itel S23+ comes with a 6.78" Curved AMOLED screen and 50MP camera for $120

itel launched the S23 in June and today the company launched the itel S23+.

The itel S23+ is built around a 6.78-inch FullHD+ always-on curved AMOLED display with 99% DCI-P3 color gamut, 500 nits peak brightness and Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It also has a fingerprint reader at the bottom for biometric authentication and a centered punch. -hole for 32MP selfie camera.

itel S23+ arrives with a 6.78'' curved AMOLED screen and a 50MP camera for $120

Additionally, the itel S23+ features Apple’s Dynamic Island-like Dynamic Bar, which allows users to control notifications for incoming calls, reminders, and battery status. However, it will not be available immediately and will be implemented with a software update.

itel S23+ arrives with a 6.78'' curved AMOLED screen and a 50MP camera for $120

On the back we have a squirrel-shaped camera island that houses an LED flash and two cameras: a 50MP primary and an auxiliary unit. The camera comes with Eye Tracking and Portrait Lite features for better portraits. The back panel of the colorful Lake Cyan model is made with an iridescent thick plating technique to recreate the beauty of the lake and mountain, while the back cover of the Elemental Blue version is made with an advanced glitter sand process, recreating the beauty of a starry Night.

itel S23+ arrives with a 6.78'' curved AMOLED screen and a 50MP camera for $120

Under the hood, the Itel S23+ has the Unisoc T616 SoC with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM (+8GB virtual) and 256GB of UFS 2.0 storage. Itel says the S23+ uses Atom Storage technology that “automatically detects and organizes fragmented data on your phone, so you don’t have to worry about your phone’s performance degrading over time.” Additionally, Atom Storage technology “maintains read and write speeds as they did when new, with only a 3% decrease in speed after four years of use.”

On the software side of things, the itel S23+ has itelOS 13 based on Android 13 integrated with the AI-based Aivana GPT voice assistant.

itel S23+ arrives with a 6.78'' curved AMOLED screen and a 50MP camera for $120

Powering the entire package is a 5,000 mAh battery that draws power through a USB-C port at up to 18W and goes from empty to 100% in about two hours.

The Itel S23+ is 7.9mm thick, weighs 178g and comes with an NFC chip. The price is 120 dollars (112 euros/9,985 rupees) and is available for purchase in African countries through local item shops. itel offers buyers a 3-year warranty instead of the standard 1-year warranty and a free screen replacement for 6 months.