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Tecno Phantom 8

Tecno Phantom 8
₦285,600
Brand: Tecno
Category: Smartphones
  • Display 5.7 inch 1080 x 1920 pixels Full-HD display
  • Camera 12 + 13 MP Main Camera/20-megapixel front
  • Storage 64 GB
  • RAM 6 GB of RAM
  • CPU Octa-core 2.6 GHz, Mediatek MT6757CD Helio P25
  • OS Android 7.0 (Nougat)

Our Rating

Ratings from experts

8.8
  • Design, Built Quality 7 / 10
  • Display Quality 9 / 10
  • Camera Quality 10 / 10
  • Audio & Multimedia 7 / 10
  • OS and Usability 9 / 10
  • Battery Performance 8 / 10

Tecno Phantom 8 Technical Overview

The Tecno Phantom 8 is equipped with a 5.7-inch AMOLED display featuring a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. The screen supports a 16:9 aspect ratio and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The device is powered by a MediaTek Helio X20 deca-core processor, which includes two Cortex-A72 cores clocked at 2.3 GHz, four Cortex-A53 cores at 1.85 GHz, and four additional Cortex-A53 cores at 1.4 GHz. It is paired with 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage, expandable via microSD card up to 256 GB.

On the camera front, the Phantom 8 features a dual rear camera setup with a 12-megapixel primary sensor and a 13-megapixel secondary sensor, both equipped with phase detection autofocus and dual-LED flash. The front camera has a 20-megapixel sensor with an f/2.0 aperture.The device runs on Android 7.0 Nougat with Tecno’s HiOS skin layered on top.

The smartphone includes a 3500 mAh non-removable battery with support for fast charging via a USB Type-C port. Connectivity options include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, and Beidou. Sensors integrated into the device are a fingerprint scanner (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity sensor, and compass. The Phantom 8 measures 156.7 x 77.3 x 7.7 mm and weighs 170 grams.

Full Specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Network Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network Bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network Bands LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700)
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps/LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Also Known As -
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BODY

Dimensions 160 x 79.5 x 7.9 mm (6.30 x 3.13 x 0.31 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz)
Build Premium Plastic
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~72.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)

PLATFORM

Operating System Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Mediatek MT6757CD Helio P25
CPU Octa-core CPU (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A53 and 4 1.83 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T880 MP3

MEMORY

RAM + ROM 6 GB
Card Slot Yes, up to 256 GB via microSD card

MAIN CAMERA

Camera Type Double Lenses
Camera Sensor(s) 12 MP, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF and 13 MP, f/2.6 aperture
Camera Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video Resolution 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@100fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Camera Type Single Lens
Camera Sensor(s) 20-megapixel, f/2.2 aperture
Camera Features HDR
Video Resolution 1080@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
Speaker Location Back
Audio Jack Type Yes, 3.5mm audio jack

CONNECTIVITY

Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE
NFC
GPS Yes
FM Radio Yes

BATTERY

Battery Capacity Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery
Wireless Charging No
Talk Time Talk Time is the longest time that a single battery charge will last when you are constantly talking on the phone under perfect conditions, Ambient temperature and highly dependent on the cellular network environment such as the distance to the closest cell network tower. Up to 26 hours
Stand-by Up to 400 hours

OTHER FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Box Contents Charging Brick / USB cable

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