The itel Power 55 Review

The itel Power 55 is a new smartphone from itel, a Chinese brand that belongs to the Transsion group that also owns Infinix and Tecno. This phone has powerful specifications and a low price, as it runs on Android 13 and the Mediatek Dimensity 6080 processor that supports fifth-generation networks. It also has a 50-megapixel rear camera and a 5000 mAh battery. In this review, we will review the most important features and disadvantages of the itel Power 55 phone and compare it with some competing phones in the same price category.

Design and screen

The itel Power 55 comes with a simple and elegant design, where the body is made of plastic and is available in two colors, which are space blue and mint green. The phone is 8.4 mm thick and has a USB Type-C port and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the right side and two buttons to control the volume on the left side. The screen is of the IPS LCD type with a size of 6.6 inches and a resolution of 720 x 1612 pixels and a ratio of 20:9. The screen supports a refresh rate of 90 Hz, which makes it smooth and suitable for watching videos and games. The screen is not the best in the market, but it offers good performance considering the price.

Performance and memory

The Mediatek Dimensity 6080 processor is one of the most prominent features of the itel Power 55 phone, as it is an octa-core processor made with 6-nanometer technology and consists of two cores with a speed of 2.4 GHz of the Cortex-A76 type and six cores with a speed of 2 GHz of the Cortex-A55 type. It also has a Mali-G57 MC2 graphics processor. This processor achieves excellent results in performance tests, reaching 400,000 points in the Antutu test. This phone can run most applications and games smoothly and without delay or stuttering, even those that require high resources such as PS2 and 3DS games emulation. In addition, this processor supports fifth-generation networks, which gives the user high speed in browsing, downloading and streaming. The itel Power 55 phone comes with two options in terms of memory, which are 64 GB with 4 GB of random access memory, and 128 GB with 6 GB of random access memory. It also has a port for an external memory card, but its capacity has not been determined. The phone runs on Android 13 with the itel OS 13 user interface, which provides a simple and smooth user experience.

Camera and battery

• The phone has a dual rear camera with a resolution of 50 megapixels and 0.08 megapixels, supports LED flash and night photography and video with a resolution of 1080p. It also has a front camera with a resolution of 8 megapixels.
• The phone has a powerful battery with a capacity of 5000 mAh, non-removable, supports fast charging with a power of 18 watts. The battery can run the phone for a long time with intensive use.

Sound and communication

The itel Power 55 phone supports sound through the earpiece, the external speaker and the 3.5 mm headphone jack. The phone provides good and clear sound quality, but not excellent. The phone also supports communication via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS, in addition to fifth-generation networks. The phone does not support communication via near-field access (NFC), which may be considered a disadvantage for some users who use this technology for electronic payment or data transfer.

Price and competition

The price of the itel Power 55 phone is about 10,499 Indian rupees, or the equivalent of 1,400 Egyptian pounds. This price makes it one of the cheapest phones that support fifth-generation networks in the market, and puts it in competition with some other phones such as Realme 8 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G and Samsung Galaxy A22 5G. The itel Power 55 phone surpasses these phones in terms of battery capacity and camera resolution, but it lags behind them in terms of screen quality, design and internal memory.

Colors

• The phone is available in two beautiful colors, which are space blue and mint green. These colors give the phone a sleek and distinctive look.