The company hopes that a large number of people buy phones beyond e-commerce. It has been said on behalf of the company that many customers not only want to see the phone while buying, but they want the shopkeepers to give them assurance about the phone. Today ITEL has more than 30 smartphones and low -priced feature phones available.
The company is now new Itel s42 Flagship smartphone Utara It is priced at Rs 8,499. Its competition directly Xiaomi Redmi 5 Will be from. We eagerly wanted to know how better Xiaomi Redmi 5 to ITEL S42? Or are both phones better in their respective places?
Itel S42 Design
ITEL has started giving 18: 9 aspect ratios this time. However, almost every company is now doing this. Our focus went to another thing. The phone is not really the same. The borders around the screen are not as thin. Advertisement etc. claimed that the phone has an ultra slim bezel design. But in reality it is not so much. There is a disclaimer in the back, on which it is written that the photos are just to show, the real product may be different.
However, the phone does not look so bad. The front look is attractive. The front camera, flash and earpiece are above the screen. The display has a security of 2.5D curved edge glass on the display. Which gives it a slightly strange look. There are curved edges in the screen, which you will find in today’s expensive phones.
The first special thing we saw in the back of the phone is that IPhone x Like camera. The camera is only one, the other hole is actually flash. The hand reaches the fingerprint sensor comfortably.
The rear panel is made of metal. Plastic is provided on the top and bottom. Unfortunately, fingers on the front and rear easily come. These marks also appear clearly. The phone seems slightly lifted due to the camera bump on the table or flat surface.
We found that the power and volume button in the handset are given to the right. The hands reach them easily. Sim tray is on the left. There is a separate slot for microSD card. The bottom is the speaker near the USB port. Only one speaker is given on the right. The 3.55 mm audio jack is at the top. However, the edges prick the fingers.
ITEL S42 is light. We had no problem in catching the phone for a long time. After the case coming with the phone, it will become slightly thicker but the problem with fingers will be over.
Itel S42 Specification and Software
ITEL will compete with Xiaomi, Lenovo and Samsung. For this, ITEL will have a challenge to give better specifications. 5.65 inch, 18: 9 screen, quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor, 3 GB RAM and 16 GB storage. This dual sim phone comes with micro SD card support. Also it is possible to increase storage to 128 GB.
The battery capacity is 3000 mAh. The front and rear cameras are 13 megapixels. In the front camera, the user will get fixed focus and faces. The rear has a phase detection autofocus and standard dual LED flash.
We liked that the phone runs on Android 8.0. The Security Unit is also up to date. Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp will be installed in advance in the phone. Also, some such apps will also be found in it, whose names may not be heard.
ITEL S42 Performance, Camera and Battery
We found that ITEL S42 smartphones get interruptions in many places. For example, the camera shortcut does not work on the lock screen, unnecessary sounds come out of the game or app. At the same time, English translations as UI are also not better. Apart from all this, it is possible to remove small flaws through software updates. This is a fine phone for common using.
The control of colors in the screen is better. Texts are good and we liked watching videos. The speaker’s voice can be very loud but it starts bursting. The music does not look good in loudspeakers. But it is better till listening to the dialogue. The handsets coming together are fine but their rubber may bother you. The face recognition feature was quite fast but regrettably it is highly faster. It unlocked the phone with closed eyes and half face. Its UI also warns that the face recognition feature of the phone is not very secure.
Interestingly, the phone automatically gives white light (flash) in the dark. This Kuljama is similar to the screen flash. Initially we felt why this idea did not come to the rest of the companies but soon it was also understood behind it. The screen looks better in the screen. But whenever we used the phone at night, we saw a lot of light in it. Even while checking time and notification, it was giving very fast light.
Going to the performance of the camera, the handset took better shots. They were quite good according to a budget phone. The photos did not come as clear. They were blurred when they opened on the monitor or big screen. However, colors are better. Closeup shots came clear. The video automatically runs on 720 pixels by default. But it goes up to 1080 pixels with front and rear cameras. Video quality will be called well.
The 13 -megapixel front camera and front flash are helpful. You will usually find this in the same price range. Selfies came better. You can freely post them on social media. The front flash has a lot of light. In the name of beautification, it has celebrity makeup mode. Also, you will be able to do face transformation in it.
The battery of ITEL S42 is better. The phone goes comfortably in charging once from morning to evening. It also included a lot of gaming, web browsing and video streaming. Performance as a budget phone cannot be called bad. In our HD video loop test, the phone lasted for 10 hours 10 minutes.
Decision
The ITEL S42 Xiaomi at Rs 8,499 is equal with several features of Xiaomi Redmi 5. ITEL S42 has a less powerful processor. There are also no options in terms of storage and RAM. It is not as excellent in appearance and Android customization is also not as good as MIUI. However, ITEL S42 has brought a higher up-to-date version of Android, it has a separate slot for microSD card, front flash.
Talking about both phones, Redmi 5 is better. However, it is not right to compare both phones because the iTel is a completely offline brand, while the Redmi 5m store and online are available. The ITEL is working hard to lead to the offline market. There is also apprehension that the company is limiting customers in this way. Overall S42 is a strong budget phone. If the feature of the iTel phone is successful in capitalizing in the market, then it will be a big thing in itself.