This budget phone from the Chinese phone maker has finally arrived in India, and earlier today was on sale exclusively through Flipkart.
The device is marked for a price of Rs 10,999 and retailed via its first flash sale which lasted for just about a minute. According to the company it had received over 5,30,000 registrations for the first flash sale.
The phone on offer was available in one variant, with pretty impressive specs for the price. The Le 1s will come equipped with a MediaTek X10 Turbo running at 2.2 GHz. It will house a VR6200 GPU, 3GB RAM with 32GB storage.
The ‘SuperPhone’ also supports Dual Sim 4G connectivity, backed by a 3000mAh battery pack in only one color option. It’s slimmer than the Le Max at 7.5 mm, and boasts of a 5.5-Inch Full HD Display, with a clarity of 403 ppi.
The Le 1s has a couple of other fancy tricks up its sleeve. It comes with the LeTouch Mirror Faced fingerprint scanner which will be the first finger scanner in the world with mirror surface. It also comes equipped with USB Type- C charging, and fast charging which will enable it to be used for 3.5 hours on a 5-minute charge.
The design is a full metal double chamber unibody design. It will be made completely out of Aircraft grade aluminium, and just like the Le Max, will be bezel-less.
Coming to the camera, the phone comes loaded with a front 5 MP shooter, and a rear 13 MP high definition rear shooter. It will have a ‘Blue Glass Infrared Filter’ F2.0 aperture and High CSR Flash for great looking pictures. The camera is pretty good and the quality is sharp, especially in outdoor conditions.
Chinese Smartphone maker LeEco, according to reports, has plans of selling virtual reality headsets and bring to the markets smart Tv’s for its consumers in India during the next quarter.
LeEco’s VR headset which will be called the Le 3D Helmet will come equipped with a 5.5 inch, 2K resolution display with a 70 degree view. The 3D headset was launched in China and soon will make its way to India.
Virtual reality (VR)is soon becoming the next big thing in India but not too many VR headsets have made way to the Indian markets as of now, and as such there is a growing market space to be catered for VR hardware, and LeEco plans to take full advantage of that.
Atul Jain, India chief operating officer of LeEco, is keeping his cards close to his chest and has declined to disclose the price of the company’s VR device.
The company earlier this month unveiled three new smartphones to the Indian market and has disclosed impressive registration numbers for a flash sale which will see them retail on Flipkart. More than 300,000 customers have registered for the sale but the company expects numbers to go higher for subsequent sales.
LeEco (formerly known as LeTV) unveiled to eager audiences last week the Le 1s. This budget phone from the Chinese phone maker has finally arrived in India, and will be sold exclusively through Flipkart.
The device is marked for a price of Rs 10,999, and will start retail via flash sales on the 2nd of February. Registration for the device is already open.
The Phone will be available in one variant, with pretty impressive specs for the price. The Le 1s will come equipped with a MediaTek X10 Turbo running at 2.2 GHz. It will house a VR6200 GPU, 3GB RAM with 32GB storage.
The ‘SuperPhone’ will also support Dual Sim 4G connectivity, backed by a 3000mAh battery pack in only one color option. It’s slimmer than the Le Max at 7.5 mm, and will boast of a 5.5-Inch Full HD Display, with a clarity of 403 ppi.
The Le 1s has a couple of other fancy tricks up its sleeve. It comes with the LeTouch Mirror Faced fingerprint scanner which will be the first finger scanner in the world with mirror surface. It will also come equipped with USB Type- C charging, and fast charging which will enable it to be used for 3.5 hours on a 5-minute charge.
The design is a full metal double chamber unibody design. It will be made completely out of Aircraft grade aluminium, and just like the Le Max will be bezel-less.
Our initial response towards the Le 1s is favourable. Design and build wise, the Le 1s looks premium and has a solid frame. The metallic body is smooth and feels great in the hand. The device is on the heavier side at around 160 grams, which is 30 grams more than the iPhone 6. The mirror faced fingerprint sensor on the back looks great as well, although the LeTV sticker gives it a rather cheap look.
The display is bright and the colours are sharp especially the blacks. The bezel-less screen makes the display look big although there is a black frame within the display, but you won’t be complaining about that when the screen is turned off.
Coming to the camera, the phone comes loaded with a front 5 MP shooter, and a rear 13 MP high definition rear shooter. It will have a ‘Blue Glass Infrared Filter’ F2.0 aperture and High CSR Flash for great looking pictures. The camera is pretty good and the quality is sharp, especially in outdoor conditions.
We’ll have an unboxing and hands-on video up soon so stay tuned for that, Meanwhile, have a look at the spec table for everything you need to know.
Specification
LeEco 1s
Display
5.5-Inch Full HD Besel Less Floating Glass Display
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (~403 ppi pixel density)
Chipset
2.2 GHz MediaTek X10 Turbo
CPU
Octa-Core Helio X10
GPU
VR 6200
RAM
3GB DDR3
Front Camera
5 MP
Rear Camera
13 MP with F 2.0 aperture
Storage
32 GB ROM
Expandability
NA
Battery
3000 mAh (embedded)
Connectivity
Wi-Fi 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac / Bluetooth 4.2 / NFC / Type-C USB
Last week, LeEco entered the Indian market with the launch of its smartphones – Le 1s, Le Max, Le Max Sapphire. The launch happened after the company explained its rebranding from LeTV to LeEco as an effort to expand and enter a number of businesses. We wondered whether LeEco can make good on the many promises it made during the launch event, one of which was the plan to hold a flash sale on the 2nd for the smartphones, which can be damaging to the company’s image if it fails to deliver.
Well, it looks like LeEco is serious about establishing its place in India and wants to assure customers that it is here to stay. The company has announced plans to open at least 555 service centres across India to offer after-sales support for customers. LeEco says these centres will spread across 300 cities in India and will have a 24/7 toll-free helpline with support in 10 languages, which includes English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu.
Furthermore, LeEco is offering an excellent warranty on its devices. If the phone breaks or stops working within the warranty period, customer’s will receive a brand new handset. LeEco is also offering free pick-up and drop-off service for the LeMax smartphone.
“At LeEco, it is our constant endeavour to provide our users with superior products and content integrated ecosystem which ensure that their user experience on all our devices is unified and exceptional. We are very excited about our launch in India and look forward to a long-term association with consumers in this market. We are confident to disrupt the market with our innovative products at sustainable prices,” said Atul Jain, LeEco, India CEO in a press release.
Le Max
The Le Max features a 6.3-inch screen with 2K display and sports a metal body design with slim bezels. The device is powered by a Qualcomm 64-bit 2GHz octa-core Snapdragon 810 SoC coupled with 4GB of RAM. It is available in 64GB and 128GB storage variants.
On the camera front, the Le Max comes with 21-megapixel and runs on Android 5.1 with custom EUI running on top. The device comes equipped with multiple desktops – Application Desktop, LeView Desktop, Live Desktop -different screens for the phone that makes different applications, live streaming of events and multimedia available to the user conveniently and smoothly.
The Le 1s sports a 5.5-inch Full HD display and is powered by a MediaTek’s Helio X10 processor. It features a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera. The smartphone will run on Android 5.1 with custom EUI on top. It is a Dual-SIM device with an AnTuTu score of 55844, beating HTC One M9.
It has a type-C USB port which ensures 3.5 hours of usage in 5 minutes of charging, along with a double chamber, symmetrical design, and super-slim, full-metal body with 7.5 mm of thickness. The finger-print scanner of the device called LeTouch, is mirror-surfaced with 99.3% accuracy and .15 seconds flash recognization.
