Huawei Honor 5C and LeEco Le 2 are the two popular mid range Android smartphones which offers good value for money to the user. Both have their own merit and demerits. Based on the requirement of the ones needs selection can be made. So here is the comparison of LeEco Le 2 Vs Honor 5C which might help one to choose right smartphone.
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Below are the LeEco Le 2 Vs Honor 5C comparison based on my usage experience.
Design and Build quality
- LeEco Le 2 Dimensions: 151.1×74.2×7.7mm and weighs 153 grams.
- Huawei Honor 5C: 147.1×73.8×8.3 mm and weighs 156 grams.
Both smartphones feature all metal unibody design. Le2 has advantage of thin bezels which makes the device compact in spite of having a 5.5inch screen.Hence its screen to body ratio is higher. It is marginally lighter than the Honor 5c as well. Honor 5C provides three colours options to choose from whereas Le 2 currently available in only one variant. As it has only 5.2inch screen, it is comparatively smaller in size than the Le 2.
Winner: Draw
Display
- LeEco Le 2: 5.5inch full HD display screen with 401 ppi pixel density.
- Honor 5C: 5.2 inch IPS full HD display screen with 423 ppi pixel density.
Le 2 has advantage of bigger screen and Honor 5C has the advantage of higher pixel density. Viewing angles, sunlight legibility, colour saturation are good in both smartphones. Sharpness, colour accuracy and brightness are slightly better in Honor 5C.
Winner: Honor 5C.
SoC, RAM and OS
- LeEco Le 2: Octa core Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 with 3GB of RAM, Adreno 510 and runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.
- Honor 5C: Octa Core HiSilicon Kirin 650 Soc with 2GB of RAM, Mali-T880MP2 GPU and runs on Android Marshmallow.
LeEco Le 2 has advantage in segment. It has more RAM and it provides better performance in terms of multitasking and gaming performance.
Winner: LeEco Le 2
Storage
- LeEco Le 2: 32GB of internal storage.
- Honor 5C: 16GB of internal storage with optional microSD card support.
Honor 5C has less internal storage. But as it has hybrid sim card slot, users have the option to add additional storage via microSD card. Even you have the option to select Default location as microSD card. Whereas LeEco Le2 has higher internal storage but there is no option to add microSD card.
Winner: Draw.
Camera
- LeEco Le 2: 16MP primary camera with f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) and 8MP front facing camera.
- Honor 5C: 13MP primary camera with LED flash and 8MP front facing camera.
Honor 5C primary camera has BSI sensor with 78-degree wide-angle 5-element (5P) macro lens. It also has an anti-reflective, oleophobic and infrared-absorbing coating to reduce glare, prevents fingerprints, and stops unwanted IR light from reaching the sensor. In terms of camera performance, Between LeEco Le2 and Honor 5C performance there is not much difference.
Winner: Draw
Battery
- LeEco Le 2: 3000 mAh battery with fast charging.
- Honor 5C: 3000 mAh battery.
Both smartphones feature non removable 3000 mAh battery. However, the power efficient Octa Core HiSilicon Kirin 650 Soc and smaller screen size helps Honor 5C to provides better battery life.
Winner: Honor 5C.
Price and Availability
- LeEco Le 2: Rs.11,999. It is available in flipkart and LeMall via flash sales.
- Honor 5C: Rs.10,999. It is available in Flipkart via open sale.
Honor 5C is more affordable and easier to purchase. Whereas Le 2 can be purchased only through flash sales as of now.
Winner: Honor 5C.
Verdict: Whether to buy LeEco Le2 or Honor 5C is upto each individual’s decision based on the preferences. My personal choice would be Honor 5C due to its compact size and better battery life. I like small screen smartphones. Also I am not quite happy with the quality control measures taken on the LeEco Le 2. I have written a detailed post on it. The link is provided in the starting of this post. Which one you prefer between LeEco Le 2 Vs Honor 5C and why? Share it in the comment section.
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