Tecno Phantom AIII vs BQ K29

Comparing the Tecno Phantom AIII vs BQ K29 across display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Tecno Phantom AIII offers a screen size of 6 inches, while BQ K29 offers 2.6 inches, making Tecno Phantom AIII the larger display of the two. Tecno Phantom AIII features a IPS LCD display compared to BQ K29's TFT, making Tecno Phantom AIII the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Tecno Phantom AIII offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while BQ K29 offers 1.3 MP, making Tecno Phantom AIII better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Tecno Phantom AIII offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while BQ K29 offers 1500 mAh, making Tecno Phantom AIII better for longer battery life.

Storage: BQ K29 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Tecno Phantom AIII offers 16 GB, making BQ K29 the better option for storage.

Tecno Phantom AIII

(Discontinued)

BQ K29

₹1,177

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

25 Nov, 2013

22 Feb, 2014

06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
MediaTek MT6589T	N/A	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 1.5 GHz)	N/A	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
1 GB RAM	N/A	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)	2.6 inches (6.6 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD	TFT	AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)	240x320 px	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
13 MP Primary Camera	1.3 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
8 MP	N/A	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
2600 mAh	1500 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB	64 MB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

3/5

(2 ratings)

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)

N/A

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek MT6589T

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core, 1.5 GHz

N/A

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 829

RAM

1 GB

N/A

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

TFT

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)

2.6 inches (6.6 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

240x320 px

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

245 ppi

154 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.58 %

36.6 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

166.5 mm

120.5 mm

150.83 mm

Width

84.4 mm

47.5 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

12.8 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

N/A

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraBack-illuminated sensor BSI

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

N/A

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

1280 x 1024 Pixels

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 fps

N/A

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

2600 mAh

1500 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 5 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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.

N/A

16h 04m

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

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

64 MB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 16 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Mini

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi

N/A

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

N/A

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

USB Type-C

Video Player

N/A

Yes Video Formats: 3GP MPEG4

N/A

Ring Tone

N/A

Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

N/A

Yes Music Formats: AMR MIDI MP3

N/A

Special Features

N/A

Torch Light

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

N/A

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

N/A

Yes

N/A

Browser

N/A

Yes WAP

N/A

Phone Book

N/A

Yes Limited 1000 entries

N/A

SMS

N/A

500

N/A

Other Facilities

N/A

Calculator Stopwatch World clock Calendar Alarm

N/A

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