iTel A14, 3G Android, Price, Performance, Full Review Specs

iTel A14 is out now in the month of December 2018 and it comes with everything minimal at the performance department, camera and display. Even the battery is small and the phone, made of plastic, is light-weight.

Even though the device comes with the good Android Oreo, it storage capacity is very small too. So you may think of people who hardly have any much interest in browsing, taking photographs, or playing intensive games as being drawn close to this smartphone. Teenagers, for example, may use this device as testing ground or introduction to Android smartphones.

Let’s dive into the review, and we will be taking a look at the price, camera, design, network, performance and other features of iTel A14.

Design and Display iTel A14

Primary design in the smartphone is mainly of plastic. The dimensions are 125 x 64.7 x 10.8 mm and it weighs 114 grams. It comes in black color only. iTel A14 is not a water resistant smartphone, has no face recognition and no fingerprint sensor in-built. In fact, there is only one sensor in this device.

Display type is IPS capacitive multi-touch screen. The screen size is only 4 inches. Further, pixel density is 233 ppi, pixel resolution is 800 x 480, and display colors are 16 million. Other display features Dragontrail glass, and 56.5 screen to body ratio.

Camera Features

At the camera department, there is a single primary 2 MP lens. Understandably, the camera is equipped with LED flash. To the front, there is another single secondary selfie lens of 0.3 MP. The video performance the device is 1080p@30fps.

Furthermore, the camera features available in the iTel A14 are geotagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama, auto focus, and more.

Hardware and Software

Android OS v8.1 Oreo Go Edition runs the iTel A14. In addition to that, Spreadtrum SC7731E chipset with process technology 28nm, 32-bit architecture operates in the device. Accordingly, the CPU is 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex A7, while the GPU is Mali 400 MP1.

Storage Capacity and Sensors

Internal memory inside iTel A14 is a meager 512MB and cannot be expanded. This is followed by a 8GB internal storage that can be increased to 32GB with the use of a micro-SD card.

Also, as mentioned before, the only sensor in the iTel A14 is one and that is accelerometer.

Network and Connectivity

To this effect, this smartphone is able to handle 2G and 3G and that means that it is GSM and HSPA. In addition, there are two micro SIM card slots provided to make things work on the device.

Other connectivity options include Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi, mobile hotspot, GPS, A-GPS, headphone jack, and USB 2.0.

Battery Life in iTel A14

Powering the device is a Li-Ion 1500 mAh removable battery which has no fast charging technology. However, the smartphone doesn’t have wireless charging technology.

Price and Availability iTel A14

Price of iTel A14 is said to be $45 USD, However, it seems to be the official price. The smartphone has just been released on the 5th of December and will be available shortly in stores.

Itel A14 – Technical Specification

General

  • Device Type

Smartphone

  • Model

Itel A14

  • Announced

Dec-2018

  • Released

Dec-2018

  • Status

Available

  • Price

RUB 2,990

Design

  • Type

Bar

  • Dimensions

125 mm x 64.7 mm x 10.8 mm (4.92 x 2.55 x 0.43 inches)

  • Weight

114 g (4.02 oz)

  • Colors

Black

  • Waterproof No
  • Fingerprint No
  • Face Recognition

No

  • Dedicated Keys

Volume, Power

  • Device Security

Pin, Pattern, Password, Slide

  • Features

-Plastic body

Display

  • Display Type

IPS, Capacitive touch screen

  • Size

4-inch

  • Secondary Display

No

  • Touch Screen

Yes, Multi touch

  • Pixel Density

~233 PPI

  • Resolution

800 x 480 Pixels

  • Display Colors

16 M

  • Display Protection Yes
  • Features

-Dragontrail glass
-~56.5% screen-to-body ratio

Network

  • Supported Network

GSM/ HSPA

  • 2G Network

GSM 900 / 1800 MHz

  • 3G Network

GSM 900 / 2100 MHz

  • 4G Network

N/A

  • SIM

Micro SIM

  • Hybrid Sim No
  • Dual SIM

Yes, Dual stand by

Hardware

  • Chipset

Spreadtrum SC7731E (28nm), 32 bit

  • CPU

1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A7

  • GPU

Mali 400 MP1

  • RAM (Memory)

512 MB

  • Internal Storage

8 GB

  • Card Slot

Upto 32 GB (micro SD)

  • Dedicated slot

Yes

  • Sensors

Accelerometer

Software

  • Operating System

Android OS v8.1 Oreo Go Edition

  • Java Support No
  • Youtube Yes
  • Facebook Yes

Messaging

  • SMS

Yes (threaded view)

  • MMS Yes
  • Email

Yes

  • IM Yes

Camera

  • Primary

2 MP

  • Flash

LED

  • Front

0.3 MP

  • Front Flash

LED

  • Video

1080p@30fps

  • Camera Features

Geotagging
Touch focus
Face detection
Panorama
Autofocus
HDR

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth

Yes, v4.0, A2DP

  • Infrared No
  • Wi-fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

  • Wi-fi Hotspot Yes
  • GPS

Yes, A-GPS

  • NFC No
  • Wireless Charging

No

  • Headphone Jack Yes
  • HDMI No
  • USB

Micro USB 2.0

Data

  • GPRS Yes
  • EDGE Yes
  • Speed

21.1 Mbps (HSDPA), 5.76 Mbps;(HSUPA)

  • Web Browser

HTML 5

Media

  • Video Format

3GP, M4V, H.263, H.264, MOV, AVI, xVID, WMV, FLV, MP4, H.265

  • Audio Format

MP3, eAAC+, WAV, Flac player

  • FM Radio

Yes

  • Alert Types

Vibration, MP3

  • Ring Tones

Wav ring tones

  • Loudspeaker

Yes

Battery

  • Battery Type

Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)

  • Capacity

1500mAH

  • Placement

Removable

MISC

  • Features
  1. Document viewer
    2. Photo and video editor

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