Entry-level · 2025

itel Zeno 20

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s

Best for

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh)

Extras Rugged build, Cooling system

Watch out 4G only, HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

6.6″ IPS LCD · 90Hz

T7100 3 / 64 GB

5000 mAh 15W charging

13 MP 5 MP selfie

4G LTE

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Full specifications

Display

6.6″ · IPS LCD · 720 × 1612 · 90 Hz · HDR

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.6"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

720 × 1612 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

1500 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Unisoc T7100 · 8-core 1.8 GHz · PowerVR GE8322

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Unisoc T7100

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

306,233

v10

CPU

8-core, 1.8 GHz

GPU

PowerVR GE8322

CPU layout

2xCortex A75 1.8GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.6GHz

Software & updates

Android 14 (Go edition), itel OS 14 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 14 (Go edition), itel OS 14

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~1 year

Camera

13 MP main · 5 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

13 MP

Front camera

5 MP

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 15 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

3 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

3 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

3/64GB · 4/128GB

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

2× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · no 5G No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8

Build & Design

187 g · IP54

Weight

187 g

IP rating

IP54

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 17

Loses on most 5 losses

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 720 × 1612 vs 1206 × 2622 resolution

Lower benchmark score

306k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 13 MP vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Heavier in hand

187 g vs 177 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S25

Loses on most 5 losses

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 720 × 1612 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution

Lower benchmark score

306k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Heavier in hand

187 g vs 162 g

Full comparison

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