itel A62 review: Balanced budget smartphone with 18:9 screen, dual cameras

Transsion Holdings, a Chinese manufacturer behind the smartphone brands like itel, Infinix and Tecno, may have a limited visibility in the online market in comparison to behemoths like Xiaomi and Samsung, but it is a fastest growing company in the offline space. The company recently launched the itel A62, a budget smartphone with dual rear cameras, face unlock feature, multi-functional fingerprint scanner and a modern 18:9 aspect ratio screen.

For a budget smartphone, the itel A62 has a solid build quality. It does not have a metallic or the glass build of the current generation smartphone, yet the laminated plastic unibody of the phone feels sturdy and has a solid touch to it. The phone’s front is covered by a 5.65-inch HD+ screen in 18:9 aspect ratio. The screen looks colourful and has good viewing angles. The tall aspect ratio makes it ideal for multimedia content playback such as videos and photos.

On the back, the phone sports a dual camera set-up, which looks similar to the camera set-ups seen in current generation Xiaomi devices. Even the network antenna lines are shaped identically to the one seen in the recently launched Xiaomi Redmi Y2. Overall, the back looks clean and offers no-frills design that is in line with other budget smartphones.