[LeEco Le 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Alberto96:
Software

Being an Android Developer this LeEco UI (or EUI) is not something i appreciate so much, but, good news, my idol [MENTION=3208754]codeworkx[/MENTION] has already developed a great LineageOS (ex CyanogenMod) ROM for this device.

Anyway, talking about the pre-installed software, the device runs on Android 6.0 (customized as mentioned before) with Security Patches updated to August 2016 (because this X527 software release doesn't support OTA Updates, neither new updates are available online). Thankfully all LeEco Chinese Stuff has been removed, and all Google Apps/Services are working great out-of-box.

Somehow they choose to pre-install 4 useless apps: UC Browser, 9Apps, Yahoo Weather and UC News. As you can see here, UC Apps can be disabled, everything else can be uninstalled.

Similar to MiraVision (for Mediatek), there are some customized screen profiles. Also, there are some interesting features such as Pocket Dial Protection, etc...

Almost all sensors are available here, high-quality hardware has been used.

As regards the Fingerprint Scanner management, it is easy to configure, easier than AOSP (in my opinion), with a maximum of 5 fingers that can be saved. It is fast, accurate, but the scanner itself is a bit over-sized.

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Even if the Notification LED supports multiple colors, the software doesn't allow you to customize anything.

Benchmarks

I have used 3DMark, AndroBench, Antutu Benchmark, Epic Citadel, GeekBench 3, GFXBench, PCMark (Work 2.0, Computer Vision, Storage & Work 1.0) and Vellamo to stress the device to the limit. I won’t test Games or Video Playback because there are already some related tests included in these Benchmark suites.

3DMark – GPU Performance is high, OpenGL 2 games manages to get smooth 60FPS while OpenGL 3 require some more power.

AndroBench – Average eMMC Performance, unlike Snap 820 this isn't using UFS so you can't expect something better, at least not on EXT4 FS.

Antutu Benchmark – I won’t say a lot about this benchmark, this isn’t as reliable as others (well benchmarks are not reliable at all, imagine how bad this is). I’m providing this just for Antutu lovers.

Epic Citadel – 3D Performance is good enough to get almost 60FPS with heavy games.

GeekBench – CPU Performance matches the Snapdragon 820 in single-core tests, and beats the Snapdragon 810 in multi-core tests.

CPU

Compute

GFXBench – GPU Performance here seems to be a bit capped, i think some thermal throttling got triggered during this benchmark.

PCMark – Nothing to say about these scores.

Work 2.0

Computer Vision

Storage

Work 1.0

Vellamo – Well, top-ranked in all tests, beating Snapdragon 810 devices. Impressive.

This Snapdragon 652 is a real beast, the best compromise between the Snapdragon 810 and 820, providing low battery usage with great daily performance.

Conclusions

Being the first LeEco device i ever try i have to say that i am impressed, and i have also to admit that every previous device i have reviewed in the past is not able to match the quality of this one. (except the Doogee F7 Pro, interesting competitor)

It is nice to see that, somehow, LeEco choose to enter the Russian Market (and indirectly International, thanks to its LTE bands support and built-in Google Services) providing one the best cheapest device you can find. Ok, for the same price there are also some other devices, but this is unique. Slim, lightweight and with great overall quality. Also, LeEco is now Developer-Friendly, providing source code for all devices.

Be careful though, i am not saying that this is a perfect device, its battery life is not great and the pre-installed software doesn't support OTA updates, but everything else is just great for the price.

So, do I recommend it? Definitely Yes!

Pros:

Lightweight

Bright Screen

Backlit Touch-Keys

Great Rear Camera Quality with OIS

Outstanding Performance

QC 3.0 Charger and TPU Cover included

Cons:

Barely Sufficient Battery Life

No OTA Updates supported (16s software release)

Over-Sized Fingerprint Scanner

Average Camera (both) Quality in low light conditions

No Type-C Earphones included

Rating: 9.1

Packaging and Accessories: 9.5

Design and Materials: 9.5

Performance and Heat Dissipation: 10

Screen: 9

Camera: 9

Sound: 9

Battery Life: 7

Software: 8

OEM Support: 10

Price: 10

You can find full-res images (I know, Quality isn't excellent) here: http://imgur.com/a/emuqv

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