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Classic Nokia will return, will it take us back to the good old times?
Blind typing during the class and finals, texting lovers, those were the good old days, right?
When the phone was thrown out the window by the teacher, you find the phone was still playing the music. It had solid quality and it's budget friendly.
There were the times you could easily find a repair shop to get your Nokia fixed without sending back to the dealers.
Sometimes you don't realize how good the good old days were until they're gone. I'm not a person who like reminiscent, but when I do, it's because of Nokia. The Nokia phones has the outstanding quality but cheap, long lasting battery life and convenient customer service.
However, the world is changing fast, especially, in the smartphone industry. Brands and manufactories release new product every month. Hardware and design are getting similar. And according to the Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker from IDC, the market share of Android OS reaches 82.8% by the end of 2015Q2, Windows Phone dropped to 2.6% because of the lack of compatibility. Furthermore, the profit is getting transparent and shrinking.
Besides, there are more quality and cheap smartphone brands from China hitting on the market. Oukitel K10000 is one of the example. The phone features weekly lasting battery life of 10000mAh, solid quality and good performance. From the price point and overall design, Oukitel fans said that Oukitel is the Chinese Nokia.
Which is better? Le 1s or iPhone SE?
Let's start with the OS. Android and iOS are now at-par on features, freely taking inspiration from each other and the perennial also-ran Windows Phone. However, if you've been using an Android phone, the move to iOS is jarring regardless of preparation. Trust me, having moved from a OnePlus 2 to an iPhone 6S, I know this better than most. If you're an iPhone user already, there is no discussion required. If you're an Android user, then I'd say "Don't even consider an iPhone!"
Moving on to design and build, the new iPhone is, in line with Apple's policy "thinner, smaller and lighter" than the Le 1s. However, the Le 1s has an astounding screen-to-body ratio of 75% that enables single-handed use and the phone doesn't feel too big. After all, within reason, bigger is always better! Both phones offer amazing build quality at their respective price points, so that's not really much of a contest.
On display, if you like smaller screens, the iPhone SE will appeal to you. But for someone who has used a 4+ inch screen device earlier, going back to a smaller display doesn't really work. In this respect, the Le 1s scores with its big but not too big display, and its helped by minimal bezels. Resolution-wise, its a no contest with the Full HD In-Cell display on the Le 1s ruling the roost with its fantastic color reproduction, great viewing angles and almost-zero bezels.
On connectivity, both the Le 1s and the iPhone SE are at par with each other on Wi-Fi and Network compatibilities, but the Le 1s scores with its dual-SIM capability.
When it comes to performance, I believe that specs are just one part of the game. Real-world performance is key. And in this area, despite having lesser amount of RAM than the Le 1s, the iPhone SE performs equally well due to better memory management in iOS versus Android. Its a straight tie!
Camera is another key feature where specs are just one part of the game with actual photo clarity being the key identifier. The iPhone SE uses the much-lauded camera module from the iPhone 6S, so its a given that photos will come out well. The Le 1s on the other hand had a few initial hiccups with photo clarity but they've since been resolved by OTA updates, so overall - its a good camera experience on both smartphones. The Le 1s scores in lowlight clarity and front-camera! Apple, for reasons that defy logic, went with a 1.2MP sensor on the front-camera. Now megapixels might not be everything, but with a 5MP sensor, the Le 1s handily beats the iPhone SE on selfies. Another reason is the smaller aperture size on Le 1s cameras – both front and rear (f2.0) compared to the iPhone SE which has f2.4 on the front camera and f2.2 on the rear camera – in photography parlance, smaller is referred to as “wider”. A wider aperture lets in more light which gives better photos in low-light and indoor situations, and gives you that beautiful blurred “out of focus” effect on wide shots.
With respect to sensors, the Le 1s has an infrared sensor to control home appliances that the iPhone doesn't. Everything else on this front is a tie.
Finally, the "essential spec" in today's world, battery! The Le 1s has almost double the battery capacity of the iPhone SE, with fast-charge built-in! While iOS has better power management than Android, the huge difference in capacity should result in longer standby times with the Le 1s!
Regardless of all technical specifications and performance comparisons, there will still be people convinced that an Apple product is the next best thing since sliced bread! So, to those people, here is a final nail in the coffin. Both the Le 1s and iPhone SE are good phones that do almost everything you can expect them to. Most importantly for a budget-conscious Indian, the Le 1s costs INR 10,999 while the iPhone SE starts at a whopping INR 39,000! That’s three times more expensive than the Le 1s!!! Case closed.
Review of LeEco Le 1s - A Value For your Money!
Fingerprint Sensor
There is a mirror finished fingerprint sensor on the back of the 1s, right above their branding.
Its accuracy is really good and its placement is just perfect. The index finger
naturally rests there no matter which hand you use it from and the device is
automatically unlocked.
4K Recording
One neat feature hidden is that the phone capable of recording 4K videos. It can be
enabled by going into the camera settings while inside the camera. Frankly it
is not the best 4K camera out there, but it gets the job done. Most of the
phone cameras out there which record 4K cost about INR 50,000. Also, it is a
clever addition to the phone because they sell 4K TVs in China on which these
videos can be consumed. They intend to bring these TVs to India soon!
Fast Charging
The LeEco Le 1s supports USB Type-C port at the bottom and it has a 3,000mAh battery which
is pretty average for everyday usage. It lasts half a day with heavy usage and
lasts full day if you are not a heavy user. It comes with support for fast
charging. My device is taking 1 hour 20 minutes to get fully charged.
IR Blaster
On the top-right on the phone, there is a small IR blaster placed and the phone can be
used as a remote with a dedicated app which is preinstalled in the device. This
app can be used to control many home appliances like TVs, AC, etc. Also, they
let you make your own remote with custom IR functions.
Dual SIM
LeEco 1s comes with dual SIM support, something that is common with most of the phones
these days. They can be accessed using a SIM eject tool and has support for one
Micro SIM and one Nano SIM. The best part of the dual SIM is that both the SIMs
support 4K at the same time!
Price
Last but not least, the final reason to get this beautiful handset is its price. The Le 1s
is priced at INR 10,999/- which is tad lower when compared to phones with
similar features. The LeEco company has claimed that they are selling this
phone with a loss i.e. for less than bill of materials.
Oukitel made progress in Android 6.0 development for K10000
Oukitel are currently developing Android 6.0 Marshmallow for the K10000. After the launch of Android 6.0 Marshmallow, big brands started working on the development immediately. And some small Chinese smartphone brands kept announcing that they will release the update. However, just a few brands kept their words. It's glad to see that Oukitel keeps the promise and devote the sources to deliver better user experience. They released a short video shows that the K10000 is running Marshmallow. Customers will get the Android 6.0 update via OTA soon as the engineers are optimizing the ROM. Check out the Android 6.0 hands on video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hIfLD_OD5o Marshmallow updates for Oukitel K6000 and K6000 pro are also around the corner. Hopefully, the owners will receive the updates this month and get a taste of the Marshmallow.
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LeEco Day shopping festival on Flipkart on April 7th & 8th
According to the company, the tremendous response from SuperFans encouraged them to celebrate another LeEco Day carnival with more offers for fans. The sale will be hosted on Flipkart, making it one of the biggest ever smartphone shopping sales on the platform.
LeEco Day has endeared itself to consumers, giving proof of the growing popularity of the company’s ecosystem-based SuperPhones. This carnival-style sales events replicate the hugely popular brand property that the company owns globally.
For the upcoming "LeEco Day", flagship-killer Le1s and the "big and bold" Le Max will be available on Flipkart with exciting gifts and exchange offers. Its time for some shopping, so prepare yourself for the biggest sale event! And, as always, LeEco has more surprises in stock. Stay tuned!
For more details visit the link http://dl.flipkart.com/dl/brand-day
LeEco Day | The Shopping Festival on Flipkart | On April 7th & 8th
According to the company, the tremendous response from SuperFans encouraged them to celebrate
another LeEco Day carnival with more offers for fans. The sale will be hosted
on Flipkart, making it one of the biggest ever smartphone shopping sales on the
platform.
LeEco Day has endeared itself to consumers, giving proof of the growing popularity of the
company’s ecosystem-based SuperPhones. This carnival-style sales events
replicate the hugely popular brand property that the company owns globally.
On "LeEco Day", flagship-killer Le1s and the "big and bold" Le Max will be
available on Flipkart with exciting gifts and exchange offers. Its time for
some shopping, so prepare yourself to upgrade from smartphone to SuperPhone!
And, as always, LeEco has more surprises in stock.
For more details,visit the link: http://dl.flipkart.com/dl/brand-day
