This is an interesting strategy, and some extent gambling. Will the customers pay for subscription from next year after one year free membership is over? It will be the viewer. Will Leico be able to offer such an offer that Indian smartphone users will not deny. Keeping all these things in mind Le 1 S Eco Let’s introduce the review of
Look and design
If you Le 1 S If you have seen or used, then there is nothing new to say about Le 1S Eco. Both phones are exactly the same. The new model is currently available only in gold variants, but there is no change in the structure of both that should be mentioned. There has been no change in terms of dimensions and weight. The old latev logo was still present in us in the given Test unit. This is shocking, as the company has got a long time to change it.
Material and build quality used to make Le1S are excellent. So we are completely satisfied with this phone. It feels more expensive in appearance. It is slightly sharp on the edges, but it is usually quite comfortable to keep and use it in hands.
All the important points can be easily reached, even if the fingerprint sensor on the rear area is there. A nano SIM and a micro SIM card can be used in the SIM card slot on the right. The handset does not have support for microSD card. The Le1S Eco comes with the USB Type-C port which can be used for charge and data transfer. You will also get a quick charger, which is more than the commonly received charger and weighty.
Specification
The Le 1 S Eco comes with a slightly lower clock -speed CPU than the Le1S. It also comes with an octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 processor, but the company has stated that it will give a 1.8 GHz clock speed compared to the 2.2 GHz clock speed of the old phone.
It has a 5.5 -inch display with 1080×1920 pixels resolution. The new variant also has 3 GB RAM and inbuilt storage is 32 GB. There has been no change in 3000 mAh battery, 13 megapixel rear camera and 5 megapixel front camera. You will also get a fingerprint sensor on the rear part.
It will support both SIM 4G LTE network with Wi-Fi AC, Bluetooth 4.1 and A-GPS. There is no space for microSD card, but the company will find 5 TB of cloud storage free in Le Membership. This is the best specification for any phone, which makes the Le 1S Eco more luxurious at this price.
This means that you are being given an old phone with a radical change, but at a low price. We have to see how low clock speed will affect the performance. Hopefully, its effect will not be much.
Software
The new Le 1S Eco in this department is separated from the old phone. The phone currently runs on Android 5.0.2 and we think the custom EUI needs to work more on the skin. We believe that non-essential changes have been made in the common capacity of Android. This custom UI can be improved further by using core software updates and some industry tricks.
However, the most important feature of this phone is Leico Membership package. This provides the user the facility of cinema, TV channels, songs and live streams. You can reach here by tapping the live icon seen at the bottom of the homescreen. Simply, this is the customized version of Yapp TV.
Currently, channel options are limited, but quality in sharp internet connection is not bad. You will find many news and music channels in 10 Indian languages. But the options of sports, movies, entertainment channels are not yet.
Performance
Even if the media feature is except, the Le 1S Eco is a strong phone. We found that the phone became very hot several times during video streaming and especially during charging. If you hold it in your hands continuously, it can be a bit uncomfortable. There was no difficulty in playing the game. The experience of watching cinema on the flower-HD screen was fantastic. Built in speakers are good, but not enough to watch videos in the group.
The impact of low clock speed did not show much in the benchmark results. The benchmark results of Le1S Eco remained around the old Le 1S.
In our battery loop test, the phone battery lasted for 6 hours and 7 minutes, which is disappointing. The phone battery went well in common use and standby time was also worth noting.
The performance of the camera was also like 1S. The pictures taken in the light of the day turned out to be quite good. Sometimes there was a problem of focus lock. The shots taken in low light turned out to be very bad. Photos taken in the light of streetlands, shop signs or Windows were also not useable. It is here that the reasons for this variant of Le 1S are cheap.
Our decision
Leico has taken an interesting decision to launch Le 1S Eco as a separate model rather than a special edition of the old phone. Both phones are almost the same. The price difference of Rs 100 and a slight difference in clock speed is nothing different. The company’s focus is on content and here Leicco will have to do a lot of work to agree between customers.
If the content given by this company is not of your use, then you will like to spend any other content of your choice of Rs 490 per month. However, 5 TB of Clide Storage is a great offer in this price range.
If the content is more important for you than a low clock speed processor, then think about Le 1S Eco instead of buying Le 1S. On the other hand, if you never use content, then you buy the old Le 1S. Both are good in appearance. If you are very vigilant about camera quality and battery life, then avoid both phones.