Itel A95

The itel A95 features a 50MP AI rear camera setup alongside an 8MP selfie camera. In daylight, the rear camera delivers visually appealing shots with decent contrast, sharpness, and mostly natural-looking colour reproduction, though some images can appear slightly washed out. The dynamic range is satisfactory, and the 50MP lens preserves a fair amount of detail.The selfie camera captures satisfactory shots with natural-looking skin colour and a decent level of detail. Low-light photography is a little underwhelming but it is still quite satisfactory for its price. The shots turn out appealing with punchy contrast and good exposure. The selfie camera also performs well in low light, although the details are a lot softer and colours appear slightly muted. The phone is one of the better low-light performers in this price segment. I compared the phone's cameras against one of its key rivals, the POCO M7 (review), to see how it compares, check it out below:DaylightDaylight shots from both phones tend to look a bit washed out. The POCO M7 applies warmer colour tones, while the itel A95 leans towards cooler hues. The itel A95 is a little ahead in detail retention, especially when compared to the POCO M7, which loses sharpness towards the edges. Overall, in terms of sharpness and dynamic range, the itel A95 delivers slightly better results.PortraitPortrait shots carry forward the same colour science seen in the daylight photos for both phones. The real difference lies in detail — the POCO M7 holds a clear advantage when you zoom in, offering sharper textures. It also does a better job with colour accuracy, producing more natural-looking skin tones and hair shades. The itel A95, on the other hand, struggles slightly with highlight control, as seen in the overexposed white shirt.SelfieIn selfies, the itel A95 offers more appealing colour reproduction with fairly accurate skin tones. The POCO M7, by contrast, shows a noticeable yellow tint that makes the image look a bit washed out. Both phones are evenly matched in terms of detail, although the POCO M7 adds some artificial sharpness, which introduces a bit of noise into the frame.Low lightIn low light with night mode turned on, the itel A95 delivers better results across the board. It captures more accurate colours, sharper details, improved contrast, and better overall exposure, making for a more pleasing image. The POCO M7, on the other hand, produces a softer, washed-out shot that lacks punch.

The MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC powers the smartphone paired with 6GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.2 storage. Given the chipset is fairly common at this price point, the phone's performance output is quite satisfactory. While the chipset doesn't eliminate lag or jitters entirely, it keeps the user experience fairly smooth.You might notice occasional stutters when multitasking or keeping multiple apps running in the background, which is expected at this price point. The phone can also handle casual gaming, but it's best to keep expectations in check. You can play demanding titles like COD: Mobile and BGMI at their low graphical presets. The phone uses itel's OS 14.5 based on Android 14 out of the box. There's not much in the way of pre-installed apps and the phone is fairly clean overall. What is disappointing, however, is the presence of Android 14, which is outdated at this point.While this problem is not exclusive to the itel A95 in this price bracket, it is still a major deal breaker for some users. There's also a dynamic island-style feature that pops up for face unlock, call background, charging reminders, low battery, and more. Another surprising but welcome addition is the inclusion of AI features, especially at this price point. The itel A95 offers you a bunch of special features like Smart Hub, which makes it easy to shar files across the apps, Smart scenes, which delivers real-time payment reminders for apps like Google Pay, Paytm and Smart Touch, which helps extract text from images and files, a particualrly useful tool for anyone who works on their phone. Ask AI is a Notes app feature which can help optimise your text, fix grammar errors or generate text based on your needs. There's also an AI image generator that can rework a specific drawing based on your own rough sketches, although it isn't very accurate. Overall, the UI is fairly decent but without the latest Android variant, there are limited customisation options and AI features that have become fairly common. Since the phone will not receive any Android updates, this becomes a significant drawback in the long run. SmartphonesPre-installed appsSoftware supportitel A95452 years of securityPOCO M7622 OS upgrades + 3 security updatesMoto g35NA1 OS upgrade + 3 security updates

The itel A95 incorporates a standard 5,000mAh battery paired with 18W fast charging support. The phone comes with a 10W charger in the box. In the PCMark battery test, the phone registered a total time of 12 hours and 6 minutes, which is slightly lower than the average result for the price point. During our performance tests, which included roughly 2 hours of gaming and streaming tests, the battery registered a total drain of 21 percent.The real-world endurance is a notch better than the segment average at 24 percent, so while the benchmark result might be below average, the actual battery backup is pretty decent, and you can easily expect a full day of use out of it. The charging time, however, is a major pain point here, with the phone taking over 2 hours to recharge completely from 20 to 100 percent using the paired 10W charger. The charging time feels rather archaic in 2025 and could use some improvements.  SmartphonesBattery sizeCharging timeitel A955,000 mAh145 minutes (10W)POCO M75,000 mAh96 minutes (18W)Moto g355,000 mAh70 minutes (18W)