The Chinese company LeTV, has announced their latest smartphone the LeTV Le 1s which comes shortly after the launch of LeTV Le 1 as its successor. The latest variant is similar in design and other aspects but there are some improvements in the Hardware section which now includes a Fingerprint sensor on the back. Earlier this year in April when LeTV entered the smartphone market with the launch of three devices Le 1, Le 1 Pro and Le Max claims to be the first to being Type-C USB into the market which has now become mainstream.
The LeTV Le 1s carries the design quotient from its predecessor by maintaining a shiny metal finish and being thin at 7.5mm but because of the metal it weighs a decent 169 grams. The Le 1s sports a 5.5-inch Full HD display with resolution of 1929 x 1080 pixels which has 500nits brightness. It is powered by a 2.2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio X10 processor and PowerVR G6200 GPU. It is clubbed with 3GB of RAM and 32GB inbuilt storage.
The LeTV Le 1s sports a 13MP rear camera with PDAF technology along with ISOCELL sensor and f/2.0 aperture and boasts to focus two times faster than the iPhone 6s at 0.09 seconds. The front camera is a 5MP shooter having Samsung S5K5E2 sensor which comes with 85-degree wide angle lens and f/2.0 aperture. It runs on Android 5 Lollipop based EUI 5.5. the LeTV Le 1s comes with 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n. Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and Dual-SIM support. The Le 1s comes with a Fingerprint sensor which is present on the back of the device below the camera module. Thanks to the fast charging option the company says the device will let you make calls for 3.5 hours after just 5 minutes of charging with the 24W charger for the 3000mAh battery.
- Display: 5.5-inch Full HD display with resolution of 1929 x 1080 pixels
- Processor: 2.2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio X10 processor and PowerVR G6200 GPU
- RAM and Storage: 3GB of RAM and 32GB inbuilt storage
- Camera: 13MP rear camera with PDAF technology along with ISOCELL sensor and f/2.0 aperture and boasts to focus two times faster than the iPhone 6s at 0.09 seconds. The front camera is a 5MP shooter having Samsung S5K5E2 sensor which comes with 85-degree wide angle lens and f/2.0 aperture
- OS: Android 5 Lollipop based EUI 5.5
- Battery: 3000mAh non-removable
The LeTV Le 1s will be available from November 3rd in China through the lemall mall & JD.com, with the company announcing that 300,000 units will be sold in the first round the pricing of the Le 1s is kept at 1099 Yuan which is approximately Rs. 11,200. The company is rumored to be making a 6GB RAM device called LeTV Max which is said to come with Snapdragon 820 SoC.
Source: CNET.com
