The best portrait camera is attached to a quirky smartphone

11 December 2022
Tecno's retractable portrait lens is the best on a phone at isolating a subject.

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Sleek and premium design caught my attention.....getting one soon

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    • Uka
    • XBA
    • 29 Jan 2023

    Dimensity 9000 chipset, a 6.78-inch 120Hz AMOLED, and a premium design has me sold already im getting one

      Anonymous, 12 Dec 2022It's a nice camera but not sure about the phone or how... more1. Yeah I know this company has a bad track record on software updates, but here we're talking about the "camera inovation", not the phone's OS.
      2. I'm also not a fan of a big sized phone (any phone above 6.1"), but we should remember that there are many people who loved big size phone and even hate it when it comes to smaller device with smaller display.

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        • np$
        • 21 Dec 2022

        Shui8, 12 Dec 2022Come on, its obvious they are not comparing it with actual ... moreHi.. im sorry.. can you please help me ?
        these "camera" talks of people sound like "ufo" talk to me.. i don understand a single thing..
        can you please justify me sumthin.. i'm searchin for a camera features which can do everything well and a bonus feature "macro ability" just like samsung m51 or samsung s21 ultra's..
        so.. what feature I should look for ?
        pdaf, laser AF and OIS is enough ? these would get me the same macro capability of s21 ultra's or m51's ? or should i need more features like "10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm, 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF" ?
        thnx very much in deed !

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          • Anonymous
          • TRF
          • 15 Dec 2022

          Stupid comparison

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            • Dan
            • X5u
            • 14 Dec 2022

            Anonymous, 13 Dec 2022To be honest camera of Tecno Phantom is better than my Ipho... moreWhich phantom are u talking about

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              • Tony
              • N7I
              • 14 Dec 2022

              There is no way i would buy a tecno phone for iPhone Samsung galaxy price money it is plain stupid

                Alex, 13 Dec 2022Techno photos are clearly overexposed and lacking detail/te... moreIndeed! Sony Xperia 1IV using Hedgecam2 api2 are waaaay detailed than this crap... Lame marketing...

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 3Rs
                  • 13 Dec 2022

                  To be honest camera of Tecno Phantom is better than my Iphone 13 Pro

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                    • Alex
                    • IvU
                    • 13 Dec 2022

                    Techno photos are clearly overexposed and lacking detail/texture. It's a mystery why GSMA praises those low-quality portrait shots.

                      Yes, this camera is good, "surprisingly" (IMO), but the choice of comparing to the 35mm camera on the Axon was dumb. I can imagine the reason but it's stupid.

                      The 91mm camera on the Axom probably produces results just as good.

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                        • Rama
                        • 7kp
                        • 13 Dec 2022

                        This phone looks interesting but Some of chinese phones are bad quality. It's seems value for money to buy...butbwe loose money in the wrong run.

                        Had real me one + 8T.... Bricked at exactly 1 year 3 months.. found similar complaints about it all over Twitter and web.

                        Have a xiomi 11 T pro now... Does not even have a proximity sensor and full of bugs.

                        Will stay away from these 2 companies forever

                          I phone is kinda beautiful even more with this vibrant orange color, I like it, I would have this one as like a second device just because it looks cool

                            Yeah it's better in this category but I don't just lean to a phone just for camera.I like great hardware software ohh Ip rating stereo speakers 😉 😄 😅.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • YQC
                              • 12 Dec 2022

                              Hawk , 12 Dec 2022Does it matter whether you skip it or not?. Are you the onl... morechinese brands are alright an I'm just talking about a particular model here, that it shuld last considerable period without breaking down

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                                • Anonymous
                                • YQC
                                • 12 Dec 2022

                                Yoedi16, 12 Dec 2022So in every damn article that not even discussing about sof... moreThis is a $900 phone

                                At that price it better we well covered by after sales, repairs, spares, warranty, OS update, build quality, IP rating, battery replacement etc

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                                  • Hawk
                                  • X5u
                                  • 12 Dec 2022

                                  Anonymous, 12 Dec 2022It's a nice camera but not sure about the phone or how... moreDoes it matter whether you skip it or not?. Are you the only one in the world?. For your information, millions of people are already using Tecno smartphones around the globe. You will soon realize that Chinese brands are no longer trash as you were made to believe.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • iji
                                    • 12 Dec 2022

                                    Ok decent article. Will look into buying this phone!

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                                      • Rkm
                                      • ypc
                                      • 12 Dec 2022

                                      Anonymous, 12 Dec 202250-70mm is not, also the equivalent f11 is even worse. Lo... morePortrait isn't just about blur / Bokeh. 50-70 is perfect for half / full body portraits with reduced distortion, pleasant rendering of body and a bit of environment to know where the subject is. Portraits aren't just headshots taken with a 135.

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                                        • Shui8
                                        • KZ8
                                        • 12 Dec 2022

                                        Anonymous, 12 Dec 202250-70mm is not, also the equivalent f11 is even worse. Lo... moreSays who? A lot of professional photographers using as low as 50mm for portraits. Even Sony Xperia advertised their 70mm for portrait shots lol. True about the aperture, but then again u forgot about the sensor size.

                                        And again, compare it againts SMARTPHONE camera only.