Budget Smartphone War: Lenovo K4 Note vs LeTV Le 1s

The Chinese video streaming firm, LeTV has made its Indian debut with a couple of mass impressive smartphones called Le Max and Le 1S. While LeTV Le Max is a super sized phablet that has been placed in INR 30,000 range, Le 1S is the handset that captured our attention with its high end features and aggressively competitive price tag. Lenovo K4 Note is the only smartphone that comes close to posing any sort of competition to the new handset and it is still couple of thousand bucks more expensive than the latest introduction from newbie Chinese brand.

It is quite possible to get consumers to get confused between these smartphones. You can compare mobiles on PriceRaja to get a clearer picture on which one to choose. It compares all smartphone features and specifications comprehensively. These are some points that you need to keep in mind while comparing these two devices.

Design

There are very few smartphones in the budget that can claim to have top notch premium design but as an old adage go, there is first time for everything. LeTV Le 1s is the first budget segment smartphone that comes with an all metal unibody design, which is found only on high end smartphones. Moreover, it is world’s first smartphone to flaunt a mirror finish fingerprint scanner. Lenovo K4 Note on the other hand, flaunts a plastic build with metallic frame and regular fingerprint scanner on the rear panel.

Display

Moving on to display of the handset, Lenovo K4 Note comes with a 5.5-inch display that offers a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. It features a pixel density of 401 PPI and 178 degree wide angle view for a crisp viewing experience. LeTV Le 1S also features the same display with similar resolution, however, the display has a pixel density of 401 ppi. Lenovo K4 Note has an upper hand here with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 layer protecting the display.

Specifications

Both Lenovo K4 Note and LeTV Le 1S comes powered by a MediaTek processor, however, the latter boasts of the lates Helio X10 processor. Moreover, Le 1S boasts of a clock speed of 2.2 GHz as compared to K4 Note’s 1.3 GHz, which is a huge difference. Both handsets have 3 GB of RAM and perform smoothly under any condition.

Camera

Lenovo K4 Note comes flaunting a 13 Megapixels ISOCELL camera module that comes with features like f/2.2 aperture, Phase Detection Auto Focus and dual LED flash. LeTV Le 1S also comes with same camera module with similar set of features, however, reviews claim that it has a better real life performance. On the front panel as well, both smartphones feature 5 Megapixels snapper for selfie lovers. However, LeTV Le 1S comes with an 85 degree wide angle lens on the front, which matters when it comes to selfies.

Verdict

There is a price difference of INR 1000 between Lenovo K4 Note and LeTV Le 1s, which makes a huge difference considering that Le 1S comes with a set of specifications that can easily place it in mid-range. However, the only downside with LeTV is that it is an infant brand with no existing brand value and Lenovo beat it to that. If only people can look past the brand value and take the handset for it is, Le 1S is the obvious choice out of these two.