Itel Mobile

Itel Mobile Limited
itel life
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryConsumer electronics
Founded2007; 19 years ago (2007)
Headquarters
Area served
Worldwide
Key peopleLei Weiguo (founder & CEO)
ProductsMobile phones, tablets, television sets, laptops, accessories
ParentTranssion Holdings
Websiteitel-life.com

itel Mobile is a Hong Kong–based Chinese smartphone manufacturer company that belongs to Transsion Holdings. The brand was established in 2007.

History

The first logo of itel Mobile
The front of Itel S23, one of the currently manufactured phones released by Itel. Note the bezel size and the "teardrop" camera notch.

Their products are mainly sold in various emerging markets, including parts of Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Uganda, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Indonesia and Latin America.

Since 19 April 2024, Itel has collaborated with CloudMosa to introduce a new 4G feature phone Super Guru 4G in India with various cloud-based widgets for feature phones using the Cloud Phone technology.

itelOS

itelOS is a customized Android operating system developed by Chinese mobile phone manufacturer itel Mobile, a subsidiary of Transsion Holdings. The OS is used in the company’s smartphones. As itelOS 7.6 (based on Android 11), it was released with itel Vision 2s on September 7, 2021.

itelOS
The logo of itelOS
Developeritel Mobile
OS familyAndroid (Linux)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelClosed-source
Initial releaseSeptember 7, 2021; 5 years ago (2021-09-07)
Latest release16.3.0.150SP14 / September 11, 2026; 51 days ago (2026-09-11)
Official websitewww.itel-life.com

Version history

In September 2021, itelOS 7.6 was released and was based on Android 11. It shipped with a custom home screen app.

Version Initial release Android OS Launch Version Ref.
7.6 September 2021 11 First released with itel Vision 2s
8.6 September 2022 12 First released with itel S18-Series
13 September 2023 13 First released with itel S23+
13.6 November 2023 Unveiled on itel P55T
13.5 March 2024 Unveiled on itel S24 and RS4
14 2024 14 First released with itel A50
14.5 First released with itel S25-Series
15 2025 15 First released with itel Super 26 Ultra
16 2026 16 First released with itel Power 80

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Deck, Andrew (2020-06-23). "Your guide to Transsion, zimbabwe's biggest mobile phone supplier". Rest of World. Retrieved 2020-08-08. Transsion operates three brands: Infinix, itel, and Tecno.
  2. ↑ "Profile Itel Mobile". www.bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-13. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  3. ↑ Maina, Saruni (2019-04-04). "Transsion Holdings – A Teardown of The Company That Controls Africa's Mobile Phone Industry". Gadgets Africa. Retrieved 2025-08-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ Qumer, Syeda Maseeha; Singh, Geeta (2019). "TECNO Mobile's Growth Strategies in Africa". In CEIBS Case Center (ed.). China-Focused Cases: Selected Winners of the CEIBS Global Case Contest. Shanghai/Singapore: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press & Springer Nature. p. 83. doi:10.1007/978-981-13-2706-3_5. ISBN 978-981-13-2706-3. OCLC 1089796541.
  5. ↑ "Profile itel Mobile". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  6. ↑ "About Us - itel mobile". www.itel-mobile.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  7. ↑ Awasthi, Prashasti (27 January 2020). "itel emerges as No 1 smartphone brand in the under-Rs 5,000 category in offline channel". @businessline. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  8. ↑ "itel Super Guru 4G VoLTE feature phone with in-built UPI, cloud-based YouTube app launched for Rs. 1799 Itel has also added The itel Super 26 Ultra featuring many features itel-life.com". fonearena.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  9. ↑ "CloudMosa - What is Cloud Phone?". cloudfone.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  10. ↑ "itel Vision 2s - Full phone specifications". m.gsmarena.com.
  11. ↑ "itel S23+ - Full phone specifications". m.gsmarena.com.
  12. ↑ "itel A50 - Full phone specifications". m.gsmarena.com.
  13. ↑ "itel Super 26 Ultra - Full phone specifications". m.gsmarena.com.
  14. ↑ "itel Power 80 - Full phone specifications". m.gsmarena.com.