We received a charcoal black Itel P33 a few weeks ago, its impressions got us hiking a challenge to its battery performance levels. As a matter of fact, we have the results ready on what’s really awesome about the phone and the manufacturer flaws blocking its entry to the mid-range scope. But first, here is a recap of the device specifications standing out loud for its performance against price levels.

Itel P33 Quick Specifications

Announced: April 2019
Display: 5.5 inches
Front Camera: 5 MP with Flash Light
Rear Camera: 8 MP Dual Camera
OS: Android 8.1
Network: 3G/2G
Internal Storage: 16 GB
RAM: 1 GB
Processor: Quad-core 1.3GHz
Battery: 4000mAh
Colors: Champagne Gold, Blue, and Black

Itel P33 hands-on review: Our experience with the smartphone

Think of the Itel P33 as that one smartphone will not only perform with cutting edge support from its optimized Android Go operating system but also guarantees a longer uptime on a single charge. Our experience with the phone mainly had tales of testing the battery reliability and not leaving any hoth of performance and a camera showdown glued to its price tag.

Battery Performance

80 hours of battery life! Yes, this is a tagline that glitters high with the affordability flares of Itel’s battery –centric latest zone model. Away from just having a 100% uptime for 3 days lasting on a single charge, the battery further has OTG support meaning you can charge another smartphone without draining an impactful power percentage. For instance, If you own an MTN Kamunye and all of a sudden it blacks out, all you is connect an OTG cable and charge on the GO.

The amazing bits of the P33 4000mAh battery is that it automatically optimizes its usage rate to extend its uptime without any configurations required. So, the P33 battery is as powerful as a 5000mAh pack except that it charges a little longer than we expected. Nonetheless, nothing beats owning a smartphone that can keep you in the loop for over 80 hours on one single charge with the ability to power up another drained device.

Camera Quality

Though the iTel P33 smartphone is a battery-centric release and not a selfie-centric leveled phone, it’s camera performance is quite great beyond its expected capabilities. Holy detail! is what you can easily scream after a shot using the phone’s HDR capture option with both its duo rear cameras at work. Without spicing the Charmy teasing front and back cameras, here are some of the shots we managed to take using the Itel P33.

Camera wise, the quality is absolutely great for a battery focused release like the P33. Even when selfie centric releases like the S13 are superior when it comes to the camera quality, pictures taken on the phone are much better than you can ever expect on a battery focused release like it is. So, its a thumbs up for the amazing picture quality as its design glitters the back cameras lane supporting the front low-light selfies capable camera.

Build & Design

Most Smartphones pack speakers to the bottom close to the charging port, but the Itel P33 this time adopted the TECNO Spark K7 mode of packing the speakers to the back corners with a favorable right bottom position granting it an excellent rear look further spiced by the duo rear cameras and fingerprint sensor.

Further to the design, the Itel P33 borders are well rounded giving it a perfect pocket position as the front bottom bezels assume reliable support for the inbuilt navigation buttons. Additionally, the headphone jack, function buttons and the charging port occupy the top, left and bottom slots respectively for easy usage.

So it’s a B+ for the pocket-fit size that yet again fits in every slot for perfect storage. Much more like a stunt, we love the magical front and rear cameras location, fair screen layout bordered by mid bezels as we must expect a full bezzeless P series release in the near future. Nonetheless, not all that glitters is gold, but expect the P33 in a blue, gold or charcoal black color like one we received for review amidst all the fair performance odds.

Software and Performance

Android 8.0.1 Go edition is the operating system powering the 80 hours battery life beast. Amidst the fact some apps may not effectively run on the device and Go versions fix the loop, the device performs beyond doubt with no signs of largish movements when running low resource apps or games like Candy Crush.

The Itel P33 is powered by 1GB RAM and this aligns well with the Android Go system which is optimized to run apps at full throttle even with modest resources available. As a fact, the in-screen navigation buttons make it much easier to execute tasks without any flaws in execution. So, with 16GB of Internal storage riding hand in hand with 1GB RAM, all apps performed to our expectations without any signs of the phone overheating or even app not responding pop-ups.

Security (Face recognition + a fingerprint sensor)

Face Unlock is a new feature shipped by Itel mobile with the Itel P33 turning out to be its first release to pack the nose | eyes recognition system. As if that is not enough, a fingerprint sensor to the back adds up on the security pile guaranteed to the smartphone. So, its Face recognition to the front as the back sensor brings the fingers to play as another security layer to revoke unauthorized access.

On running several Itel P33 facial recognition tests and fool arounds, it turns out that the Ai recognition system shipped to the phone is as effective as the quick response fingerprint sensor. So, it basically a duo-finish to security where you can choose to blink at the phone screen or navigate a registered finger around the back sensor to unlock. So, it’s a thumbs up for the iTel P33 duo unlock system that is also the first of its kind in the low-end spree.

How about the Itel P33 low lanes

Just like any other smartphone, it always has good features but with a low light somewhere to its model. To our experience with the Itel P33, we must say it was denied the right RAM size away from a limited 16GB Internal storage streak that is turning out to be an industry standard. We loved the battery performance, but not the display which we believe lacks the excellent colors close to those of the mid-range cooners.

Other than the less relevant flaws framing the P33 off its fantastic trend line, it’s one of the best battery centric releases that not only meet sides with affordability, but also leverages fantastic features for a mid-range finish closely matching it with the mid-range scope. As a matter of fact, this is one of the great smartphones you can choose to gift a friend or even your childhood friend with less access to a charging source retailing at a fair price of UGX 270,000.

Itel P33  is the latest P-series release and its one with an elegant touch to quality on a low budget as its first impressions teased us on what to expect of an 80 hours battery performance smartphone. As a matter of fact, Itel P33 is the best P series release we’ve seen since it ships much effective features like Face Unlock to its name than any previous versions.

Extra companions packed to the smartphone include AI optimised battery performance as a fingerprint sensor pumped back to life for extra security. With even more ledgers to its price, here is a glimpse of the device’s key specifications sounding like cheese and wine on an affordability plake.

Itel P33 specifications

Announced: April 2019
Display: 5.5 inches
Front Camera: 5 MP with Flash Light
Rear Camera: 8 MP Dual Camera
OS: Android 8.1
Network: 3G/2G
Internal Storage: 16 GB
RAM: 1 GB
Processor: Quad-core 1.3GHz
Battery: 4000mAh
Colors: Champagne Gold, Blue, and Black

Itel P33 double amazing features

Itel mobile was and still a stronghold in the feature phones jungle, but from the time the company dived into the smartphones craze, it’s phones have always shipped awesome features time and time again. The P33 is one of those smartphones packed with the industry standard AI mainly lying in the face unlock mechanism and new battery optimization tweaks. Though, its another Android Go release, here are some of the notable catchy features it ships.

Double quality rear cameras

Believe it or not, smartphones now come with 2 or more cameras and this means double quality for all pictures taken. The P33 is one of those devices that have not missed the wagon the same way its predecessor teased the same looks. So, among the excellent features pimped to this release, double rear lenses prove a point towards capturing great quality pictures on a smartphone.

More Security with Face unlock and a fingerprint sensor

Talk about Smartphone AI and listen to how facial recognition has altered screen locks for good. Face unlock allows you to unlock your phone without inserting your pin or flipping your finger to the back sensor, but instead, blink in front of the phone to unlock it. As a fact, this feature makes the Itel P33 an amazing budget-friendly smartphone to cruise with.

The 80 hours uptime Big battery

80 hours of uptime on a smartphone lasting on a single charge! Yes, that’s what the P33 delivers from an optimal suite craving on AI optimization tweaks. The 4000mAh battery is further able to charge other smartphones with OTG support making it a big vote up of the Itel P33 which is much affordable than we actually thought.

The Itel P33 price tag and where to buy from

At only UGX 250,000, a brand new shiny sealed Itel P33 becomes your comfortable companion with an AI optimized 4000mAh battery capable of pushing you for 80 hours on 1 single charge. To buy a brand new Itel P33, ride to any online shopping platform like Jumia which trails as the best followed by Kikuu and a returning Kilimall.

Either way, you can buy also find the Itel P33 in all Itel branded shops countrywide with major stakes in strong towns/cities, or else popular shops like Dondolo and VIP Itel mobile shops in Kampala too retail the device with its original looks on the market. Nevertheless, the P33 might not be an A series entrant, but it’s an affordable big battery companion you can buy on a budget below $100.

As a fact, we think the Itel P33 is one of those amazing smartphones you can consider in 2019 due to its big battery status, and now that we received a charcoal black copy of this amazing release on our review desk, here is a shot of what you should expect in the box.

Unboxing the Itel P33

Just like any other boxed smartphone, the Itel P33 box contents are no way phenomenal to what we expected. In fact, its the same charging brick, USB cable, headsets, and the device. However, you can’t fail to notice the well-craved box that houses the 80 hours battery life smartphone.

Box Contents:

• The Itel P33 itself
• USB Cable
• Charging brick
• Headsets
• Plastic back cover

  

Amazingly, a free phone cover comes pimped in the device box which doubles as a signal of protecting the device from accidental falls or scratches damaging its rear end. As a sealed box comes with a peelable phone cover as well, here is how our first touch to the device impressed with a charming smile to its price tag.

Itel P33 First Impressions

Though Itel mobile has not teased us with a top-notch display yet at a time when Tecno mobile could be cooking a foldable smartphone with Boom X flares, It’s latest P release is another duo camera release teasing more detail in all pictures taken. From the design to a Bezzels display size, Itel P33 packs close to the same weight as its predecessor with a lesser numeric tagline.

We love the fact that Android Go edition is back in play with an 8.1 version packed to the device’s proclaimed 16GB ROM supported by a lighting blast of 1GB RAM. Additionally, a zoom + wide angle rear lens duo proves another lane of mobile photography with the P33, though the front packs a single camera mode, its soft flash brings out a sense of selfies in low light.

Depending on the Face unlock feature shipped to the Itel P33 alongside a fingerprint sensor to the center of the rear plate. This must be one of the best battery friendly smartphones beating top tier releases in an affordability showdown. But since we have a copy of the Itel P33 on the right notch of our review desk, we shall explore more of what this device ships to life in a foldable releases year.

Building on the premium legacy of long-lasting battery performance. The Itel P33 packs a 4000mAh battery designed to keep the phone online for up to 80 hours after a 1 single charge and full throttle usage optimized by a new AI system layer.

As a matter of fact, the P33 is a much superior version of the p32 even with only a numeric increment separating the two. From the battery, to the camera and design, these are some of the elegant features inked during the P33 launch in Kampala.

AI Power Master to Ensure Your Power in Control

The Itel P33 ships a new AI Power master that optimizes power consumption of the smartphone for more usage. With this new optimization feature, the device ships an uptime of 80 hours with normal usage, 22 hours on a continuous 3G phone call and 350 hours standby with a SIMcard.

Additional to the uptime duration of the smartphone with AI power master enabled, the p33 power saving mode also intelligently adjusts the device performance over Wifi, Bluetooth, data and display brightness once a low battery level is met for more hours of usage.

Big Memory for More Storage

Unlike all previous Itel power releases, the P33 ships 16GB of internal storage with up to 12GB of usable space. Thanks to the light pre-installed Go apps running on an optimized Android Go oreo operating system, the phone allows adding more apps without halting the system storage in any way.

Double Security to Protect Your Privacy

Similar to the 2018 P32 release, Itel’s P33 further brings the fingerprint sensor back to life at a time when foldable smartphones are ruling the edge. However, Itel mobile pimped the P33 with an additional security layer with face unlock and upgraded fingerprint functions from 5 to 8.

The Itel P33 design and available colors

Itel P33 comes in a range of vibrant colors including a new fashionable blue color and not forgetting the black layout on a close to bezzeless screen layout. As a matter of fact, the Itel mobile digital lead Lindah Nakityo applauded the device as an affordable big battery companion pimped with an elgant design.

“With the newly unveiled itel P33, itel Mobile is committed to providing best-in-class smartphones for everyone that offers more value with cutting-edge technology, features, and style but at a very friendly price. The itel P33 is extending the reputation of an exceptional value proposition that no mid-range flagship smartphone can match, and we are confident, this device will not just raise the bar but will satisfy our consumer’s need of a long-lasting battery to the fullest. – Lindah Nakityo, Digital Marketing Manager, Itel mobile

After months of expectations of what the next Itel phone would look like after an affordable A16 mash up. The Itel P33 seems to be an amazing companion that even without a top-notch, it will still be a perfect affordable smartphone to own in 2019.

Although the Itel P33 launch dates are debatable with the 1st week of April having more bulls to cruise the budget-friendly entrant to Uganda. As a matter of fact, the P33 is a superior version of the P32 which featured a fingerprint sensor to its back powered by a 4000mAh battery and a quad-core processor.

So as a teaser leaked by Itel mobile prophesizes the P33 to feature a fingerprint sensor and a much bigger battery. It’s no doubt that the latest P series member is one to reckon with. The phone battery is expected to last at least 80 hours with maximum usage relying on a superior 4000mAh battery ranting a new name as the “Power master”.

A big battery Power master

Unlike previous Itel P series releases, the P33 is rolling out as a mid-range device with a much affordable tone to the price tag. In fact, the P33 predecessor dressed in a lower numeric model was launched mid last year (July) proving the fact that this could be the best P series release with a mid-range touch to quality since it’ll be an early April release.

Among the devices that so far cruise in the mid-range lane Infinix’s Hot 7 and the TECNO Camon 11 are some of those that will face competition from a budget-friendly release on the same market with an Itel mobile scent.

In a teaser shared by Itel mobile, the P33 won’t pack full mid range capabilities but instead a budget-friendly version in the high features scope. In a like manner, this could be Itel’s flagship smartphone before indicators of an S series release since its their first device with face unlock packed to the system. Nonetheless, here are the rumored specifications of the Itel P33.

ITEL P33 Rumored Quick Specifications

Operating System: Android 8.1 Go Edition

Battery: 4000 mAh (80 hours usage)

Storage: 16GB Internal expandable to 32GB

Display: 5.5″ HD+ IPS Full Screen

Extra Features: Face Unlock, Fingerprint Sensor

Given the fact that the top-notch evolution is now shuttered with foldable phones like the Galaxy fold and Mate X plus Xiaomi’s double fold peeping from a sharp angle. We expect the P33 to feature that perfect feel of owning a notch display device even when the display mode has no rails on the teased specs sheet.

Nonetheless, as the expected UGX 250,000 priced smartphone is yet to be launched in Uganda. We can’t wait to witness the green lights of Itel’s fingerprint sensor + face unlock flagship phone with a battery expected to last up to 2 days with a single charge