What do the Nokia N1, the new Chromebook, and the new MacBook have in common? USB Type-C ports. What would you say now if we announced to you that the first smartphones with a USB Type-C port come from a Chinese company? The reason is the company LeTV, which today introduced three new Android 5.0 “Superphones” that feature USB Type-C ports.
LeTV 's aluminum flagship Le Max has very high specifications: a 6.33-inch Quad HD display, a Snapdragon 810 chip (2GHz, octa-core, 64-bit), 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, 64GB or 128GB of storage, a 21-megapixel f/2.0 camera, with Sony's new IMX230 sensor, as well as optical stabilization and dual-tone flash, and an UltraPixel for selfies.
The Le Max also features an ESS Hi-Fi chip (with AKG sound tuning), a rear-mounted fingerprint reader, infrared remote control, a 3,500 mAh battery, dual LTE SIM support, and WirelessHD display connectivity.
But what really caught our attention were the design cues I took from the iPhone 6 Plus (especially the plastic bands), the Huawei Mate 7, and the HTC One Max. The result doesn't look bad.
The smaller Le 1 Pro (pictured in the middle) is essentially a Le Max device with a different size. It has a smaller 5.5-inch display, a smaller 13-megapixel camera, a smaller 3,000 mAh battery, and storage options of 32GB or 64GB, and the fingerprint reader and WirelessHD are absent, according to Engadget. In appearance, the phone looks like a crossover of devices like the iPhone 6 Plus, Huawei's Mate 7, Meizu MX4 Pro, and HTC's One Mini.
As for the affordable Le 1 (pictured left), it features a 5.5-inch 1080p display, MediaTek Helio X10 (2.2GHz, octa-core, 64-bit), 3GB of LPDDR3 RAM, and storage options of 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB. The main camera and battery are almost identical to those of the Le 1 Pro, although the front camera has a 5-megapixel sensor with an optically wider angle. There's also no Hi-Fi chip.
