Initially, the Itel A56 was rumored to have a bigger display and long-lasting battery, a tagline that welcomes you by its packaging box. Inside the box, its contents don’t differ much with what earlier releases brought to play with a charging brick, USB cable, protector and phone cover.

ITEL A56 Box Contents

• A single Itel A56 unit
• Charging Brick
• Headsets (Earphones)
• USB Cable
• Phone Cover

First Impressions

The Itel A56 bigger is better slogan is a perfect match for the Smartphone since it packs a bigger and lesser bezels display out of the box. Infact, the device screen teases a full display standard with its top edge clocking to the Front camera scale.

However, the device weighs heavier than its predecessors like the A32 that weighed on a light scale, but this is due to its 4000mAh battery which is the first in the A-series range teasing a maximum phone usage duration.

Design-wise, the A56 packs a dual rear camera finish and a lone selfie camera promising quality mobile photography way from the trio setup trend.

The rear back plate features a solid finish as the phone’s fingerprint sensor further standout loud with curved edges making the device a perfect companion, away from the sharp boxed edges trend.

Adoptively, the phone packs facial recognition granting an extra security layer in addition to the fingerprint sensor. This means, you choose to either unlock your phone with your face or swiping your finger to the back.

Either way, Android 9 Go is a great finish for the limited feature Smartphone, It’s the latest Go release optimized for low space usage and full feature benefits for low-end releases. This means, the device’s specifications sheet is fully trimmed to avail more value for its base Go edition.

ITEL A56 Specifications

The Price Tag and Where to Buy from

At UGX 235,000 only, you get yourself a boxed Itel A56 from any Airtel shop after Itel mobile stricked yet another partnership with the red telco. However, the Smartphone also retails at the same amount in Itel mobile branded shops countrywide and online on sites like Jumia.

The partnership is a breeding ground for first time buyers who will now enjoy free mobile data worth 3GB valid for a month, and data bonuses for the next 3 months from the date of purchase.

While launching the Smartphone in Uganda, Itel mobile’s Sales Manager Mr. Henry Ssajjabi inked the brand’s goal to manufacture Smartphones that not only feature latest technologies like Android 9 Go on the A56, but also carry favorable price tags for low-end users.

Our mission is to provide Budget-friendly Smartphones to everyone.
We democratize technology by giving entry to technology and connectivity to consumers without prior access to it,
allowing them to get closer and benefit from their social connections.

Out mission is provide budget-friendly Smartphones to everyone. We democratise technology by granting entry to technology standard and delivering connectivity to customers allowing them to get close and benefit from their social connections

Henry Ssajjabi – Sales Manager, Itel Mobile Uganda

At the moment, the Itel A56 is priced at UGX 239,000 making it one of the most affordable 2020 releases with its point of sale points broadened to Airtel service centers, and Itel branded shops countrywide.

How to Activate the free Airtel 3GB data

Once Purchased, to activate Airtel’s free 3GB data offer limited to the Itel A56, simply dial *175*9# to activate 3GB valid for a month, and further receive instant data bonuses for the next 3 months.

Previously, Itel mobile partnered with Airtel to gift Itel P33 owners with free mobile data on purchase. In a similar fashion, the Itel A56 has been unveiled with the same offer inking a new trend for future Itel releases that could follow the same section.

For now, the Itel A56 is the first 2020 release from Itel mobile, and we shall test what it has to offer once we receive a review unit from the brand’s regional wing.

The Smartphone has been launched today by Itel mobile as the A55 successor with a much bigger screen and an inbuilt 4,000mAh big battery to grant more uptime similar to the brand’s P-series range.

Previously, A-series releases came to the launch pad with slogans like fingerprint for everyone, Smartphone for everyone among others. But for the A56, it packs a Bigger is better slogan inking a much wider display as compared to its predecessors.

It packs a 6.0 Screen size and a dual rear camera setup supporting a single selfie camera to the front. Yet again, the smartphone comes with a fingerprint sensor and optional Face ID support. Nonetheless, here is a sip of the device’s specifications sheet

Itel A56 Specifications

Price of the Itel A56 in Uganda

The Itel A56 is currently available in Uganda and retails between UGX 230,000-240,000 making it the cheapest Smartphone at the moment with a low-end status in 2020.

However, rumor has it that the Itel mobile could partner with Airtel to make the Smartphone available with a free data offer for customers in a fashion similar to that of the Itel P33.