LeEco Le Pro 3 Elite (X722) Review

Overview

LeEco Le Pro 3 Elite a.k.a. LeEco X722 is a specific modification of the Le Pro 3 model a.k.a. LeEco X720. Despite the Elite moniker, it is actually a slightly downgraded version of the X720, but for the most part, the two models are identical. They feature LeEco's signature design, pack advanced hardware and still offer one of the best price/quality ratio on the smartphone market. The main differences between the two models are that the Elite is based on Snapdragon 820 instead 821 and does not support NFC. Following is our in-depth review of Le Pro 3 Elite.

Specifications

LeEco Le Pro 3 Elite is equipped with a 5.5-inch in-cell, fully laminated IPS display with an FHD resolution (1080 x 1920 pixels) and pixel density of 403 ppi. It graces an all-metal body made of aluminium alloy. Under the metal hood ticks a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 system-on-chip that integrates two 2.15GHz and two 1.6GHz cores in a quad-core Kryo CPU along with a 624MHz Adreno 530 GPU. There are 4GB of double-channel, LPDDR4 RAM on board, clocked at 1866MHz. The built-in memory measures 32GB and cannot be expanded. On the back of the device, there are a fingerprint sensor and a 16-megapixel primary shooter with a Sony IMX298 sensor and a 6-element lens with an f/2.0 aperture. The camera is aided by PDAF and a dual-tone LED flash. The front-facing snapper features a 5-megapixel OmniVision OV8866 sensor and a 76.5° wide-angle lens with an f/2.2 aperture. The model supports 27 bands and 7 modes: 2G GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), 2.5G CDMA (800 and 1900 MHz), 3G W-CDMA (850, 900, 1700, 1900, and 2100 MHz), 3G TD-SCDMA (1880-1920 and 2010-2025 MHz), 4G LTE-FDD (800 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1800, 2100, 2600 MHz), and 4G LTE-TDD (1900, 2300, 2500, and 2600 MHz) bands. 4G LTE speeds are Cat. 12 ones. LeEco Le Pro 3 Elite also supports dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac with 2-stream MU-MIMO, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Bluetooth 4.2. No NFC. It works with the GPS, GLONASS, and BeiDou satellite positioning systems and is equipped with a USB Type-C 2.0 port with OTG support. There's no 3.5 mm jack, but a headphone adapter is included in the package. An infrared port is on board as well. The device is equipped with three microphones with noise cancellation, dual stereo speakers and supports Dolby Atmos. It runs EUI 5.9.026S based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. For complete details, here are the full LeEco Le Pro 3 Elite specifications.

What's in the box

LeEco Le Pro 3 Elite arrives in a stylish black rectangular box with the company's logo on top of the lid. Inside, the smartphone is placed in the left compartment and below it, there's an envelope with the standard documentation and SIM tray pin. The envelope covers a small hole, which houses the headphone adapter. To the right of the smartphone, there are two smaller compartments with a lid. One is for the USB Type-C cable and the other one is for the 24W quick charger. It has two flat pins as per the US standard for electric sockets, so if you reside elsewhere, you will need a socket adapter.