Smartphone maker TECNO, better known for its budget and affordable smartphones, is the latest brand to enter the premium smartphone segment. The company unveiled it’s MediaTek Dimensity 9000-powered Phantom X2 and X2 Pro in an event earlier this week. Apart from the new and powerful chipset, the two devices have a lot in common – from a large 6.8-inch curved AMOLED panel boasting a 120 Hz refresh rate, 360 Hz touch sampling rate, and an in-display fingerprint sensor.
The Phantom X2 Pro is the
world’s first-ever phone with a retractable portrait camera. This mechanical
camera module looks to mimic the camera performance of professional-grade
cameras. It also ships with 12GB of DDR5 memory while the vanilla Phantom X2
comes with up to 8GB of RAM. The phone also has 5GB of virtual memory to help
boost performance when required.
Aside from the two phones, TECNO also
showcased its AIoT devices including a pair of TWS earbuds, a Router, and more.
TECNO also debuted its first-ever laptop dubbed Megabook S1 at the same event.
This thin and light laptop comes with a 15.6-inch display, boasting a 3.2K
resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate, and 100% sRGB coverage. The Megabook S1 ships
with Intel’s 12th gen Core i7 processor coupled with up to 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSDs
and 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM.
The price of TECNO’s Phantom X2 starts at
2,700 Saudi Riyals (US$ 718) and the Phantom X2 Pro is priced at 3,500 Saudi Riyals (US$ 930). The Megabook S1 has been priced at US$ 1500 for the 512GB storage variant while the 1TB storage will retail at US$ 1,600.
The Indian pricing of these new devices
has not been revealed as of now, however, the company plans to price them
aggressively.
