A 12 months in the past, Tecno unveiled its first foldables. Now the corporate has adopted up with the second technology fashions, which carry some very important enhancements, but in addition go away fairly just a few issues as they have been.
Beginning with the Tecno Phantom V Fold2, this horizontal foldable is now noticeably thinner and lighter – 12mm and 249g, down from 14.5mm and 299g for the earlier technology. That’s proper, over 2mm thinner and 50g lighter, and Tecno nonetheless managed to extend the battery dimension to five,750mAh (750mAh greater than the unique).
The brand new physique additionally has an IP54 score for primary mud and water resistance. The remaining is kind of the identical, together with the Dimensity 9000+ chipset and the 2 screens: the 7.85” 120Hz LTPO inside panel and the 6.42” cowl show. Tecno did add stylus assist, although.
Shifting on to the Tecno Phantom V Flip2, that is really a bit thicker and heavier at 16mm and 196g vs. 15mm and 194g for the unique. Nonetheless, it now comes with an enormous (for a flip foldable) 4,720mAh battery, 720mAh greater than the unique. Each the V Fold2 and V Flip2 have sooner wired charging at 70W (up from 45W).
The large improve right here is the three.64” cowl show, which wraps across the cameras and covers nearly the complete prime half. That is a lot extra sensible than the round show of the primary gen V Flip. Tecno claims that over 2,000 apps can run instantly on the brand new cowl show.
One odd factor is that the brand new mannequin drops to a Dimensity 8020, down from the 8050 on the unique. It’s mainly the identical chip, besides that it’s lacking a higher-clocked prime core. Each V Flip2 and V Fold2 have upgraded 50MP extremely huge cameras (up from 13MP). The Flip additionally has a brand new 50MP most important digital camera with a barely bigger sensor (1/1.57” vs. 64MP 1/1.73”). This mannequin missed out on getting an IP score, although. Each new V telephones have AI options powered by Google’s Gemini, all the same old issues that we’ve come to anticipate.
Tecno Phantom V Fold2 and V Flip2 highlights
We have now the V Fold2 in for evaluation and are engaged on a V Flip2 evaluation as effectively. Keep tuned for detailed reviews on the second-gen foldables from Tecno.
The Tecno Phantom V Fold2 might be out there in Africa subsequent week, additional launches are deliberate for the remainder of September and for October: Southeast Asia, the Center East and Latin America. The value is $1,100.
Assuming that the V Fold2 turns into out there close to you, will you purchase one?
The Tecno Phantom V Flip2 can be launching in Africa subsequent week and the opposite areas (Southeast Asia, the Center East and Latin America) quickly after that. The Flip prices $700.
If the V Flip2 is offered at an area retailer, would you decide one up?