Tecno, a Chinese smartphone maker, has announced that it has begun production of its Tecno Phantom V Fold smartphone in India as part of the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative. The smartphone was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 2023 event in Barcelona earlier this year, and it is the first foldable smartphone in India to be powered by MediaTek’s flagship Dimensity 9000+ SoC.
Price and Availability
The Tecno Phantom V Fold will be offered in two storage variants: 12GB RAM + 256GB storage and 12GB RAM + 512GB storage. It is available in black and white colours. The phone is expected to launch in India on April 11 with an early bird sale starting on April 12. The company has confirmed that the phone will be offered at an early bird access price of Rs. 77,777, which will be applicable only till limited stock lasts and will be available for purchase exclusively on the Amazon website.
The company has not yet confirmed the final price of either of the two variants of the Tecno Phantom V Fold.
Specifications and Features
The Tecno Phantom V Fold features a 6.42-inch LTPO AMOLED cover display with a resolution of 1080 x 2550 pixels and a refresh rate of 120Hz when closed. Once opened, it has a larger 7.85-inch main display with a resolution of 2000 x 2296 pixels. The display is larger than one that comes with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4.
The smartphone is powered by the flagship 4nm MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ SoC, which is also used in the Oppo Find N2 Flip. The smartphone comes with LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 3.1 storage.
The Tecno Phantom V Fold boasts an ultra-clean 5-camera system, which includes three cameras on the back: a 50-megapixel main sensor, another 50-megapixel 2x zoom lens, and a 13-megapixel ultrawide lens. The two selfie cameras of the foldable device have a 32-megapixel lens on the front screen and a 16-megapixel lens inside.
The foldable smartphone packs a 5,000mAh battery with 45W wired fast charging support but has no wireless charging option. Tecno claims Phantom V Fold’s battery can be charged to 40 percent in 15 minutes and can get fully charged in 55 minutes.
Summary
Tecno, a Chinese smartphone maker, has confirmed that it has started production of its Tecno Phantom V Fold smartphone in India as part of the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative. The smartphone was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 2023 event in Barcelona earlier this year, and it is the first foldable smartphone in India to be powered by MediaTek’s flagship Dimensity 9000+ SoC. The phone will be available in two storage variants and is expected to launch on 11th April with an early bird sale starting on 12th April.
The Tecno Phantom V Fold boasts a 6.42-inch LTPO AMOLED cover display, which has a resolution of 1080 x 2550 pixels and a refresh rate of 120Hz when closed. Once opened, it has a larger 7.85-inch main display with a resolution of 2000 x 2296 pixels. The smartphone is powered by the flagship 4nm MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ SoC and comes with LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. The Tecno Phantom V Fold also boasts an ultra-clean 5-camera system and a 5,000mAh battery with 45W wired fast charging support.
The Tecno Phantom V Fold will be available for purchase exclusively on the Amazon website, and the company has confirmed that the phone will be offered at an early bird access price of Rs. 77,777, which will be applicable only till limited stock lasts.
