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Review: LeEco Bluetooth speaker is truly affordable

LeEco's Bluetooth speaker is meant for users looking for a compact, affordable speaker for their bedroom

Priced at Rs1,999, the LeEco Bluetooth speaker is designed for causal music lovers who like to listen to music in the confines of their room.Premium
Priced at Rs1,999, the LeEco Bluetooth speaker is designed for causal music lovers who like to listen to music in the confines of their room.

Chinese companies such as LeEco and Xiaomi are popular in India for their smartphones, but they have a wide range of other electronics and smartphone accessories as well. LeEco’s latest addition to their growing portfolio of accessories is a portable Bluetooth speaker, with an in-built battery. Priced at 1,999, the speaker is designed for causal music lovers who like to listen to music in the confines of their room. It isn’t too loud but is adequately powerful to fill a room.

Good-looking and handy to use

The speaker is inspired by JBL’s Flip series and has a similar cylindrical shape. It comes in multiple eye-popping colours such as blue, orange, pink and black. The speaker grille is wrapped across the body, so you can’t really hold it or place it horizontally without blocking the 270-degree surround sound. It has to be placed vertically on the side with the rubber padding, while the side with the power button goes on top. The speaker doesn’t have any physical buttons along the body. The only button on the speaker is the circular power button. It also doubles up as the Bluetooth button and the pause button.

The metallic speaker grille gives the LeEco Bluetooth speaker a solid feel. The overall build quality is impressive as it doesn’t look cheap or poorly built like most budget speakers. It weighs 360g and can be slipped into a small bag with ease. There are no volume control buttons on it and to crank up or lower the volume, one has to use the smartphone.

Connectivity is simple and straightforward

The speaker works wirelessly with any smartphone or PC compatible with Bluetooth 4.0 and above. To pair it, one needs to press the power button. While pairing, the blue light built around the power button blinks repeatedly until the speaker is paired with the device. The pairing takes a few seconds and once configured, works smoothly.

Works wirelessly, struggles at high pitch

The audio performance is a mixed bag. At full volume, it can make its presence felt in a small room with ease, but struggles to reproduce the same sort of sound clarity it delivers at a slightly lower volume. Music with high frequency sound feels a little hazy. Soft music involving little to no heavy instrumentals sound a lot better.

The fact that it comes with a built-in microphone means it can be used for meetings as well.

The Bluetooth connectivity works as long as you are in the same room. The device comes with a built-in 1,200mAh battery which charges through a regular USB charger and easily lasts up to 7 hours on heavy usage.

Verdict

Most of the top audio brands do not have a really affordable product in their portfolio. Brand such as Amkette, Zebronics, F&D and Portronics have some handy Bluetooth speakers to offer. LeEco Bluetooth speaker is better than many in this price segment. What gives it a clear edge over them is its impressive build quality and finishing. If you are looking for a reliable low-priced speaker which you can carry around easily, the LeEco Bluetooth speaker is worth a try.

In case you are looking for more features such as microSD card slot and FM radio, you can consider the Amkette iGo 820BK which is selling at 2,139.

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Abhijit Ahaskar
Abhijit writes on tech policy, gaming, security, AI, robotics, electronics and startups. He has been in the media industry for over 12 years.
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Published: 26 Jul 2016, 02:10 PM IST
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