Tecno Mobile has already unveiled its anticipated Phantom 9 ginormous handset in Nigeria. Now according to reports the expansion comes to Kenya on July 15th, thereafter unveiled in Kampala at a later date.
The flagship smartphone is a successor of the Tecno Phantom 8 that launched in Oct. 2017. It’s been a year since the company unveiled the successor, and we have no explanation to the delay.
The smartphone-series are one of Tecno’s most expensive handsets. The predecessor last year cost UGX1.4 million, its successor might surprisingly costs less than the 8. The phone could cost, as per rumors less than UGX1 million. In Nigeria, it is priced at N77,000 (roughly UGX790,000).
Having taken nearly a year and a half in the development, the Phantom 9 comes with hi-tech compared to the Phantom 8. On the selling features is its in-display fingerprint scanner. The Phantom 9 becomes the first smartphone in the Tecno mobiles to come with the feature as we have seen most of its handsets, the fingerprint mount is placed at the back next to the rear cameras.
Tecno is keeping with the trend, as most smartphone manufacturers are adopting to this feature. Companies like Huawei, Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Nokia have this embedded in their newest handsets.
Looking at the specs and features perspective, the Tecno Phantom 9 comes with a large screen; an 6.4-Inch FHD AMOLED display with a water-drop notch. The notch is as well the first feature seen on any Tecno mobile. Kudos! to the company.
The Phantom 9 runs on Android 9 Pie paired with MediaTek Helio P22 Processor (64-bit, 2.35 GHz Octa-core, Cortex-A73), PowerVR GE8320 GPU, 6GB RAM, 128GB of internal storage, and a non-removable 3,500mAh battery. Fast charging is supported.
In terms of its imaging and video, the Phantom 9 comes with a rear camera setting. The sensors — 16MP primary + 8MP ultra-wide angle + 2MP depth sensor with an aperture of f/2.2. The front-facing camera meanwhile is embedded in the water-drop notch, with a 32MP sensor and an aperture of f/2.0. All cameras support 1080p at 30fps video recording.
On the connectivity bit, the phone supports a 3.5mm standard audio jack, Wi-Fi, BlueTooth V5.0, microUSB v2.0, USB-OTG, and GPS.
