Folding phones are still a long way from being considered mainstream smartphones, and with good reason – they’re either too expensive or there’s a perception that these handsets aren’t durable enough to last more than a few years. However, the quality of folding screens has improved significantly over the years, while foldable phones are slowly becoming more accessible in terms of price. Motorola launched earlier this year razor 40 Whose price was less than Rs. 60,000 points, and Techno followed suit Phantom V Flip, I’ve spent the past few weeks using the Tecno Phantom V Flip and here are my thoughts on the company’s latest clamshell-style folding phone.
tecno phantom v flip price in india
Tecno has set the Phantom V Flip price in India at Rs. ₹54,999 – the starting price was just a month after the phone was launched – and you get 8GB RAM and 256GB inbuilt storage. It is available in the iconic Black and Mystic Dawn colours.
techno phantom v flip design
The Tecno Phantom V Flip is a slim smartphone when opened, and that’s a good thing because when you fold it closed it results in a compact form factor. It has a vegan leather exterior that provides good grip. The internal screen has a crease that’s slightly visible on dark wallpapers and when the screen is off, but it’s barely noticeable when you’re using the phone. If you hold the phone at specific angles when the screen is on, you can see the crease, and you can definitely feel it when you’re scrolling inside apps.
Tecno says that its drop-shaped hinge used for the foldable display mechanism has a ‘hoverlock’ design that allows you to keep the phone open between 30 degrees and 150 degrees. When closed, there is no gap between the two parts of the display. The Phantom V Flip has a circular cover display that is reminiscent of a smartwatch display, and is flanked by two cameras.
Tecno Phantom V Flip has a 6.9-inch flexible AMOLED screen
There is a fingerprint scanner which is located on the right side of the phone and is easy to reach with one hand. There is a slight resistance when attempting to open the phone – no complaints here as the phone seems to remain stable even when turned to different angles – I used both hands to open the phone. There’s no IP rating here, so you’ll have to be careful of splashes and dust around the smartphone.
TECNO Phantom V Flip Specifications and Features
The Phantom V Flip is powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 8050 chip paired with an Arm Mali-G77 GPU coupled with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM. It is a capable mobile processor, and it has enough memory to run multiple applications at the same time. If you want, the phone can use some of the unused 256GB UFS 2.1 inbuilt storage (up to 16GB) for more demanding tasks.
It comes with HiOS 13.5 – Tecno’s custom interface that runs on top of Android 13 out of the box. The company has promised to provide two years of OS updates and three years of security updates for Tecno Phantom V Flip. The phone comes with some preinstalled apps including WPS Office, Phone Master, Facebook, Mobile Cloner, Visha Player, Spotify, CarlCare and Instagram. It also comes with a ‘Sharp News’ feature that aggregates news stories and links to content from across the internet.
In day-to-day use, HiOS is quite intuitive and multitasking between apps is quite easy – due to its narrow width, I found it easy to swipe up and navigate the interface. You can uninstall most of the bloatware listed above except the Phone Master app. The quick settings menu took a little time to get used to, but it provided enough toggles and settings that I didn’t have to open the Settings app to make changes. Some options are a little difficult to find in the Settings app, as they are hidden in sub-menus. For example, if you want to view per-app battery usage, you’d tap battery lab , battery settings , battery usage,
Apps are optimized when the Phantom V Flip’s internal display is partially folded
Tecno has equipped the phone with some multitasking gestures that let you pop out a window from full screen mode and use it as a floating window. It also offers an app cloning feature if you need two copies of specific social media apps, some game mode enhancements, and other software customizations sprinkled throughout the operating system.
techno phantom v flip display
In synthetic benchmark tests, the Tecno Phantom V Flip achieved good scores, which shows that the Dimensity 8050 chip has enough performance overhead to remain smooth and competitive for the next few years. The phone scored 706,648 points in AnTuTu’s benchmark test, while its Geekbench 6 single-core and multi-core scores were 1,106 and 3,220 points respectively. The phone scored 14,392 points in the PCMark Work 3.0 test.
The Phantom V Flip is capable of handling most graphics intensive games including Fortnite and Genshin Impact. I turned on the high resolution “HD textures” feature on Fortnite and toggled the highest settings — 30 minutes in, the phone was a little warm around the camera module, but it didn’t have a major impact on gameplay. In Genshin Impact, I was able to play the game on ‘Medium’ settings without any issues – even in very busy domains.
The handset packs a 4,000mAh battery that can be charged at 45W with the included charging brick. Within 30 minutes, the phone charged from zero to 63 percent, while after another 30 minutes it was almost full at 95 percent. It delivered reliable battery life – 14 hours and 27 minutes in our video loop test. I was able to get through the day with about 30 percent battery, about 30 minutes of gaming and the usual mix of watching videos on YouTube, texting on WhatsApp and X (formerly known as Twitter), and scrolling through threads. Was.
The Phantom V Flip’s internal display provides good visibility in bright sunlight
On the inside, the Phantom V Flip sports a 6.9-inch flexible AMOLED inner display with full-HD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. It’s very smooth and gets bright, especially when you’re outside – if you enable high brightness mode in the display settings. Content looks good on the internal display in many apps and the phone supports HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG codecs. Apps work quite well in split-screen mode and the built-in camera and YouTube.
On the outside there is a circular 1.32-inch cover panel that looks like a round smartwatch screen. It’s definitely not as bright as the internal screen and you can use it to access apps that you download from the Play Store. You get access to your events, a preview of the rear camera (which are located around the circular display), fitness tracking information, upcoming alarms, weather, sound recorder, a timer, and a stopwatch. Swiping down shows you some quick toggles, while swiping up shows you a list of your notifications.
techno phantom v flip camera
Phantom V Flip is equipped with a 64-megapixel primary camera and a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera. You can also take selfies with the front-facing (when unfolded) 32-megapixel camera housed in the center-aligned hole-punch cutout.
Tecno Phantom V Flip main and wide-angle camera samples (tap to view full size)
Images captured using the primary camera are crisp and sharp, especially when you enable the “64MP” mode which enables pixel-binning for shots – and it takes one second to save the image. During the day you get a lot of detail and the colors were accurate. When you switch to a wide-angle camera during the day, there’s a noticeable drop in quality, especially when it comes to exposure and color accuracy.
The smartphone takes good photos even in the evening, when lighting conditions are less favourable, and captures enough detail without too much noise. I found disabling AI features on the camera for better results, but your mileage may vary. In dark scenarios, the Super Night mode works very well on the primary camera and captures adequate details within seconds.
While you can take selfies with the 32-megapixel camera on the internal display, the Phantom V Flip’s dual-display design lets you click your photo using the 64-megapixel rear camera while using the cover display to preview your shot. Allows to do. , The external camera captures clear photos and you can also use features like Super Night Mode while clicking your photos in adequately lit locations.
Tecno Phantom V Flip main and wide-angle camera samples (tap to view full size)
You can shoot up to 4K video at 30fps with the Tecno Phantom V Flip’s primary camera – and it’s the only camera capable of recording video. However, when shooting in low-light conditions, switching to 1080p at 60fps is better, but it will still look dark and noisy – a far cry from the performance of Super Night mode for still photos.
Decision
Tecno brings the Phantom V Flip foldable phone to a more affordable price, but makes some compromises along the way. For example, unlike its more expensive counterparts, you don’t get a large external display that can also run apps or games, such as moto razr 40 ultra The external screen size of this phone is similar to that of the Moto Razr 40, which is also priced at the same price. Similarly, the primary camera on the Phantom V Flip is the only camera I enjoyed using, even when I was using it to capture selfies.
The display on the Tecno Phantom V Flip is fluid and responsive and apps load smoothly thanks to the capable MediaTek processor and 120Hz refresh rate. Battery life is also quite reliable and the 45W wired charging is useful – it’s faster than galaxy z flip 5 Which supports 25W charging through PPS charger. If you don’t mind some of the caveats mentioned above, you can consider the Phantom V Flip if you are looking for a foldable phone under Rs. 60,000 points.