Le 1s Eco – First Impression, is impressive
Every mobile you see out there looks the same. Most of the mobiles in a price band have similar hardware. Mobile designers are finding it hard to figure out a differentiator for every new model they introduce in the market. All they gotta do is to think out of the box and think from the user’s shoe. All these years, mobile designers have been just concentrating on usability and not the user experience. There are very few mobiles in the market which targets the user experience part and not actual specifications. The Lenovo Vibe X3 is a good example for that and we all know how successful was the mobile.
When I first heard about the Le 1s Eco, two things stuck me. The naming was a poor choice. LeEco Le 1s Eco: that sounds like a lullaby if you say it over and over again. I was expecting a new mobile, a new design and some thing exciting, as LeEco has been introducing some funky new tech in the industry. But was disappointed to see the same new Le 1s design bundled with some streaming service account.
When I actually got to see the mobile and experience it, that is when I got the air cleared. The LeEco Le 1s Eco is a mini version of the Le 1s. It has got loads of media streaming content bundled along with it. Here are the list of benefits you get when you buy the Le 1s Eco.
- 1 Year LeEco membership
- The LeEco membership gives you access to watch Indian and Foreign movies, developed in partnership with Eros (over 10 languages and over 2000 titles)
- YuppTV access to 100 live TV channels
- Access to streaming music tracks (Will be available soon, after integration with Hungama)
- 5 TB of cloud storage
Regarding the naming, let’s just call the new variant as 1s Eco to avoid any confusion. So the 1s Eco is a step towards meeting the entertainment needs of the buyer. But why a new mobile and why not enable all these services on LeEco Max or Le 1s? With the 1s, the price has been reduced by a few thousands and that puts the 1s Eco is a very competitive sub 10k segment. This segment has a wide range of buyers and the news about LeEco membership would reach the masses, much faster with the 1s Eco.
Difference between Le 1s Eco and 1s
When the price has been reduced a few engineering changes have been made internally on the 1s Eco compared to the 1s. The 1s Eco is built on top of 1s framework, but it has a slightly different processor variant. The 1s Eco is powered by a MediaTek Helio X10 Octa Core processor clocked at 1.85 GHz, while the 1s is powered by the same processor, but a variant clocked at 2.2 Ghz. Apart from this, there is no other cosmetic or hardware difference between the Le 1s and the Le 1s Eco.
Media Experience
Being a professional user experience designer, my job is to create designs that best cater to the user’s experience of using a product. When I see a product that is oriented towards the user experience and just specification, I am excited. I have been using the LeVidi and Live on the 1s Eco for a while now and it works seamlessly. I am happy to see a lot of regional content on this mobile. I will be using the device over the next few weeks and will publish a detailed review soon. My first impressions of the LeEco Le 1s Eco is impressive and I am looking forward to experience more of it in the coming days.
The first sale will commence on Flipkart 02:00 PM on May 12 and you may register for it
