Tecno Phantom 5: Specs, Price, Pros, & Cons (To Buy or Not To Buy)

Tecno Phantom 5 is not necessarily one of the newest phones in the market considering that it was first launched in 2017 and the fact that there are many phones that have come out since then including the Tecno Phantom 6. Nonetheless, the Phantom 5 is still one that we consider being very good in many ways because of its features and functionality.

A successor of the Phantom Z, the Phantom 5 is not one of the cheapest phones but with a good camera, hardware, design, and battery life, here is all to know about the phone.

Tecno Phantom 5 Specs and Features

• Screen Size:5 inches display with 1080 x 1920 pixels, 401 pixels per inch (PPI)
• Operating System: Android 5.1 Lollipop
• Display Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
• Screen Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 3
• Colors: Champagne Gold
• Body: Full Metal with Non-Removable Back.
• Back Camera: 13MP, up to 4128 x 3096-pixel pictures, HDR, face and smile detection camera with LED flash
• Front Camera: 8MP, up to 3264 x 2448-pixel pictures
• Processor:5GHz octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU, MediaTek MT6753 chipset, Mali-T760 MP4 GPU
• RAM: 3GB
• Internal Storage: 32GB
• Card slot: microSD, up to 64 GB
• Battery: 3030mAh

Design

One of the things that stands the Tecno Phantom 5 out from most other phones is its design. It has a display that is a 5.5 inches, with a resolution of 1080 x 1920. The body of the phone is fully made of metal to enhance its durability. As a result of the size, the Tecno Phantom 5 will full your hand but not in a comfortable way, and although it is metal made, it is not heavy.

One of the best things about the phone in terms of features has to be its Fingerprint Scanner that is found at the back of the phone. What this does as you must have realized already is to give an added security for unlocking the phone as well as a way of answering your calls easily.

Operating System And Processor

Phantom 5 is designed with a 3GB RAM for excellent performance and it is powered by a 1.5GHz octa-core MediaTek processor. More than just that, it comes with an Android 5.1 Lollipop. The Android version is not the latest available, but you are sure not to have any kind of problem.

Battery

• Battery:3000 mAh non-removable Li-ion Battery
• Video Playback: up to 6.5 hours

Looking at the battery specs, this is not the best that this phone could give. With some phones now coming with a battery with 4500 mAh capacity, this is one of the shortcomings of this powerful phone. Of course, it will be able to take you through a day and more if you are not doing serious stuff on the phone, if not, you will definitely be left hanging.

The good thing with the battery, however, is that it only takes 2 hours 30 minutes for it to fully charge.

Camera

• Rear Camera:13 MP Camera, 1080p HD Video
• Rear Camera Features: Dual-LED Flash, Autofocus, Geo-tagging
• Front Camera:8 MP Camera with Autofocus, LED Flash

Looking at the camera specs of this phone, the features it has are good and will be useful for anyone who loves pictures. With the megapixels of the phone, it doesn’t offer anything too spectacular that you will not get with many other phones that are even much cheaper. The front camera is the standard that most phones come with.

Internet and Connectivity

The connectivity of the phone is rather good as it comes with GPRS connection, EDGE, and 3G connectivity. In addition to that, it also has 4G LTE as well as Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP. With the entire connectivity, what this means is that you will have good downloading speed.

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Storage and Memory

• Built-in Storage:32GB Storage
• Memory Card Support: Yes, up to 64GB
• Memory:3 GB RAM

With a RAM of 3 GB, the phone comes with an internal storage of 32GB. More than that is the fact that you can expand the storage to 64GB using a micro SD card. Considering the RAM it features, the Tecno Phantom 5 promises to be a phone that is both fast and easy for multitasking.

To Buy

• If you are looking for a mobile phone that has a very good design, this may as well be what you should get.
• With a metal case, it is very durable
• It has some features that are very good including the finger scanner.
• The network connectivity of the phone is not only good but it is also broad.
• Good storage capacity and RAM
• Comes with fast charging battery

Not To Buy

• The cameras are good but they are not the best that you would find
• The battery does not come with a very good capacity at only 3000Mah.
• Not the cheapest phone in the market.

Verdict

At the end of the day, there are many things that can be said about this phone but it will all come down to what you really want. Nonetheless, it is not the phone that I will recommend for someone most especially because there are newer versions and because it doesn’t have the best specs available in the market right now.

However, if you have the money and want to go with it, there is hardly anything to stop you because the phone still has a lot to offer even better than some more recent phones. After all, it is a Phantom phone.

Where to Buy

While you can get the phone to buy offline, there are many platforms on the internet including Jumia that you can decide to purchase the phone. The advantage of getting the Tecno Phantom 5 on the internet is that you can have different options to be able to compare the prices. But then, the one more convenient for you is what you should go for.