Upper mid-range · 2021

Tecno Camon 17 Pro

Name: Tecno Camon 17 Pro
Brand: Tecno
Price: 145000 NGN
Availability: InStock

Sold for ₦145,000 · 1 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A06 5G Camera shares the Infinix Note 30's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, Plastic build

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.8″ IPS LCD · 90Hz

G95 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 25W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 48 MP selfie

4G LTE

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In the Real World

See how the Tecno Camon 17 Pro looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.8″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2460 · 90 Hz

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.8"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2460 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

538 nits

HDR

Not listed

Performance

Mediatek MT6785V/CD Helio G95 (12 nm) · 8-core 2.05 GHz · Mali-G76 MC4

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Mediatek MT6785V/CD Helio G95 (12 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

361,950

GeekBench

1,668

Graphics test

GFXBench 17 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.05 GHz

GPU

Mali-G76 MC4

Process

12 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

2x2.05 GHz Cortex A76 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 11, HIOS 7.6 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new iOS versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 11, HIOS 7.6

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 48 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.3

Camera

2 MP f/2.4

Front camera

48 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Omnivision OV64B, 1/2", 0.7µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Infinix Note 30 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 25 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

140:00h

Wired charging

25 W

Removable

Audio

Very good (-24.4 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-24.4 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20

Build & Design

201 g · 9.0 mm

Height

168.9 mm

Width

77.0 mm

Thickness

9.0 mm

Weight

201 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 13

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

54% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

362k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 201 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.8″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

362k vs 899k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Where to buy

1 seller·Used from ₦145,000

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Jiji Used

₦145,000

Fair for used

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 256GB

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