TECNO has launched its first-ever foldable smartphone, the PHANTOM V Fold 5G in India, after it was introduced at the MWC 2023 in February. It was unveiled by the Bollywood star and Brand Ambassador Ayushmann Khurrana yesterday. The company has already announced the launch of the production of the PHANTOM V Fold in the Noida facility, which can produce 24 million phones per year.
The phone has a 7.85″ 2K+ foldable
10-120Hz LTPO AMOLED screen with 8:7 aspect ratio, 90% screen-to-body ratio,
and the company says that it is virtually crease-free. There is a 6.42-inch
1080p secondary 120Hz 10-120Hz LTPO AMOLED screen with 21:9 aspect ratio, 91%
screen-to-body ratio.
It has an aerospace-grade innovative
drop-shaped hinge with exclusive fixed-axis rotate and slide technology,
self-developed reverse snap structure that makes folding virtually seamless and
crease-free, says the company. Tecno says it has high durability of over
200,000 folds.
The micro-curved secondary screen and the
back makes it easy to hold, says Tecno. It comes in black colour made of
skin-friendly classic leather and the white is crafted with renewable organic
silicone leather. It is powered by Dimensity 9000+ SoC with 12GB of RAM. It runs HiOS Fold with Split Screen, Parallel
Windows, drag and drop across screens, and more optimized for a foldable
screen. Foldable customizations have been made to the top 1,000 apps with the
highest download frequency globally, of which 90% have been adapted to support
split-screen and multi-window modes. In total, over 2000 apps have been adapted
for HiOS13 Fold, said the company
The phone has a 50MP rear camera along
with a 13MP ultra-wide camera and a 50MP portrait camera. The outer screen has
a 32MP camera and there is a 16MP camera on the inside. You can also use the
front screen to shoot selfies with the rear camera. It has super night
portrait, night mode, and super night 4K video features. There is a
side-mounted fingerprint scanner, and the phone packs a 5000mAh battery with 45W
fast charging that can charge up to 40% in 15 minutes and charges fully in 55
minutes.
TECNO PHANTOM V Fold 5G specifications
- 7.65-inch (2296 x 2000) 2K+ 10-120Hz LTPO AMOLED foldable display
- 6.42-inch (1080 x 2550) FHD+ 10-120Hz LTPO AMOLED outer display
- Up to 3.2GHz Octa Core MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ processor with Mali-G710 MC10 GPU
- 12GB LPDDR5X RAM, 256GB UFS 3.1 storage
- Android 13 with HiOS 13 Fold
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 50MP rear camera with 1/1.3″ sensor, f/1.8 aperture, 13MP ultra-120° wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 50MP 2x portrait telephoto camera, 20x digital zoom
- 32MP (outer) / 16MP (inner) front cameras
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers
- Dimensions: 159.4×72 (fold) / 140.4 (unfold), 14.5-14.2mm (fold) / 6.8mm (unfold)
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax, Bluetooth 5.3,GPS/GLONASS, USB Type-C, NFC
- 5000mAh (Typical) battery with 45W fast charging
TECNO PHANTOM V Fold 5G is priced at Rs.
88,888 for the single 12GB + 256GB version. Buyers can get it at Rs. 77,777 for
limited stock.
