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itel A58 and A58 Pro smartphone, price, specs

itel A58 and A58 Pro smartphone, price, specs

by | Mar 14, 2022 | Africa, General, Ghana, itel, Kenya, Nigeria, Other News, Smartphone

itel is introducing its latest entry-level and budget-friendly smartphone the A58 series. The device targets new smartphone users with a bigger screen, bigger battery and fashionable device at a cheaper price. itel is also partnering with local telcos to provide buyers of the phone with data bundles for a period.

itel A58 series

The A58 series comes in a plastic body with three different colours to choose from. It has a 6.6-inch HD display with a 90% screen to body ratio to give you more viewing content. itel says it has a 2.5D curved edge screen design that makes viewing content on the device more immersive. The 4000mAh battery size promises to last you through a day and 27 hours of call time and 15 hours of video play. itel says its AI power master technology will give a user an extra 2 hours in power saving mode and up to 10 days in ultra power-saving mode.

The itel A58 series phones are resistant to ordinary drops, dust and moisture-proof and can handle extreme temperatures.

The main difference between the A58 and A58 Pro we know of is that the Pro version has 2GB RAM and 32GB storage compared to 1GB and 16GB in the A58. The chipsets used in the device also seem to vary across each market.

In Ghana, it starts selling at GHS 474, Ksh 8,650 in Kenya, NGN 40,000 in Nigeria, 80,000Rwf in Rwanda and UGX 275,000 in Uganda.

itel A58 and A58 Pro specifications

itel A58
Dimensions165.4 x 76 x 9.6 mm, Weight: 170 g
Display6.6″ (1612 x 720) HD+ IPS LCD, Waterdrop Full Screen display
ProcessorQuad-Core 1.3GHz Cortex-A7,
UNISOC SC7731E, MediaTek MT6580A
GPUMali-400MP2 / Mali T820 MP1
Memory1/2 GB
Storage16/32GB, microSD up to 64GB
Operating SystemAndroid 11 (Go edition)
ColorSky Cyan, Starry Black, Dreamy Purple
CameraRear: Dual Camera (5MP+QVGA)
Front: 5MP
BatteryNon-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh, 5V 1A
Wireless ConnectivityWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/, Bluetooth 4.2
PriceGHS 474, NGN 40,000, KES 8,650, UGX 275,000, USD 67, EUR 59, 80,000Rwf

Watch the device launch event by itel and MTN Uganda below.

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itel ABLE 1 laptop, full device specs and price

itel ABLE 1 laptop, full device specs and price

by | Jun 12, 2021 | Africa, General, Other News, Windows 10

itel ABLE 1 laptop

itel is now in the laptop business with the announcement of its first product, the Able 1 laptop. The company introduced the device at the online launch of itel P37. Where it also announced the itel TV, itel Earbud X, and T1 and the all-new itel Android TV.

Officially, the company says it comes in a 19.9mm slim body design. With three thousand milliamp battery which can give about six hours minimum usage. itel says the laptop is specially designed for automatic voltage adjustments between 100-240 volts. It is powered by a quad-core CPU and has one terabyte of hard disk space. Supports Bluetooth 4.2, has two USB 3.0 ports, one HDMI and a micro SD card reader port.

It seems the laptop is geared towards light office work and studies. There are plans for new models with more customized features. The retail price for the laptop is KSH 39,999 in Kenya and NGN 200,000 in Nigeria. You can order them online from Jumia Kenya and Nigeria online stores as they are currently on discount.

This is what the company says about the device.

itel is introducing its first Laptop product, ABLE 1. With its flagship laptop, itel seeks to address the three most important factors affecting personal computers; Processing Power, Battery Power, and Storage. 

Also checkout the new itel Spirit 1 laptop.

We did a little digging around and believe these below are the device specifications of the new laptop. We are however reaching out to itel to confirm this and we will update you on any changes necessary.

itel ABLE 1 device Specifications

Dimensions33.63 x 22.3 x 1.99 cm
Weight1.4 kg
OSWindows 10 Home
Display14-inch HD (1366 x 768)
CPUIntel® Celeron™ N3350 (Quad-Core, 1.1-2.4Ghz) /N3450 (Quad-Core, 1.1-2.2Ghz)
Graphics–
ConnectivityWiFi: 2.4G, 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth: BT4.2
ColorGrey
MemoryLPDDR4 4GB
StorageeMMC 32G, 1TB (5400rpm)
PriceNGN 200,000 | KSH 39,999
Battery7.4V 3000mAh (22.2Wh), up to 6 hours usage
AdapterAutomatic voltage adjustment between 100-240V AC 50/60Hz, 40 Watts (19V/2.1A)
With special design for unstable voltage
Port2 – USB 3.0 ports, 1- HDMI, Phone Jack, Micro SD card reader(TF card)

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Update: Updated to include official device retail price and specifications.

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