The Techno Phantom 9 To Begin Selling in Kenya Next Week

The Techno Phantom 9 To Begin Selling in Kenya Next Week. We all know that Techno launched the Phantom 9 earlier this month, though the phone is available in some other countries, the phone is not yet available in Kenya.

Moreover, Techno lovers cannot wait to place their hands on this device.

However, here is the good news, that phone will be selling in Kenya anytime from next week.  

Pricing

What will be the pricing?  You may be asking. Techno seems to have kept this card close to its heart; in fact, we are not even sure of the date of release. All we know is that is is somewhere next week and Techno is keen to keep us guessing.

We are keeping our eyes open, and be sure we will be the first to inform you on the pricing as we are made aware of it. You can also read more thoughts about this device here.

Specifications

Just in case you missed this, Techno Phantom 9 is a great device, no doubt. It packs some of the latest features that include an under-display fingerprint scanner and tri-lens camera on the back.

However, avid smartphone users will know that it falls short of the competition in other areas, primarily battery capacity and the processor.

Here are the full the specifications.

Launch

• Also Known As Techno Phantom 9, Phantom Nine
• Announced 2019, June
• Status Express Release: 2019, July

Body

• Dimensions 158.46 x 75.3 x 7.85 mm (6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 in)
• Weight 186 g (6.56 oz)
• Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
• SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

• Display Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
• Size 6.4 inches, 97.4 cm2 (~83.3% screen-to-body ratio)
• Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~408 ppi density)
• Touch Screen Yes, up to 10 fingers
• Display Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (unconfirmed)
  – 2.5D Curved Glass
  – HiOS 5.0

Platform

• Operating System Android 9.0 (Pie)
  – HiOS 5.0
• Chipset Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12 nm)
• CPU Octa-core (4×2.35 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
• GPU PowerVR GE8320

Memory

• RAM (Memory) 6 GB
• Storage Capacity 128 GB
• Card Slot Yes, up to 500 GB via microSD card (uses dedicated slot)
• Phonebook Practically Unlimited
• Call Record Practically Unlimited

Main Camera

• Camera Type Triple Lenses
• Camera Sensor(s) 16 + 8 + 2 megapixel main camera
• Camera Features Autofocus
  Continuous shooting
  Digital zoom
  Digital image stabilization
  Geotagging
  Panorama
  HDR
  Touch focus
  Face detection
  White balance settings
  ISO settings
  Exposure compensation
  Self-timer
  Scene mode
  Sensor size – 1/2.8″
  Pixel size – 1.12 μm
  Phase detection
  6-element lens
  Secondary rear camera – 8 MP wide angle lense
  Aperture size – f/2.2 (#2)
  Third rear camera sensor – 2 MP depth of field lense
• Video Resolution 1080p@30fps, 720p@30fps
• LED Flash Yes, Quad-LED (Single-toned) flash

Selfie Camera

• Camera Type Single Lens
• Camera Sensor(s) 32-megapixel
• Camera Features Face Beautification
  HDR+
  scene recognition
  AI FaceID
  Dual-LED
• Video Resolution 1080p@30fps
• LED Flash Yes, Dual-LED

Sound

• Loudspeaker Yes
• Speaker Location Chin, below display
• Audio Jack Type Yes, 3.5mm audio jack
• Sound Enhancements Active Noise Cancellation with a dedicated mic

Connectivity

• USB Micro USB 2.0, USB OTG
• Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2
• Wi-fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
• NFC
• GPS Yes
• FM Radio No

Other Features

• Sensors Fingerprint (in-display sensor), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
• Java Support No
• Messages SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
• Games Yes, Downloadable from Google Play store
• Additional Features – WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player
  – MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player
  – Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
  – Push to talk
  – Voice command/dial
  – Organizer

Battery

• Battery Capacity Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery
• Fast Charging Yes
• Wireless Charging No
• Talk Time Up to 29 hours
• Stand-by Up to 400 hours
• Music Play Up to 52 hours

Network

• Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVO / LTE
• 2G Network Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
  CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
• 3G Network Bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
• 4G Network Bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
• Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
• GPRS Yes
• EDGE Yes

It is only the right pricing of Phantom 9 in a market that will attract customers to it. Techno phones as we know are not very popular with Kenyans unless they are high-end phones.

That said, the latest tread is techno is very revealing, the company could be slowly phasing out the phantom series.

Looking at the pattern Techno is using to release Phantom devices, it seems even the company itself is losing faith in the product.

Let us wait and see the availability of this device.

UPDATE

This phone has already been launched and is available on Jumia and Safaricom shops in Kenya.