What color options does Le2 have? Rose Gold and Grey. We are not sure if LeEco will bring both of them to India. Le 2 has a camera bump, does this cause any issues? It does wobble very little when placed on a flat surface, but LeEco packs in a transparent silicone case that flattens this out if used. How are the capacitive buttons? Le 2 has backlit capacitive buttons that turn on when you place a finger on it. It takes a while to get used to it as it’s literally impossible to tell where the buttons are when the lights are off. How good is the online media content from LeEco? Very good. Has lots of localized content that one can choose from and LeEco ensures there are lots of latest content too. Hungama music isn’t yet available and will be added by end of Q3 2016. How advantageous is the USB Type C for Audio transmission? Although the sound output via the CDLA supported earphones is better than the normal ones, the biggest disadvantage is that one cannot charge the phone when the earphones are plugged in. Thankfully Le 2 is good on the battery life but still no match for what Redmi Note 3 provides in that front! And also, if you were to use USB Type-C to 3.5mm adapter, the quality goes for a toss. How is the post-sales support from LeEco? Though LeEco has promised to open hundreds of service centers, the long term reliability is yet to be seen / proved. LeEco has signed up with HCL to provide after sales support across the country, but that’s shared facility which many other companies use as well. Availability of spares and quick turnaround time is something most Chinese companies lack in India. We hear a lot of issues around screen creaking and such. Are they true? We are aware of some folks talking about the quality control issues, but in the unit we are testing, there are no such issues. Having said that, these are some reliable and highly regarded friends in the industry who are asking questions. But we will speak for ourselves here.
Which color of Le2 is good? It depends on one’s personal preference but we feel the Gray variant looks much better than the Rose Gold. Does the Le 2 has LED notification and USB OTG support? Yes, it supports both. What sensors does the Le2 supports? Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, Light, compass, IR How is the touch sensitivity? Touch sensitivity is sublime and no issues whatsoever. Does the Le 2 support VoLTE? The specs sheet says it does, but that was the case with Redmi Note 3 as well, which we later figured out that the Indian ROM of MIUI doesn’t support VoLTE still. We will update once we manage to test the Reliance Jio SIM on Le 2. How much free RAM is there when the device boots? You get around 1.4GB to 1.6GB of free RAM out of 3GB available on the Le 2. That’s very similar on Redmi Note 3 as well.
Which is better? Redmi Note 3 or the Le2 and why? The table above should have helped. If you are still confused, pick the Redmi Note 3 if you want:
Longer battery life Decent camera performance and ok with slightly saturated images Tons of features in the UI Hell bent for separate ports for charging and audio jack If you’re looking for a phone with lesser budget of 9,999 INR and ok with 2GB RAM and 16GB internal memory
Pick the Le 2 if you want:
Rich online media content USB Type C with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 support Stronger build and arguably better looking design Louder speakers Better signal reception Better camera performance that looks closer to actual
