Transsion Holdings’ Tecno brand has added a new variant to the Camon 18-series smartphones with the launch of the Tecno Camon 18i in Nigeria.
The all-new Tecno Camon 18i gets a quiet launch a few times after the debut of its siblings Camon 18, Camon 18 Premier, and Camon 18P. The handset carries a 6.6-inch display, a MediaTek Helio G85 SoC, and a huge battery. The device is yet to appear on the company’s website but reportedly already available in the country.
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Interestingly, the Tecno Camon 18i appears to be a rebadged Tecno Camon 17. The device also carries the very same model number as the Camon 17. Apparently, Tecno wasn’t selling enough Camon 17 units anymore but still had a big stock. So the choice was to put a new makeup in the handset. That said, the device has a 6.6-inch LCD screen with a 1,600 x 720 pixels resolution. It flaunts a triple-camera system at the rear with a 48 MP main lens and two 2 MP sensors.
Under the hood, the phone is powered by MediaTek Helio G85 SoC with a Mali G52 GPU. The handset draws its powers from a huge 5,000 mAh battery that is complete with 18W fast-charging technology. While some mainstream brands ship devices with micro USB ports, it’s good to see a USB C port in this low-end handset. It also includes a micro SD card slot in case 128 GB of built-in storage isn’t enough for you.
The device has dual-SIM support, 4G connectivity and runs on Android 11 straight out of the box.
Tecno Camon 18i Specifications
Network Properties
- 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
- 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
- 4G bands: LTE Band 1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41
- Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Launch
- Announced: 2021, October 24
- Status: Available. Released 2021, October
Design
- Dimensions: 164.5 x 76.5 x 8.95 mm
- Weight: g
- Colors: Frost Sliver, Deep sea, Tranquil Green
- SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
- Type: IPS LCD, 90Hz, 450 nits
- Size: 6.6 inches, 104.7 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)
Operating System
- Android 11 (HiOS 7.6)
Hardware
- Chipset: MediaTek Helio G85 (12nm)
- CPU: Octa-core (2×2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
- GPU: Mali-G52 MC2
- RAM: 4/6 GB
- Internal Storage: 128 GB
- Memory Card Slot: microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
- Main Camera: Triple
- 48 MP
- 2 MP
- 2 MP
- Features: Quad-LED flash, Panorama, HDR
- Video: 4K/1080p@30fps
- LED Flash
- Selfie Camera: Single – 16 MP, f/2.0, 1/4″ Pixel Size, 1.0µm,
- Features: Dual-LED flash, Panorama
- Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
- Radio: No
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- Audio 3.5mm jack: Yes
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Connectivity
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
- Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
- NFC: No
- GPS: Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
- USB: 2.0, USB OTG
Features
- Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
- Battery Type and Capacity: Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh battery
- Fast Charging: Yes, Fast battery charging 18W (wired)
Tecno Camon 18i Price In Nigeria
The Tecno Camon 18i comes with a price of N84,500 (about $189) for the single variant with 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of Internal Storage. The device is available in various colors. However, the company didn’t specify the name of these colors. It’s available across authorized Tecno stores in the country.
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