Tecno Phantom X2 vs Tecno Phantom X: Should you upgrade to the latest Tecno Phantom X2? The Chinese tech company has launched the latest Phantom X2 Series, and it has turned out to be the best smartphone the company has ever made yet. It’s a true flagship with camera improvements, faster performance, bigger battery life, etc. So it’s worth the upgrade but first, let’s delve into this detail in detail.

Prices | Availability

The Tecno Phantom X2 is more expensive. It’s new and more sophisticated than its predecessor. It has a price difference of $300 when compared to that of the Phantom X last year. Both phones have 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. And in terms of availability, the Phantom X2 sales will commence before December 20th, 2022. While the Phantom X is already in the market since time immemorial.

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Display

The latest Tecno Phantom X2 has a smoother and larger display. Though the difference in size is insignificant the user experience is better on the Phantom X2. Both smartphones have a Super AMOLED touchscreen with curved edges. However, the Phantom X2 brings 120Hz refresh rate support which is smoother than the 90Hz of its predecessor.

Camera

Tecno Phantom X2 delivers the best photography and videography quality. Beyond the sensors is the flagship image signal processing that enhances its quality. It has a newer RGBW 64MP sensor with gimbal stabilization, supported by a 13MP ultrawide lens, a 2MP macro unit, and a 32MP Selfie camera. On the other hand, the Tecno Phantom X consists of an ancienter 50MP primary camera, an 8MP ultrawide, a 13MP Portrait lens, and a 48+8MP front camera.

Tecno Phantom X2 vs Tecno Phantom X: Performance | Software

The Phantom X2 is the best-performing smartphone Tecno has ever made yet. It is 100x faster than last year’s Phantom X. Its performance is powered by the flagship MediaTek Dimensity 9000 5G chipset, paired with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. In contrast, the Phantom X was powered by a midrange chipset- MediaTek Helio G95 4G chipset paired with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage.

As for the software, the Phantom X2 boots HiOS 12 based on Android 12 out of the box. While the Phantom X booted Android 11 out of the box. There are no words yet from Tecno about the software upgrade.

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Tecno Phantom X2 vs Tecno Phantom X: Battery

Battery-wise, the Tecno Phantom X2 has a bigger 5,160mAh capacity with up to 45W fast charge support. While the Phantom X has a smaller 4,500 mAh with 33W fast charge support.

Tecno Phantom X2 vs Tecno Phantom X: Verdict

Tecno Phantom X2 is better and faster than the Tecno Phantom X. Moreover, the Phantom X2 has 5G support, unlike the predecessor which is limited to 4G connectivity. Although, when it comes to pricing, the Tecno Phantom X2 is more expensive as well. Good things don’t come cheap!

Buy Tecno Phantom X2 and Phantom X

Phantom X2	Price
Buy on Jumia	₦384,990