Tecno ‘i’ Series smartphones launched in India.Available from this week.

Adding to the existing smart phone manufacturers and providers in India, we have a newcomer Tecno Mobile. Tecno Mobile is a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Company Transsion Holdings. For India, the company has launched five smart phones namely – Tecno i3( Rs 7,990), i5 (Rs 11,490), i5 Pro (Rs 12,990) and i7 (Rs 14,990).All prices provided are marker operating prices as per the announcement.

Tecno Mobile are currently operating in Africa and now trying to enter the already crowded and competitive Indian market. The highlight of Techno Mobile as marketed by the Company is on the camera app and its fingerprint sensor.

As per the Tecno, the inbuilt camera app features an optimized algorithm tailored to Indian skin tones and the camera is driven by its proprietary PIXELEX engine which improves the quality of low light photos and videos. The fingerprint sensor is termed as ‘anti-oil’ which allows users for smooth lock/unlock experience irrespective of the Indian weather conditions. We have to check more details on what they really offer as ‘ant-oil’ to get a clear picture.

The Tecno i7 will be available in India from May month whereas the other models will be available from April 19 through offline retail stores in Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat. We can expect availability in other states soon. The smart phones comes in Champagne Gold, Sky Black, and Space Grey color. Finally the company is offering ‘Tecno 151 promise’ program which provides users 100-day replacement guarantee, 50 percent buyback and 1-year one-time screen replacement offer for a limited time.

Tecno i7 Specification:

• 5.5-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) IPS display
• Powered by 1.5GHz octa-core processor coupled with 4GB RAM
• Runs the company’s own HiOS, based on Android 7.0 Nougat with 32GB of inbuilt storage expandable via microSD card
• 13-megapixel rear camera with quad-LED flash and 16-megapixel front camera which is being marketed as “night selfie camera.”
• 4000mAh battery with Rocket Charging capability (fast charging) with fingerprint sensor in the front home button

Tecno i5 & Tecno i5 Pro Specification:

• 5.5-inch HD display, powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core MediaTek 6737T processor
• i5 has 2GB RAM/16GB internal storage and i5 Pro has 3GB RAM/32GB internal storage
• 13-megapixel rear cameras alongside 8-megapixel front cameras
• 4000mAh battery capacity and fingerprint sensor

Tecno i3 & Tecno i3 Pro Specification:

• 5-inch HD IPS display
• i3 has 2GB of RAM/ 16GB inbuilt storage and i3 Pro has 3GB/16GB internal storage
• 8-megapixel rear camera, an 8-megapixel front camera
• 3050mAh battery capacity
• i3 pro model has ‘anti-oil fingerprint sensor’

All the five smart phones support 4G VoLTE. With the introduction of Tecno Mobiles users have one more option for their mobile purchase in budget segment. We’ll keep fingers crossed and see how Indian consumers receive Tecno mobiles.