LeEco Le Max 2 review: L'etranger

Performance benchmarks

The LeEco Le Max 2 is powered by the latest Snapdragon 820 chipset coupled with 4GB or 6GB of RAM. This should be more than enough to convince anyone the Le Max 2 is nothing short of a powerhouse.

The single-core performance of one Kyro core is as impressive as it can get. The iPhone's Twister is still the champ, but Qualcomm are definitely on the right track as the single-core performance is crucial for a lag-free Android OS.

GeekBench 3 (single-core)

Higher is better

• Apple iPhone 6s Plus
  2527
• HTC 10
  2368
• LG G5
  2328
• Xiaomi Mi 5
  2305
• LeEco Le Max 2
  2118
• Meizu Pro 6
  1905
• Meizu Pro 5
  1545
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
  1490
• Huawei Nexus 6P
  1363
• Motorola Moto X Force
  1273

The multi-core score of four Kryo cores can't match the 10-core Meizu Pro 6 though it's not far behind. The performance is on par with the 8-core CPUs inside the Galaxy S6 edge+ and Note5, which speaks volumes.

GeekBench 3 (multi-core)

Higher is better

• Meizu Pro 6
  6427
• Meizu Pro 5
  5578
• LG G5
  5362
• Xiaomi Mi 5
  5358
• HTC 10
  5257
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
  5158
• Samsung Galaxy Note5
  5124
• LeEco Le Max 2
  5026
• Motorola Moto X Force
  4693
• Huawei Nexus 6P
  4539
• Apple iPhone 6s Plus
  4413

Quite expectedly, the Adreno 530 GPU is on par with the Snapdragon 820 competition. It's the most powerful GPU on the market and the equalized 1080p offscreen tests confirms it.

GFX 3.1 Manhattan (1080p offscreen)

Higher is better

• HTC 10
  31
• LG G5
  30
• Xiaomi Mi 5
  30
• LeEco Le Max 2
  28
• Apple iPhone 6s Plus
  27.9
• Motorola Moto X Force
  20
• Huawei Nexus 6P
  17
• Samsung Galaxy Note5
  15
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
  15
• Meizu Pro 5
  14
• Meizu Pro 6
  11

GFX 3.1 Car scene (offscreen)

Higher is better

• HTC 10
  18
• Xiaomi Mi 5
  17
• LeEco Le Max 2
  16
• LG G5
  16
• Motorola Moto X Force
  12
• Meizu Pro 6
  6.4

The Xiaomi Mi 5 has an advantage over the Quad HD competition on the onscreen tests as its display runs on 1080p resolution. The Pro 6 is also a 1080p smartphone, but its GPU is inferior.

GFX 3.1 Manhattan (onscreen)

Higher is better

• Xiaomi Mi 5
  29
• Apple iPhone 6s Plus
  27.9
• LG G5
  15
• LeEco Le Max 2
  15
• HTC 10
  15
• Meizu Pro 5
  14
• Motorola Moto X Force
  12
• Meizu Pro 6
  11
• Huawei Nexus 6P
  11
• Samsung Galaxy Note5
  6.7
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
  6.6

GFX 3.1 Car scene (onscreen)

Higher is better

• Xiaomi Mi 5
  17
• HTC 10
  9.9
• LeEco Le Max 2
  8.8
• LG G5
  8.8
• Motorola Moto X Force
  7.3
• Meizu Pro 6
  6.4

BaseMark X GPU benchmark puts the LeEco Le Max 2 on top of all other smartphones we've tested so far, while the ES3.1 score is on par with the other S820 devices.

Basemark X

Higher is better

• LeEco Le Max 2
  33874
• Xiaomi Mi 5
  33110
• LG G5
  29456
• HTC 10
  28882
• Motorola Moto X Force
  26697
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
  26333
• Samsung Galaxy Note5
  26281
• Huawei Nexus 6P
  22825
• Meizu Pro 5
  20038
• Meizu Pro 6
  15209

Basemark ES 3.1 / Metal

Higher is better

• LG G5
  587
• Xiaomi Mi 5
  580
• Motorola Moto X Force
  525
• LeEco Le Max 2
  517
• Huawei Nexus 6P
  504
• Meizu Pro 5
  409
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
  348
• Samsung Galaxy Note5
  316

The consistent scores continue over the AnTuTu 6 and BaseMark OS II 2.0 benchmarks, where the LeEco Le Max 2 shows quite the muscle.

AnTuTu 6

Higher is better

• HTC 10
  154031
• Apple iPhone 6s Plus
  137420
• LG G5
  134541
• Xiaomi Mi 5
  131758
• LeEco Le Max 2
  129461
• Meizu Pro 6
  99195
• Huawei Nexus 6P
  89345
• Motorola Moto X Force
  87290
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
  83167
• Samsung Galaxy Note5
  81615
• Meizu Pro 5
  67531

Basemark OS 2.0

Higher is better

• Apple iPhone 6s Plus
  2261
• Xiaomi Mi 5
  2180
• LG G5
  2065
• LeEco Le Max 2
  2063
• Huawei Nexus 6P
  2040
• Meizu Pro 6
  1919
• Samsung Galaxy Note5
  1880
• HTC 10
  1839
• Meizu Pro 5
  1837
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
  1789
• Motorola Moto X Force
  1669

The LeEco Le Max 2 is among the most powerful smartphones today, no gimmicks involved. It can get warm only around the bottom, the rest of the body manages to keep it cool under pressure.

The Le Max 2 has all the power punch anyone can need in the years to come, so there is nothing to worry about its hardware - it's flagship-grade by the book.