With LeTV becoming the largest shareholder of Coolpad this year, LeTV has basically completed the merger and acquisition of Coolpad. After becoming the owner of Coolpad, LeTV Group will adopt the dual brand strategy of "LeTV+Coolpad" and launch in a two pronged way. Cool1, launched by Coolpad this time, is the first product launched after the integration of the two companies. This model, which embodies the initial cooperation achievements of Coolpad and LeTV, represents the future trend of Coolpad's products, and also affects the fate of Coolpad to a certain extent. Let's take a look at the performance of this LeEco Cool1.
This time, we got the Cool1 Le Chi Yuan membership version of Coolpad. Yes, its name is Le Chi Yuan. From the name of the name, we can see the relationship between the phone and LeEco. Le Chi Yuan is the name of LeEco mobile members. This phone also has the shape of LeEco. This Cool1 has a 1080P 5.5 inch IPS screen, uses the combination of Snapdragon 650+4GB running memory+32GB built-in storage, and also supports TF card expansion.
The design of Cool1 is very simple and LeEco style. It is very similar to LeEco 1/Le2. There are sensors and camera holes on both sides of the earpiece on the forehead. Three virtual buttons are hidden in the chin. When it is not lit, three virtual buttons cannot be detected.
The back is a standard three-stage design layout. The camera, fingerprint identification and fill light are located on the top of the body, and the lower part is marked with the Cool logo and LeEco inside. This also shows that LeEco is another great part of the phone - built-in LeEco EUI 5.6, which is the first time that Coolpad mobile phones use a system that is not customized by itself.
This Coolpad not only has the operating system of LeEco, but also has a considerable "LeEco" brand in hardware design and various details. Its layout is almost the same as that of LeEco 2.
For example, the infrared transmitter and 3.5mm headphone jack are located on the top of the fuselage, and the noise reduction microphone is located above the rear camera on the back of the fuselage, which is completely consistent with the design of LeTV 1/LeTV 2.
In addition to the fact that the front of the phone is quite similar to LeEco, the side key layout of the phone is also very similar. The volume key and power key are on the right, and the SIM card slot is on the left.
The speaker opening and USB Type-C connector are located at the bottom of the body, which is also consistent with the layout of LeEco 2, and even the number of openings at the bottom is completely consistent. It should be noted that the frame of the machine is "hybrid", that is, the combination of metal and plastic. The front frame of the fuselage and the forehead and chin on the back are all plastic, and only the middle of the back is metal. We can also clearly distinguish the difference between the two materials. The front frame is made of plastic chrome plated material, which also makes us worry about durability.
When I first started this Cool1, I felt that it was not only a product of Coolpad LeEco cooperation, but also a complete LeEco. Its shape, design, layout and operating system were very similar to LeEco 1/Le2, and there was always a LeEco illusion in my hand. It is worth mentioning that the aircraft is equipped with a 4000mAh battery, and its endurance is still expected. With this capacity, the thickness of the fuselage is only 8.2mm, and the volume control is OK.
The distinctive feature of this machine is that it is equipped with the popular dual rear camera design and dual color flash light. It is said that the dual camera system is composed of a 13 million pixel IMX258 and another 13 million pixel camera. The IMX298 is responsible for the color part, and the other 13 million pixel camera is responsible for the black and white part. Both of them also use a 6P lens set with the same aperture of f/2.0, which also gives us some expectations for its photography level.
The color matching of Coolpad's dual camera combination is quite profound and completely black. Only from the side can we gamble on their lineup. In addition to the camera, the most eye-catching thing on the back is the mirror fingerprint recognition. Like LeEco, it uses the ultrasonic fingerprint recognition system, which has a general recognition speed.
It's a little pity that the black edge control of Cool1's screen is a bit unsatisfactory. Although it is a model positioned as a thousand yuan model, the black edge is still a bit wide in 2016, and a bit conspicuous on the white fuselage panel.
If the hardware is still unsatisfactory, the software experience of Coolpad with EUI is a qualitative improvement. Compared with the previous customized operating system of Coolpad, EUI is slightly better at various experiences. In addition to slightly higher configuration than the standard version, our Lethiyuan version also includes Lethiyuan members worth 198 a year to enjoy the rights of LeEco members, which is quite practical for users who like to watch movies and videos on their mobile phones.
As the first mobile phone launched after Coolpad was acquired by LeEco, this mobile phone represents a new era for Coolpad. Cool1 has many LeEco figures.
Not only does it have a very family like front face of LeEco, but the whole design layout is very similar to that of LeEco, which is the same as that of LeEco Mobile 2. Except for slight differences in materials and some details, they are very similar. As the first mobile phone after LeEco became the leader of Coolpad, Cool1 has the appearance of LeEco and is equipped with EUI operating system, which is full of LeEco charm in all aspects. To some extent, this Coolpad is no longer Coolpad, but more like a cheap LeEco phone.
