Older high-end · 2021

Tecno Phantom X

Name: Tecno Phantom X
Brand: Tecno
Price: 200000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦170,000 to ₦200,000 · 2 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A24 4G Camera shares the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL's main sensor

Best for

Strength , All-day battery (measured)

Extras Optical zoom, Curved display

Watch out No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.7″ AMOLED · 90Hz

G95 8 / 256 GB

4700 mAh 33W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 48 MP selfie

4G LTE

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In the Real World

See how the Tecno Phantom X looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.7″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2340 · 90 Hz

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

405 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

High-end

AnTuTu

409,878

v10

GeekBench

1,670

Graphics test

GFXBench 17 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.05 GHz

GPU

Mali-G76 MC4

Process

12 nm

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.05 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.95 GHz

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

50 MP f/1.9 main · 48 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

Telephoto

13 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.3

Front camera

48 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Samsung GN1, 1/1.31", 1.2µm

Flagship-class sensor

Same sensor in

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL , Google Pixel 7 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, laser AF

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4700 mAh · 33 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4700 mAh

Lab endurance

122:00h

Wired charging

33 W

Removable

Audio

Good (-26.7 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Good (-26.7 LUFS)

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB · expandable

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

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, GLONASS, Beidou

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, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

201 g · 8.7 mm

Height

163.5 mm

Width

73.8 mm

Thickness

8.7 mm

Weight

201 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity

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

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.7″ vs 6.1″ screen

Higher-res main camera

Telephoto vs — · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main · 48 MP vs 12 MP selfie

45% larger battery capacity

33 W vs 20 W charging · 4,700 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

410k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

18% larger battery capacity

4,700 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Less smooth display

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

410k vs 899k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · Telephoto vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Where to buy

2 sellers·Used from ₦170,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦170,000

Fair for used

Japhet Okoh

2.9 yrs · 13 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦200,000

Fair for used

EllyG Communications

8.8 yrs · 1 feedback · 256GB

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More listings:

Konga · Jiji

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