Tecno Phantom 9 vs realme X

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Comparing the Tecno Phantom 9 vs realme X across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: realme X scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,922, while Tecno Phantom 9 scores 4,428, making realme X the better performer.


Display: realme X offers a screen size of 6.53 inches, while Tecno Phantom 9 offers 6.4 inches, making realme X the larger display of the two. Both Tecno Phantom 9 and realme X feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: realme X offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Tecno Phantom 9 offers 16 MP, making realme X better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Tecno Phantom 9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while realme X offers 16 MP, making Tecno Phantom 9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme X offers a higher battery capacity with 3765 mAh, while Tecno Phantom 9 offers 3500 mAh, making realme X better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Tecno Phantom 9 and realme X offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


User Rating: realme X receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Tecno Phantom 9 has a rating of 4.2.

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Tecno Phantom 9
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₹17,999
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
76%

Release Date

17 Jul, 2019
18 Jul, 2019

Performance

MediaTek Helio P35
Snapdragon 710
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

3500 mAh
3765 mAh
N/A
20W VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • An impressive screen-to-body ratio
  • Smooth performance
  • Great imaging experience
  • Long-lasting battery with fast charging support

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Slippery build
  • Software experience could’ve been better

User Ratings

4.2/5
(1,050 ratings)
4.5/5
(108,211 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

87,730
AnTuTu Score
156,669
AnTuTu Score
10h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
12 More Videos

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General

Launch Date

Jul 17, 2019
(Official)
Jul 18, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

N/A
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P35
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710

Processor

Octa core, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 360 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 360

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
10 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320
Adreno 616

RAM

6 GB
4 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

87,730
156,669

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s
23.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %
11.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.3 %
18.8 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
395 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.12 %
85.14 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91.2 %

Design

Height

158.4 mm
161.2 mm

Width

75.3 mm
76.1 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
9.4 mm

Weight

164 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Polycarbonate

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.85CMOS image sensor
48 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/1.84.73 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera2.176 mm focal length
2 MP
f/2.8 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes Quad LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary CameraCMOS
16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera3.41 mm focal length 1/3.06" sensor size CMOS 1µm pixel size

Camera Type

N/A
Pop-Up

Flash

Yes Dual LED
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
3765 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 20W VOOC Charging v3.0 55% in 30 minutes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

10h 04m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

6h 56m 19s
1h 8m 17s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope