Has anyone had both of these phones in hand? Both can be purchased for the same price.
I have a rough idea of the positives and negatives of each model in my head. Does anyone else here have an opinion on which is the better phone overall?
I have also posted this to the LeEco Pro 3 community to try to get a better idea from owners of both phones.
Why not X720? The X722 does not share the same hardware as X720 and there is less development/support. Keep in mind that LeEco might never update any device in the future, so all lies with the good hearted developers.
If you live in Europe and you'll choose LeMax2, make sure it's the X820 and not the cheaper X829 due to Band20.
For me, the choice would be between X720 and X820.
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Why not X720? The X722 does not share the same hardware as X720 and there is less development/support. Keep in mind that LeEco might never update any device in the future, so all lies with the good hearted developers.
If you live in Europe and you'll choose LeMax2, make sure it's the X820 and not the cheaper X829 due to Band20.
For me, the choice would be between X720 and X820.
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Hey, thanks for you reply. I can get the X722 and X820 for the same price.
The X720 will be 45%-50% more for me.
Would you say that the X820 is the clear winner over the X722? I have to agree with you with regards to ROM development. There only seem to be ~3 active ROMs for the X722. The Le Max 2 seems to have a lot more active community.
The X722 is a niche device, so I would say it's not worth it.
I would go for the X820 in this case. It already has android 8.1. All credit goes to the excellent devs.
The only thing that might bother you is the fingerprint lottery. Many users claim it fails after a while. Mine is working for more than 1.5 years, but some report total breakdown of the fp even after few days of usage. If you can live without it, then just get it. I'd say a 50-50 chance.
I have both., X820 and X722.
1. Display - Le Max wins - super colors and ultrasharp, Le Pro looks much worse side to side.
2. Battery - Le Pro wins, lasts longer.
3. Custom ROMS - no winner. Indeed, there are not too many roms for LePro but in the end you need only one. I use AEX 7.1.2, stable, full features, no bugs noticed.
4. Sound - Le Pro wins - stereo speakers.
But my final suggestion is: if you don't care too much about battery life, buy Le Max 2. The display makes the real difference.
Heyyo, I would NOT RECOMMEND the Le Pro 3 Elite! It is NOT COMPATIBLE with Le Pro 3 custom ROMs as it uses the SD 821 and Le Pro 3 Elite uses the SD820!
There have been some community members messing about trying to get it working properly on LineageOS but it won't have as good of support as an actual Le Pro 3...
Same goes for that Le Pro 3 AI Edition which uses a MediaTek Helio X23. No kernel sources for that means no custom ROMs.
Isn't the x722 the pro elite. To be honest I just want a phone with the Google camera. So considering the Max 2 has better ROMs, would that be a better option to buy?
x722 is slowly getting ROMs, so it's an option I think. Le Max 2 has a good chance to have a dead FP out of the box, or the FP to die suddenly (like mine) and recover God knows when if it recovers (yes, by itself) at all. x722 is good if more developers start doing stuff for it, I see a good start.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/le...rom-lineage-os-14-1-x722-elite-based-t3705186
In my opinion, the Le Max 2 X820 is a better choice. Hardwear is the same in both Snapdragon 820, Adreno 530, RAM LPDDR4 and UFS 2.0, but the Le Max 2 has a much better display, the battery is smaller, but it loads very fast thanks to Quick Charge 3.0. The loudspeaker sounds very loud and good. There are plenty of ROMs to choose from. Thanks to the fact that the screen is flat, there is no problem with matching the tempered glass.
I recently bought the X820 6/64 version with the B20 band for 200 USD and I recommend it, I'm satisfied.
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x722 is slowly getting ROMs, so it's an option I think.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/le...rom-lineage-os-14-1-x722-elite-based-t3705186
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Excatly. For example I use X722 (Elite) with AICP and this is stable and no buggy ROM. There is a nice feature to use on - one can change saturation of colors under Live Display options - and X722 display does need it
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thinking about an upgrade. what do yu think about the leeco le maxx 2?
http://www.gsmarena.com/leeco_le_max_2-8051.php
Despite of having better specs on paper, LeEco's Android skin is ugly and laggy. It's not only ugly, but also quite different from what you see on MIUI or stock Android. If I would be in your place, I wouldn't buy, it just because it's skin and UI.
Why are you thinking for upgrading anyways? Any solid reasons? If it's camera, I would recommend Moto G4 Plus.
lemax2 is more expensive, has less battery (users complaining bout battery life), screen is bigger but has big bezels and no microsd-slot.
But it is faster and more high-end than the rn3pro, but after all i ll stick with the xiaomi because of the great dev community!
42o247 said:
thinking about an upgrade. what do yu think about the leeco le maxx 2?
http://www.gsmarena.com/leeco_le_max_2-8051.php
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If u wanna go with performance, maybe u should take that leeco but if u wanna have a good battery backup as well as community support then ur choice is RN3 Snapdragon version. So, choose wisely bro.
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I think the leeco le pro 3 is the best offer at the moment has the same battery and any amount of power I'll get me that
with no card slot in the leeco device i will stay with my rn3p. maybe wait until the mi mix goes down in price.
Hello, should I buy the x820 version or the x829 version?
Do you recomend this device?
Sorry about the questions but i want to know more about the device that I thinking to buy, regards!!
You be the decider!
Differences among X82X variants...
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You be the decider!
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I would get the 829 unless you can find an 820 with more than 32gb of storage.
This place has really good prices
https://www.coolicool.com/cell-phones-t-289?filter_attr=0.0.0.0.0.12098.0.0.0.0
Depends where you live. If USA, get X829, if Europe or somewhere else, it's better to get the X820. The B20 is not working on X829 and until now nobody managed to make it work.
Also as I've noticed on the forum is that more users with X829 have issues with fingerprint sensor than users with X820.
The perfect buy would be X820 4/64 Grey IMHO.
Finally you should decide.
PS: Why not X720 Le Pro3?
dont buy it ..
go to Le pro 3 or leeco cool s1
HTC-TYTN2 said:
dont buy it ..
go to Le pro 3 or leeco cool s1
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It depends, the Le max 2 has a much better camera, display, gives more RAM and ROM for the price and the performance is literally 10% slower than the le pro 3 (so you would not see a massive performance lag between the devices, only if you look in the milliseconds which is not very noticeable to the human eye), also the le pro 3 does not have qfiles so if you hard brick it you can NOT revive the mobile and would have to send it for repair, which would take alot of time, this may be why the le max 2 is a much better option.
I have X829, got it last week , with 16s vendor rom, then I flash 19S Indian rom.
there is no issue in the phone, it is amazing and only 170 euro by banggood
also fingerprint sensor work fine.
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It depends, the Le max 2 has a much better camera, display, gives more RAM and ROM for the price and the performance is literally 10% slower than the le pro 3 (so you would not see a massive performance lag between the devices, only if you look in the milliseconds which is not very noticeable to the human eye), also the le pro 3 does not have qfiles so if you hard brick it you can NOT revive the mobile and would have to send it for repair, which would take alot of time, this may be why the le max 2 is a much better option.
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The same was LeMax2 regarding QFIL files. When the phone was released, there were no files available, they surfaced later after few months (I've done the tutorial in November and the phone was released in May).
Pro3 has some advantages that you haven't mentioned: smaller screen (more pocketable), FHD (it's enough IMHO, and better for the battery and GPU), bigger battery, same RAM, slightly better processor, newer (let's assume that support will be better than LeMax2's as it has a US release). If I wouldn't care about the price, Pro3 would be my choice.
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The same was LeMax2 regarding QFIL files. When the phone was released, there were no files available, they surfaced later after few months (I've done the tutorial in November and the phone was released in May).
Pro3 has some advantages that you haven't mentioned: smaller screen (more pocketable), FHD (it's enough IMHO, and better for the battery and GPU), bigger battery, same RAM, slightly better processor, newer (let's assume that support will be better than LeMax2's as it has a US release). If I wouldn't care about the price, Pro3 would be my choice.
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Yeah, I see where you are coming from , it just depends on the user. Also I think at this price point a lot of users would have price as one of their main factors of buying a mobile. My preference would have a larger crisper 2K screen (much better than FHD in VR and because you have no risk with bricking the mobile with no support currently you can easly root the mobile and change the resolution to 1080p to put less strain on the CPU and GPU, I think this is much better than FHD has you get the best of both worlds, VR and typical mobile gaming) , better camera and a lot more RAM and ROM for the price (6GB 128GB variant costed me $250 while the cheapest le pro 3 4GB 32GB variant is $260) and I wouldn't want to be waiting another 3+ months with a hard bricked mobile. And yes the battery on the le pro 3 is much better but for most users the battery time on the Le max 2 is sufficient enough and for still paying less you could buy a power bank. So right now I would still buy the le max 2, but definitely when those QFIL files come for the le pro 3 it would be very difficult to choose from.:good:
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6GB 128GB variant costed me $250 while the cheapest le pro 3 4GB 32GB variant is $260
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You made a point right there. True indeed.
valy_cta said:
Depends where you live. If USA, get X829, if Europe or somewhere else, it's better to get the X820. The B20 is not working on X829 and until now nobody managed to make it work.
Also as I've noticed on the forum is that more users with X829 have issues with fingerprint sensor than users with X820.
The perfect buy would be X820 4/64 Grey IMHO.
Finally you should decide.
PS: Why not X720 Le Pro3?
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Good infor, x820 come with china rom or Stock rom with gapps ? custom rom which model is more x820 or x829 ? Many Thanks in advance before i buy...
Take a look at banggood.com, there is a promotion Leeco x820 6gb ram/ 64gb rom,Golden/grey for just 214 usd with coupon code X820664
sepacek said:
Take a look at banggood.com, there is a promotion Leeco x820 6gb ram/ 64gb rom,Golden/grey for just 214 usd with coupon code X820664
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x820 & x829 which 1 better ? is it x820 front camera have flash light ? x820 come with china rom or Stock rom with gapps ? custom rom which model is more x820 or x829 ?
They are just the same but x829doesnt have b20 support.Idk if there is gapps preloaded or not, you can flash whatever rom you want.Front cam doesnt have flash light
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They are just the same but x829doesnt have b20 support.Idk if there is gapps preloaded or not, you can flash whatever rom you want.Front cam doesnt have flash light
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thank u & what is b20 support.Idk ?
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coolkillermax said:
thank u & what is b20 support.Idk ?
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LTE band 20, check if your carrier support that band.
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LTE band 20, check if your carrier support that band.
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Noted & x820 rom will come with gapps include ?
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AhmadSant said:
I have X829, got it last week , with 16s vendor rom, then I flash 19S Indian rom.
there is no issue in the phone, it is amazing and only 170 euro by banggood
also fingerprint sensor work fine.
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Indian rom is literally the worse rom out there for the le max 2.
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Good infor, x820 come with china rom or Stock rom with gapps ? custom rom which model is more x820 or x829 ? Many Thanks in advance before i buy...
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For X820 or X829 there are the same amount of ROMs, there is no difference between them. Gapps can be easily flashed on either, go for X820 if it's the same price.
x820 vs x829 camera which 1 better ?
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Hello everybody
I'm thinking about buying this phone, probably the X820. But I wanna ask you for advises, what are the pros & cons of this monster?
I've heard that there is some issues with camera, fingerprint scanner... are those issues solved by software update?
Does the 6GB Ram worth the extra money? some bench pls...
Regards
It's a flasher's paradise/playground for those who don't want to spend a fortune on a phone with great value in terms of specs. If you won't be flashing ROMs, then youtube EUI and see if you are comfortable with it.
Don't expect updates from LeEco. They might update. Just don't expect it. And don't expect much support from LeEco. I have few problems with fingerprint sensor. But then this is the first phone I've had that has one, so what do I compare it to? lol. Camera IMO is really good. Quick charge 3 is really nice to have.
I'm quite happy with the Max 2. It's fast and a great value as long as you're getting the best current price from one of the Chinese outlets. I came from a Moto G4, and this phone performs so much better.
I've been using this device for 9 months, still pretty good value for money considering the hardware it offers. Leeco's support is disappointing, but you just have to deal with. I mean, I use this phone in Europe without official support, so I don't expect much. I would be very happy for seeing official Nougat on this device though.
Some people have issues with the fingerprint sensor, the cause has not been identified.
Camera is decent, personally I don't use it often. But if I do, the result is okay.
Luckily, some guys work really hard on this device here in XDA, which is very appreciated.
Thank you for your answers!
Support is the big problem with chinese smartphones manufacturers.. But since LeEco has released source code for its phones, things are moving, and I can see that there is an official LineageOS rom and many other roms.. If the developers continue their work on this device, it'll be more than enough for me. Of course it'll be great if LeEco resolves the issues with fps and camera through an official update to nougat or Android O when released.
Checkout the LeEco Le Pro 3 Elite, same specs as the Le Pro 3, but it has a 820 instead of a 821. The 6gb version is a little bit more expensive. Don't know if it is worth.. Battery and maybe size are the only "cons". The phone works like charm. Hope this helps you
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Thank you for your answers!
Support is the big problem with chinese smartphones manufacturers.. But since LeEco has released source code for its phones, things are moving, and I can see that there is an official LineageOS rom and many other roms.. If the developers continue their work on this device, it'll be more than enough for me. Of course it'll be great if LeEco resolves the issues with fps and camera through an official update to nougat or Android O when released.
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Very big cons is fixed rom size with no card slot. I decided to buy it but now would like rather Redmi 4x Note.
Wysłane z mojego Le X820 przy użyciu Tapatalka
Waiting for Miui for x722, I would be very happy. :crying::crying:
me 2, i have a wifi problem in my phone, it cant connect to wifi
I'm w8 for a new rom to try a soluction
The open source code wasn't released now for x722..
No MIUI but last few days and in the near future we get:
020s by Steve Mars
026s with 020s kernel by Steve Mars
026s by Steve Mars (026s kernel)
020s by Hellas Team
and, hopefully, vendor Android 7.1.1. (Banggood) from somebodys newly acquired 6GB x722
Maybe someone buy a 6gb version with android 7.1.1?
I think there is one from htcmania forum
miui
too I want miui on x722
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too I want miui on x722
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Install ROM from : leeco.re
POST [tora33][X722] Multi Pro3 X722 stable 20s rom, Magisk+V4A+Xposed (from 26s to 20s)
Rom from Letv max 2. Fantastic.
"It's like MJU. You can also install the MJU launcher from the Play Store.
I had over a year of LetV X500 and MJU. I know what you want. I now have a ROM from Hellada. Its De BEST.
AND Warning; If you have Letv X722 Elite and EIU v.26 : FIRST DOWNGrade to ver: 20s ; unlock bootloader .
Thank you
forenti said:
Install ROM from : leeco.re
POST [tora33][X722] Multi Pro3 X722 stable 20s rom, Magisk+V4A+Xposed (from 26s to 20s)
Rom from Letv max 2. Fantastic.
"It's like MJU. You can also install the MJU launcher from the Play Store.
I had over a year of LetV X500 and MJU. I know what you want. I now have a ROM from Hellada. Its De BEST.
AND Warning; If you have Letv X722 Elite and EIU v.26 : FIRST DOWNGrade to ver: 20s ; unlock bootloader .
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Thank you
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No MIUI but last few days and in the near future we get:
020s by Steve Mars
026s with 020s kernel by Steve Mars
026s by Steve Mars (026s kernel)
020s by Hellas Team
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Which one would you recommend?
The one closest to original EUI - Genesys 26s by Steve Mars
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The one closest to original EUI - Genesys 26s by Steve Mars
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And which one would you recommend now with lineage 14 and paranoid 7 being out for a few weeks now, did you try both? What is your experience with them? Thanks a lot!
MIUI 9
Very very pleased!!! - i want miui on this phone(((((
IIt would be nice to see it in some time but i dont think it is compatible yet. Even the battery administration can be a really big problem, for example.
Port from x720
Please port from leeco x720 pro3 - miui 9 v2...
Please, port from multirom Xiaomi mi5
Why do you guys want MIUI so badly? Someone ported a working LOS ROM on Oreo for this phone and you guys still want MIUI... you guys should've just bought Xiaomi phones then.
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Why do you guys want MIUI so badly? Someone ported a working LOS ROM on Oreo for this phone and you guys still want MIUI... you guys should've just bought Xiaomi phones then.
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Yeah people are strange Xiaomi phones are cheap as chip like $200 or less. I got Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 with Sd625, it's decent. Battery 2-3 days for moderate use. They make good phones Wifi signal and everything work excellent. The stock OS is well optimized and everything flying. I also have Redmi4 sd625 32gb rom/3Gb ram, some of the things it does it's faster than Le Pro3 that how good Xiaomi optimize the phone. If you never buy Xiaomi you missing out on some good phones, not rip off charging so much for a piece of plastic like Sammy, Huawei, Apple etc
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Yeah people are strange Xiaomi phones are cheap as chip like $200 or less. I got Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 with Sd625, it's decent. Battery 2-3 days for moderate use. They make good phones Wifi signal and everything work excellent. The stock OS is well optimized and everything flying. I also have Redmi4 sd625 32gb rom/3Gb ram, some of the things it does it's faster than Le Pro3 that how good Xiaomi optimize the phone. If you never buy Xiaomi you missing out on some good phones, not rip off charging so much for a piece of plastic like Sammy, Huawei, Apple etc
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Whilst I agree with you about the virtues of Xiaomi devices ( Redmi note 2 here ) I don’t think even Xiaomi provides anything with this price/specs/hardware combination ( Don’t know how much it was at time of op , but now it’s $150 ) And I suppose if someone likes miui , and knows there’s a rom for x720 , it’s not such a stretch that they might ask for it on this device .
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Whilst I agree with you about the virtues of Xiaomi devices ( Redmi note 2 here ) I don’t think even Xiaomi provides anything with this price/specs/hardware combination ( Don’t know how much it was at time of op , but now it’s $150 ) And I suppose if someone likes miui , and knows there’s a rom for x720 , it’s not such a stretch that they might ask for it on this device .
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Well, the Mi5 does, but with less RAM, unless you choose the "Pro" edition. It lacks support for North American bands, though (1700 AWS), unlike the Pro3 Elite. But it has a slightly better screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 and a headphone jack. Oh, and NFC and an IR port and a barometer, of all things. But it's battery is smaller (3000mAh). It also gets updates, unlike the Pro3 Elite, but still costs more even though it's a year older. Otherwise specs wise they're both pretty much the same.
The best bargain out there would be the Pro3 standard variant with the Snapdragon 821 and NFC for $230 or even $300, but you'd never catch me paying $300 for an LeEco phone... too risky since hardware defects seem to be widespread. With Xiaomi phones, you pay a bit more and you get more support. Hardware tends to be decent, but not perfect. You'll still hear about screen issues, camera issues, and so on. Just look at the Mi A1 and its screen issues and headphone jack issues... QC is still lacking in China.
But then again, look at LG's horrible record. Three bootlooping phones in 1 year: LG V10, LG Nexus 5X, LG G4. Good luck getting those RMA'd, lol. And even the Nexus 6P has so many battery and bootloop issues. Even the Pixel 2 and Galaxy S8 Snapdragon variant have problems! The issue is with all Android OEMs. They pump too many phones out without quality checking them. It's something that will only be fixed as smartphones mature.
Hi guys, I am considering taking a new phone (a budget one) and i found out about Le Eco. I have two questions:
First one , from what i can see in the homtom site, Le Eco Le 2(5.5 Inches Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 64-bit Octa Core 8MP+16MP) is more expensive than Le Eco Le S3(MTK6797 Helio X20 Deca Core Android 6.0 21.0MP+8.0MP ). Why is that? I don't know a lot about phones , but isn't Le S3 newer and better model with better processor and camera? Why is the older model more expensive?
And the second question , despite the price , what model of Le Eco should i take , to use a stable custom rom. I"ve never used one , but i really want to try and use.
Thank you.
Oh, I will use the phone in Europe, Bulgaria.
Heyyo, I'd recommend going with the Leeco Le 2 as it is compatible to third party roms. Such as the official LineageOS builds. A coworker of mine bought the Le 2 (s2) and I installed LineageOS 14.1 for her and she loves it
https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/s2
The S3 is cheaper as MediaTek processors cost less but there is pretty much no custom ROM scene so I wouldn't recommend it for long term software support from the community...
Thank you, man!! Then S2 will be.
Heyyo, you're very welcome!
You can see here how lively LeEco Le S2 custom ROM development is
https://forum.xda-developers.com/le-2/development
I've seen some work being done on Oreo (beta) as well so she's still going strong