Itel Flip One launched in India — It's a flip phone alright, but the OG kind!

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By Raizel Tandukar

Content Writer

Updated on Oct 8, 2024

Itel Flip One launched in India — It's a flip phone alright, but the OG kind!

Tecno recently launched the second iteration of its flip phone, and Infinix recently added one to its catalogue as well. Just yesterday, their sister company — Itel, also introduced a flip phone, but the old-school kind... with a keypad. Let's take a look at the Itel Flip One in further detail, and also discuss what what its price in Nepal might be.

Itel Flip One Overview

Design and Display

As I mentioned earlier, the Itel Flip One is a feature phone, and it folds in half. As such, it has a hinge with the company branding on the outside in the middle. This phone is trying to imitate the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 with “two” vertically aligned camera cutouts and a black strip going across. That being said, the one isn't a blatant imposter though, as it has some twist to it. The edges of this thing are flat, and the back is layered with leather! Even Samsung Flips haven't had a leather finish so far, so that's something.

On the front, it has a modest 2.4-inch display with OVGA resolution. Obviously, it isn't a touchscreen or anything. That's about it for the display. However, I can't help but wonder, how cool would it have been if Itel pulled something like the Lava Agni 3 and slapped a secondary display on the back.

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Hardware and Features

There isn't much information about the internals of the Itel Flip One — not surprising for a feature phone to do something like this. But from what's available, this phone can store up to 2,000 contacts and 100 SMS. It has a 1,200 mAh battery and offers a week's battery life in Super Battery Mode. Once out of juice, you can charge it back up through the USB-C port. It also has a camera on the back, which is of VGA resolution.

You get dual SIM cellular and Bluetooth support on this thing. Itel lists “BT Caller” as one of the features on the Flip One. Though it has not been clarified, it's likely trying to convey that you can connect other accessories such as earbuds, smartwatches, and speakers through Bluetooth and receive calls through them. Similarly, there is something called “King Voice”, which appears to be a voice changer of sorts. Lastly, this phone supports 13 different languages spoken in India. This seems to be specific to the Indian variant, and the listing of this phone on the Pakistani website does not mention any such feature.

Itel Flip One Specifications

Design: Flip design with leather back and glass keypad
Display: 2.4-inch colour display, OVGA (640 x 480 pixels)
Memory: 2,000 contacts + 100 SMS worth
Camera: VGA resolution ≅ 0.3MP
Battery: 1,200 mAh battery with up to 7 days battery life
Charging: via USB-C
Connectivity: Dual SIM, Bluetooth, 3.5mm audio jack
Features: Bluetooth calling, King Voice, Wireless FM Radio, 13 Indian Regional Language
Colour Options: Orange, Light Blue, Black

Itel Flip One Price in Nepal and Availability

Transsion Holdings' subsidiary made this phone available on 7 October 2024 in India for INR 2,499 coupled with a one-year warranty. If the Itel Flip One makes its way to Nepal, we expect its price to be NPR 4,999.