The much awaited launch of the TECNO Phantom 5 was held on Wednesday September 16, 2015 at the Function Suite of the Sheraton Hotels and Suites, Ikeja by the management of TECNO Mobile Nigeria. The occasion was attended by Telecoms distributors, government regulatory agencies, online retail store operators, software development and support professionals, online and offline media person. Techsmart was present at the event so here is our updates.
The Managing Director of TECNO Mobile Nigeria, Chidi Okonkwo, in his welcome speech, maintained that TECNO is always seeking to play the role of partners and catalyst to positive change using innovative mobile solutions to impact life on a broader scale. The Media and PR Manager, Miss Hanane Karroumi also spoke on efforts being made by TECNO to improve Mobile telephony.
The features and specifications of the new Phantom 5 smartphone was made by Jesse Oguntimehin, Oye Akideinde and Attai Oguche, all key staff of TECNO Mobile Nigeria.
If you are a music and entertainment fan, you need to check this phone out. The key features and specifications of this new sleek looking phone are as follows:
Display
- Screen size: 5.5 Full HD
- Touchscreen: Yes
- Thickness: 6.8mm Ultra thin
- Colours: Luxury Champagne Gold and Elegant Space Grey
Hardware
- Processor- MTK 6753 (Octa-core) processor
- RAM-3GB RAM
- ROM-32GB
Software
- Operating System- Latest Android 5.1
Camera
- 13MP rear camera with dual flash light (for brighter images)
- 8MP front camera with flash
- F 2.0 large aperture (to give more light)
- 78 degree wide angle (for a wider perspective)
- Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF) technology (which imitates the human eye)
- Visidon technology (for 75% reduction of noice)
- Intelligent sound snap (for snapping on voice recognition)
Music
- 3D surrounded effect
- HiFi 2.0 and Dolby Surrounded effect.
- Luxury Metal HiFi earphone (which gives no interference and comes at no extra cost)
- Music and video steaming and download
- Content Management System (CMS)
- Playlist
- FM radio (Preset frequencies, view stations by states, etc)
- Equalizer (with preset genres, sound adjustment features, etc)
- Timer feature (preset play time)
Security
- Fingerprint sensor (to unlock the phone)
- 360 degree fingerprint recognition (recognizes fingerprint from any angle finger to unlock)
- Stores fingerprints of people you want to have access to the phone
Connectivity
- 4G/3G ultra speed
Battery
- 3,000mAh battery
- 200 hours standby time
- 6.5 hours continuous video play
- Capable of taking 75,000 photographs continually
- Ultra power saving mode (can be switched on at 10% battery level)
To experience and confirm all these mouth-watering features of the Phantom 5 phone, one needs to use it over a period of time. The TECNO Phantom 5 phone will be available for sale as from September 17, 2015 and tha recommended retail price is put at around N69,900.
Watch out for our full review of the show!
