Lower mid-range · 2021

Tecno Phantom X

Name: Tecno Phantom X
Brand: Tecno

Our Take CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A24 4G

A dependable lower mid-ranger with an AMOLED screen.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength AMOLED screen

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.7″ Super AMOLED · 90Hz

Helio 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

What stands out

Pro camera extras: optical zoom, laser AF

240 fps slow motion for action clips

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

Basic CPU

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

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

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

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

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

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 13

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

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

45% larger battery capacity

33 W vs 15 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

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 201 g vs 174 g

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 · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 13

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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