Itel A44 Power Android Go smartphone with dual cameras, face unlock launched: Price in India & Specs

Itel A44 Power has been launched in India and while the company has been looking for a breakthrough in the budget segment, the Itel A44 Power could be the handset to bring Itel among the major players in the segment. The biggest highlights of the Itel A44 Power includes, face unlock, dual rear cameras, a humongous battery while the smartphone comes with Android Go Edition OS, which was specifically developed for entry level smartphones. Most importantly, the Itel A44 Power will be competing with the top-selling Xiaomi Redmi 6A in India.

When it comes to the entry-level smartphone segment, it majorly caters to users you are looking to upgrade to a new high-tech Android smartphone from a feature phone or a 3G device, however, they also look for the best combination of in-demand features at a very affordable price. With the Itel A44 Power, the China-based smartphone maker might be able to offer a well package phone as it comes with dual cameras for taking good photos, a full view display for an immersive multimedia consumption and a long lasting battery to back it all.

Another highlight of the Itel A44 Power Android Go Edition smartphone is the OTG Power Bank support that essentially makes Itel A44 Power Android Go Edition a power bank when needed. It should be noted that Itel A44 Power is backed by a 4000mAh battery and if you need the phone to charge another device out of its own battery, the OTG Power Bank support enables you to do so.

Moreover, the Android 8.1 Oreo (Go Edition) also makes Itel A44 Power one of the most sought after smartphones in the segment as the OS is specifically developed to offer lesser bloatware and more efficiency to users.

“Itel A44 Power brings with it the powerful 4,000mAh Li-Polymer battery for our target audience along with 5.45-inch FWVGA+ ‘Full Screen’ Display and dual rear cameras at a budget friendly price point,” said Goldee Patnaik, Head of Marketing itel Business Unit was quoted as saying by Gadgets, after the Itel A44 Power launch.

Itel A44 Power specifications

5.45-inch FWVGA+ Full-Screen display with 480 x 960 pixels resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio

64-bit quad-core processor clocked at up to 1.4GHz

1GB of RAM and 8GB of inbuilt storage, expandable up to 32GB via a dedicated microSD card slot.

Android 8.1 Oreo (Go Edition) out of the box

Dual SIM (nano+nano) support and Face Unlock for biometrics

5-megapixel primary rear camera coupled with a VGA (0.3-megapixel) secondary rear camera and LED flash.

2-megapixel front camera with LED flash for better selfies

3.5 mm audio jack and a rear mounted stereo speaker

4000mAh inbuilt battery with OTG Power Bank support

4G VoLTE and ViLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS + GLONASS and micro USB 2.0 support.

Itel A44 Power price and availability

The Itel A44 Power will be available in India at a price tag of Rs. 5,999 and while the smartphone will be made available in the country starting from November 19 it has been launched in Aqua Blue, Deep Grey and Champagne Gold colour options. As part of the launch offers, the Itel A44 Power will come with a 100-day replacement warranty from the company itself.