hisgrace090:
Baba Samsung, I hail o!

As of to day you no get equal.

Freelancerx:
No sane person will bring the S8 and the Phantom 8 to the same level. The phantom to me is just an alternative. A better one.

Decale:




First of all, the c9 Pro goes for 135k or more. If he got it for 118k, it's not new. Even a meagre A5 2017 by Samsung costs more than the phantom 8.


Second of all, I never said Phantom 8 is better than the c9 Pro. If I had to choose one, I would go for the Samsung cos of the screen; processor and consequently, battery life.

But for someone that can't go that high for a smartphone, the phantom 8 is plenty good.

Lastly, Samsung made some compromises when compared to their flagships or even A series. Phantom 8 tends to be better in those aspects:

1) C9 pro utilized metal in their design. It's sturdy and of good quality but Phantom 8 upped them here. Phantom 8 has that nice fit and finish plus a 2.5D curved body, making it feel expensive.

2) C9 pro camera is a hit and miss. Don't let the megapixels or focal aperture deceive you. It's good in daylight photos [not better than Phantom 8] but below average in low light mode. Both phones aren't that good in the latter scenes but Phantom 8 shows more details. Even Samsung deprived the selfie camera with features.

3) C9 pro's speakers are a hit and miss. Add an earphone to utilize the audio quality, you still get same bland sounds. Phantom 8 did better here with loudness, clarity and highs.

4) This may be personal opinion too but I prefer Phantom 8's fingerprint sensor to C9 pro


I have close friends that use both. I myself use a Samsung s7. C9 pro is good in power and performance. However, Samsung made few compromises in media aspects to bring the price down. Everything isn't about specs...


Cheers!!!

Decale:
Some of these points aren't strong ones

Tecno Phantom has HDR, NFC, USB type C. Every Nougat device (7.1) also has some form of 3D touch


There are also third party apps for some features listed there: Always On Display, Dual video recording

There is also Google assistant, a good substitution for the Bixby

Samsung Pay is non functional in this part of the world where the Tecno's market is

I don't think anybody is comparing Phantom 8 to Samsung s8. The strong point here is Phantom 8 is a huge bargain for the people that can't spend that much on a phone.

Samsung will find it hard to release a phone like phantom 8 at that price point without some compromises.

Both capture a different type of market. That's why tecno devices will continue to outsell Samsung flagships in this part of the world.

Tecno Phantom 8 is decent at that price. The only gripe I have with it is the processor. Regardless, it's very hard to purchase a 2017 phone with its features for less...

Cheers

greenhulk:
But there's also 1 feature of the phantom 8 has that the s8 doesn't have and for lots of people this is the most important feature. The s8 costs 230k (or more) while the phantom 8 costs 128k. For a lot of people that 102k they are saving is the most important feature.

Not a Tecno fan though, I'm still a Samsung fan but just saying.

Daeylar:
When did we start comparing Samsung to techno?

samsam2019:
you know what, murdafucker? I agree with you 99% but I would still pick the c9 pro over the phantom 8

2shure:
im gonna be using this my s8 plus for at least 2years before i get the latest. in 2019 ..b4 d grand baba of baba presido elections.

nawtyme:
I will always advise those who come to me for advice, a good fairly used Samsung phone is better than the best Tecno and infinix phone. There are so many other cheap and reliable Chinese brands of phones, but I wonder why our people stick with this crappy brands

spreado:


S8, is it double sim?

nawtyme:

What makes phantom a better alternative? No developer support, no android update, crappy processor, what makes it a better alternative?

Decale:
Some of these points aren't strong ones

Tecno Phantom has HDR, NFC, USB type C. Every Nougat device (7.1) also has some form of 3D touch


There are also third party apps for some features listed there: Always On Display, Dual video recording

There is also Google assistant, a good substitution for the Bixby

Samsung Pay is non functional in this part of the world where the Tecno's market is

I don't think anybody is comparing Phantom 8 to Samsung s8. The strong point here is Phantom 8 is a huge bargain for the people that can't spend that much on a phone.

Samsung will find it hard to release a phone like phantom 8 at that price point without some compromises.

Both capture a different type of market. That's why tecno devices will continue to outsell Samsung flagships in this part of the world.

Tecno Phantom 8 is decent at that price. The only gripe I have with it is the processor. Regardless, it's very hard to purchase a 2017 phone with its features for less...

Cheers

Nelsizzy:
Some Nigerians are funny. See somebody talking about developers support, OS upgrade and the likes. The average Nigerian does not care about all those. And i will say it, Tecno is a good phone in every sense of it.

sirdjay1:
Fantom is dual sim