LeEco Le 1s was already a pretty strong phone for what it packed, but Coolpad’s first phone Note 3 in India too was a killer for the price. Both the smartphones were so good that they could take on each other and one would not find it easy to choose a winner in them, but now, both the models get a variant. LeEco launched the Le 1s Eco while Coolpad came up with the Coolpad Note 3 Plus.
Let’s compare both the phones and see which one now seems better of the two since LeEco has decided to offer a lot more than what the Le 1s already offered, this time with the software side. For another strong contender, check out the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 vs. LeEco Le 1s comparison. LeEco also had launched the successor Le 2 recently in China, check out the Le 1s vs. Le 2 comparison.
Similarities between LeEco Le 1s Eco and Coolpad Note 3 Plus
- Both the phones come with a 5.5-inch 1080p display
- Both of them have 3GB of RAM
- Both the phones come with a 13-megapixel camera on the back, and a 5-megapixel camera on the front
- Both Le 1s Eco and Coolpad Note 3 Plus come packed with 3000 mAh battery
- The phones also have the same Android Lollipop version running, though with a different UI in them
- Both the phones support 4G LTE connectivity with majority of 4G bands in India
LeEco Le 1s Eco vs. Coolpad Note 3+ Specs Comparison
| LeEco Le 1s Eco | Coolpad Note 3 Plus | |
| Display | 5.5-inch Full HD display with 403ppi and 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution | 5.5-inch Full HD display with and 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution |
| Processor | 1.8GHz Octa-core MediaTek’s Helio X10 SoC | 1.3GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6753 |
| RAM and Storage | 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, non-expandable | 3GB RAM and 16GB internal storage (expandable with MicroSD card) |
| Camera | 13MP ISOCELL camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture as the primary camera and a 5MP front-facing camera having 85-degree wide angle lens | 13MP camera with LED flash, Autofocus, and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera |
| OS | Android 5.1.1 based EUI skin | Android 5.1, CoolUI |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh | Non-removable Li-ion 3000 mAh |
| Connectivity | 4G LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth v4.2 A2DP, GPS with A-GPS | 4G LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0 A2DP, GPS with A-GPS |
LeEco Le 1s Eco vs. Coolpad Note 3+ Differences
- LeEco Le 1s Eco comes with 32GB internal storage that is fixed and there is no expandable storage, but the Coolpad Note 3 Plus has 16GB internal storage with a MicroSD card slot helping in storage expansion by a further 64GB.
- It is a Li-Polymer battery in the Le 1s Eco that supports fast charging with USB Type-C connectivity while the Note 3 Plus has a standard Li-ion 3000 mAh battery that does not have fast charging.
- The UI is different in both the phones, where the Le 1s Eco has EUI running over Android Lollipop while it is CoolUI running over Android Lollipop in Note 3 Plus.
- The processor is a major difference in both the phones. While both of them have a Mediatek chipset, it is the Helio X10 chipset powering the Le 1s Eco and MT6753 chipset powering the Note 3 Plus.
- The Le 1s comes with an IR blaster to help as quick remote while the Note 3 Plus doesn’t have one.
Price difference
The difference in price is quite a bit, and Coolpad did a good job by increasing the screen resolution of the phone but not changing the price as the Coolpad Note 3 Plus, i.e. Rs. 8999. The LeEco Le 1s Eco offers a lot more on content side but the price isn’t changed much, and you get it for Rs. 10899.
Which phone is better?
Let’s talk practically about it. The Le 1s Eco surely has a better build quality, a great display, and a better camera combination, but the Coolpad Note 3 Plus comes with a better battery performance, lesser price, and there is no real difference noticed with the performance of the two.
The LeEco Le 1s Eco could take a better edge because of the free 1-year subscription (worth Rs. 5880) with the purchase of the device, and the subscription is of LeEco membership that includes free music streaming and offline storage, free movie streaming online, free TV channels, and 5TB cloud storage from LeEco.
