Itel A36 – A 3G Android with Fingerprint Sensor, Launched at $75

Itel A36 is an affordable 3G Android smartphone that has nice specs and features. It can be compared to the A56 in a few aspects but it is smaller in size, battery capacity, and in other aspects. In this review, we take a look at the full specification of the device.

Itel A36 Design & Display

It is clear that this is a small device as the display measures just 5.5 inches. The screen resolution is 480 x 960 pixels IPS LCD 16M colors capacitive touchscreen. Its pixel density is 226 ppi, and it comes in blue and black colors. Furthermore, the screen to body ratio is 68.2 percent, and the aspect ratio is 18:9. Also, the screen protector is scratch-resistant glass. This display has no bezels whatsoever.

Itel A36 Processor

The processor type inside the Itel A36 is UniSoC Spreadtrum SC7731E. It works with a CPU speed of 1.3 GHz and this suggests that the smartphone is not able to operate very fast. In addition to that, there is ARM Mali T820 MP1 GPU to make graphics look nice.

RAM/Storage Features

Itel A36 RAM capacity is 1 GB, while storage capacity is 16 GB. There is a card slot to accommodate a microSD card and this can be used to increase the storage up to 32 GB.

Battery Power

Powering the Itel A36 is a meager 3020 mAh Li-Ion removable battery that has no fast charging support. The battery proves effective on the kind of features found on the phone. So, the battery can provide a good backup.

Itel A36
Itel A36

Speaker & Call Quality

The loudspeaker of Itel A36 is placed at its rear. It is effective as it provides loud volume although it is not a stereo speaker. However, making and receiving calls are effective because the volume is enough when turned up. There is also the provision of a 3.5mm audio jack in the device.

Software Features & Sensors

Itel A36 is powered by Android v9 Pie Go Edition. Sensors in the device include a fingerprint sensor, positioned at the rear, proximity, and accelerometer.

Camera, Video, & Image Quality

Itel keeps it simple at the camera level. There is 5 MP camera one at the rear and one at the front. The one at the rear is the main lens. The cameras sport a single LED flash and these are accompanied by other features. Yet, the cameras produce far less quality when it comes to images and video outputs. However, considering how low the megapixels are, the images are still nice.

Itel A36 Price

The price of the Itel A36 is $75 as of the day it was launched. In Nigeria, the price is about N29,000. Price is susceptible to changes, so one may not find it at that same price at the time of purchase.

The Verdict

There are other nice specs in the Itel A36. In this way, it is not all that bad although the smartphone is not for savvy users. The compact design, the reduced features, and specs suggest that the phone will be nice for teenagers or people not so accustomed to the use of smartphones.

Itel A36
Itel A36

Itel A36 Full Specifications

Model Name Itel A36
Announced 2020, April 21
Market Availability Available

Network

Network Type GSM / CDMA / HSPA /
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network No
5G Network No
Network Speed HSPA,
Network GPRS Yes
Network EDGE Yes
SIM Type Micro-SIM

Body

Body Build Glass front, Plastic back
Body Dimensions
Body Weight
Protection n/a
Body Colors Blue and Black

Display

Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Display Size 5.5 inches
Display Resolution 480 x 960 pixels
Display Multitouch Yes
Display Pixel Density 226 ppi density
Display Screen Protection Yes

Camera

Primary Camera 5 MP
Secondary Camera 5 MP
Video Yes
Camera Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Camera Flash Yes

Platform

Operating System Android
OS Version 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface

Hardware

Chipset UniSoC Spreadtrum SC7731E.
CPU 1.3 GHz
Graphics processor (GPU) ARM Mali T820 MP1
System Internal Memory 1 RAM
Internal Storage 16 GB
Storage Card Slot Yes, 32 GB
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity

Connectivity

Wi-Fi Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Hotspot Yes
Bluetooth Yes, 4.2, A2DP
USB Type Type – C
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes

Battery

Battery Type Li-Ion Battery
Battery Capacity 3020 mAh battery
Battery Placement Removable
Fast Charging No
Wireless Charging No
Battery Standby
Battery Talk Time
Battery Music Play Time

Media

Audio Playback Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC
Video Playback Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player
Video Out n/a
FM Radio n/a
Alert Types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Ring Tones MP3, WAV
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes

Other Features

Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email
Browser HTML5
Java n/a
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