Itel has (in the last couple of days) been dropping hints on a new device to be launched. Recall we’d recently posted a review of the Itel it1513 launched last year. Its 3 days to go and here’s what we know about this mystery model so far:
- 5.5″ HD IPS display
- 1.6 mm Bezel
- 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex A7 Processor
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- Black, Rose Gold & Pure Gold colors
Here are a couple of shots:
From my experience with Itel phones (I’ve used quite a number for Spreadtrum Android projects), I’m not expecting much of a deviation from existing models. To help predict the specifications of this new model, let’s do a parallel comparison of their last five models.
Tabular specs comparison of Itel it1556, it1516 Plus, S11, Prime III and it1513
Model | Android OS | Dimension (mm) | Display (Inches) | Resolution | Camera (Primary ; Secndary) | RAM (GB) | ROM (GB) | Processor | Chipset | Battery (mAh) |
it1513 | 6.0 | 144×74.3×9.1 | 5 | 480×854 | 5.0 MP ; 2.0 MP | 1 | 8 | Quad-core, 1.2GHz | Spreadtrum | 2100 |
Prime III | 5.1 | 190x110x10.5 | 7 | 1024×600 | 5.0 MP ; 2.0 MP | 1 | 16 | Quad-core, 1.3GHz | Spreadtrum | 6000 |
S11 | 6.0 | 145×73.4×8.7 | 5 | 480×854 | 5.0 MP ; 5.0 MP | 1 | 8 | Quad-core, 1.3GHz | Mediatek | 2400 |
it1516 Plus | 5.1 | 145.5×72.8×9.95 | 5 | 480×854 | 5.0 MP ; 2.0 MP | 1 | 8 | Quad-core 1.2GHz | Spreadtrum | 5000** |
it1556 | 5.1 | 156×79.3×9.9 | 5.5 | 480×854 | 5.0 MP ; 2.0 MP | 0.5 | 8 | Quad-core 1.2GHz | Spreadtrum | 5000** |
** OTG Reverse Charging support
What to expect
What first caught my attention was the thinner than normal Bezel. Outside that, I don’t expect much outside a:
- Spreadtrum SC77xx chipset (I don’t think it’ll be Mediatek)
- 480×854 resolution
- 1GB RAM
- 8GB ROM
- Launch price < ₦28,500
- 3000 mAh battery or less
- 5.0 or or less on Primary and Secondary cameras
- No 4G LTE support
- No USB Type C or OTG reverse charging
Important
The specs above are not the official specs. They are just my projections based on Itel’s release pattern. I could be wrong on any or all and will therefore drop the official specs once announced.
Update
Disappointingly, its the Itel S31. Looking at the specs and design, I suspected it was the S31. Actually thought it would be a modification of the S31 with a little of the it1513’s specs.
Itel S31 specifications
- The S31 has a 2400 mAh battery
- 5.0 MP primary and 5.0 MP secondary camera
- 1GB RAM
- 16GB ROM
- Price ₦35,000
- Chipset Mediatek MT6580W
At 1 day to go, they revealed that it has a 5.0MP front camera.
That prediction of yours is ticked
Turned out to be the S31.
Guess their Facebook page is behind