LeEco Le 2S gets benchmarked, no 8GB RAM or Snapdragon 821 in sight

Honestly, it was too good to be true. Too much, even, with future-proofing always feeling like a solid path to pursue for ambitious Chinese Android device manufacturers, but 8GB RAM smartphones extremely unlikely to become practical workhorses in the next year or two.Still, we shouldn’t completely rule out the possibility of a top-shelf, overkill LeEco Le 2S configuration accommodating a mobile record-breaking memory count. The “entry-level” X720 is merely “confirmed” to pack 4 gigs of the good stuff following a ...

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LeEco puts money where mouth is with Silicon Valley North American HQ

Talk might be cheap, and insulting Apple for its recent lack of innovation, product lineup rigidity and datedness seems to have become a rite of passage of sorts for China-based tech companies aspiring to global relevance.Then again, actually pursuing one’s American dream can sure be costly and perilous for one’s comfortable domestic financial stature, so believe in LeEco or not, you have to admire the Chinese entertainment giant’s foreign risks and investments.After announcing they’ll ...

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LeEco Le Max 2, Le 2 and Le 2 Pro go official with up to 6GB RAM, no headphone jacks

The age of 6GB RAM monster phones is already upon us, ladies and gentlemen, and oddly enough, one of China’s most rapidly rising mobile hardware makers also rushes to beat Apple to the no-headphone jack punch.Pretty controversial moves from LeEco, previously known as LeTV, especially since its latest trio of relatively inexpensive high-end handhelds probably had plenty of room ...

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GFXBench may have captured the LeEco Le 2 Pro with 6GB RAM

If you’re still wondering where your Le Max is, don’t worry. We are, too. But if you’re looking forward to LeEco’s forward-facing products like the Le X621, — we’re calling it the Le 2 — you might be happy to know that there’s more on the pipeline, including a device purporting to be the LeEco Le X820.GFXBench is listing ...

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LeEco schedules April 20 Beijing event ahead of ‘grand’ US product launch

If there was a rookie of the year trophy awarded for smartphone manufacturers, LeEco, also known as LeTV or Leshi Internet Information & Technology, would comfortably take home the 2015 crown.The China-based OEM made waves chiefly in its domestic market by unveiling ridiculously affordable products like the Le 1, Le 1 Pro, Le Max and Le 1s, ...

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