Rest, I am STILL VERY HAPPY with the phone.
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Review after 1 day of use.
I’ll only be reviewing common known issues and confusions regarding this phone.
- Heating - NO! The phone doesn’t gets heated on normal usage. It gets heated only when it is used while charging or when some heavy games are played on it. Though the phone gets warm, we cant say it actually hot. It is pretty usable.
P.S. - This phone is powered by an octa-core 2.2 GHz processor which in itself is very powerful: moreover, the phone is sleek and is made up of full metal uni-body, so some amount of heating is always expected. The OS optimization in the future may also address the heating issue.
Battery Life - The phone has an average battery life, But, the phone charges amazingly fast. I got an average screen on time of about 4 hours with normal usage. Again, OS optimization is needed to increase the battery life.
Camera -
Rear - The camera of the phone is also average(bit above average.) The camera struggles a bit in low light and artificial lighting conditions but it takes decent pictures in outdoor lighting conditions.
Front - Front camera is just an average one. Again, struggles to take good images in low light conditions but takes some nice pictures in Outdoor lighting conditions.
P.S. - If you want a phone with camera as your priority, this phone is not for you.
Third Party Launchers - Third party launchers works well with the LeEco Le 1s.(I tried Google Now Launcher, Nova Launcher etc), but only problem is it comes back to default EUI launcher when the memory is cleared.
- Some users complaining about apps crashing and lags - I didn’t faced any lags or app crashing up till now. I am pretty amazed by the performance of this phone. Performance of this phone can beat any sub 15k phone’s performance.
RAM - I mostly get free ram of about 1.2 gb out of 3 gb(even if there is no app running) but this do not affect the performance of the phone.
EUI - The UI is having some issues as of now with some bugs, however I believe that company would roll out OTA updates in coming future to resolve the bugs.
Display - Display is too good.
Storage - You get 24 GB user available non-expandable storage which is still above the industry average. For me, It is enough as I will use OTG for all my movies and multimedia Stuff.
Things I like about this phone.
Snappy Processor
Loud Speakers
Excellent audio output through Aux.(I use JBL Tempo over the ear headset)
IR Blaster - There are very rare phones which provide IR blaster in this budget)
Fingerprint Sensor - The phone has a fast and an accurate fingerprint sensor.
Full metal Uni-body design - The phone feels and looks very premium in hands because of its Metallic Design.
USB C Type cable - For some, it may be a disadvantage, but for me, it is awesome feature. In future, all the phones would be replaced with USB C-type cables. These cables are more durable, can be used from both sides, supports fast charging etc
Verdict - Blindly go for it if camera is not your priority. It is the best phone available in the market in sub 15k range. Though there are some minor issues but majority of them could be solved by updates coming in the future.
I also have Lenovo K4 note with my return window open, so most probably I am going to return K4 note tomorrow.
I see no able competition to this phone even in the next 3-4 months except the Redmi Note 3 pro but we don’t know when it would be launched and at what price. So, currently, this is the best under this range.
My Suggestion to LeTv - You have created a phone with excellent hardware and specs(except the Camera) under this range. Little hard work on UI would make this phone a real #Super phone and will make the competition a run for their money.
This is my review after 1 day of use. If there is any update, I will edit the post with the update. Hope, you liked the review.