Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Varun Kashyap & Sridevi Reddy
Co-Founders, Zithara.ai
Transforming Indian Offline Retail and Customer Engagement Using AI

Tecno has become a popular name in India when it comes to low-range smartphones. The brand was the first to introduce a triple rear camera setup smartphone Camon i4 in this price range for Rs 8,999. However, Tecno, which is owned by Transsion Holdings, is now ready to make the leap from low-end smartphones to the mid-range with the launch of Phantom 9. This device bears a price tag of Rs 14,999, and it comes with some attractive features like the dew-drop notch, in-display fingerprint sensor 6GB RAM and more. There is no doubt that the phone will face intense competition in this segment, however, let’s take a look at what the Tecno Phantom 9 has to offer on a first look.

Tecno Phantom 9 First Impressions: Design and Display
When it comes to design, the Tecno Phantom 9 surely lives up to the trend as the rear panel on the phone sports a dual-tone gradient finish. This panel has a bluish hue which turns purple as one goes towards the bottom. The rear side also has the triple camera setup which is vertically oriented on the left side along with the Phantom branding. Towards the bottom, we have the Tecno branding as well. On the front, the phone sports a dew-drop notch, and the bezels on the Phantom 9 are minimal. The chin is slightly more in width when compared to the bezels. However, that is something which the users won’t mind much. As for the display, the Phantom 9 sports a 6.4-inch Full HD+ display rendering a resolution of 2340×1080 pixels.
Tecno Phantom 9 First Impressions: Performance
The Phantom 9 comes with the MediaTek Helio P35 SoC which has not yet made its place in a lot of mainstream phones and their chipsets. The Helio P35 is built on a 12nm process and clocks frequency up to 2.35GHz. Besides this, powering the device is a 6GB RAM which the users will find ample for day to day usage. Also, another plus point is the massive 128GB storage which can be expanded to 256GB in case that is required.




