itel S23 review: Style-led ultra-budget with curved-look design.
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
64/10064/100 trails the 66-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.
02Camera
52/10052/100 trails the 58-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.
03Performance
44/10044/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2023 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
80/10080/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.
05Build
58/10058/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.
- 8 GB RAM + 90Hz at $120
- 50 MP main + premium-look design
- 5000 mAh + microSD + jack
- 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 232-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .