Tecno Phantom X2 Pro 5G is a flagship smartphone that has been widely praised for its impressive cameras, great performance, sleek design, and affordable price tag. The company has been hot on its heels and has released the world’s first smartphone to feature a retractable portrait rear camera lens, helping it take the best portrait shots with stunning details. Not just that, this smartphone is a power-packed monster. So, how does it compare to its rivals in this price band? Let’s pit it against the iQOO 11, iQOO 11 Pro and the OnePlus 11 and find out how the handset fares against its competitors.
Cameras – unique and powerful
The USP of Tecno Phantom X2 Pro is its cameras. Camera specifications are quite strong. The portrait camera is a 50MP Samsung JN1 sensor with 1/2.76″ sensor size, 0.64µm pixels and ISOCELL 2.0 technology, with Double Super PD autofocus and Tetra Pixel RGB Bayer pixel arrangement. This sensor can easily take 2.5X optical zoom shots, and can unfold and retract, a first for any smartphone in the world. With the help of the retractable lens, the phone is capable of delivering true optical bokeh effect, which means you will not face any distortion while clicking portrait images and the edge detection is better than other phones in the market.
All three rear camera sensors come with autofocus, which is not present on the iQOO 11 series or the OnePlus 11. With Super Night Mode, you can get stunning results at night using any of the three rear cameras on the Tecno Phantom X2 Pro.
The primary camera is Samsung’s 50MP custom ISOCELL sensor with 1/1.3″ sensor size, 1.2µm pixels, and uses ISOCELL 3.0 technology. The front element of the lens (the outermost of the 7 lens elements) is made of glass. The ultrawide camera is a 13MP shooter with 1/3″ optical format and 1.12µm pixels.
The specifications of the competition are few. The IQOO 11 has a triple rear camera setup, but the ultrawide angle sensor has a resolution of just 8MP, so you might experience a loss of details with regards to photos compared to the main sensor.
On the Tecno Phantom X2 Pro, the 32MP selfie shooter can shoot really good pictures and with its built-in True Tone portrait feature, you can get natural bokeh and the colors are quite accurate to human skin tones. On the other hand, the iQOO 11 series and the OnePlus 11 only have half the resolution in the selfie department.
The camera module of the Tecno Phantom X2 Pro is unique in design and the company calls it a 3.5D design that was inspired by the craters of the Moon. In comparison, the OnePlus 11 and iQOO 11 series sport fairly regular designs, with the camera module placed at the top corner of the smartphones. The mid-frame of the Tecno Phantom X2 Pro is made of CNC-milled metal, and the smartphone comes in two colours: Mars Orange and Stardust Grey.
The TECNO Phantom X2 Pro Mars Orange color variant comes with a textured plastic back that is 100 percent recyclable and made from plastic bottles retrieved from the Indian Ocean. The smartphone also received an honorable mention at the Loop Design Awards. In comparison, the iQOO 11 and OnePlus 11 sport the same old glass sandwich design.
battery that lasts
Tecno Phantom X2 Pro packs a massive 5160mAh battery. With 45W fast charging via USB Type-C and HiOS 12 that delivers power savings, you can expect great battery experience. In fact, whenever your battery is low, the smartphone can charge from 0-50 percent in just 20 minutes. And don’t worry, a 45W charger is included in the box.
The iQOO 11 series and OnePlus 11 come with smaller batteries ranging in capacity from 4700mAh to 5000mAh. When it comes to delivering long battery backup, the Tecno Phantom X2 Pro clearly has an edge. If you play games on your phone or often find yourself traveling, this can be a significant differentiating factor.
Design and Performance – Distinctive and Utilitarian
Tecno Phantom X2 Pro sports a dual curved front display with a size of 6.8 inches and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus. The phone features an FHD+ 10-bit AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, which is changeable to save battery life. The display itself is TUV SUD certified to remain fluent in operation for at least 3 years. You also get a fingerprint scanner which is under the display, which is optical in nature. In comparison, both the iQOO 11 and iQOO 11 Pro feature an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner.
In panel quality, both the iQOO 11 series as well as the OnePlus 11 offer 2K resolution. Notably, the iQOO 11 series offers a higher 144Hz refresh rate but with a non-curved display. While the differences between FHD+ and 2K panels and 120Hz and 144Hz refresh rates are not that noticeable in real-life usage, these features come at the cost of battery life. As we have seen on premium phones over the years, most brands also offer the option to lower the screen resolution to provide longer battery life.
Display
TECNO Phantom X2 Pro is powered by the cutting-edge MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC, which is based on 4nm process and clocks up to 3.05GHz, along with 12GB LPDDR5 RAM (expandable up to 17GB using Virtual RAM technology) and 256GB internal storage. can be extended up to UFS 3.1 storage. Such powerful hardware allows the phone to handle even the most demanding apps and games with ease. Compared to other phones, both the OnePlus 11, as well as the iQOO 11 series, feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC.
Since both these chipsets are extremely capable, you won’t notice much difference in day-to-day usage and you will be able to multitask as well as run demanding apps and games with ease on all these smartphones.
Notably, the Tecno Phantom X2 Pro also features a vapor cooling system with a large surface area for quick heat dissipation. The smartphone also features a touch sampling rate of 360Hz on the display front, so you can respond to faster firepower while playing competitive shooter games.
5G modem that really keeps you connected
The 5G modem inside the Tecno Phantom X2 Pro is very powerful and it has almost every feature you can think of. The smartphone supports 11 bands of 5G, offers dual SIM dual 5G active support, Bluetooth 5.3, WiFi 6 with MU-MIMO, and 2×2 MIMO connectivity support. Plus, you also get 3CA (Carrier Aggregation) for even better performance when you have multiple 5G signals coming in. Add an NFC chip to this, and this smartphone has you covered on every aspect of the connectivity front. Other phones such as the OnePlus 11 or the iQOO 11 series also match the Tecno Phantom X2 Pro on the connectivity front.
conclusion
From the above comparison, we can say that Tecno Phantom X2 Pro is ahead in terms of camera, battery life and design. Since these are the most important aspects for many buyers, the choice can be easy. Tecno Phantom X2 Pro India price in India has been set at Rs 49,999 and it comes in Stardust Gray and Mars Orange colours. The phone is already for sale on Amazon and across retail touchpoints. As part of the launch offers, Amazon is offering an additional exchange bonus of Rs 5,000, 12 months Amazon Prime membership and 6 months no cost EMI.
