<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/51151273.cms" /> <keyword id="3205550" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="LeEco">LeEco</keyword> (formerly Letv), a leading global Internet technology company, was awarded “Best of <keyword id="111480" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="mobile-world-congress">Mobile World Congress</keyword> - Most Innovative Company” by leading UK technology site <a href="http://www.alphr.com/technology/1002790/leeco-wins-alphrs-most-innovative-company-award-at-mwc-2016">Alphr.com</a>. LeEco was recognized for its high quality products, innovation and market disruption notably in the smartphone and automobile industries, where it’s generated headlines around the world. 
 
“We’re honored to receive the ‘Best of Mobile World Congress - Most Innovative Company’ award from Alphr,” said Eric Mika, senior vice president of open ecosystems, strategic alliances and partnerships at LeEco. “LeEco has made tremendous momentum over the past year having just entered the smartphone market last spring, and expanding to India and the U.S. this year. This award reinforces our vision to bring consumers everywhere a truly connected lifestyle that is powered by an Internet ecosystem of content and accessible, innovative products.” 
 
David Court, editor at Alphr.com said, “It’s pretty clear that LeEco is one to watch. The spec of its flagship handset, the Le Max Pro is tantalizing; we can’t wait to test it. Combined with some of the innovations they are working on in Car-Tech, as well as their Smart ‘Super Bike’ make LeEco the winner of Alphr.com’s ‘Most Innovative Company’ award for MWC 2016.” 
Among LeEco’s recent innovations are the world’s first Qualcomm® Snapdragon 820-powered smartphone the Le Max Pro, which was unveiled during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this past January, as well as its electric, connected smart bicycle, the Super Bike. 
 
The Le Max Pro boasts a robust set of features, including the Snapdragon SenseTM ID fingerprint technology, the mobile industry’s first comprehensive ultrasonic-based fingerprint biometric solution, providing a more secure, spoof-resistant alternative to capacitive-based fingerprint sensors. The Le Max Pro also features 802.11ad WiFi for real-time wireless streaming and Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 2.0 for up to 75% faster charging than conventional methods. 
 
The sleek, modern Super Bike is optimized for an eco-riding lifestyle, focused on Android connectivity, state-of-the-art software and top-of-the-line hardware to offer riders a futuristic transportation experience. The Super Bike features a smart riding system, fingerprint identification, a smart lock, two-way radio, sensor group and power management system. This first-of-its-kind bike is currently available in China and will be available in the U.S. later this year. 
 
This week, LeSports, the sports arm of LeEco, acquired exclusive international broadcast rights covering five seasons for China’s top football league, the Chinese Super League (CSL). Starting in 2016, LeSports will live stream CSL matches in the U.S., mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Canada, Southeast Asia, and more. The partnership exemplifies LeSports’ continued disruption to the global sports industry with its ecosystem of content, smart devices, event operations, and customer service. 
Freshly inked this month, LeEco announced a joint venture with luxury sports car maker Aston Martin in which the two companies plan to co-develop a range of next-gen connected electric vehicles, including a production version of Aston Martin’s RapidE slated to hit the market by 2018. The two companies will work together on research and development, production, manufacturing and sales of electric cars for brands including Aston Martin and LeEco. 
 
About Alphr.com 
Launched in June 2015 Alphr.com has become one of the UK’s biggest technology websites. Covering the amazing technologies that change the way people work and live, Alphr is a website for people who embrace new technology and thrive on change. 
 
About LeEco 
LeEco is a leading, global Internet technology company that converges culture, content, innovation, lifestyle and entertainment with a jaw-dropping array of products and experiences that fit perfectly into a broad spectrum of lifestyles. LeEco opens new opportunities for consumers, and the technology and entertainment industries, with an integrated ecosystem that spans smartphones, TVs, transportation, sports, film, entertainment and more. LeEco was recently named one of Fast Company’s 2016 “Most Innovative Companies.” To learn more, visit LeEco’s official <a href="mailto:www.leeco.com">website</a> and follow them on Facebook and <a href="https://twitter.com/letvusa">Twitter</a>.

LeEco Awarded Most Innovative Company at Mobile World Congress

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/52724200.cms" />The battleground for smartphones in India has been taking interesting turns of late. <keyword id="3205550" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="LeEco">LeEco</keyword>, the global internet and ecosystem conglomerate with its second generation Superphones <keyword id="3400174" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Le-2-and-Le-Max2">Le 2 and Le Max2</keyword> powered by superlative specs and impressive design at truly disruptive price points are truly in a class of their own. Incorporating powerful <keyword id="404288" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Processors">processors</keyword> in smartphones are in response to the rapidly changing lifestyles and higher consumers’ aspirations and needs in their day to day life. Phones have now become a performance centric mobile consumer product that enable users to manage almost all their tasks. This can be better understood by the fact that smartphones have adversely impacted purchase and usage of popular devices including televisions, laptops and desktops. Therefore, it is critical for smartphones to be backed by powerful processors that allow users to multi task and give them a seamless experience. <keyword id="310615" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Le">Le</keyword>Eco’s recently launched Le 2 comes with a 5.5 inch Full HD display and is powered by Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 652 (MSM8976) processor. Le 2 is packed with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage relieving the tension of regularly cleaning up the phone for free space. 

	The Le Max2 comes with a 5.7-inch display running at a resolution of 2560×1440 pixels. At the heart of the smartphone is Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 820 (MSM8996) processor paired with 4/6 GB RAM with 32/64 GB on board memory. This Superphone comes equipped with a 3100mAh battery with Quick Charge 2.0 feature and connectivity options such as Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, HSPA+ and 4G/ LTE among others.
 The next-gen <keyword id="3393804" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Superphones-from-LeEco">Superphones from LeEco</keyword> with their premium specs will be a delight to users who love watching content and multi task as the amount of processing power available under the hood make it a super smooth experience. So be it listening to music or checking your mails, sending messages and downloading an app, your super powered processor would do it all in a jiffy. Both the LeEco’s Superphones comes with <keyword id="3411554" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Supertainment-membership-program">Supertainment membership program</keyword> bundled with them. Through LeEco Membership program, LeEco provides users access to an impressively large collection of blockbuster and award winning movies from across the world including top Regional Cinema from India – across Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi &amp; Bengali films. Additionally, the program provides 3000+ hours of curated shows, 150+ live TV channels. Music too is on the anvil with 3.5 million songs for users’ choices. 

	LeEco's Premium Membership program also allows users to enjoy premium content, get exclusive discounts, a 5TB LeEco Cloud Drive Storage, enjoy live music &amp; concerts with Lossless Audio, exclusive giveaways and offers, special events with celebrities and top entertainment talents and many more.
 

	About LeEco:
 

	LeEco, formerly known as Letv, is a global pioneering internet and technology company with multiple internet ecosystems across content, devices, applications and platforms. Founded in November 2004 by Jia Yueting and Liu Hong, LeEco employs more than 10,000 people and is the world’s first video company to go public with a market capitalization of more than $12 billion USD. Headquartered in Beijing, China, it has regional headquarters in Hong Kong, Los Angeles and Silicon Valley.
 

	With “Complete Ecosystem, Groundbreaking technologies, and Disruptive Pricing” as the guiding principle, LeEco is engaged in a myriad of businesses, spanning from Internet-based Super TV and Superphones, video production and distribution, smart devices/accessories and large-screen applications, to e-commerce and even connected super-electric cars. The company also features one of the world's largest content libraries, comprising of movies, TV dramas, entertainment shows, sports and music, which can be conveniently viewed on LeEco products, including the Superphones, Super TVs, and in the near future, Le Autos. Breaking the barriers of industries, LeEco provides personalized products and services for an enhanced user experience at disruptive prices.

The battle of the Processors heats up with Le 2 and Le Max2 - the next generation Superphones from LeEco

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/52473058.cms" /><keyword id="3205550" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="LeEco">LeEco</keyword>, the global internet and ecosystem conglomerate has roped in three industry heavyweights to bolster its <keyword id="906237" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Leadership-team">leadership team</keyword> in India. The company has announced the hiring of Shrinivas Bairi, as Senior Director R&amp;D and Manish Aggarwal as Vice President, Marketing Communications for Smart Electronics Business. For LeEco’s Content Marketing Business, Divya Dixit comes in as Director from Percept Live. 
 Atul Jain, Chief Operating Officer, Smart Electronics Business of <keyword id="3237410" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="LeEco-India">LeEco India</keyword> said, “Over the last several months, we have been extremely focused on strengthening our team and capabilities. We are delighted to get three industry veterans onboard. They bring with them a wealth of experience which is exceedingly valuable at this juncture of our growth in India. These hires are well in line with our initiative of attracting top talent to strengthen our leadership team in India”. 
 
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Mr Bairi joins LeEco from Qualcomm, where he spent 17 years. His last role in Qualcomm was Director Engineering. Shrini is a well-known professional in the R&amp;D field and has an enviable track record with several achievements to his credit. He moved back from Qualcomm San Diego and was part of initial Qualcomm India R&amp;D Center setup team. He has been recognized for operationalizing the BREW division in Qualcomm India, leading Qualcomm India Android Products team and was actively involved in commercialization of all major handset OEMs. With this high profile hire, LeEco is one step closer towards fulfilling its goal of having a full-fledged R&amp;D centre in India. The company is also looking to set up its R&amp;D centre in India as part of its “Make in India” journey. The internet major is planning to increase the headcount of its R&amp;D centre based in Bangalore substantially. 
 
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Manish Aggarwal joins LeEco from Myntra where he was V.P. Marketing &amp; Head of Monetisation. With over 16 years of experience across geographies, Manish has worked with marquee organizations in the industry such as The Coco-Cola Company, Procter &amp; Gamble and Mindshare. He has been constantly recognized for conceptualizing award-winning campaigns. In his current role at LeEco, Manish will be responsible for spearheading the company’s marketing communications. 
 
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Divya Dixit has joined LeEco as Director, Content Marketing and in this role, she is responsible for growing the company’s content platform across India and will be establishing the brand leadership. Divya joins LeEco from Percept Live where she was Head, Marketing. She has experience of close to 19 years and has worked with organizations such as Tata Docomo, Saregama India, Sony Entertainment Television and Barista to name a few. Her expertise pans across industries including retail, broadcasting, telecom and music where she has successfully built new brands and rejuvenated existing brands. 
 
With its headquarter base in Bangalore, LeEco India in under 6 months already employs more than 200 people and aims to become over 1000 people-strong by the end of 2016. Since its India entry in January this year, LeEco has announced several initiatives in the country, a testimony to its commitment of strengthening its base in India. 
 
LeEco is also setting up in-house Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) in 10 cities across India which will be implemented by end of 2016. For this, the company has made a significant investment of over 10 million USD to set up this CDN/cloud infrastructure. Offering consumers, a comprehensive Ecosystem, which is unique to the company globally, LeEco plans to replicate its successful model in India. 
 
About LeEco: 
 
LeEco, formerly known as Letv, is a global pioneering internet and technology company with multiple internet ecosystems across content, devices, applications and platforms. Founded in November 2004 by Jia Yueting and Liu Hong, LeEco employs more than 10,000 people and is the world’s first video company to go public with a market capitalization of more than $12 billion USD. Headquartered in Beijing, China, it has regional headquarters in Hong Kong, Los Angeles and Silicon Valley. 
 
With “Complete Ecosystem, Groundbreaking technologies, and Disruptive Pricing” as the guiding principle, LeEco is engaged in a myriad of businesses, spanning from Internet-based Super TV and Superphones, video production and distribution, smart devices/accessories and large-screen applications, to e-commerce and even connected super-electric cars. The company also features one of the world's largest content libraries, comprising of movies, TV dramas, entertainment shows, sports and music, which can be conveniently viewed on LeEco products, including the Superphones, Super TVs, and in the near future, Le Autos. Breaking the barriers of industries, LeEco provides personalized products and services for an enhanced user experience at disruptive prices. 
 
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LeEco beefs up its leadership team in India by adding top notch talent

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/52667869.cms" />In a nearly 2000-people mega launch event today, <keyword id="3205550" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="LeEco">LeEco</keyword>, the global internet and technology conglomerate has finally unveiled its much awaited second generation Superphones, Le 2 and Le Max2, with the company's symbolized content ecosystem and membership being bundled, together with its marketplace e-commerce website, LeMall. The company also revealed the world's first CDLA (Continual Digital Lossless Audio) Type-C earphone, and its project of recruiting 200 "CEO"s. 
 The event at <keyword id="6568663" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Siri-Fort-Auditorium">Siri Fort Auditorium</keyword> at New Delhi was one of the most well attended events in the recent past history. At the event, LeEco’s official song was also revealed, specially composed and produced by Pritam’s studio Jam8 and sung by Nakash Aziz. 
 
Tin Mok, VP of Le Holdings and CEO, APAC, said, "Today is an extremely important day for us in our India journey so far. It marks our entry into the thriving e-commerce industry with the launch of LeMall. Addtionally, we are thrilled to bring our second generation Superphones with supertainment to India. Also, we’re happy to have achieved a significant milestone by pioneering digital lossless sound experiences. As forerunners in bringing the breakthrough technology as well as great features at a disruptive price, we remain committed to bringing best-in-class devices and services to our users in India." 
 
LeEco's 2nd generation superphones: Le 2 and Le Max2 
 <keyword id="350911" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Atul-Jain">Atul Jain</keyword>, COO, Smart Electronics Business, LeEco India, unveiled the 2nd generation of Superphones, calling them "redefine product value". "LeEco is ushering into the ET Era, or what we call Ecosystem Technology Era. It's time to end the practice of taking the consumers a ride and put an end to profit-oriented business models, but actually redefine product value." 
 
"We are focusing on the Eco Model, an integration of software, content, services, applications and hardware." 
 
As the next generation phone, Le 2, with a standard combination of 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM, is greatly improved from its predecessor. Powered by the Octa-Core Qualcomm ® Snapdragon TM 652. 
 
Le 2 provides a 16MP rear camera and 8MP front camera. The image quality is visibly better with vibrant and true-to-life colours. With technologies like PDAF, Closed Loop and other ground-breaking technologies, people can catch clear pictures in moving and unfavourable conditions. 
 
Le 2 has an In-Cell display screen which is usually featured with overpriced phones. The screen's blue light filter helps reduce eye fatigue, while at the same time, the in-cell screen allows devices to be thinner and lighter. 
 
It is also important to note that in addition to 3G, LTE and GSM, Le 2 supports all 4G bands in India and also will have VoLTE very soon over an OTA. 
 
Besides Le 2, LeEco also released 2 versions of the 2nd generation of Le Max, which is Le Max2. Powered by the world's most powerful processor, Qualcomm ® Snapdragon TM 820, the phone, featuring the high performance combination of 4GB RAM + 32GB on board memory or 6GB RAM + 64GB on board memory, pushed the limits of the industry to new heights. With a RAM three times that of the iPhone 6s Plus, Le Max2 (6G+64G) is 40% faster performance than most competitors' models, and is also 17% faster than its predecessor, Le Max. 
 
Le Max2 features a 5.7 inch 2K Super Retina Display, the best display for VR equipment. 
 
Its 21MP rear camera comes with blazingly fast focusing speeds thanks to PDAF technology, it also has a F2.0 aperture with OIS for blur free images even in low light. The rear camera on Le Max2 shoots pictures with great clarity thanks to improved components or technologies like 6P lens, PDAF, Closed Loop, OIS, Dual HDR and Dual-tone flash and so on. The Le Max2 is also equipped with an 8MP front camera. 
 
Le Max2 also enjoys a super-fast 802.11ac Wi-Fi connectivity. It has dual-band and dual-antenna, which means Le Max2's Wi-Fi speeds are much 4 times faster than most of its competitors, who are on the Wi-Fi 2.4G band and twice as fast as those on the Wi-Fi 5G band. 
 
Phones bundled with Supertainment ecosystem and membership program 
 
LeEco has also made impressive additions to its Supertainment membership program. In the coming months, through LeEco Membership program, users can get access to a collection of 2000+ movies. LeEco is all set to have the largest collection of blockbuster and award winning movies from across the world including top Regional Cinema from India – across Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi &amp; Bengali films. Meanwhile, the program provides 3000+ hours of curated shows, 150+ live TV channels and 3.5 million songs for users’ choices. LeEco takes the lead in offering 1.9 million songs with lossless audio, bringing the users’ audio experience to a brand new height. 
 
With LeEco's Premium Membership program, users can enjoy premium content, exclusive discounts, a 5TB LeEco Cloud Drive Storage, live music &amp; concerts with Lossless Audio, exclusive giveaways and offers, special events with celebrities and top entertainment talents and many more. Starting from this month, LeEco will also give members access to more than 50 online international live concerts. 
 
World’s first <keyword id="3400203" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="CDLA-standard">CDLA Standard</keyword> to disrupt age-old industry norms 
 
Through the new Superphones, LeEco has revolutionarily replaced the 3.5mm headphone port with the world’s first CDLA Type-C interface, leading an audio revolution to the earphone industry that remains the same for decades in India. As an industry pioneer, LeEco introduced a new digital architecture, CDLA technology that enables end-to-end lossless digital music transmission, the world’s first continual digital lossless audio standard. The two Superphones Le 2 and Le Max 2 are all set to redefine the smart phone audio technology world. 
 
CDLA is quite intelligent. Every pair of CDLA earphones has its own independent ID, so it knows who is using it and what recommendations and preferences it can offer to the user, seamlessly integrating with LeEco's ecosystems. 
 
To showcase the revolutionary CDLA technology, the song composed by the Jam8 studios was recorded on two devices, one with the existing Hi-Fi audio capability and the other with the CDLA technology. The difference was unparalleled and the music experience from the device with CDLA technology was premium and seamless. LeEco has also unveiled the world’s ﬁrst Type-C CDLA Earphones which consumers can get access to at a competitive price of only Rs 1,999. LeEco has also unveiled the world’s ﬁrst Type-C CDLA Earphones which users can get access to at a competitive price of only Rs 1,999. 
 
The launch of LeMall to complete an ecosystem approach 
 With the launch of LeMall, its marketplace e-commerce website, the company has marked its venture into the e-commerce space in India. LeMall.com, first launched in Mainland China in 2013, is not only a leading online shopping destination in China but has also proved a force to be reckoned as highly successful during LeEco’s initial global expansion thus far, to the United States &amp; Hong Kong. Both Le 2 and the Le Max2 will be available on <keyword id="6354742" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Flipkart">Flipkart</keyword> and LeEco’s very own marketplace e-commerce website LeMall.com soon. 
 
LeMall is an important step in establishing LeEco’s foot print in India. It will serve as the primary channel for customers to engage with LeEco and become a part of the ecosystem through the products and services. 
 
Disruptive Pricing for Le 2 and Le Max2 together with LeEco's membership Program 
 
Atul Jain announced the disruptive prices for Le 2 and Le Max2. 
 
For Le 2, the 3GB RAM and 32ROM combination Superphone comes at a price of Rs 11,999, including one year membership, which is worth Rs 4,900 if purchased alone. 
 
For Le Max2, the 4GB+32GB model will cost Rs 22,999, and the 6GB+64GB version will be at a price of Rs 29,000 and will include a one-year membership. 
 
LeEco will have its first flash sale for Le Max2 on June 28th, and its first Le 2 flash sale in early July. Registration for both the models will be open on June 20th on Flipkart. 
 
LeEco now has a 24x7 Call Centre where users can reach the company’s customer service personnel via calls, live chats and even on social media. It will support queries in nine languages. 
 
LeEco entered the India market with the launch of its Superphones in early 2016 - the Le 1s and the Le Max. Recently, the company launched its first, “Made for India” Superphone Le 1s Eco. The devices which are exclusively available on Flipkart, have truly disrupted the market with their best in class specifications at democratized pricing. 
 
Tin Mok, VP of Le Holdings and CEO, APAC of LeEco said, “All the announcements we made today are in synergy with our expansion plans in India and are a testimony to our commitment to the Indian market. We are very grateful for the tremendous user responses we have received so far on all our products and services. We remain committed to raising the bar each time and creating newer industry benchmarks with our technological prowess." 
 
Another milestone in the company’s India journey was marked by its foray into the retail space in the country on 7th June. LeEco has ambitious plans to set-up fully owned exclusive retail stores in top 8 to 10 cities, starting with New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru along with 500 franchise stores. The company will showcase its entire product and services ecosystem at the stores; ranging from phones, TVs, VR Headsets, Bluetooth devices and power banks. 
 
About LeEco: 
 
LeEco, formerly known as Letv, is a global pioneering internet and technology company with multiple internet ecosystems across content, devices, applications and platforms. Founded in November 2004 by Jia Yueting and Liu Hong, LeEco employs more than 10,000 people and is the world’s first video company to go public with a market capitalization of more than $12 billion USD. Headquartered in Beijing, China, it has regional headquarters in Hong Kong, Los Angeles and Silicon Valley. 
 
With “Complete Ecosystem, Groundbreaking technologies, and Disruptive Pricing” as the guiding principle, LeEco is engaged in a myriad of businesses, spanning from Internet-based Super TV and Superphones, video production and distribution, smart devices/accessories and large-screen applications, to e-commerce and even connected super-electric cars. The company also features one of the world's largest content libraries, comprising of movies, TV dramas, entertainment shows, sports and music, which can be conveniently viewed on LeEco products, including the Superphones, Super TVs, and in the near future, Le Autos. Breaking the barriers of industries, LeEco provides personalized products and services for an enhanced user experience at disruptive prices.

LeEco unveils the much anticipated second generation Superphones, Le 2 and Le Max2 through Flipkart and its own newly launched marketplace e-commerce website, LeMall

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