A 12 months in the past, Tecno unveiled its first foldables. Now the corporate has adopted up with the second era fashions, which deliver some important enhancements, but in addition depart fairly just a few issues as they had 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 era. That’s proper, over 2mm thinner and 50g lighter, and Tecno nonetheless managed to extend the battery measurement to five,750mAh (750mAh greater than the unique).
The brand new physique additionally has an IP54 score for primary mud and water resistance. The remainder is kind of the identical, together with the Dimensity 9000+ chipset and the 2 screens: the 7.85” 120Hz LTPO internal 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. Nevertheless, it now comes with a large (for a flip foldable) 4,720mAh battery, 720mAh greater than the unique. Each the V Fold2 and V Flip2 have quicker wired charging at 70W (up from 45W).
The massive improve right here is the three.64” cowl show, which wraps across the cameras and covers nearly all the 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 straight 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 principally the identical chip, besides that it’s lacking a higher-clocked prime core. Each V Flip2 and V Fold2 have upgraded 50MP extremely broad cameras (up from 13MP). The Flip additionally has a brand new 50MP primary 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 standard issues that we’ve come to anticipate.
Tecno Phantom V Fold2 and V Flip2 highlights
We now have the V Fold2 in for evaluate and are engaged on a V Flip2 evaluate as properly. Keep tuned for detailed experiences on the second-gen foldables from Tecno.
The Tecno Phantom V Fold2 shall 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 worth 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?