Older high-end · 2018

Tecno Phantom 8

Name: Tecno Phantom 8
Brand: Tecno

Our Take CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Tecno Pop 6 Pro

An older high-end phone with a compact body — but a smaller battery and slow 10W charging show its age.

Strength Compact high-end size

Watch out Smaller battery (3500mAh), 10W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.7″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

Helio P25 6 / 64 GB

3500 mAh 10W charging

13 MP 2 rear · 20 MP selfie

4G LTE

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What stands out

Compact high-end phone — rare mix of small size and strong performance

Pro camera extras: manual focus

Display

5.7″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 1920 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

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

Screen size

5.7"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 1920 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Mediatek MT6757T Helio P25 (16 nm) · 8-core 2.6 GHz · Mali-T880MP2

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Mediatek MT6757T Helio P25 (16 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

High-end

AnTuTu

65,000

CPU

8-core, 2.6 GHz

GPU

Mali-T880MP2

Process

16 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

4x Cortex A53 2.5 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.6 GHz

Camera

12 MP f/2.0 main · 20 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

12 MP f/2.0

Camera

13 MP f/2.6

Front camera

20 MP f/2.0

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Camera extras

manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3500 mAh · 10 W wired

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

Capacity

3500 mAh

Wired charging

10 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

6 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

6 GB

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 4

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 4

Bluetooth

4.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

185 g · 7.9 mm

Height

160.0 mm

Width

79.5 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

185 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone XS

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

32% larger battery capacity

3,500 mAh vs 2,658 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs OLED panel · 1080 × 1920 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution

Lower benchmark score

65k vs 691k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

17% larger battery capacity

3,500 mAh vs 3,000 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 1920 vs 1440 × 2960 resolution

Lower benchmark score

65k vs 416k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Lower mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

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Where to buy

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