The TECNO Camon 18 Series is expected to be launched soon in the African market. TECNO already said it will be the first smartphone to bring the Helio G96 chipset to the continent, so on that front we are already sure of the processor.
Recent leaks have suggested that the Camon 18 PRO will also feature a 60X Zoom camera thanks to having a periscope lens. And we’ve seen the same feature on the Infinix Zero X PRO. Given these two are both from Transsion, we can expect a huge crossover of specs between the new Camon 18 Series and the Zero X Series.
Over the recent years, TECNO slowly made their Camon Series their flagship series bringing it at par with the Infinix’s Zero series. The Phantom series was this year spun off as a sub-brand.
As we saw with the Camon 16 Premier and the Zero 8 series, they were the same devices with slight variations. That will be the case with the Camon 18 and the already launched Zero X Pro.
The differences we can expect between the Camon 18 Pro and the Zero X Pro will be in the following sectors:
- Processors – Camon 18 will have the new Helio G96 while Zero X Pro sticks with the Helio G95
- Design – there will be slight alterations to have the devices look a little different.
- Cameras – there may be a different main lens on the Camon 18. Or they may as well use the 108MP lens
- Battery and fast charging – both previous generation of devices had 33W fast charging, maybe both will have 45W, or only the Inifnix gets that this time round.
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TECNO Camon 18 Expected Specs:
| PRICE | From around KES 36,999 |
| Display | 6.67-inch AMOLED Display 120Hz Refresh Rate FHD+ 1080*2400 |
| Dimensions | 7.8mm thin 164.06mm tall 75.69mm wide |
| Rear Camera | Triple: 108MP Main f1.79 Aperture with OIS 8MP Ultra Wide 8MP Periscope with 5X Optical Zoom, 60X Hybrid Zoom, OIS Quad LED Flash |
| Front Camera | 16MP with Dual Flash Light |
| Chipset | Helio G96 |
| GPU | |
| RAM | 8GB RAM |
| Storage | 128GB Storage UFS 2.2 (Expandable Storage with dedicated Slot) |
| Operating System | Android 11 |
| Battery | 5000mAh battery 45W Flash Charge |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 2.4/5G Bluetooth FM Radio 3.5mm audio jack USB Type-C |
| Colour options | Starry Silver, Nebula Black |
| Others | Under-display Fingerprint Scanner DTS audio Speakers |
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