Older high-end · 2023

Tecno Phantom X2

Name: Tecno Phantom X2
Brand: Tecno
Price: 250000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦250,000 to ₦400,000 · 2 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Google Pixel 8 Pro

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), All-day battery (measured)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, Plastic build

6.8″ AMOLED · 120Hz

9000 8 / 256 GB

5160 mAh 45W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Tecno Phantom X2 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.8″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.8"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

710 nits

HDR

Not listed

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 9000 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.05 GHz · Mali-G710 MC10

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 9000 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

1,093,300

v10

GeekBench

4,027

Graphics test

GFXBench 71 fps

CPU

8-core, 3.05 GHz

GPU

Mali-G710 MC10

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex X2 3.05GHz + 3x Cortex A710 2.85GHz + 4x Cortex A510 1.85GHz

Software & updates

Android 12, HIOS 12 · 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 12, HIOS 12

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.7 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.7

OIS

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.2

Camera

2 MP

Front camera

32 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Samsung

Slow motion

Yes, 60 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, laser AF

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

5160 mAh · 45 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

5160 mAh

Lab endurance

110:00h

Wired charging

45 W

Removable

Audio

Good (-26.8 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Good (-26.8 LUFS)

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.3

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

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

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

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, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n8, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79

Build & Design

203 g · 8.9 mm

Height

164.6 mm

Width

72.7 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

Weight

203 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), 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 15

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.8″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

Higher-res main camera

64 MP · f/1.7 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main · 32 MP vs 12 MP selfie

54% larger battery capacity

45 W vs 20 W charging · 5,160 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

1.1M vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 203 g vs 171 g

₦400k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

32% larger battery capacity

45 W vs 25 W charging · 5,160 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.8″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

1.1M vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 203 g vs 168 g

₦50k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

2 sellers·New from ₦400,000·Used from ₦250,000

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

Jiji New

₦400,000

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦250,000

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Justin Muoh

7.8 yrs · 1 feedback · 256GB

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