It is indeed a "borderless" LeTV super mobile phone 1 Pro evaluation.

IT 168 evaluation letv mobile phone was released in April. * * The plan includes letv super mobile phone 1, letv super mobile phone 1 Pro and letv super mobile phone Max. The protagonists of our article are three high-end LeTV super mobile phones 1Pro (hereinafter referred to as Le 1 Pro).

Speaking of LeTV mobile phones, there were actually many exposures before the press conference. From the perspective of Weibo alone, many entertainment stars have come forward to "support", and Li XiaoLu, Kenny Lin and national husband "Wang Sicong" have exposed a lot of news at different stages; Therefore, in publicity, LeTV has been clearly distinguished from the traditional smart hand "technology circle".

▲ A mobile phone endorsed by the national husband.

At the press conference, there are two new product launches a day, focusing on ecology in the morning and products in the afternoon; During this period, Apple's mobile phone has become the object of many times, deliberately creating a brand concept of "I am different from you". After the meeting, "ID without borders" also became the core of everyone's debate. So right or wrong, as a controversial, highly concerned and cost-effective flagship machine, is Le 1Pro borderless worth buying? We write comments and "discuss right and wrong".

Parameter Comparison of Three LeTV Super Mobile Phones

mobile phone

Le 1

Le 1 professional edition

Le Max

screen size

5.5 inches

5.5 inches

6.33 inches

resolution ratio

1920x 1080

2560x 1440

2560x 1440

processor

Mediatek MT6795

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 10

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 10

Random access storage

3 GB LPDDR4

4 GB LPDDR4

4 GB LPDDR4

fuselage

internal storage

16 / 32 / 64 GB

32 / 64 GB

64 / 128 GB

Main camera

130,000, F/2.0, OIS anti-shake

130,000, F/2.0, OIS anti-shake

2 1 10,000, F/2.0, OIS anti-shake

front-facing camera

5 million, 90-degree wide angle

4 million 2.0 micron single pixel

4 million 2.0 micron single pixel

Fuselage size

147.8 x 74.2 x 9.5mm

147.9x73.5x9.5 mm

167.1x83.5x8.95mm.

Fuselage weight

170g

177g

204 grams

battery

3000 mah

3000 mah

3400 mah

Fuselage color

Silver/white

Silver/gold

Silver/gold

eigenfunction

C type USB

C type USB

C type USB, fingerprint identification

Sim card

MicroSIM Dual Card Mobile/Unicom Dual 4G

operating system

Letv EUI (based on Android 5.0)

price

1499 yuan (16G version)

2499 yuan (32G version)

User price increase

The aesthetic feeling of interesting screen and ecological reversal should be the biggest feature of LeTV mobile phone; Therefore, unpacking, booting and simplicity are two parts, and LeTV has also put out these two characteristics of itself. For this reason, we naturally have something to say about LeTV's "ID without borders". Speaking of borderless, in fact, we will think of Sharp SH305, a borderless product with positive vision, which is the most intuitive understanding of "borderless" by the public.

▲ Open the box. Both visual and letv ecology are busy on the screen.

On the other hand, Le 1Pro has excellent positive effects. Although it is a glass panel, it has a sense of visual transparency that other devices do not have. When we refined this problem, we found that the problem really lies in the "borderless" part, which is the officially marked "suspended glass" technology.

▲ We searched carefully. At present, most mobile phones use "dispensing" to embed glass into the frame.

From this aspect, it is not difficult to see that LeTV chooses to extend the glass extension to the flush position of the middle frame, compared with the traditional treatment of "mobile phone glass embedded in the middle frame with some glue". In this way, whether it is the overall visual effect or the transparency of light and shadow, it naturally reaches the level that other mobile phones can't do. According to LeTV's understanding, the edge of the front glass of the mobile phone is borderless =ID borderless.

▲ID borderless actually refers to "glass is not surrounded by borders" caused by suspended glass.

At this point, it is obvious that the ID has no border. Letv did not explain that "there is no BM in the screen display area" in this link, but emphasized that "there is no edge and suspended glass around the top and bottom of the fuselage glass", that is, "the industrial design (id) has no frame". However, although there is really no problem from this perspective, the slightly malicious ridicule of "friends and businessmen" really misses the point; However, as LeTV, it is really debatable to use vague concept words to attract attention.

▲ The leftmost position is obviously reserved for Type-C by USB.

It should be noted that although the location of the Type-C converter was reserved in the mobile phone box, the Type-C adapter was not actually given away. However, because this test is a non-production version, and the USB data cable has unified the whole market at present, it is inferred that the actual production version will still have adapters.

Local analysis of appearance

After the most controversial part, let's take a look at the overall design of this product. Aside from the stereotype of "ID without borders", Le 1Pro is really excellent in modeling.

The front three-stage design of borderless suspended glass provides a sense of visual unity in addition to concavity; Besides the sensor, the mesh speaker receiver and the front lens, the top is equipped with a breathing light.

▲ The top breathing light is hidden under the white panel.

At the bottom of the fuselage, LeTV adopts the white backlight design of the physical buttons, and the buttons themselves have been redesigned. The overall style is close to Android L. Because the id has no border and the backlight can be turned off, the light will be extremely transparent when it comes in from the side. This visual effect should be regarded as the unique advantage of ID borderless.

▲ Compared with the mobile phone wrapped around the glass, the field of vision is more transparent.

▲ The visual effect of the ▲2.4mm total border is still very good.

In addition to the borderless ID, the ultra-narrow display of Le 1Pro actually improves the visual effect. According to official data, the border thickness of this phone is 2.4mm, which is not the best in the industry, but according to the official definition of "extending from the display area to the screen", it is still relatively narrow. Just facing the "borderless" publicity expectation before the press conference, it is hard for us not to focus on this aspect.

▲ At present, this process is very mature, and there is almost no need to worry about the problem of paint dropping.

The whole frame and rear shell of the fuselage are made of aluminum alloy, with 2.5D cambered surface, right-angle trimming and polished chamfering. The overall solution is relatively mature at present, and the two-axis machine tool cuts exquisitely, but it is not difficult to realize. It is worth mentioning that the machine provides a one-button mute on the left side. For a user who often needs to mute, this shortcut key, which can see the sound status of the mobile phone at any time, is not only convenient, but also provides psychological protection.

▲ There will be a prompt when the mute key is switched.

▲ The infrared data association at the top can be used as a remote control.

The top of the fuselage is a 3.5mm earphone, which can also be seen by the infrared data association as a remote control; The bottom is a symmetrical design with two speakers. As the first mobile phone with Type-C interface, it is necessary for us to explain this part. As an apple,

Google

, Intel,

Microsoft

In view of the current trend of mobile terminals, etc. , put forward new standards to the USB-IF association. At present, Macbook 12 and Nokia Tablet both use this interface, and a large number of mobile phone manufacturers also say that they will use the same interface, so you don't have to worry too much about the versatility of this cable in the future.

▲ The multiple advantages of Type-C in technology and environment will lead to its rapid popularization.

As for letv's preferred Type-C, it is mainly because the new interface is pluggable on both sides; In addition, the interface is compatible and extensible, and the transmission of non-intelligent devices can be completed without modification.

▲ support Nano/Mirco specifications.

In addition to the unlock button, the right side of the fuselage also

Nano/micro dual SIM card slot arrangement supports dual 4G switching between primary and secondary cards. According to official website's description, the universal version supports dual 4G of China Mobile Unicom, but the customized version of China Mobile or China Unicom locks the 4G and 3G of other homes from the software; However, only the 4G version of Telecom supports telecom networks, and it is not a tripartite network.

It is also for this reason that from the back, it seems unnecessary for LeTV to leave so many nano-injection strips as antenna overflow.

▲ Metal technology, dual color temperature lens, overall, it is still a flagship product.

At this point, the part surrounding the appearance of this phone is over. The most controversial "ID borderless" eventually evolved into "the front glass is boundless", which may still be automatically misunderstood as "the display screen is boundless" after the press release is released. therefore

Only from the perspective of "right and wrong", LeTV's innovative technology has indeed brought a certain degree of visual improvement, which many manufacturers cannot change; However, if you say that you are guilty, no one can tell whether LeTV deliberately uses the sensitive word "borderless" to deliberately speculate. Speaking of "good or bad", Le 1Pro has a high premium material. At the same time, the intimate details, stable technology, glass selection and other technologies have really improved the effect, so the appearance of this product is still good.

Detailed explanation of photo proofs

From the price point of view, despite the brewing product of LeTV's super mobile phone Max, Le 1 Pro can be said to be the flagship product of LeTV at present, and the price of 2499 yuan is indeed the domestic flagship pricing. Therefore, as the short board of most Android phones, taking photos is naturally the core of attention. In the 5P lens, F2.0 has a large aperture.

After OIS optical image stabilization and common data of 1300W pixels, how did Le 1Pro finally perform?

In this session, we invited the iPhone 5S as a comparative reference.

▲ What is quite amazing is that Le 1Pro's performance in taking pictures is amazing.

Although shouting anti-ecological slogans, LeTV has learned the essence of Apple only from the ui. In the screen lock part, the faster and more intuitive slide-up camera button and the simple and intuitive camera main interface can realize function switching by sliding. In addition to ease of use, if you are an Apple user, the operation of this link should be seamless.

In practical experience, Le 1Pro mobile phone is very sensitive to capture light and can respond quickly to different focus points. As for the focusing speed, it is relatively general, slightly slower than Xiaomi 4. In addition, after the camera is turned on by Le 1Pro mobile phone, if there is no operation within 90 seconds, the system will automatically enter the energy-saving mode to prevent the camera from misoperation.

Of course, the proof effect and control experience are still the core of evaluation, so let's look at the comparison proof first. In terms of daytime proofs, the overall transparency of LeTV's mobile phone screen is good, and the white balance is accurate and stable, showing the same level as iPhone 5S. Of course, due to the pixel advantage, Le 1Pro proofs more completely retain the texture and details of the object.

After switching to HDR mode, Le 1Pro continues to maintain a high level. After maintaining the same overall picture tone performance as the iPhone 5S, the dark details and picture tolerance are better. Whether it is the glass window of the building behind the tree or the layering of the leaves themselves, it can explain the problem well.

Macro, although the overall picture of the iPhone 5S is dark, both the texture of the root in cola and the light control in Jiao Wai are exquisite and stable. Among them, the overexposure of Le 1Pro in Jiao Wai is very obvious. We also saw the different brightness treatments of Le 1Pro and iPhone 5S under the reverse shot of the indoor weak luster board. However, in addition to the brighter picture, Le 1Pro's overall color temperature control is more accurate, and the color tolerance and contrast are also obvious.

When it comes to the relatively ordinary night scene of the iPhone 5S, Le 1Pro has obvious advantages. The purity and brightness of the picture have a good performance, and the suppression effect on complex light sources is also excellent, and there is no feeling of sloppiness; The reflection of light on the characters is quite delicate. This point, even compared with the best products taken at night, is not much worse.

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It should be said that Le 1Pro did not radically choose high-pixel publicity stunts during the photo taking process; More familiar lenses, more lens adjustments, and even camera interfaces and concepts, we can all see a trace of Apple. Interestingly, the lens adjusted according to this logic has indeed achieved good results, which has become the biggest highlight in the evaluation of Le 1Pro.

UI function list

As the most direct part of human-computer interaction, system software is the place that users are most concerned about and concerned about. As a new Internet company, LeTV's software capability maturity model can't be compared with MIUI's, but in fact, LeTV has adopted another solution, that is, combining LeTV's powerful content resources, absorbing the advantages and experiences of domestic brands in concept and operation, and creating a lightweight EUI ecosystem.

Before talking about the EUI software of LeTV, let's compare the EUI of LeTV and Meizu.

Why do you need to compare two brands? The main reason is that the two brands have similar software styles, and

The reason for this is that LeTV's internal personnel framework has absorbed many original Meizu.

Software team, poaching at the same time.

Be related to ...

mobile phone

Team, it is not difficult to understand the connectivity between LeTV and Meizu.

Although the icon style of LeTV EUI is similar to Meizu Flyme, in other aspects, LeTV has made great changes, such as the whole software interface is blue, and the system is not as streamlined as Flyme. In addition, the biggest features of LeTV EUI are "Happy Desktop" and "Live Desktop", which are based on LeTV's rich media resources and can be connected to LeTV super tv and future LeTV cars through related software, which is also a concept of LeTV Ecology.

Letv EUI and the software operation and logic part of most domestic boutique Android phones at present.

Similarly, the support for localization is quite perfect, such as yellow pages of address book, intelligent dialing and information interception, local weather, enhanced file management and so on. And it also includes LeTV's multi-screen mode. At this point, there is no need to worry about the weakening of local functions. At least we have not found too many shortcomings in our long-term experience.

What needs to be said separately is that there is no menu button in the physical buttons of Le 1Pro, and the leftmost button is a multi-task menu button, so when you need to set a program in depth, you need to set it in "Application Settings", which is different from the current Android phone and needs to adapt for a while.

We focus on LeTV's "Happy Desktop" and "Live Desktop". In fact, this happy desktop (located at the far left of the desktop) can be simply understood as the waterfall stream of LeTV video, which is pushed by analyzing users' search behavior and paying attention to hot spots. The content includes movies, TV series, variety shows and so on. , but not the same as others.

The brand waterfall is different.

I'm glad to see that the desktop provides online video content, excluding news text for the time being.

In addition, when connecting to WiFi or data network, you can directly browse the video and movie content on the Happy Desktop. Letv actually provides the option of downloading and watching offline, but it doesn't seem to be open at present.

The other is the "Live Desktop", which can be opened by Live above the Home button in the center of the desktop. The difference between Live Desktop and Happy Desktop is that when Live Desktop is turned on, the mobile phone will automatically switch to landscape mode. The main contents provided by the desktop include direct satellite TV, starry sky TV, movies, TV series and variety shows. Combined with LeTV's powerful content resources, it can even be projected onto LeTV super tv through related software to realize the synchronization of the two.

However, it needs to be explained separately that the live desktop needs to be watched online, and the optimization of the software needs to be further improved at present. At the bandwidth speed of 10M, we may even get stuck, and there will be intermittent prompts without video signal. On the whole, LeTV has provided a mature ecological concept, but it is obviously still a long way from a perfect ecological circle.

In addition to the above evaluation, I believe there are still many users who care about the actual life experience of Le 1Pro. We have also summarized the issues that everyone cares about, and we will continue to update this part. Interested users can see if there are any points you care about.

Do 1 and Le 1Pro support OTG?

Among the many potential users of LeTV, we found that this turned out to be the most concerned topic. We also inquired about the staff of LeTV official website and LeTV, and the results are even more complicated at present. To put it simply, the underlying hardware of Le 1 mobile phone supports OTG function, and LeTV officially develops it specifically for OTG function, so it is correct for the hardware to support OTG.

▲ In order to meet the needs of OTG, quasi-connectors should be equipped.

However, because the structure of Type-C data cable is unique, not universal and incompatible with most of the current interfaces, it is actually necessary to connect Type-C with MicroUSB and ordinary USB to realize this function, so it is not an easy thing to operate. Although the third-party platform provides relevant jumpers, the OTG function under the Type-C data interface is obviously not simple and practical.

2. What is the performance of Le 1Pro?

Qualcomm 8 10, a top-level chip, is well known, so this article will not discuss it.

Interested friends can click on our previous detailed interpretation of this chip. In addition, it is worth mentioning that this Le 1Pro uses a 4GB LPDDR4 RAM chip. For mobile phones and other devices with light computation and large data throughput, the improvement is undoubtedly significant.

▲4GB RAM+ Qualcomm 8 10 can be said to be a performance monster.

With regard to background use, after clearing the background, the available capacity of 4GB RAM is close to 2GB. In addition to the looser processing capacity in the background, the greater advantage of this new membrane is that it will consume less electricity and get faster response speed when transmitting the same data.

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Is there a telecom version of Le 1pro mobile phone?

▲ At present, it is uncertain whether the network lock can be opened by software cracking.

Although Qualcomm has always been a leader in the baseband industry, network locking is also common for mobile phones. According to official website's description, the universal version supports dual 4G of China Mobile Unicom, but the customized version of China Mobile or China Unicom locks the 4G and 3G of other homes from the software; However, only the 4G version of Telecom supports telecom networks, and it is not a tripartite network.

4. Which is better, ID borderless visual effect or narrow border?

▲2.4mm is really not the narrowest border in the industry.

Although we have correctly understood what ID borderless is before, we also made a small comparison in view of the fact that borderless display and ID borderless display can enhance the visual perception on both levels. It is not difficult to find that ID infinity can give the glass front a better light and shadow effect. At the same time, "narrow display edge+glass edge without border" does save more thickness than "narrow border+metal border", but it only faces the pinnacle of Meizu MX4 Pro. It seems that only LeTV super mobile phone Max can PK.

6. Is there any defect in the suspended glass?

Letv emphasizes that ID has no border, that is, glass suspension is the first in the industry. Whether other manufacturers do not choose this technology for other reasons, we still have to interpret it. As we know, the metal frame is the unwilling part of the borderless mobile phone (Z9 has a metal frame around the display), and its main purpose is to prevent the glass from being directly impacted and broken when the mobile phone falls. But according to this logical thinking, LeTV mobile phone is more dangerous.

However, after careful observation, the author found that the whole glass had a slight depression on the side of the metal frame, so LeTV did not consider the safety of use.

▲ It is really a good product in all aspects.

Evaluation summary: the humanized shape, material and design are excellent; The overall performance is eye-catching and the photo performance is excellent; Even the system needs to be improved. As a domestic flagship with a gear of 2500 yuan, Le 1Pro is really worthy of users' consideration. However, from the current point of view, neither manufacturers nor users are friendly to LeTV. Besides products, marketing strategy plays a more important role. Even if ID borderless is well-founded in LeTV and there are no loopholes in words and logic, there is a golden thread about "borderless" and "borderless" in the hearts of the public.