Paul Arithi 
TECNO’s premium sub-brand, PHANTOM, has unveiled a new flagship smartphone, the PHANTOM V Fold, marking the brand’s emphatic entrance into the foldable device market.This comes three months after the launch of the Phantom X2 Pro that features the world’s first retractable portrait lens.
PHANTOM V Fold is the latest innovation from the Phantom X2 series as it continues to revolutionize the premium smartphone experience through outstanding technologies and exceptional performance.
The phone delivers an immersive visual experience through an optimally sized flagship dual screen and an ultra-clear 5-lens photography system for unparalleled image-making.
Empowering users to discover greater smartphone fluency, whether gaming, watching movies or at work, PHANTOM V Fold’s flagship dual LTPO screens have an adaptive 10-120Hz high refresh rate, delivering smooth motions and fluid transitions both when folded and unfolded.
PHANTOM V Fold is the world’s first left-right foldable smartphone to be powered by MediaTek’s flagship Dimensity 9000+ processor.
In developing the phone, TECNO deepened its long-term collaboration with industry giant MediaTek, with the chipmaker developing a dual-5G processor with dual-SIM functionality customized for the PHANTOM V Fold’s large-screen design.
PHANTOM V Fold is the latest innovation from the Phantom X2 series as it continues to revolutionize the premium smartphone experience through outstanding technologies and exceptional performance.
The phone delivers an immersive visual experience through an optimally sized flagship dual screen and an ultra-clear 5-lens photography system for unparalleled image-making.
The processor delivers exceptional performance that allows efficient multi-tasking and seamless switching between screens.
Apart from the processor,PHANTOM V Fold’s performance is further enhanced by 12GB LPDDR5X RAM, as well as 256/512GB UFS 3.1 flash storage. It is also equipped with a powerful 5000mAh (type) battery, with rapid 45W charging capable of boosting the phone to 40% in just 15 minutes and fully charging in just 55 minutes.
The development of PHANTOM V Fold reflects TECNO’s intensive efforts to bring desirable, high-end technologies to frontier markets through its PHANTOM sub-brand.
Combining advanced innovations with bold style, PHANTOM V Fold delivers the premium foldable experience to new audiences.
It empowers users to show their identity and become pioneers in business and in society, while enjoying a first-class foldable device experience.
The PHANTOM V FOLD will retail at Ksh129,999 for the 256 +12 GB and Ksh143,999 for the 512 +12 GB excl. of VAT. The device will be available at select TECNO stores countrywide, Safaricom shops as well as the PHANTOM website- https://shop.mobile-phantom.com/ke/phantom-v-fold.html
