itel has announced the itel series which includes the itel S18 Pro and the standard itel S18. The pro variant comes with larger RAM size, and the frontal selfie lens is upgraded to a 32-megapixels. The phone comes with three camera lenses on the rear, and boot Google’s latest Android 12 out of the box. The screen on the front is a 6.6-inche, and it comes with a dewdrop notch atop.
Just like its younger sibling, itel S18 Pro is powered by the UNISOC SC9863A CPU, clocked at 1.6GHz. However, the Chipset has PowerVR GE8322 GPU, 4GB RAM (expandable up to 7GB) along with 64-Gigs of built-in storage.
The handset has three camera sensors on it rear. These includes a 13-megapixel main lens, along with two other auxiliary sensors. You are also getting dual LED flash on the rear, while the selfie sensor is maxed at 32-megapixels.
Unlike the standard S18, this Pro model comes with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. The phone support dual Nano-SIMs, and boot Google Android 12 out of the box.
The phone is fueled the same 5000mAh battery on the inside and come with dual SIMs with 4G LTE network on both cards.
itel S18 Pro Specifications
Network Properties
- 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
- 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands: LTE
- Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
- Announced: 2022, October 6
- Status: Available. Released 2022, October
Design
- Dimensions: x x mm
- Weight: g
- Build: Plastic
- Colors: Blue, Grey and Purple
- SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
- Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Size: 6.6 inches, 88.9 cm2 (~81.2% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 1080 x 2408 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~406ppi density)
Operating System
- Android 12 (Go Edition)
Hardware
- Chipset: UNISOC SC9863A (28 nm)
- CPU: Octa-core (4×1.6 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4×1.2 GHz Cortex-A55)
- GPU: PowerVR GE8322
- RAM: 2 GB
- Internal Storage: 64 GB
- Memory Card Slot: Yes, via microSD card
Cameras
- Main Camera: Triple
- 13 MP
- QVGA
- QVGA
- Features: LED Flash, HDR
- Video: 1080p@30fps
- Selfie Camera: Single – 32 MP
- Features: Face Unlock, Face Beauty, HDR
- Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
- Radio: FM Radio
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- Audio 3.5mm jack: Yes
Connectivity
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP
- NFC: No
- GPS: Yes
- USB: Micro USB 2.0
Features
- Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
Battery
- Battery Type and Capacity: Non-removable Li-Po 5000mAh battery
itel S18 Pro Price and Availability
The price of the itel S18 Pro is yet to be revealed unlike the standard version that costs N62,990 (about $145) on Jumia.com.ng.
