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The itel A80 was launched in September 2024. This phone aims to offer a balance between affordability and functionality. Let’s dive into the key specs, pros, cons and pricing of itel A80 in Bangladesh Key Features of itel A80  . Design and Build Quality  The itel A80 features a sleek and modern design with an 8.5 mm thickness, making it comfortable to hold. Available in Sandstone Black, Glacier White, and Wave Blue, the device offers a premium look despite its budget-friendly price. The polycarbonate back panel ensures durability, though it may attract fingerprints over time.  Compared to the itel A70, which has a slightly thicker 8.6 mm body, the A80 offers a refined build with a more contemporary appeal. When placed alongside the Lava Yuva Star and Honor X5b, the itel A80 stands out with its slightly slimmer profile. However, the Honor X5b, at 8.7 mm, offers a more premium feel due to its solid build and marginally heavier frame. Read more: Honor X5b Review: Affordable Innovation or Budget Compromise? Display Quality The itel A80 sports a 6.7-inch IPS LCD with a 120Hz refresh rate, ensuring a smoother scrolling and gaming experience. The HD+ resolution (720 by 1600 pixels) delivers decent color reproduction and sharpness, though it does not match the clarity of Full HD+ displays seen in more expensive devices.  Compared to the itel A70, which has a 6.6-inch IPS LCD but lacks a high refresh rate, the A80 provides a significantly improved viewing experience. However, the Lava Yuva Star, with its slightly larger 6.75-inch display, and the Honor X5b, with a 6.56-inch TFT LCD but a higher peak brightness of 530 nits, provide competition. The itel A80’s 500 nits brightness is adequate for outdoor visibility but falls behind the Honor X5b. Camera Performance One of the standout features of the itel A80 is its 50 MP main camera, which surpasses the 13 MP sensor found in the itel A70. The high-resolution sensor allows for better detail and improved color accuracy in daylight conditions. However, low-light photography remains a challenge due to the lack of advanced image processing capabilities.  Read more: OnePlus Pad 2 Review: Is It Worth Buying? The Lava Yuva Star and Honor X5b, both equipped with 13 MP cameras, fall short of the itel A80 in terms of raw resolution, though the Honor X5b benefits from a wider f/1.8 aperture for better low-light performance. The 8 MP selfie camera on the itel A80 is standard for this price segment, performing similarly to the selfie shooters found on competing devices. Processor Performance Under the hood, the itel A80 is powered by the Unisoc T603 chipset, the same processor found in the itel A70. This octa-core processor is sufficient for everyday tasks like browsing, social media, and light multitasking.  However, when compared to the Honor X5b, which features a more powerful MediaTek Helio G36 chipset, the A80 falls behind in processing power, particularly for demanding applications. The Lava Yuva Star, powered by the Unisoc SC9863A, also lags slightly behind in performance due to its older architecture. Read more: Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4 Review: Is It a Value-for-money Midranger? The itel A80 can handle moderate usage with ease, power users might find it lacking in performance for more intensive tasks. Gaming Performance  Gaming on the itel A80 is acceptable for casual gamers, with its 120Hz display providing smoother frame transitions. However, the Unisoc T603 chipset limits its ability to run high-end games at stable frame rates. Games like Subway Surfers and Candy Crush run smoothly, while more demanding titles like PUBG Mobile and Call of Duty: Mobile experience occasional frame drops and reduced graphics settings.  In comparison, the Honor X5b, with its MediaTek Helio G36 chipset, offers slightly better gaming performance. The Lava Yuva Star, on the other hand, struggles with heavier games due to its lower-end processor. While the itel A80 is a decent choice for light gaming, users looking for a more capable gaming phone should explore alternatives in the mid-range segment. Read more: Honor Magic7 Pro Review: A Flagship Killer or Just Another Premium Phone?

The Y series from vivo are targeted as entry-level smartphones with a great value proposition. vivo recently launched the Y17s globally on 2nd October 2023. This year there are new colorways, a new camera, and a whole lot of other features. Let’s take a look into the key features, pros, cons, and price of vivo Y17s in Bangladesh.  Key Specifications of vivo Y17s  Design and Build Quality  The Y17s is the direct successor of the Y16 from last year. Like almost all of their Y series iterations, the design on the Y17s has been slightly tweaked to bring a sense of distinction to the new generation. However, the waterdrop notch display remains the same from the last generation. There’s a sizeable bottom chin on the Y17s which doesn’t align with the 2023 design standards. But considering it’s a budget-friendly smartphone, this was probably one of the cost cut corners. There are two color variants with the Y17s – Glitter Purple and Forest Green.  The device holds a dimension of 163.74 mm by 75.43 mm by 8.09 mm with 186 g weight. The plastic frame and back help to keep the weight under 200 g. What’s interesting is that the Y17s now have an IP54 dust and splash resistance rating.  Read more: 10 Best GPS Trackers for Motorcycles in Bangladesh The ports and buttons on the Y17s are all as usual. The power and volume buttons are located on the right with the SIM slot on the top and the Type-C port on the bottom. The power button also doubles as the fingerprint scanner of the device. The headphone jack has been retained in the Y17s which is good news for wired headphone enthusiasts. The device comes with 6GB RAM and 128 GB of internal storage. The storage can be expanded by another 128 GB thanks to the micro SDXC support.  The Display  The display on the vivo Y17s is a 6.56-inch IPS LCD panel with 720 x 1612 pixels. The 720P display has an aspect ratio of 20:9 and a pixel density of 269 ppi. By all means, this is an entry-level display and features. The large chin on the bottom of the panel accounts for a lower 83.8% screen-to-body ratio. The saving grace here would be the waterdrop notch camera cutout.  The display showed good color calibration with 83% NTSC color saturation. There were no weird color shifts in the test from different angles. Being an LCD panel, the blacks aren’t all that deep and may seem a bit washed out.  Read more: Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus Review: Know the Pros and Cons The display has 700 nits of peak brightness which makes it fairly legible under direct sunlight. For the price, the display on the Y17s produces a passable result. The Camera  There’s a dual camera setup on the back of the Y17s. The main camera is a 50 MP f/1.8 wide-angle sensor with PDAF. The secondary camera is a 2 MP f/2.4 depth sensor. The Y17s lack several features like autofocus, EIS, and OIS. These are again, the cut corners for an aggressive budget pricing.  The main camera performed well for an entry-level smartphone in our test. Pictures taken under direct sunlight had good details in them. The depth sensor assists in the portrait shots which saw significant improvement in edge detection and realistic background blur. The dynamic range is also satisfactory. Read more: Symphony Helio 80 Review: Is the hype justified? However, the same performance isn’t translated into indoor or artificial lighting conditions. There are noticeable noises and grains whenever there is less-than-ideal lighting. There’s also the issue of exposure which is a hit or miss at times.