Hands-on review and photo gallery: TECNO Phantom 5
I know you guys have been itching to have a closer look at the new TECNO Phantom 5. It has been a busy week for me here at MobilityArena.com, but I finally got to doing this. The Phantom 5 really is a well-crafted and gorgeous device that I fell in love with immediately.
Here are my impressions after using it for four (4) days:
- This a beautifully crafted, all-metal smartphone that turns heads everywhere I have taken it.
- The 5.5-inch display is vivid, smooth and very fluid.
- The fingerprint scanner works like a charm. From sleep state, I put my finger on the scanner and the phone wakes up. No more tapping and swiping to wake up a phone. It is so much more convenient. You can programme up to ten (10) different fingerprints.
- Audio from both the rear loudspeaker and bundled headphones is amazing. You know I am a sucker for great sounding music. Volume is very loud too. TECNO outdid itself here.
- So far, the rear camera has been impressive too. I never expected this grade of photos, considering TECNO’s history with photography. I will be taking it for a spin and then bring you sample photos.
- The Phantom 5 is zippy in use. The octa-core processor and 3GB RAM combination works well.
- It is dual SIM and also 4G/LTE compliant: I have my regular mobile line and my Smile 4G data SIM in it. It is my first time of using 4G on any smartphone, and it has been a blissful experience.
- Battery life: Very good. The Phantom 5 easily sees me through a day without 4G. With 4G on and active,battery life is sure to drop. I can’t give figures now, as I only just put my 4G SIM inside about 36 hours ago.
Quick Summary
The Phantom 5 is a paradigm shift for TECNO. This is unlike any other TECNO you have ever used. I am amazed and I am impressed. And, yes, I am keeping this baby for a long, long time.
Here is a gallery detailing the phone from all angles. I hope that you enjoy them.
Get the full TECNO Phantom 5 specifications.
- photos du menu du tecno phantom 8
- tecno c8 nairaland june 2018
Super sleek fresh. I’m a sucker for music too, I can’t wait to buy mine.
You want to buy? when you can just steal Mister Mobs own. He must have pimped it finish by now. No time. His PT5 is for steal.
lol…. you better be quick cause it might have finished before you done saving
oya start saving up
Mister Mobility, where do you live? I want to steal your PT5 with your 4G LTE Smile sim in it. Hehe! 😀
SolaJ,
Nothing for you!
lol…..ole
go get yours oooo and let mister mo rest in peace
ahhhh stop it and go buy yours ooooo
But Mister Mo, why? I love this thing I see in your hand na.
Well, I’m still surprised Tecno did this… Still very surprised. I thought they already gave all their shot with the Camon but to think there was still a boat rocker. hmmm… Nice.
hehe….am really not suprised, i saw this coming
tecno already steped up their game
same here tooo, taught camon c8 will be their last amazing phone but here is the super phantom 5
LMAO! The guy says “super”, it is though. Super!
wow…..awesome view
yea you can say that again
yes oooo, it is marvelous
meehnn… The phone is sharp but, oops…the price is damn SCARY! Am taking to my heels ooooooooo!
lol…..
come on just save up and get it
You don’t expect the price anything less than na, it’s even a shocker to have it at 70k. Show me a finger print sensor-ed phone, and I would show you it’s about a 100k+.
sorry ooooo
i would get it even at an higher price
Phone is beautiful…I give them that.
I really do. I really really do too.
you can say that again
Wait first, Which phone took the photos of the PT5 above. Its so crispy clear.
i guess it is the camon c8
Mr Mo, I have one question. Is the internal memory partitioned?
hmmm…. am not mr mo but i guess it is not
A part of me knew these guys were up to something fantastic, I just knew a combination of BOOM J and Camon C would enter into one phone. And baaam! it happens. Nicely done.
lol..
that part of you that said this didnt lie
Something tells me that Tecno marketers have highjacked this post…. However, the phone looks great but the pricing seems to be on the high side. I would love to see a comparison of the PT5 to one plus 2 or Asus zenfone 2.
yea sure it is high but to high minded people i think it is affordable
I will wait till next year July for d price to come down to get 2 for & my wife
lol,,,,,,
you must be a yoruba man..
happy waiting bro….
Valid. Wait for it to come down before buying.
Phone looks sleek but the angles are rather on the sharp side,hope the ergonomics is user friendly..
people will always see something bad to say
Shey? I personally prefer a curve around edges of phones. Not all angles.
…tell us, which ”ergonomics” is user friendly? Samsung s6…that slips off your palms if you dont hold it properly or use a pouch? Or blackberry passport, which you cant actually operate comfortably with one hand? Or LG G3/4 that has lock and unlock buttons at the back of the phone??
All phones are designed differently…you will get used to it. Shikena!
Like someone said, seems tecno marketers have high jacked this post, you need to hear the true response from people on nairaland. FYI, there are cheaper phones with finger print reader, ELEPHONE has some.
What’s the memory like? Can’t seem to remember seeing it anywhere.
32GB inbuilt
I do not think the phone e price is over the top. It obviously wasn’t created for people like me. So me with 50k would probably get something around that range. But if I did have 70k. I would not mind spending it on the PT 5.
Thanks to Mr Moverick…I finally got it today. After hours of usage..I can boldly say and I stand to be corrected but with apology to no one..The PT 5 well worth the price..
as for me n myself, the phone is ugly and overpriced. if u disagree, ur bizwax, c transformer over there!!
The phone is ugly ke? Phone that everyone is saying looks like HTC is ugly? Ah! I don’t think you have an idea what futuristic designs look like then, you’ld call them ugly.
Mr. Mo
Can I borrow this phone from you for just 2 Days pere! I swear by em…em… I go return am sharpaly sharpaly…
Wow what an awesome review you have got here. This phone is truly awesome and amazing. I love the phantom 5