Scheduled to launch in Nairobi Kenya on 15th July, the Tecno Tecno Phantom 9 is will be on the Uganda market very soon afterwards according to rumors. These developments comes after Tecno Mobile unveiled unveiled the “ginormous handset” in Nigeria some time back.
For Tecno smartphone users in Uganda and Kenya, the news of the scheduled launch of Phantom 9 are big news basing on the fact that Tecno mobiles have great features with expectations of the Phantom 9 to be more equipped than the Tecno Phantom 8 which was launched way back in Oct. 2017.
Expectations from users
Like all other news, users are expecting a very power smartphone when it comes to both features, functioning and the battery life. I took a close look at the Tecno Phantom 9 features and reviewed them as you can see below so you are well aware of what you should expect in this latest device by Tecno-mobile.
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Tecno Phantom 9 Phone Full Specs
Dimensions
158.46 x 75.3 x 7.85 mm (6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 in)
Weight: About 186 g (6.56 oz)
Hardware
Operating System: Android 9.0 (Pie) / HiOS 5.0
Processor: Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12 nm)
CPU: Octa-core (4×2.35 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A53)RAM: 6GB / 8GB
GPU: PowerVR GE8320
RAM: 6 GB
Storage: 128GB
Memory card: Yes, up to 500 GB via microSD card (uses dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity
Capacity: Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery
Fast charge: Yes
Talktime: Up to 29 hours
Standby: Up to 400 hours
Music: Up to 52 hours
Colors
Aura Blue
Display
Type: AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 6.4 inches, 97.4 cm2 (~83.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Touchscreen: Yes, up to 10 fingers
Resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~408 ppi density)
Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (unconfirmed) / 2.5D Curved Glass / HiOS 5.0
Camera
Camera type: Triple Lenses
Sensors: 16 + 8 + 2 megapixel main 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 type: Single Lens
Selfie sensors: 32-megapixel
Selfie features: Face Beautification, HDR+, scene recognition, AI FaceID, Dual-LED
Selfie Video resolution: 1080p@30fps
Selfie LED flash: Yes, Dual-LED
Connectivity
Frequencies: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVO / LTE
GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA: 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
HSDPA: 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA: 2000 1xEV-DO
LTE : band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS: Yes
EDGE: Yes
USB: Micro USB 2.0, USB OTG
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.2
GPS: Yes
FM Radio: No
Sensors
Fingerprint (in-display sensor)
Accelerometer
Gyro
Proximity
Compass
Other features
Java: No
Messages: SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Games: Yes, Downloadable from Google Play store
WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player
MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player
Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
Push to talk
Voice command/dial
Organizer
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Tecno Phantom 9 price and where to buy
You are able to buy the Tecno Phantom 9 from the different participating offline and other online stores in Uganda and Kenya once the phone is launched officially. You can also but it off sites like Amazon and save big using coupon codes, discounts and other offers from time to time. The device is expected to be sold at price equivalent to USD $197.00 (about 727,195.95 Ugandan Shilling and 20,251.60 Kenyan Shilling respectively).
