TECNO is very popular on the African continent for its affordability. However, the trusted brand has a premium line known as the TECNO Phantom. After more than a year of silence, “the phantom is back” says TECNO on the launching of the newest addition to their ever high-quality Phantom smartphone series. Dubbed PHANTOM 9, the new device takes smartphone photography to a whole new level, thanks to its outstanding triple A1 camera.

If you are a budding photographer, professional photographer, lover of selfies or you just want to pride yourself by owning a smartphone with the best camera ever made by TECNO, the PHANTOM 9 is your best bet. Whether its a family picnic during the daytime or clubbing at night, the PHANTOM 9 makes you record all your beautiful moments while offering you with the fun of capturing crystal clear pictures.

The Tecno Phantom series exhibits the best TECNO has to offer and has gathered so many praises from both the local and international market. Fans and customer of Tecno were all waiting anxiously when rumors of the phantom 9 spread like wildfire in 2018. Unfortunately, Phantom 9 was unable to launch in 2018. Fast forward to July 2019: its no longer rumors, it is official, the Tecno Phantom series is back with the launch of the Phantom 9. In today’s review, Naijmobile presents to you the Tecno Phantom 9 stunning specs and price

Tecno Phantom 9 Design and Display

The device comes with an eye-catching artistic design made with aurora color of Lapland on its back cover, which gives the smartphone a glamorous appearance.

Looking at the Phantom 9’s unique and innovative body design, its crystal-clear jade-like screen design and the perfect ratio of the grid color, you are sure to fall in love with its artistic look at first sight. Thanks to its modern technology and one-of-a-kind design, the Phantom 9 is the number one choice among the Phantom series.

The handset features around 84.83% screen-to-body ratio and measures exactly 158.46 x 75.3 x 7.85 mm; thus, although it has a massive 6.4 display, the Phantom 9 can still fit into your pocket or purse with its lightweight, compact body. This is possible due to the U-shaped front-facing camera and the front LED flash.

The beautiful Tecno Phantom 9 also features a 6.4″Dot Notch display which gives you a great view when you play games or watch videos. The Phantom 9 will be the first phone from TECNO to have such a large display. That’s not all; the Phantom 9 is also equipped with a full-HD+ (1080 x 2340) resolution.

The Phantom 9’s is also equipped with an AMOLED display to give you a brighter and more natural look. The AMOLED screen helps filters blue light, so you are assured your precious eyes are free from strains.

In terms of security, TECNO took their game the next level by taking the fingerprint sensor from the back and placing it under the fingerprint screen. This fantastic feature ensures you stay up-to-date with the latest fashion trend while also enjoying top-notch smartphone user experience. Sleek, durable and fast the Tecno Phantom 9’s in-display fingerprint scanner unlocks the device without any glitch as soon as you power it on and move your finger across the fingerprint scanner on the phone screen.

Tecno Phantom 9 – Full Specifications

Display

• Display Type
  AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
• Size
  6.4 inches, 97.4 cm2 (~83.3% screen-to-body ratio)
• Resolution
  1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~408 ppi density)
• Touch Screen
  Yes, up to 10 fingers
• Display Protection
  Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (unconfirmed)
  – 2.5D Curved Glass
  – HiOS 5.0

Platform

• Operating System
  Android 9.0 (Pie)
  – HiOS 5.0
• Chipset
  Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12 nm)
• CPU
  Octa-core (4×2.35 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
• GPU
  PowerVR GE8320

Memory

• RAM (Memory)
  6 GB
• Storage Capacity
  128 GB
• Card Slot
  Yes, up to 500 GB via microSD card (uses dedicated slot)
• Phonebook
  Practically Unlimited
• Call Record
  Practically Unlimited

Main Camera

• Camera Type
  Triple Lenses
• Camera Sensor(s)
  16 + 8 + 2 megapixel main camera
• Camera Features
  Autofocus
  Continuous shooting
  Digital zoom
  Digital image stabilization
  Geotagging
  Panorama
  HDR
  Touch focus
  Face detection
  White balance settings
  ISO settings
  Exposure compensation
  Self-timer
  Scene mode
  Sensor size – 1/2.8″
  Pixel size – 1.12 μm
  Phase detection
  6-element lens
  Secondary rear camera – 8 MP wide angle lense
  Aperture size – f/2.2 (#2)
  Third rear camera sensor – 2 MP depth of field lense
• Video Resolution
  1080p@30fps, 720p@30fps
• LED Flash
  Yes, Quad-LED (Single-toned) flash

Selfie Camera

• Camera Type
  Single Lens
• Camera Sensor(s)
  32-megapixel
• Camera Features
  Face Beautification
  HDR+
  scene recognition
  AI FaceID
  Dual-LED
• Video Resolution
  1080p@30fps
• LED Flash
  Yes, Dual-LED

Tecno Phantom 9

• Display: 6.4 inch pixels 1080 x 2340 Full-HD+ display
• Camera: 16 + 8 + 2 MP Back / 32 MP front
• Storage: 128 GB
• RAM: 6 GB
• CPU: Octa-core 2.35 GHz Mediatek Helio P35
• OS: Android 9.0 (Pie)

Tecno Phantom 9 Camera

The Tecno Phantom 9 camera is unarguably the most eye-catching part of the phone. The Phantom 9 has a total of 4 camera sensors: 3 sensors at the back and one at the front.

Rear Camera: 16mp+8mp+2mp triple camera. F2.2 Aperture, Quad LED flash, 1080@30fps video

Front Camera: 32mp dual selfie camera, f2.0 Aperture, AI Face Recognition, dual LED flash, 1080p@ 30fps video capture.

The advanced triple rear camera of the Phantom 9 will make your picture clearer, brighter, and more natural. Due to the new AI scene detection and AI HDR function, the rear camera of the Phantom 9 produces are a smarter photograph. Also, It may interest you to now that the Phantom 9 is the world first ever smartphone to come with dual flash. The 32mp dual selfie camera offers you are a very clear selfie even in the darkest of
places.

The Phantom 9 camera offers you a captivating experience. Different from the regular angle lens you may be familiar with, photos taken with the Phantom 9 120-degree full angles lens capture more content similar to what you would see with your eyes. The features allow you to express yourself more. The Phantom 9 captures images very closely, even a close as 2.5 centimeters, with no blurs or details left out.

The camera is packed with beautiful stickers you can use to decorate your photos. It also offers more than 70 facial features and supports 120-degree recognition.

Below are some photo taken with the Phantom 9.

Tecno Phantom 9 Hardware and Software

Applications and games will run without any glitch on the Tecno Phantom 9. This is because it boasts an Octa MediaTek MT 6765 Helio P35 processor that gets support from generous 6gb Ram. For storage, you get 128GB space on the inside which can be expanded by jaw-dropping 256GM using a microSD card. The Tecno phantom 9 ships with Andriod 9.o pie with the latest HIOS 5.0

Battery and other features

Juicing up the Phantom 9 is a 3500mAh battery, and it does not end there. It also comes with a super fast charging allowing for a quick top-up of the battery. The Phantom 9 supports 4G LTE network and dual sim slots. The phone is offered in champagne gold, blue and Aurora color.

Pricing and Availability

The Phantom 9 is not yet available in Nigeria, but it is rumored to begin sales on the 10th of July in India and from there cut across Nigeria, Kenya, and other African countries. When it hits the Nigeria market, you can be able to buy the Phantom 9 from leading online stores like Jumia and Konga. The Tecno Phantom price is expected to be in the neighborhood of N75,000 to N80,000 in Nigeria.