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Tecno Camon 17P

Tecno Camon 17P
$201
Brand: Tecno
Category: Phones
  • Display 6.82-inches FHD+ screen
  • Camera 64MP Quad camera / 16MP front
  • Memory 6GB RAM with 128GB ROM
  • Platform Helio G85 CPU / Android 11

Our Rating

The review rating is based on accessment of the device by experts, and opinions of trusted YouTube reviewers.

8.8
  • Design, Built Quality 7 / 10
  • Display Quality 9 / 10
  • Camera Quality 9 / 10
  • Audio & Multimedia 7 / 10
  • OS and Usability 9 / 10
  • Battery Performance 9 / 10

Tecno Camon 17P Highlights and Overview

The Camon 17P is one of the latest smartphone from Tecno Mobile and a successor to the Camon 16 of last year. It comes in a 6.8-inches FHD+ screen with 1080 x 2460 pixels resolution. The screen panel is IPS, and it has 500 nit brightness with upto 82% screen-to-body-ratio, but does not have 90Hz refresh rate like some variants in the series.

Under the hood, there is the Mediatek Helio G85 Chip, an octa-core CPUs clocked at 2.0GHz, along with Mali-G52 GPU, 6GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage, which is expandable up to 512GB via SD-card.

As for the camera department, the new Camon 17P comes with four camera sensors on the back, comprising of a 64-megapixel main sensor, 2-megapixel macro lens, 2-megapixel depth shooter, and a fourth dedicated AI lens. For selfies lovers, there is a single 16-megapixel sensors kept in the punch cut-out.

What’s more? The device provides support for dual 4G VoLTE enable SIMs, and fueled by a 5000mAh battery, with 18W fast charging. Unlike the other models, this has a side mounted fingerprint scanner, while same Google Android 11 is available out of the box. Other key specifications and features of the Tecno Camon 17P are contained in the table below.

Tecno Camon 17P Full Specifications and Features

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Network Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network Bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network Bands LTE Band 1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41
5G Network Bands Does not have support for 5G Network
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Also Known As -
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BODY

Dimensions 168.67 x 76.44 x 8.82 mm
Weight ---
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.82 inches, 104.7 cm2 (~82.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2460 pixels, 20.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density)

PLATFORM

Operating System Android 11 (HiOS 7.6)
Chipset MediaTek Helio G85 (12nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G52 MC2

MEMORY

RAM + ROM 6 GB
Card Slot Yes, up to 256 GB via microSD card (uses SIM 2 slot)

MAIN CAMERA

Camera Type Quadruple Lenses
Camera Sensor(s) Main: 64MP, f/2.0, PDAF
Macro: 2 MP, f/2.4
Depth: 2 MP, f/2.4,
Depth: AI lens
Camera Features Autofocus
Continuous shooting
Digital zoom
Geotagging
Panorama
HDR
Touch focus
Face detection
Self-timer
Scene mode
Macro mode
Video Resolution 4K/1080p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Camera Type Single Lens
Camera Sensor(s) 16-megapixel
Camera Features f/2.0 aperture
1/4" Pixel Size,
1.0µm,
Autofocus
Video Resolution 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
Speaker Location Chin, below display
Audio Jack Type Yes, 3.5mm audio jack,

CONNECTIVITY

Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
NFC
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
FM Radio No

BATTERY

Battery Capacity Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh battery

OTHER FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Box Contents Charging Brick / USB cable

Tecno Camon 17P User Reviews and Opinions

Comments 1

  1. Taitos Tevera says:

    Where will this be available when announced. Seems to be a good device. May be very much interested

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