The latest release of Tecno phones (Tecno N3, Tecno P3, Tecno D5, Tecno N7 and lately Tecno Phantom A1 or popularly known as Tecno F7) into the mobile phone market in Nigeria has seen more users acquire and use Tecno phones. Few years ago people wouldn’t bother about Tecno phones but the latest additions have redefined the general ideas people had for Tecno phones.
Tecno may soon dethrone all other phone makers in Nigeria as more and more people are now going after Tecno smartphones. Samsung took over from Nokia as the largest selling phones in Nigeria, a position which is now threatened by Tecno. The newly released Tecno phones have attracted a vast majority of mobile phone users who finds Tecno products cheap and affordable, and the best part is that its specifications are similar to the Samsung Galaxy series. Another factor may be because these Tecno phones are running on Android OS platform.
For some months now, Tecno N3 and N7 phones have been considered the top selling smartphones in Nigeria a feat achieved by the high quality and specification of the smartphones. Tecno will be remembered as the smartphone brand that transformed Nigeria into a smartphone market. Let me briefly introduce you to some of the newly released Tecno smartphones that are making waves in Nigerian phone markets.
Tecno Phones, Specs and Prices in Nigeria:
| Tecno Phones | Tecno N3 | Tecno P3 | Tecno D5 | Tecno N7 | Tecno F7 |
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| Memory | 512MB + 256MB, MicroSD up to 8G | 512MB + MicroSD, up to 32 GB | 512MB ROM expandable to 32Gb | 4GB of Internal StoragemicroSD up to 32GB | 4GB of Internal StoragemicroSD up to 32GB |
| Android version | Android 2.3.5 | Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread | Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich | Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich | Android 4.1.1 JellyBean operating system |
| Camera | 3.0MP camera | Back 3.0MP and Front Camera | 3.0MP with flash, front camera | 5MP autofocus camera with LED flashVGA front-facing camera | 8.0 MP Back camera with LED flash and 1.3MP front-facing camera |
| Processor | 800mhz | 800 MHz dual-core CPU | 1.0GHz Dual-core | 1.2GHz Dual-core Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S4 Processor | 1.0 GHz dual-core CPU |
| RAM | 512MB | 512 MB | 512MB | 512MB | 1GB |
| Dimensions | 115*62*11.7mm | 115.8 x 62x 11.7 mm | 126*65*10.4mm | 131×68.2×11.3mm | 143.5 x 70.8 x 9.1mm |
| Network | 2G & 3G (HSDPA+) | 2G and 3G | 2G/GSM | GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900MHz WCDMA 900/2100MhzHSPA+ 21Mbps | 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 19003G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 |
| Display | 3.5″ Capacitive Touch Screen | 3.5″ TFT capacitive touchscreen | 4.0″ Capacitive LCD touchscreen with 256,000 colors | 5.0″ WVGA (800×480) IPS capacitive display | 5.0” HD touch screen |
| Resolution | 320*480(HVGA) | 320*480 (HVGA) | 480*800 (WVGA) | 480*800 (WVGA) | 720*1280 (WVGA) |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, USB, 3.5 Ear Jack | GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and USB | Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 3.0 support | WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi hotspot, GPS Bluetooth 3.0microUSB 2.0 | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WIFI hotspot, Bluetooth 3.0, MicroUSB v2.0 |
| Battery capacity | 1400mAh | 1400 mAh Li-Ion battery | Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery | 2300 mAh Battery Capacity | 2100 mAh Li-Ion battery |
| Sensor | G-Sensor3G Android Smartphone | Accelerometer, Proximity, Compass | Sensors G-sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor | G-sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor |
| Price | NGN13,000 | NGN15,000 | NGN16,000 | NGN30000 | NGN35,000 |
Apart from the fact that Tecno phone are dual SIM phones, cheap and affordable their specifications are awesome as well. You can play HD games, listen to radios, and use several social media apps like Whatsapp, Skype, LinkedIn, Twitter, Youtube etc. The surfing experience is just way beyond most people’s expectations.
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Tecno phones are now compared to other good Android smartphones in the market. You can’t believe the benchmark scores of some of these phones. Tecno indeed took their time to discover and build phones that Nigerians will love to use and running on Android OS, I will say Tecno phones have come to stay.
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Let the competition continue to grow and we will see prizes slashed and before the end of this year I predict that more and more people will be using Tecno phones. If you have any question or contributions, please use the comment form below. Remember to subscribe to my RSS feed.
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The competition is very strong. IF techno could add some new hardware designs to their phones, i believe they will edge samsung out of the market. They can introduce better display like Apple or extra features to make their phones stand out! this would be a good market strategy to draw customers. Consumers want the best and can pay any price for a good product!
Thanks xtremeideaz for your wonderful contribution, yes i believe if Tecno can improve a little more on their hardware, then Samsung will be history in Nigeria.
Hey there Nwosu, this is a nice post…. Tecno are not making it easy for other mobile phone manufactures in Nigeria with the varieties of cheap android phones! Mehn… it’s just too cool.
Now I’m confused, is Tecno phone also a smartphone? What’s the difference by the way?
While N3 came with 140MB after pre-installed apps, the latter came with 109MB. If this is the case generally, it means we are being riped-off of our money because what they advertise and offer for sale is not what we get after purchase.
Wilson you cant be more correct and with these introductions they will definitely capture the mobile phone market.
Tecno has introduced some Android smartphones into Nigerian mobile market that is making waves everyone is going for these phones.
Well while i may not be particularly interested with any other model than the N7 and F7 i have never considered the available spaces for the other models since i already know they do not meet the memory requirements for any phone i will want to use.
Hello Nwosu,
Your specs are so true bro. I am using the P3, N7 and i am loving both phones but it seem both phones can’t be rooted. i have tried all trick in the book but all seem abortive. Nice article and God bless. :)
What exact errors are you getting?
Great post. I believe that their sales will skyrocket as soon as Blackberry releases BBM on android. A lot of people are tired of BB and Techno being an android is the most affordable giving you value for money. I am considering the F7 too.
I cant wait to get the F7 myself, just haven’t found it in shops around me, Tecno phones are even going to grow more popular in the coming months and i hope they introduce even better models. Thanks for your comment.
I’m using tecno f7 ,it’s not only sleek, but superb, everything about tecno f7 was true except that most, if not all reviewers never mentioned the ups and adobe flash version 11.1.
Thanks Phil for your contribution.
F7 to me is the best mobile for me, techno is ruling the market now, i drop htc for tecno, and i didt regret it
Wilfred i have been contemplating dropping my HTC for Tecno as well. Thanks for your sincere contribution.
Am to drop my Samsung Galaxy for Tecno Phantom A…………… Pls. take my GALAXY N7000 for 10K
Pleas is this the current price of techno phones? am looking to buy a new one. thanks for taking the time to write this.
I love Tecno F7, i would’ve gone for your Samsung some months ago but not now.
Yes the prices are as sold on Jumia at the time of publication of this article.
pls the resolution is 750×1250 and not 400×800 as stated on ur review table. Hope it’ll be corrected.
pls the resolution for f7 is 750×1250 and not 400×800 as stated on ur review table. Hope it’ll be corrected.
Thanks for the correction its been effected.
Yes its been corrected..thanks for the correction.
Tecno I realy appreciet you. I have been with you for long since tecno t1 May your name be exhaulted more and more Thanks for your advancement.
Tecno has really advanced and just like you appreciated them i too join you in appreciating their good products in the market.
Thanks for this useful insight about the latest of the phones. I found your link very useful.
Thanks for your comment.
I have one question, which is, Is the OS of tecno products upgradeable? I need to know if the OS will not be redundant after 6 months
Yes, just like any other Android phone, Tecno runs or recent Android 4.0+ version and can be upgraded once there is a new update available.
Hi, many thanks for this informative post… I quite agree with you that Tecno phones have taken over the Nigerian market by storm…