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1 GHz Qualcomm CPU in future handsets & coming Nokia N810-killer?

I'm not really into writing hardware news (I don't have the time for something that other tech writers / bloggers also elaborate on - instead, I prefer spending my time on tutorials, software reviews, Bibles and unique, genuine hacks instead), but the latest hardware news (reported on by Geek.com) is indeed pretty interesting and certainly shows there will be some REALLY exciting Windows Mobile devices in the (unfortunately, not very near: late 2008 / early 2009) future. Let me cite Geek.com:
First look at Qualcomm’s new Fairbanks and Anchorage mobile platforms
The other model, the more exciting one for most people, is the “Anchorage”. This is based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platform so it will use a 1.0GHz processor (said to operate at 1/2 watt peak) along with WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, cellular, and a lot more good stuff. The unofficial word is that Snapdragon will offer close to the best power/performance ratio of anything on the market. The Anchorage device will be aimed more at productivity and the test model I saw had a QWERTY keyboard. The form factor of this model was a lot like the Nokia N810, but the actual design will be whatever OEMs want. So far we know that Samsung and HTC are on board, but there are a few others that are not official yet.
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Anchorage
Anchorage and iPhone
The Anchorage was running Windows Mobile 5.0, which was only used for display purposes as any OS, even a full OS, can be run on the 1.0GHz processor. It also has the camera with video recording, GPS, and live TV playback capability. Because it has a cellular signal it will be prime competition for a device like the HTC Advantage, though it will also compete against products like the Nokia N810 and Sony mylo 2.
Everything is still in its early stages and things will change a lot once the OEMs get their hands on them and start to customize. This may mean lost/added functionality as well as many different form factors and large swings in the price. All we do know is that we should start to see the devices released by the end of 2008, possible early 2009.

Which are all the Phones with - 1 GHz Qualcomm CPU ?
& which is Best of them all ?

The Acer F1 and Toshiba TG01 both boast Snapdragon processors. Many MIDs/Netbooks/Smartbooks whatever you want to call them also have it. I estimate that by next year it will be common for many devices to use it. It is revolutionary IMO

Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 will have Snapdragon & WM6.5!
http://www.pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=1932&c=sony_ericsson_xperia_x2

HTC Leo
Quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity
Dual-band HSDPA connectivity (900/2100 MHz)
4.3 inch WVGA (480 x 800) capacitive touch screen display
Wi-Fi
GPS, A-GPS
Accelerometer
Light & proximity sensors
3.5mm headset jack
5MP autofocus camera with dual LED flash
512MB flash memory, 320MB RAM
MicroSD card support
1230 mAh battery
121 x 67 x 11 millimetres
Acer F1
Qualcomm 8250 1GHz processor
Windows Mobile 6.5 with Internet Explorer 6
3.8” WVGA Touchscreen Display
Quad-band GSM / Tri-band HSPA
512MB ROM / 256MB RAM
5 MegaPixel Autofocus with LED flash
microSD slot (support up to 32GB)
WiFi 802.11 b/g & Bluetooth 2.1
Quad-band GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
HSPA 900, 1900, 2100 (download 7.2 Mbps / upload 5.76 Mbps)
Motion Accelerometer
Ambient Light Sensor
Proximity Sensor
3.5mm audio jack
118.6 x 63 x 12mm
Toshiba TG01
General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100
Announced 2009, January
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2009, Q2
Size Dimensions 129 x 70 x 9.9 mm
Weight 129
Display Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors (65K effective)
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 4.1 inches
- Touch-sensitive navigation controls
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- 3D user interface
- Shake control
Sound Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD Yes
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB
Camera Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus
Video Yes
Secondary Yes
Features OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD2850 1 GHz processor
Messaging SMS (threaded view), EMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (IE)
Radio No
Games Yes
Colors Black, White
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
- Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer)
- MP3/MPEG4 player
- Facebook and YouTube apps
- Photo editor
- Voice memo
- Organizer
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh
Stand-by Up to 276 h
Talk time Up to 5 h
Sony Ericsson Xperia X2
-8.1mpx auto focus, VGA @ 30fps (MP4 HQ)
-3.5´ WVGA OLED (increased from 3.0 from X1)
-GPS, aGPS
-3.5 mm headphone jack
-Accelerometer
-Faster processor
-512 RAM
-Custom Windows Mobile 6.5 (SE engineers customized Win6.5 which runs very. very speedy. in par with iPhone and better in some cases)
-XPERIA Panels are modified with plenty of innovative features (PS3 remote play being one of them)
-Upgrading to Windows Mobile 7 is supported by Xperia panels
Make your Choice

Full Specs and Pics for the HTC BRAVO and HTC LEGEND.

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CPU Speed – 1 GHz
Platform – Android™ 2.1 (Éclair) with HTC Sense
Memory – ROM: 512 MB, RAM: 576 MB
Dimensions – (LxWxT) 119 x 60 x 11.9 mm (4.7 x 2.36 x 0.47 inches)
Weight – 135 grams (4.76 ounces) with battery
Display – 3.7-inch AMOLED touch-sensitive screen with 480 X 800 WVGA resolution
Network – HSPA/WCDMA:
Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz
Upload speed of up to 2 Mbps and download speed of up to 7.2 Mbps
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
850/900/1800/1900 MHz (Band frequency, HSPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent.)
Onscreen navigation – Optical Trackball
GPS – Internal GPS antenna
Sensors -
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor
G-Sensor
Digital compass
Connectivity – Bluetooth® 2.1 with FTP/OPP for file transfer, A2DP for wireless stereo headsets,
and PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit
Wi-Fi® – IEEE 802.11 b/g
3.5 mm stereo audio jack
Standard Micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)
Camera - 5 megapixel color camera with auto focus and flashlight
Audio supported formats
Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma,
Recording: .amr
Video supported formats
Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv
· Recording: .3gp
Battery – Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity – 1400 mAh
Talk time:
Up to 390 minutes for WCDMA
Up to 400 minutes for GSM
Standby time:
Up to 360 hours for WCDMA
Up to 340 hours for GSM
Expansion Slot – microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter Voltage range/frequency – 100 ~ 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output – 5 V and 1 A
Special Feature – Friend Stream
MMM. 578 mb of RAM. Isn't that more than the Holy Nexus One's?
The problem of porting Hero to 32B phones because 32B doesn't have the right amount of RAM so does that mean porting Bravo Sense UI to the Nexus One is going to bring the same problems?

CPU speed – 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM7227
Platform – Android™ 2.1 (Éclair) with HTC Sense
Memory ROM – 512 MB, RAM: 384 MB
Dimensions – (LxWxT) 112 x 56.3 x 11.5 mm (4.41 x 2.22 x 0.45 inches)
Weight – 126 grams (4.44 ounces) with battery
Display – 3.2-inch AMOLED touch-sensitive screen with 320 X 480 HVGA resolution
Network – HSPA/WCDMA:
Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz
Upload speed of up to 2 Mbps and download speed of up to 7.2 Mbps
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Onscreen navigation – Optical trackball
GPS – Internal GPS antenna
Sensors -
G-Sensor
Digital compass
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor
Connectivity – Bluetooth® 2.1 with FTP/OPP for file transfer, A2DP for wireless stereo headsets, and PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit
Wi-Fi® – IEEE 802.11 b/g
3.5 mm stereo audio jack
Standard Micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)
Camera – 5 megapixel color camera with auto focus and flash
Audio supported formats -
Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma
Recording: .amr
Video supported formats -
Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv
Recording: .3gp
Battery – Rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer or Lithium-ion battery
Capacity – 1300 mAh
Talk time -
Up to 440 minutes for WCDMA
Up to 490 minutes for GSM
Standby time -
Up to 560 hours for WCDMA
Up to 440 hours for GSM
Expansion slot – microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC adapter – Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output – 5V and 1A
Special feature – Friend Stream

[INFO] [ROOT] [UPDATED] Celkon A85 Wiki By Kevin

Welcome Visitors XDA
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Technical specifications:
• Name : Celkon A85
• Platform :Android OS
• Version : 2.3.9 Gingerbread*
• Brand Manufacturer : Spreadtrum
• Global Name : HSDroid (S5820i)
Hardware specifications:
Display:
Screen Type: LCD Capacitive *
Screen Size: 3.5” Capacitive*
Multitouch: YES*
Screen Resolution: 320 x 480 Pixels*
Display Type: HVGA*
Density: 165 dpi*
Body:
Dimensions: 110 x 56 x 8 mm (4.33 x 2.20 x 0.31 in)*
Weight: 125 g (4.41 oz)*
Memory:
On Board Memory: 681 MB*
System Memory: 240 MB*
Internal Memory (DATA): 140 MB*
RAM: 252 MB*
Cache Memory: 70 MB*
Threshold RAM: 24 MB*
Connectivity:
SIM: Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)*
Band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 – SIM 1& SIM 2*
GPRS: Yes (Class-8)*
EDGE: Yes (Class-10)*
3G: NO*
WLAN: Yes (Wi-Fi802.11b/g/n)*
GPS: NO*
Bluetooth: Yes (V2.0)*
USB: Yes (microUSB v2.0)*
Camera:
Primary: 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels*
Focus: Auto, Auto-Multi, Macro*
Flash: Yes, LED *
Video: Yes, 40 fps*
Secondary: No (Optional on some conditions)*
Processors:
CPU Type: ARMv7 Processor rev 1 (v7l)*
CPU Frequency: 1000 MHz (1 GHz)*
CPU Core: Single (1)*
CPU Manufacture: Spreadtrum*
CPU Tech Name: SP6820a*
CPU Features: swp half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon*
GPU: Mali 300*
Sensors:
Accelerometer: Kionix KXTJ9 3-axis Accelerometer 5.0mA By Kionix, Inc.*
Light Sensor: cm36283 Light sensor 0.005mA By CAPCELLA*
Proximity Sensor: ROHM Light sensor 0.005mA By ROHM*
G-Sensor: MMC328X 0.003mA By MEMSIC*
Magnetic and Accelerometer Combo orientation Sensor 0.5mA By MEMSIC*
Features:
Messaging: SMS(Threaded view), MMS, Email and IM*
Browser: HTML, WAP*
Radio: Yes, Stereo FM Radio With RDS*
Software:
Android Version: 2.3.9 Gingerbread*
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7*
Battery:
Technology: Li-ion*
Capacity: 1200mAh*
Stand-by: 10 Days (Dual-SIM)*
7 Days (SIM)*
Talk time: 7 h*
Price:
About 65 – 70 EUR*******
Common Issues:
As Celkon A85 is an budget smart phone it comes out of the box with variety of common and intresting problems.
Major problems encountered while usage are
1. Low Data Memory (140 MB)
2. Low Battery Capacity (1200mAh) Even it gives 10 days stand-by
3. Problem while setting wallpaper through gallery
4. Low Connectivity Issues
As it comes in global market around 60 - 70 EUR., it is very acceptable.
Suggestions:
1. Root your device (Celkon A85)
It helps in Managing the Internal memory and battery performance and life
I got 111 MB of free memory after rooting Celkon A85
(I will help you in obtaining and managing the free memory)
Install CWM on your device (Celkon A85)
(Link will be added soon)
It helps in flashing new firmfare.
For Wallpaper issues i suggest an application called "Wallpaper Wizardrill"
It helps in Scaling the required Image exactly to the resolution.
Other Software related problems can be rectified by Development of software and using various applications from Google Play(I don't suggest it.
*****************DEVELOPMENT PAGE OF CELKON A85 IS GOING TO START SOON*****************​
ROOT GUIDE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2390591
Thanks to ravikanthchary for his effort

auiiir clear
Dear Bro where is the link for Cwm

HELP
Guys.....can someone help me by Giving some Custom ROM'S for this Celkon a85 ...... so i could enjoy extra features in it ..... i've successfully Rooted my Android also ..... U can also Give link For downloading ODIN Package
Can u help Guy's .........

Is the Umi Hammer S an impersonation?

I found a review on the new-ish Umi Hammer S. Does anyone else think the Umi Hammer S looks a lot like an HTC phone, specifically the m9 or m9 plus?
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nicolepark said:
I found a review on the new-ish Umi Hammer S. Does anyone else think the Umi Hammer S looks a lot like an HTC phone, specifically the m9 or m9 plus?
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Personally, I think they're trying to emulate Samsung rather than HTC.
Sent from my ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Fierce using Tapatalk

RenaldiDroidXDA said:
Personally, I think they're trying to emulate Samsung rather than HTC.
Sent from my ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Fierce using Tapatalk
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How so?

The camera module design, as well as button placement and lack of front facing speakers.
Sent from my ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Fierce using Tapatalk

this is my review:
Unboxing & Video Review:
Review Umi Hammer S
Package, Content, Aesthetics:[/ B]
The pack is a classic for the latest products Umi, a square box of a generous size with treatment embossed silver; on the rear we find a label with the model and IMEI numbers.
Box contents: Smartphone, 1 Power Adapter with USB socket EU 5V 1A, 1 USB cable Type-C, 1 booklet indicating the specifications of the smartphone and the arrangement of the various buttons / functions. There aren’t any additional film protector (1 is applied) and there are no headphones.
- External dimensions of the smartphone in line with other 5.5 "; it measures 154 x 77.4 x 8.5 mm for just over 200g of weight.
- Construction of good quality, use of materials pleasant to the touch and the side frame in aluminum.
- On the left side we find keys, and the right side we find the volume rocker on the top and the power button slightly lower.
- On the upper side we find the audio jack and the infrared emitter; on the underside of the microphone, the speaker and port USB type-c.
- In the back at the top center are slightly protruding from the camera 8 megapixel f / 2 sony imx164 (13 megapixel interpolated) and dual LED flash (not dual tone), and slightly below the fingerprint sensor.
- In the front we find the earpiece at the top, the camera 5 megapixel f / 2.4 fixed focus but with face detection and light sensors / proximity.
- The soft touch buttons are not backlighted.
- Cover fairly thin but with good interlocking with the body; It is smooth and quite slippery, but does not retain fingerprints (at least the white version). The physical buttons are directly on the external metal frame.
- External glass with rounded edges 2.5D with pre-applied film from the house offering a good flow and has a minimum of oleophobic treatment; no other films in the package.
- Display brightness is good, good viewing angle; HD IPS LCD screen with colors and sharpness well played good for the category.
- Touch-sensitive and comes with multitouch 5 touches, writing rapidly and with Swype function that you type with two fingers (Google keyboard used)
- Two sim slots: Both Micro Sim 4G (with dynamic selection software).
- Presence MicroSD slot with a capacity of 32Gb (I tested Samsung 64Gb and is properly recorded).
- Removable battery (weight about 55g) from 3200mAh declared, to the test with amperemether, we found about 3100mAh; Geekbench test has been very positive with more than 12 hours of screen on time.
- Android 5.1 without any customization and launcher 3 (to be replaced immediately with something better like Nova, Apus, Cm Launcher).
- Open the app and switch between apps very quickly, stock browser with a few bumps as always (we recommend Chrome). Task manager by pressing and holding the center button and option to clear all apps.
- Excellent management 16Gb of internal ROM that are available in a partition to 11.7 GB for apps and data.
- Good management 2Gb ram by Android 5.1 .. more than 1.5 Gb ram free after loading some apps into memory at startup.
Connectivity:
WiFi b / g with no problem stable signal, good power and coverage (not tested it in wifi dual band).
BT 4 tested pairing with headsets and car, also easily transfer with other Bluetooth smartphones
OTG: not tested because of the lack of USB adapter Type-C -> Micro USB
GPS: understated, cold quick fix in about 30 seconds but poor precision and tendency to lose the fix; we hope for a software fix.
Camera:
- Main camera Sony 8Mpixel f / 2 (13Mpixel interpolated) that produces valid shots with daylight; good focus and flash of good power; interface camera classic mediatek poor options; when using the flash or light conditions unfavorable, the quality of the shots falls but not overly, interesting seal at high ISO that allows to bring home click the "acceptable" even 1200 ISO.
- Sufficient video performance, slightly slow the focus and during the displacement along the axis of rotation, is present shuttering; the highest resolution of video is only HD .
- Secondary camera for Selfie 5 megapixel without autofocus but with face recognition, quality of the shots enough for video calls to some emergency selfie with good light.
Shots uncompressed:
Spoiler
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Bench:
Antutu 5.7.1 over 20000 points; in line with other cpu quad core 1GHz MT6753P
Geekbench 3 with 1354 points in multi-core test and 481 in the single-core test.
https://browser.primatelabs.com/ge...l, Bike Activity, QR Droid Scanner and others

Full Review
▽ Camera & video sample: http://www.mediafire.com/folder/b3wg8gil5zgcv/UMI_Hammer_S_Camera_Samples
▽ Geekbench 3 Battery Test: http://browser.primatelabs.com/battery3/128255
Unboxing/First Look
Fingerprint Scanner Test
Highlights
- 5.5 inch IPS screen HD 1280x720 pixels
- 2.5D Arc Curved Glass
- Alloy frame
- MTK6735 1.0 GHz Quad Core
- 2 GB RAM + 16 GB ROM
- USB supports Type-C
- 13 MP main camera + 2 MP front camera
- Android 5.1 system
- Fingerprint reader/scanner (360 degree)
- IR Blaster
- Dual SIM / microSD card support
- Battery Capacity: 3200mAh
- Supports 2G & 3G & 4G LTE network
- Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, WCDMA 900/1900/2100MHz, FDD-LTE B1/B3/B7/B20

Le 1s outshines iPhone SE

Apple announced the iPhone SE and the web is going wild about it! The Verge says "The new iPhone SE finally makes a small phone feel powerful", TechRadar says that its "Small but mighty!" and The Telegraph calls it "Apple's secret weapon". Lots of superlatives are being thrown around, as is always the case with Apple products.
So, in the midst of Apple's reality distortion field, I decided to compare it to my Le 1s - that I've been using for more than a month now. The results, at least for me, are very conclusive.
LeEco Le 1s
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NETWORK Technology GSM / WCDMA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2015, October
Status Avaliable on Flipkart
BODY Dimensions 151.1 x 74.2 x 7.6 mm
Weight 170 g
SIM 1 Nano-SIM, 1 Micro-SIM
DISPLAY Type Incell IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Size 5.5 inches (~75% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD)
PPI 401
Multitouch Yes
PLATFORM OS Android Lollipop
Chipset MediaTek Helio X10 Turbo, MTK6795T
CPU Octa-core 2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (64-bit)
GPU PowerVR G6200
MEMORY Card slot No
Internal 32 GB
CAMERA Primary 13 MP, f/2.0, PDAF Close-Loop, Single-LED Flash
Features 1/3.1" sensor size, geo-tagging, 4K video recording, auto-focus, manual-focus, digital zoom, face detection, HDR
Video [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Secondary 5 MP, f/2.0, [email protected], face detection
SOUND Alert types Vibration, proprietary and custom ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
CONNECTIVITY WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP
GPS Yes, with GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC No
FM Radio No
USB Type-C Reversible
FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint, accelerometer, infrared, gravity, magneto, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser HTML5 (Chrome)
Java Yes
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Google Now natural language commands and dictation
- Google Drive and third-party cloud services
- TV-out MHL 2.0
- Maps
- Audio/video player/editor
- Organizer
- Document viewer/editor
- Photo viewer/editor
- Voice memo/dial/command
- Predictive text input
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 340 h (4G on dual SIM)
Talk time Up to 31.5 h
Music play Up to 50 h
MISC Colors Rose Gold, Silver
NFC No
FM Radio No
USB Type-C Reversible
FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint, accelerometer, infrared, gravity, magneto,
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser HTML5 (Chrome)
Java Yes
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Google Now natural language commands and dictation
- Google Drive and third-party cloud services
- TV-out MHL 2.0
- Maps
- Audio/video player/editor
- Organizer
- Document viewer/editor
- Photo viewer/editor
- Voice memo/dial/command
- Predictive text input
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 340 h (4G on dual SIM)
Talk time Up to 31.5 h
Music play Up to 50 h
MISC Colors Rose Gold, Silver
*************************************
iPhone SE
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2016, March
Coming soon. Exp. release 2016, March 31
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
113 g
Nano-SIM
LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
4.0 inches (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
640 x 1136 pixels
326
Yes
iOS 9.3
Apple A9
Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
No
16/64 GB
12 MP, f/2.2, PDAF, Dual LED Flash
1/3" sensor size, geo-tagging, 4K video recording, touch focus, face detection, HDR
[email protected], [email protected]/60fps, [email protected], [email protected]
1.2 MP, f/2.4, [email protected], face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Vibration, proprietary ringtones
Yes
Yes
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot
v4.2, A2DP, LE
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Yes (Apple Pay only)
No
v2.0, reversible connector
Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
HTML5 (Safari)
No
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- iCloud cloud service
- TV-out
- Maps
- Audio/video player/editor
- Organizer
- Document viewer/editor
- Photo viewer/editor
- Voice memo/dial/command
- Predictive text input
Non-removable Li-Po 1642 mAh battery
Up to 240 h (2G) / Up to 240 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 50 h
Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Let's start with the OS. Android and iOS are now at-par on features, freely taking inspiration from each other and the perennial also-ran Windows Phone. However, if you've been using an Android phone, the move to iOS is jarring regardless of preparation. Trust me, having moved from a OnePlus 2 to an iPhone 6S, I know this better than most. If you're an iPhone user already, there is no discussion required. If you're an Android user, then I'd say "Don't even consider an iPhone!"
Moving on to design and build, the new iPhone is, in line with Apple's policy "thinner, smaller and lighter" than the Le 1s. However, the Le 1s has an astounding screen-to-body ratio of 75% that enables single-handed use and the phone doesn't feel too big. After all, within reason, bigger is always better! Both phones offer amazing build quality at their respective price points, so that's not really much of a contest.
On display, if you like smaller screens, the iPhone SE will appeal to you. But for someone who has used a 4+ inch screen device earlier, going back to a smaller display doesn't really work. In this respect, the Le 1s scores with its big but not too big display, and its helped by minimal bezels. Resolution-wise, its a no contest with the Full HD In-Cell display on the Le 1s ruling the roost with its fantastic color reproduction, great viewing angles and almost-zero bezels.
On connectivity, both the Le 1s and the iPhone SE are at par with each other on Wi-Fi and Network compatibilities, but the Le 1s scores with its dual-SIM capability.
When it comes to performance, I believe that specs are just one part of the game. Real-world performance is key. And in this area, despite having lesser amount of RAM than the Le 1s, the iPhone SE performs equally well due to better memory management in iOS versus Android. Its a straight tie!
Camera is another key feature where specs are just one part of the game with actual photo clarity being the key identifier. The iPhone SE uses the much-lauded camera module from the iPhone 6S, so its a given that photos will come out well. The Le 1s on the other hand had a few initial hiccups with photo clarity but they've since been resolved by OTA updates, so overall - its a good camera experience on both smartphones. The Le 1s scores in lowlight clarity and front-camera! Apple, for reasons that defy logic, went with a 1.2MP sensor on the front-camera. Now megapixels might not be everything, but with a 5MP sensor, the Le 1s handily beats the iPhone SE on selfies. Another reason is the smaller aperture size on Le 1s cameras – both front and rear (f2.0) compared to the iPhone SE which has f2.4 on the front camera and f2.2 on the rear camera – in photography parlance, smaller is referred to as “wider”. A wider aperture lets in more light which gives better photos in low-light and indoor situations, and gives you that beautiful blurred “out of focus” effect on wide shots.
With respect to sensors, the Le 1s has an infrared sensor to control home appliances that the iPhone doesn't. Everything else on this front is a tie.
Finally, the "essential spec" in today's world, battery! The Le 1s has almost double the battery capacity of the iPhone SE, with fast-charge built-in! While iOS has better power management than Android, the huge difference in capacity should result in longer standby times with the Le 1s!
Regardless of all technical specifications and performance comparisons, there will still be people convinced that an Apple product is the next best thing since sliced bread! So, to those people, here is a final nail in the coffin. Both the Le 1s and iPhone SE are good phones that do almost everything you can expect them to. Most importantly for a budget-conscious Indian, the Le 1s costs INR 10,999 while the iPhone SE starts at a whopping INR 39,000! That’s three times more expensive than the Le 1s!!! Case closed.