Tecno unveiled its very first premium phone last week, the Phantom X. This phone has a focus on electronic camera features, which stand above anything the business has actually developed prior to.
The main video camera has the very first appropriately huge sensor in the family, a 1/1.3″ sensor with 50MP resolution. It has relatively big 1.2 µm pixels (larger still with binning, 2.4 µm), Dual Pixel AF and Laser AF.
50 MP 1/1.3″ sensor with 1.2 µm pixels, DPAF, f/1.85 lens – 48 MP selfie cam, 105 ° ultra broad
Lets take a look at the front-facing video cameras– the X loads a 48MP primary and an 8MP ultrawide cameras. The vivo V21 5G has a 44MP selfie video camera and starts at $400, however the main sensor on the back is “just” a 64MP 1/1.72″ unit. And ultra broad modules on the front are quite unusual (even the V21 does not have one).
Its not all rosy, obviously, the Phantom X has only a 50mm telephoto lens– fantastic for portraits, but it does not do much for focusing. And the 8MP 120º ultrawide camera on the back is absolutely nothing to write house about either. Plus, video recording tops out at 4K and there is no optical image stabilization.
The Phantom X will be offered in Starry Night Blue (left) and Monets Summer (right).
We have already examined the Phantom X, so you take a look at our thoughts on the phone. We wanted to hear what you believe as well– could you see yourself purchasing one?
We have to put this into context– the Phantom X targets the $400 price range (EUR330). Lets have a look at the front-facing video cameras– the X packs a 48MP primary and an 8MP ultrawide cameras. The vivo V21 5G has a 44MP selfie electronic camera and begins at $400, but the main sensing unit on the back is “just” a 64MP 1/1.72″ unit. Still, thats a lot of cam hardware for a $400 phone.
Still, thats a great deal of camera hardware for a $400 phone. It likewise features a 6.7″ Super AMOLED show with 90Hz refresh rate, 1080p+ resolution (19.5:9) and curved sides. Gorilla Glass 5 guards both the front and back.
We have to put this into context– the Phantom X targets the $400 rate variety (EUR330). Getting a sensing unit of this size in this rate range is currently challenging and thats prior to you see that many choices chose a 108MP sensing unit, e.g. the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro, which gets close in terms of rate. Having a 50MP sensor of this size (for the bigger pixels), the pool of rivals shrinks– or perhaps totally vanishes. The Mi 10 Ultra, the vivo X60 Pro+ are both too pricey.
The 4,700 mAh battery that powers the phone fasts to charge utilizing a 33W power brick, in half an hour it gets from no to 70%. And you get niceties like a 3.5 mm earphone jack and a dedicated microSD slot.
The chipset comes last and also least– its a Helio G95 (12nm, 2x Cortex-A76, Mali-G76 MC4). Its not a bad chip, but a Dimensity may have been the cherry on top. It would have allowed 5G connection (the G95 is LTE-only), which isnt common in Tecnos typical markets, but the Phantom brand name is a premium one, so 5G would not run out place.
