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itel S23 review: Style-led ultra-budget with curved-look design.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2023·$120
Overall
46/100
Class rank
#4 of 4
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Style on the cheapest budget.

itel S23 leaned on design — a curved-glass look and bold colourways — to stand out in the hyper-competitive sub-$120 tier where itel sells huge volumes across Africa and South Asia.

01Display

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

TypeIPS LCD, 90Hz
Size6.6 inches
Resolution720 x 1612 px

02Camera

52/100

52/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

44/100

44/100 trails the 48-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.

ChipsetUnisoc T606 (12nm)
GPUMali-G57

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

Capacity5000 mAh
Charging18W

05Build

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

What works
  • 8 GB RAM + 90Hz at $120
  • 50 MP main + premium-look design
  • 5000 mAh + microSD + jack
What doesn't
  • Unisoc T606 slow
  • 720p only
  • itel OS basic

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 4-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .