The results of last week’s poll have arrived and Tecno’s new foldable products are doing quite well. However, a lot depends on reviews, because a thumbs up could double the popularity of the new V-foldables.
The Tecno Phantom V Fold2 was criticized for reusing the Dimensity 9000+ chipset from its predecessor. On the plus side, Tecno managed to keep the price lower than competing horizontal folding models and brought a major battery upgrade this generation (+750 mAh capacity and faster charging).
The Tecno Phantom V Flip2 does have a different chipset than its predecessor, but it is not an upgrade, so that also provoked some negative reactions. That said, the V Flip2 is generally seen as a bigger upgrade over the original than the V Fold2 is over the V Fold.
Availability is currently an issue: the Phantom V Fold2 and V Flip2 are available in Africa and should expand to Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Latin America next month. However, we have not heard anything about a European launch yet.
One last piece of criticism we saw quite often in the comments was about software: Tecno needs to build its reputation on running older phones on current software.
We’re working on detailed reviews for both Phantom V Fold2 and the Phantom V Flip2so stay tuned for battery and charging tests, benchmarks and all the other tests we do.