This year is turning out to be most heated summer for entry level smartphones in Indian market. Companies like Xiaomi, Coolpad, LeEco, Qiku and Meizu have launched some great product under 10 thousand Rupees. In order to low your nerves we have taken these smartphones and compared then in terms of performance, design, build quality, camera and availability in market. 

In our last post we have we talked about Qiku N4 and Coolpad Note 3 Plus, now we will raise the bar and include some high end most demanded phones of  budget level smartphone.

Meizu M3 Note have 1.8GHz Helio P10 octa-core processor clubbed with Mali T860 GPU, and it comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. Users have the option of expanding the available storage by installing micro SD cards of up to 128GB. It also has a 4100 non-removal battery.

Meizu M3 Note comes with price of Rs 9,999, it feature all metal body along with 5.5 inch screen, and have 13 MP rear & 5MP front camera. As we get chance to spent few time along with this device, here is our initial impression about it.

Buy Meizu M3 Note from Amazon at Rs 9,999

1. LeEco Le 1s Eco
Le 1s Eco is powered by 1.85GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 octa-core processor and have RAM and storage of 3GB and 32GB, respectively. Le 1s Eco also comes with 5TB of  cloud storage.


Buy LeEco Le 1s Eco from Flipkart for Rs 9,999

LeEco launched LeEco Le 1s as a new variant of Le 1s smartphone in India on the last Tuesday. This new variant has a confusing name LeTv Le 1s Eco, not only that, it is still confusing in its appearance and performance when compared to its predecessor Le 1s. Let us take a closer look to showcase their differences…

LeEco Le 1s Eco come with loads of content, LeEco says it worth 4,999 for a year subscription.One is an app called Levidi, which offers a curated YouTube experience with featured content from the company’s partners Eros. The other is a virtual home button on the screen that takes you to a video hub streaming live television channels from across India. This hub is powered by YuppTV,

Design And Performance

•  Both the models has Dual sim and have same battery capacity of 3000mAh
• Le 1s Eco supports Infrared Remote.
• As usual both the models support for LTE, along with Wi-fi a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS.
• The fingerprint sensor in Le 1s Eco comes with a precision rate of 99.3%.
• Le 1s Eco has Supercharge feature which will last for 3.5 hours of talk time for just 5 minutes of charging   

•  Le 1s Eco has 13 MP rear camera with Flash and it also comes with a ISOCELL sensor also supports 4k video recording and a front camera with 5MP.
•  Le 1s also has 13MP rear camera and Front camera with 5MP but it doesnot support 4k video recording.
• The photos are not extremely good but that is above par than other mobiles in this price range.

• Le 1s Eco is launched as an Entertainment device to showcase their supertainment service in India. Le 1s Eco comes with a 1 year subscription to LeEco Membership (Rs.4900), this will be a free subscription for the first year. This model supports 10 Indian languages (Assamese, Gujarati, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu).
• Le 1s Eco designed in collaboration with leading content providers like Hungama, Eros, YuppTV.
•  Le 1s Eco comes with a new Live feature which allows users to carry their favourite TV channels along. The Live feature is powered by YuppTV and will offer viewing options for Music, Movies, News, Drama, Spiritual and Kids Entertainment. 
•  LeEco's new app called LeVidi will serve as an aggregator of videos from across the internet. The service is powered by Eros Now and will offer over 2000+ titles and latest blockbusters.   LeEco’s tie-up with Hungama Music for its own music service called LeEco Music. The service will provide 3.5 million+ tracks to choose from and music will be offered in 25 Indian languages.

LeEco, formerly known as Letv, launched its premium video service in India. Dubbed "Supertainment", it promises a range of music and movies across genres powered by the likes of Eros and Hungama for exclusive content. Priced at Rs. 490 a month, or Rs. 4,900 a year, the LeEco Membership is said to be worth Rs. 32,000 as per the company. It includes Le Vidi, Le Music, Le Live, and LeEco Drive.

Le Vidi and Le Music are its bespoke video and music on demand services while Le Live allows users to view concerts as they're happening and LeEco Drive offers 5TB of cloud storage for backing up your data several times over. The Le Vidi and Le Live services will launch on May 24, Le Music and LeEco Drive will be made available in Q3 2016. In addition to this, the company unveiled the Le 1s (Eco) - a smartphone made for India with support for 10 local languages and more to come.

All of this might sound nothing out of the ordinary in a country where new phones and services seem to be rolling out every day, but the company has an ace up its sleeve. One of the biggest reasons for LeEco's success in China is its free hardware day. As the the name suggests, people get smartphones, TVs, and other LeEco hardware free, by paying for content subscriptions. It's a model that founder Jia Yueting takes great pride in.

"On April 14, we held the first free hardware day in China, when we had sales for our smartphones, TVs on our website. We believe that the world is heading for an ecosystem era, where hardware will be irrelevant and rather users will be more interested in the content, value they can get from a device," Yueting announced during an event in Beijing last month. "Sales of content exceeded two billion RMB [roughly Rs. 20 billion]. When we make hardware free and stand by users, we put ourselves against competition and have shaken the basis of how the industry has functioned."

LeEco Le 2 have been in news in recent weeks after LeEco announced launch of LeEco Le 2s, LeEco Le 2 was announced along with Le 2 Pro and Le Max 2. Le 2 is budget segment model in LeEco lineup. LeEco Le 2  we all know, is an updated version of the Le 1s that was launched in India in January. We have compared important aspect of these two smartphone and analysed them to get a idea about what actually have changed in Le 2 from Le 1s. 

Le 2 comes with 10-core Mediatek Helio X20 processor. Compared with LeEco Le 1s this significant improvement over octa-core Helio X10 that was used  in Le 1s. LeEco Le 2 comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow while Le 1s operates on  Android 5.0 Lollipop.

LeEco is known for its beautiful metal design.LeEco Le 1s and the Le 2 are no exceptions. Metal unibody design is really beautiful and pleasing to the eye, Le 2  also offer better grip, thanks to the well designed edges. Both LeEco Le 1s and Le 2 are same as the design is concerned, partially because LeEco's design are decent enough to have any modification.

The Le 1s has a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera. The Le 2 have a much improved 16MP rear camera and an 8MP front camera. The Le 2 wins in terms of camera.

LeEco Le 1s and Le 2 both devices come with a 3,000 mAh battery on board. Le 2 comes Android 6.0 Marshmallow, LeEco Le 2 expected to have better battery management features.

Both Le 1s and Le 2  support USB Type-C port, Through which you can charge the device as well as data transfer.LeEco have left out the 3.5mm headphone jack, forcing  to use USB Type-C port for wired music playback ( it will remove the noise that occurs while playing music). LeEco introduced Continual Digital Lossless Audio technology with the Le 2, which could be an attractive feature for audiophiles. Just like Le 1s, Le 2 handsets have rear fingerprint scanners as well.

LeEco Le 2 recently launched in  China, where it have been priced at 1,100 CNY  (Rs 11,250. appro.), While LeEco Le 1s is available exclusively  on Flipkart with price tag of 10,999 INR . 

This comparison clears that there is not a lot separating with these smartphones from LeEco. The price of LeEco Le 2 might bring interest if it is below 10K INR. LeEco hasn't shared anything about Indian launch, but LeEco Le 2 is expected to launch in India soon.

What are your opinion on LeEco Le 2, and what you feel should be price of LeEco Le 2 in India, do let us know in comment section below.

LeEco, formerly known as Letv, is a global pioneering internet and technology company with multiple internet ecosystems across content, devices, applications and platforms. 

With disruptive innovation as the guiding principle, LeEco is engaged in myriad businesses, spanning Internet TV, video production and distribution, smart gadgets and large-screen applications to e-commerce, eco-agriculture and connected super-electric cars.  The company also has one of the world's largest content libraries which includes movies, TV dramas, entertainment shows, sports and music, which can be viewed on LeEco devices like Superphones and Super TVs. Breaking the barriers of industries, LeEco provides personalized products and services for an enhanced user experience at disruptive prices.

The Le 1s - A stunning Smartphone for young, vibrant, fun Indians looking for best-in-class features at a value price! LeEco’s flagship killer Le 1s makes for the perfect choice!

What makes Le 1s an ideal partner?

1.  Elegant looks - Le 1s boast of a near all-metal unibody design – making it classier and premium looking, way ahead than its peers!

2.  Well settled – All your favorite apps, pictures and data can settle in well in your Le 1s and you’ll still have more space! Le 1s wins hands down when it comes to internal storage with 32GB in-built storage as compared to others in the same category.

3. Sleek –  The Le 1s is slimmer and sleeker measuring just 7.5mm! Now isn’t this what we all look for in a companion?!

4.  Power packed– After all, Le 1s is not just a smartphone but a Superphone! Powered by octa-core processor, which is ideal for content consumption, Le 1s is powered with the right technology for uninterrupted viewing.

5.  Agile - Don’t wait long enough to get started! The mirror-surfaced fingerprint scanner of Le 1s swiftly unlocks the phone and placed at the rear, making it easily accessible. Very few contenders within the same segment come with a fingerprint scanner.

6. Swift – Charge it up quickly! The fast charging feature of Le 1s ensures that you never run out of entertainment even when your battery runs out!

7.  Great companion- With comprehensive content integration across devices, the consumers can expect a content ecosystem to be uploaded into its android-based EUI system in the 2nd quarter of this year since the company has already signed contracts with Eros Now for Video-on-demand (VOD) and Yupp TV for TV content streaming. 

This is why LeEco’s Le 1s, in a very short span of time has become the undisputable choice for young Indians (Over 200,000 sold in 30 days), looking for that perfect partner! All thanks to the Superphone's performance, sleek, elegant design, great flagship features, vertically integrated content ecosystem edge and sustainable price.

A collection of 5 Android smart phones that have latest fingerprint scanners and still will not leave a hole in your pocket.

At Rs 6,999, the Coolpad Note 3 Lite is the cheapest smartphone with a fingerprint sensor available today. Launched as the toned down version of the Coolpad Note 3, the smartphone comes with a 5-inch display with 1,280x720p resolution. Powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor along with 3GB RAM, the handset comes with 16GB onboard storage and microSD card support upto 64GB. It runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system topped with the native UI of the company and offers dual-sim functionality. The Coolpad Note 3 Lite sports a 13MP rear camera with LED flash and a 5MP front camera. The device with 2,500mAh battery, has 4G, LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS as connectivity options.

2 . COOLPAD NOTE 3
Coolpad Note 3 hogged a lot of limelight last year as it was the first smartphone in the sub-10,000 category to come with a fingerprint sensor. At Rs 8,999, the smartphone sports a 5.5-inch HD (720x1,280) display. It is powered by a 1.3GHz 64-bit Mediatek MT6753 octa-core processor coupled with 3GB RAM. Coolpad Note 3 runs Android 5.1 Lollipop with Cool UI 6.0 layer on top and offers 16GB storage and microSD card support up to 64GB. Also, powered by 3,000mAh battery, the smartphone has a 13MP rear and a 5MP front camera and includes 4G LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS as connectivity options.
 

3 XIAOMI REDMI NOTE 3
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is a phone of many firsts. Not only it is the first budget smartphone to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 processor, it is also the company’s first handset to sport a fingerprint sensor in an all metal body. The smartphone is available in two variants: while the 2GB RAM and 16GB storage variant is available for Rs 9,999, the 3GB RAM and 32GB storage model is available for Rs 11,999. On the specifications, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 features a 5.5-inch full HD display with 1080x1920p resolution. The smartphone flaunts a 16MP rear camera with dual LED flash and a 5MP front facing snapper for clicking selfies. Running on Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system topped with the MI UI of the company, the connectivity options of the smartphone include 4G, LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, infrared, GPS and packs a 4,050mAh battery to keep it alive for long.

4 . LEECO LE 1S

LeEco Le 1S marked the entry of Chinese manufacturer LeEco (formerly known as LeTV) in the Indian budget smartphone category. Priced at Rs 10,999, the Le 1S smarphone features a 5.5-inch Full HD display with 1080x1920p display resolution. It is powered by a 2.2 GHz Helio X10 Turbo MTK 6795T octa-core processor coupled with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. It also sports a 13MP rear and a 5MP front camera along with a 3,000mAh battery. Connectivity options include 4G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v4.1, GPS and USB Type C.

5 . LENOVO VIBE K4 NOTE

TheaterMax technology – Virtual Giant Cinematic Experience

• Vibrant 13.97cm (5.5) Full HD wide-view display
• Twin Dolby Atmos® enabled speakers 
• 3GB RAM and 16GB ROM
• Fingerprint reader with gesture support
• 13MP rear and 5MP front camera