Description
Design
and Display
The Tecno Phantom 8 doesn’t
look too bad for something to rub shoulders with heavyweights such as the Samsung Galaxy S8 and iPhone 8. It sports a metallic chassis with
an alluring 3D ‘Diamond Fire Design’ for a premium touch. The edges are curvy
and the overall profile is rather svelte at 7.9 millimetres.
Tecno Phantom 8 sports a
5.7-inch IPS display with Full HD resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels. You may
expect slightly sharper images than what the predecessor offered. There is
robust Corning Gorilla Glass to protect against scratches.
The
Cameras
This again joins the bandwagon
of flagships rocking dual rear cameras. Tecno Phantom 8 combines a 12MP sensor
with a 13MP sensor for greater image depth and quality. You get Tri-LED flash,
autofocus and 10X zoom among the shot features.
Bright selfies are on the card
with this one. There is an amazing 20MP camera with dual-LED flash on the
front. Selfie lovers are sure going to love this!
Hardware and Software
Apps and games will run with
practically no glitches on the Tecno Phantom 8. This is because it boasts an
octa-core MediaTek Helio P25 processor that gets support from generous 6GB RAM.
The system memory is the company’s best ever.
For storage, you get 64GB space
on the inside. This is expandable by jaw-dropping 2 TB using a microSD card.
The Tecno Phantom 8 ships with Android 7.0 Nougat sporting HiOS 3.0 skin – this
is a tad disappointing. But there’s promise of upgrade.
Other
Features
Another thing that may
disappoint some buyers a bit is that the Tecno Phantom 8 comes with a 3,500mAh
battery. However, this supports fast charging to reduce the amount of time it
stays in the socket.
Tecno Phantom 8 features a
fingerprint scanner and supports fast LTE connectivity. It has a USB Type-C
port, dual SIM slots, USB On-The-Go (OTG), and Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n with Wi-Fi
Direct.