The thousand yuan machine is the hardest hit area in the cost performance war. Although its performance has improved, its appearance and workmanship have always been an irreconcilable contradiction. Meizu and LeEco are trying to "lower" the appearance of their flagship computers. Although LeEco has ID borderless and crappy product renderings, its appearance is indeed one of the highest in the thousand yuan range. Before the evaluation is completed, send pictures:

Only the pure white packaging box of LeEco's minimalist logo is more sophisticated than the red rice Note3 and Meilan Note3 at the same level.

In addition to the instruction manual, card taking pin, charger and data cable, there is also a USB Type-C to 3.5mm headset adapter cable.

Le 2 cancels the headphone interface, and the adapter cable is full of materials. However, for users who are accustomed to listening to music through headphones, it is still a minor problem. The cable cannot be lost and they cannot listen to music when charging.

The charging head of Le 2 is one of the strongest original charging heads on the market (the other two are Xiaomi 5 and Meizu PRO6). It is officially known as "Le Flash Charge", but it should only support Qualcomm QC3.0 and MediaTek's PE charging standard at the same time, with a peak value of 24W. The volume/weight of the charging head is very close to the VOOC flash charging head of OPPO, and the material used is obviously more violent than the common charging head.

LeEco's official rendering

In terms of rendering, LeEco has made no effort. Le 2 on the official website has no ID borderless design (PS has become real borderless...), and there is no real machine blackout on the side. Although it has a high face value, its authenticity is low enough to be suspected of official fraud.

The metal frame of the real machine is much thinner, and the metal chamfer on the side can hardly be seen on the front. On the side of the screen is LeEco's classic all black ID frameless design, and on the top is a symmetrically designed sensor and front camera, which is still beautiful when you pause.

There is no logo on the chin, and the backlight of touch buttons is extremely weak.

The three section body on the back has obvious radian, which is a bit similar to HTC M7/M8. Except that the camera area is slightly larger, the overall appearance is much better than that of the red rice Note3. The fingerprint identification button is made into a mirror, which is very easy to be contaminated with fingerprints and dust.

At the bottom is the glossy LeEco logo. The top and lower sections of the fuselage are covered with plastic covers, which is a layout Huawei often uses.

The cover plate is closely combined with the metal, and there will be no obvious height difference when it is crossed. The color difference is small, which is hard to find at first glance. This workmanship level is relatively rare among thousands of yuan machines.

The combination of the antenna partition strip and the metal body is relatively poor, there is no common injection molding and polishing treatment, and it feels quite abrupt.

On the right side are the volume and power keys. The keys are delicate, almost without any empty position. The key range is short, the feedback is crisp but not comfortable, and the pressing feel is hard,

The combination of sim card slot is flat and there is almost no vacancy. The quality of pure metal card holder is not less than that of red rice Note3 and magic blue Note3.

The handle of the machine is a little heavy, and the edge transition and trimming are also slightly rough. The glass is slightly higher than the frame, but there is no 2.5D glass on the front. The edge is scratched, and it is very easy to scratch when the broken screen falls and the reverse side is reversed. The author also resists this design.

The official LeEco wallpapers are very ingenious. They are all black on the edge, which is convenient to integrate into the ID frameless design. But when you enter the setting menu and third-party apps, you are puzzled. Not only are the bright edges and black edges large, but also there are large black edges of equal width up and down.

Appearance comparison

Meilan Note3, Le2, Hongmi Note3 All Netcom

Meilan Note3, Le2, Hongmi Note3 All Netcom

Meilan Note3, Le2, Hongmi Note3 All Netcom

Meilan Note3, Le2, Hongmi Note3 All Netcom

From top to bottom Le 2 Meilan Note3 and Hongmi Note3 are all connected through the Internet. It can be seen that the design of Hongmi is totally different from that of the same era, but Meilan Note3's forehead length is poorly controlled.

In terms of chin, although it is still the width of the Magic Blue Note3, it has a Home key decoration, which is more practical and aesthetic.

Top left magic blue Note3, bottom left music 2, top right red rice Note3. In terms of the thickness of the border, the thinnest is the Magic Blue Note3, while the red rice Note3 is even thicker than the border of Le 2.

Top to bottom is Joy 2, Magic Blue Note3, Red Rice Note3. Meilan Note3 obviously likes to grow up, and the other two are close.

The key layout of the three machines is the same and the thickness is similar, but the buttons of Le 2 are slightly higher.

The evaluation will be completed in the near future.