Itel P55 Plus

The Itel P55+ carries two cameras on the back (50MP + 2MP) and an 8MP front camera for selfies. The rear panel includes two large cutouts to provide an impression of a larger sensor size.While the Itel P55+ impresses with a modern design, cameras are not its biggest strength. Most photos in daylight and dim lighting conditions exhibit the same problems of clarity and colour balance. There's also a very minimal amount of processing happening, therefore, in some sense, you capture what you get sans sharpness.It also struggles to recognise the right shades of red. There can be inconsistencies in the output too. During our testing, the phone turned light orange into dark red and vice versa. On the other hand, the primary 50MP camera detects green palettes nicely.The 8MP selfie camera is also average at best, as it exhibits inconsistencies in skin tone detection. At times, the phone struggles to reduce noise in the image to maintain sharpness. Conversely, in attempts to minimise noise, say in low-light conditions, the phone may over-soften details on the subject's face, resulting in a somewhat artificial appearance.At night, the Itel P55+ struggles to perform. Firstly, the phone has to be stationary for an extended period to capture a stable photo. Even then, details get missed. The phone also struggles to balance out areas exposed directly under light.

The Itel P55+ rocks Unisoc's T606 octa-core chipset, which powers a host of devices in this segment. It is not the most powerful chipset in this category, but it offers sufficient grunt to run apps, including WhatsApp, YouTube, Gmail, and Instagram. You may notice some lags and mis-touches occasionally, but those are common issues with many smartphones in the segment.For gaming, you can play popular titles like Subway Surfers and Candy Crush without facing heating issues. However, playing (and enjoying) demanding titles like BGMI may require more juice. The mistouch issue may make it more difficult to play demanding titles. While the Itel P55+ offers 8GB RAM, which seems substantial on paper, there aren't leaps in performance.The internal storage has been expanded to 256GB, all while maintaining a price under Rs 10,000. Despite utilising old standards for storage, the Itel P55+ deserves credit for expanding inbuilt capacity to new heights in the segment.The phone runs on Android 13-based custom skin, and also comes loaded with pre-installed apps. Thankfully, the Android OS offers a ton of customisation. For individuals transitioning from a feature phone or for those new to smartphones, any form of personalisation typically enhances the user experience.In terms of benchmarks, the Unisoc T606-powered Itel P55+ performs relatively better than the Realme C53. However, the 5G-enabled Itel P55 (review) and Lava Blaze 2 (review) are ahead, thanks to the MediaTek chipsets powering them.

The Itel P55+ boasts a 5,000mAh battery that offers a solid battery backup, even with a 90Hz refresh rate enabled. It can last for an entire day even with mild gaming. The phone also scored a decent score in the PCMark battery test (nearly 9 hours).However, its charging speed is easily the best in the segment. The phone comes bundled with a 45W charger that can fully charge the phone from 0 to 100 percent in around 60 minutes. 30 minutes of charging offers around 58 percent charge.