Upper mid-range · 2023

Tecno Phantom X2

Name: Tecno Phantom X2
Brand: Tecno

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

A well-rounded upper mid-ranger with all-day battery and an AMOLED screen.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work

Strength All-day battery (5160mAh), AMOLED screen

6.8″ AMOLED · 120Hz

Dimensity 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

What stands out

Pro camera extras: optical zoom, laser AF

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

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

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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

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 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 vs 48 MP main · 32 MP vs 12 MP selfie

54% larger battery capacity

45 W vs 15 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

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Samsung Galaxy S23

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

32% larger battery capacity

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

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

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

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 203 g vs 168 g

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