itel launched the Power 80 a few months ago as the successor to the Power 70, positioning it as a budget device for Kenya’s entry‑level market with an emphasis on battery life and durability.

The handset houses a 7,000 mAh battery, a 6.78‑inch IPS LCD panel with a 720 × 1,576 HD+ resolution and a 120 Hz refresh rate, and an industrial‑style rear panel that itel advertises as IP68/IP69 water‑dust protection and MIL‑STD‑810H compliance.

Running Android 16 with itel OS 16, the phone provides customisation tools, AI‑assisted utilities and an infrared blaster for controlling compatible household appliances.

Hardware includes a side‑mounted fingerprint sensor integrated into the power button, face unlock, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, USB‑C, and a triple‑slot tray that supports two nano‑SIMs plus a microSD card.

The phone is equipped with a 50 MP rear camera and an 8 MP front camera, which are adequate for everyday snapshots and video calls in good lighting.

Power 80 is powered by an Unisoc T7250 octa‑core processor with a Mali‑G57 GPU, 4 GB of physical RAM (augmented by up to 8 GB virtual RAM) and 128 GB of internal storage, suitable for messaging, social media and light multitasking.

Benchmark results place the device firmly in the entry‑level bracket, with AnTuTu scores ranging from 359,000 to 389,000 points and Geekbench 6 results of roughly 435 for single‑core and 1,400 for multi‑core performance.

Gaming performance is adequate for casual titles; Mobile Legends and Free Fire average about 58 FPS, while more demanding games such as PUBG Mobile require reduced settings and Genshin Impact struggles to stay smooth.

Battery endurance is the standout feature: a 30‑minute video playback consumes roughly 4 % of charge, a 30‑minute TikTok or Instagram session also uses about 4 %, a 30‑minute gaming session uses around 8 %, and offline YouTube playback reached 17 hours 44 minutes on a single charge.

Charging is slower than the battery size suggests; the supplied 18 W charger takes roughly three hours for a full charge and more than an hour to reach 50 %, while a higher‑capacity USB Power Delivery charger offers only modest speed gains.

The Power 80 is available across Kenya through official itel stores, Phone Place outlets, Jumia Kenya and other authorised retailers, with a recommended retail price of KSh 19,499.