Tecno Camon 16 Premier

Tecno Camon 16 Premier price in Kenya & Key Specs

Price	KSh27,800
Colors	Glacial Silver
Display	6.9 inches, 1080 x 2460 pixels
Storage	128GB ROM, 8GB RAM
Chipset	Mediatek MT6785 Helio G90T (12 nm)
Operating System	Android 10, HIOS 6.0
Back Camera	64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.3, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (dedicated video camera) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Battery	Non-removable Li-Po 4500, Fast charging 33W, 70% in 30 min (advertised)

The price of Tecno Camon 16 Premier in Kenya is KSh27,800.  This smartphone was launched in September 2020. It is available in Glacial Silver. It has 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage space.

Outstanding Tecno Camon 16 Premier Features

• The display is  IPS LCD measuring 6.9 inches and has a resolution of 1080 pixels by 2460 pixels.
• It is equipped with MediaTek MT6785 Helio G90T with a 12mm process.  This chip has an Octa-core CPU clocked a 2×2.05 GHz. The processor works hand in hand with the 8GB of RAM.
• This smartphone provides 128GB onboard storage space.  This is perfect for a device in its price bracket. Furthermore, you can expand storage space up to 256B using a memory card if you want to store more files on your phone.
•  This phone features a quad-lens camera at the back consisting of a 64 megapixels main lens accompanied by an 8 megapixels ultra-wide lens, a 2wide lens, and a 2 megapixels macro lens.  The rear camera is accompanied by a dual-LED flash.
• The front-facing camera is 48 megapixels.  This camera is accompanied by an 8-megapixel macro lens and a LED flash that helps to facilitate clearer selfies in places with low light.
• It supports voice calls over 4G. Other connectivity options include 3G, 2G Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.
• A 4500mAh battery powers this device. It runs on Android 10 out of the box.

In our almost half 3 years of selling Chinese phone brands in Kenya, we have seen them ascend from small start-ups to globally renewed brands. Tecno is one such brands. Tecno is a Shenzhen-based brand, which has adopted a strategy that is quite different from Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei and other renowned global brands. Rather than focusing on western world, Tecno decided to focus on African market, Kenya being one of the markets it focused on. To prevail in Kenya and Africa, Tecno designed cheap devices with attractive features. The Tecno Camon 16 Premier is their new devices that comes with a host of attractive features that make it very attractive to Kenyans looking for a powerful phone on a budget.

Specs vs price in Kenya

Typically, smartphones under 30000 shillings in Kenya don’t comes with premium that you would expect from the likes of Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and the iPhone 12. Well, the Camon 16 Premier comes with a 6.9-inch display with 90Hz refresh rate. This high resolution is a key selling point, and is among the things that should make you consider it if you are looking for a device below 30k. This device competes effectively with other devices in its price range such as the Redmi Note 9 Pro and the Huawei Y9a.

At the back, there is a quad camera module. Although this is a marketing technique used by many manufactures today to attract customers, the specifications are quite impressive. There is a 64-megapixel lens with f/1.9 aperture and a 8-megapixel ultrawide lens. This is better than what you get from most competing phones. It makes device is a valid upgrade of the Camon 15 Premier.

It is a good-looking device with the modern punch hole is design and very narrow bezels. The dual selfie cut-out houses the front camera system made up of a 48-megapixel main camera and a 8-megapixel ultrawide sensor.

Tecno Camon 16 Premier comes with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, just next to its double SIM card holder. This device has a glass front and back and aluminum skeleton. It’s hard to find a glass back phone at this price point. Its also comes a 3.5mm earphone jack.

Mediatek Helio G90T processor is what drives this device. This is a powerful mid-range chipset that can handle present day applications and games without lagging. It has 8GB of RAM. This is sufficient for a moderate user and can serve heavy users well too.

A 4500mAh battery runs the show. According to the manufacturer, this is sufficient to power the phone for an entire day on moderate to heavy use.

The Tecno Camon 16 Premier is a fascinating device. It is one of the devices that you should consider if you are planning to buy a phone below 30k in Kenya.  If for some reason you are not impressed, feel free to check its contenders. At the time of writing, top contenders include the Oppo A93, Infinix Zero 8. Samsung Galaxy M31s and Realme 7i.

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Tecno Camon 16 Premier Full Specifications

LAUNCH
Announced	2020, September 04
Status	Available. Released 2020, September 04
NETWORK
2G	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G	LTE (unspecified)
DESIGN
Dimensions	170.6 x 77.2 x 9.1 mm (6.72 x 3.04 x 0.36 in)
Material	-
Weight	-grms
SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Protection	-
DISPLAY
Technology	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Size	6.9 inches
Screen resolution	1080 x 2460 pixels
Display protection
Other display features	HDR10+ 90Hz refresh rate
STORAGE
RAM	8 GB
Internal	128 GB
Card Slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
PLATFORM
Operating System	Android 10, HIOS 6.0
Chipset	Mediatek MT6785 Helio G90T (12 nm)
Processor	Octa-core (2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Mali-G76 MC4
FRONT CAMERA
Dual	48 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm 8 MP, f/2.2, 105˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Features	Dual-LED flash, HDR
Video Recording	1080p@30fps
REAR CAMERA
Quad	64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.3, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (dedicated video camera) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features	Penta-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video Recording	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR
COMMS
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC	No
Infrared port	No
USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Radio	Yes
SOUND
Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm headphone jack	Yes
More features	-
BATTERY
Type	Li-Po, Non-removable
Capacity	4500 mAh
Charging	Fast charging 33W, 70% in 30 min (advertised)
MISCELLANEOUS
Sensors	Fingerprint(rear-mounted) Accelerometer Proximity Compass
Available colors	Glacial Silver

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