Report: Natasha B. Jefferson

New Additions | Tecno Phantom X2, Phantom X2 Pro With MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC

Published on: December 10, 2022
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The Phantom X2 and Phantom X2 Pro are new additions to the Phantom X lineup from Tecno Mobile. The phones were launched at a Tecno’s ‘Beyond the Extraordinary’ event in Saudi Arabia. The phones come with a 6.8-inch full-HD+ curved flexible AMOLED display, MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC and a 5,160mAh battery.

The Pro variant has the world’s first retractable rear portrait camera lens. The handsets Tecno Phantom X2 will be available in Mars Orange and Stardust Grey colors while the Phantom X2 will be available in Moonlight Silver and Stardust Grey color variants. Both phones are powered by Android 12-based HiOS 12 with dual-SIM 5G support.

The Phantom X2 Pro 5G has a 6.8-inch full-HD+ curved flexible AMOLED display with a 120HZ refresh rate, 1080 x 2400 pixels screen resolution and 360HZ touch sampling rate. The display has a P3 Wide colour gamut with TUV SUD certification with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection.

The Pro variant is equipped with the 4nm MediaTek Dimensity 9000 5G SoC with ARM Mali-G710 MC10 GPU with HyperEngine 5.0 for smooth gaming experience. The phone has 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM paired with 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. The Tecno Phantom X2 Pro 5G ships with a triple rear camera setup that includes a 50-megapixel primary sensor, another 50-megapixel sensor with a retractable portrait lens, and a third 13-megapixel sensor.

Detailed Specs:

NetworkTechnologyGSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
LaunchAnnounced2022, December 07
StatusComing soon. Exp. release 2022, December
BodyDimensions164.6 x 72.7 x 9 mm (6.48 x 2.86 x 0.35 in)
Weight201 g (7.09 oz)
BuildGlass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame, plastic back
SIMDual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
DisplayTypeAMOLED, 120Hz, 500 nits
Size6.8 inches, 111.6 cm2
(~93.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~387 ppi density)
ProtectionCorning Gorilla Glass Victus
PlatformOSAndroid 12, HIOS 12
ChipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9000 (4 nm)
CPUOcta-core (1×3.05 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3×2.85 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPUMali-G710 MC10
MemoryCard slotNo
Internal64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
 UFS 3.1
Main CameraTriple50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.3", 1.2µm, PDAF
50 MP, f/1.5, 65mm (telephoto), 1/2.7", 0.64µm, PDAF, 2.5x optical zoom, retractable lens
13 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/1.3", 1.12µm, AF
FeaturesLED flash, panorama, HDR
Video4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Selfie cameraSingle32 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
FeaturesLED flash
Video1080p@30fps
SoundLoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackNo
CommsWLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth5.3, A2DP, LE
PositioningGPS
NFCYes
RadioFM radio, recording
USBUSB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
FeaturesSensorsFingerprint (under display,
optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
BatteryTypeLi-Po 5160 mAh, non-removable
Charging45W wired, 54% in 20 min, 100% in 60 min (advertised)
MiscColorsStardust Gray, Mars Orange
ModelsAD9