Le Max Pro the first smartphone with Snapdragon 820 goes on sale in China


LeTV Max Pro

LeEco Le Max Pro, which was the first smartphone to be announced with the Snapdragon 820 SoC also becomes the first smartphone with the processor to go on sale in China. Founder and CEO Jia Yueting today on weibo (Via) said that 1000 units of the flagship smartphone will be available for purchase at 1999 yuan (US$ 306 / Rs. 20,995 approx.). Even though they are just engineering models and not the retail units, users can switch it for the final version when the commercial version is out.

Apart from Snapdragon 820 processor, it has Qualcomm Sense ID Fingerprint technology that will offer more secure authentication on mobile devices. Snapdragon 820 also has 802.11ad multi-gigabit Wi-Fi and X12 LTE with Cat. 12/13 download speeds of up to 600 Mbps. Other features are similar to the Letv Le Max that was introduced last year.

LeEco Le Max Pro specifications

  • 6.33-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD display
  • Quad-Core Snapdragon 820 64-bit processor with Adreno 530 GPU
  • 4GB DDR4 RAM, 64GB internal memory
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) based EUI
  • Dual SIM
  • Dimensions: 167.1×83.5×8.95mm; Weight: 204g
  • 21MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, Sony IMX230 Sensor, OIS, f/2.0 aperture, dual ISP support
  • 4MP front-facing camera with OmniVision OV4688 sensor, 81.6-degree wide-angle lens
  • MHL 3.0, USB Type C, 3.5mm audio jack, Wireless HDMI, LeHiFi and audio chip built by AKG
  • Fingerprint reader with Qualcomm Sense ID
  • 4G LTE with VoLTE, 802.11ad 2×2 MU-MIMO, Tri-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1 with APT-X, GPS, NFC
  • 3400mAh battery

We went hands-on with the Le Max Pro at the CES last month. We also checked it out at the MWC today, here is the video .

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTJvvKQo6Pg


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