The Tecno Camon 18 series is the latest of Tecno’s camera centric lineup. A lineup of phones designed for those who love to take photos on their phones. The Tecno Camon 18 series is the successor to the Tecno Camon 17 series.


Tecno has let it slip that the Tecno Camon 18 series is here but they have been quite mum about the full line-up. Where they have been more vocal is on the Tecno Camon 18 premier.

There are three phones in this iteration of the series though. They are: Tecno Camon 18, Tecno Camon 18P and the Tecno Camon 18 Premier.


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Tecno Camon 18 Series


Tecno Camon 18
This is the vanilla device in the series. it is also the cheapest in the series and has the least specs. It is essentially a lower midrange device. It is powered by the new MediaTek Helio G88 with a Mali G52 MC2 GPU. The memory variant available for sale is 4+128GB. For software, the phone runs on HiOS 8 based on Android 11.

Read: Mediatek SoCs explained

In the camera department, there is a triple camera setup with a 48MP main camera, 2MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor. For selfies, there is a 16MP camera in front. The main camera can record videos of 1080p at 30fps.

The display on the Tecno Camon Camon 18 is a 6.8″ IPS LCD display with a FHD+ resolution (2640 x 1080p) and a pixel density of 395ppi. This display supports a refresh rate of 90Hz, a touch refresh rate of 180Hz and a brightness of 550 nits.

Read: Tecno Camon 17 series

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Tecno Camon 18P

The Tecno Camon 18P is the middle sibling here. It is halfway between the Tecno Camon 18 and the 18 Premier. If you don’t care about photography much, the Camon 18P is probably the best phone in this line up for you. It matches the 18 Premier for performance and beats it in battery specs. It is only in the camera department that the 18 Premier is better than the 18P.

The Camon 18P is powered by the new MediaTek Helio G96 with a Mali G57 MC2 GPU. The memory variant available for sale is 8+128GB. For software, the phone runs on HiOS 8 based on Android 11.

In the camera department, there is a triple camera setup with a 48MP main camera, 13MP Telephoto angle camera and a 2MP depth sensor. For selfies, there is a 16MP camera in front.

The display on the Tecno Camon Camon 18 is a 6.8″ IPS LCD display with a FHD+ resolution (2640 x 1080p) and a pixel density of 395ppi. This display supports a refresh rate of 120Hz, a touch refresh rate of 180Hz and a brightness of 550 nits.

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Tecno Camon 18 Premier
The new Tecno Camon 18 Premier is the premium phone in this lineup and Tecno has started pushing out adverts in readiness for its eventual launch.

SoC/Software: This device is powered by the MediaTek Helio G96 with the Mali G57 MC2 GPU. This new SoC is geared towards OEMs who want to make camera-centric phones. The software is Tecno HiOS 8.0 and it is based on Android 11.

Cameras: This device has a triple camera setup with a 64mp main sensor, a 12 mp ultra-wide camera and an 8 mp periscope camera. The same one found on the Infinix Zero X Pro. The periscope camera has 5x optical zoom and 60x digital zoom. The main camera also has OIS as well. OIS stands for optical image stabilization. There is night mode and super night mode for moonshot. Night portrait and portrait bokeh video modes are also available. The 64mp camera shoots videos of 4K resolution at 30 frames-per-second. It also takes photos that are binned to 16 megapixels. The selfie camera in front is a 32mp sensor and can shoot videos of 1080p at 30fps.

Display: The display is a 6.7″ AMOLED panel with FHD+ resolution. The refresh plus touch rate is 120 and 240Hz respectively. The pixel density is 385PPI and the brightness level 500 nits. 500 nits of brightness for an AMOLED panel in what is supposed to an upper midranger is very underwhelming.

Read: How to know if a phone’s screen is bright enough before buying

Battery: The phone comes with a decent 4750mAh of battery and supports fast charge of 33W.

Body: The phone itself has a flat design with an iPhonesque square edge. It has a plastic frame and a glass body.

Network/Connectivity: The phone comes with a full array of sensors for network as well as connectivity. Chief among them is NFC. This is a first for Tecno phones. The phone also supports 4G LTE (dual SIM), Bluetooth 5.0, WIFI 5, Fingerprint scanner, GPS, Gyroscopes, Compass etc.

Prices and availability
The phones are not available yet and the prices are not out either. I will update this page as soon as the confirmed prices are released.

Update:
The Tecno Camon 18 Premier costs 182k for the 8/128GB variant.

https://inquisitiveuniverse.com/2021/10/05/tecno-camon-18-series-is-here/

An image of the device

No front camera on the design kwanu?

iseoluwanimi:
No front camera on the design kwanu?

Lo na Tecno website I take get the pic lol

The phone go make scatter

Blastedholligan:
The phone go make scatter

Yes o, waiting for them to scatter us with the price

Benjaniblinks:

Yes o, waiting for them to scatter us with the price

im not talking about the price. I'm talking about the phone itself.

Blastedholligan:
im talking about the price. I'm talking about the phone itself.

Yes o, I am sarcastically talking about the price

Benjaniblinks:


Yes o, I am sarcastically talking about the price

you don't know the meaning of sarcasm please. Go and sit down.

Blastedholligan:
you don't know the meaning of sarcasm please. Go and sit down.

Tecno forge Master

Benjaniblinks:


Tecno forge Master

I expect the price to be somewhere around the Infinix Zero X, around N175,000.

Na guess work sha

i'll wait for camon 19 in december

Benjaniblinks:


Tecno forge Master

That one na "by fire by force I must be marketer" na

iseoluwanimi:
No front camera on the design kwanu?

how possible? Lol
Where op for see this pic sha

atheistandproud:


I expect the price to be somewhere around the Infinix Zero X, around N175,000.

Na guess work sha

They said the 18 Premier is N182,000 so your evaluation is not far off

The design of the phone is everything for me, I love the new look on the camon series

Benjaniblinks:

Yes o, waiting for them to scatter us with the price

how ever the price is, I believe it will be very much worth it.

Mohbola:
They said the 18 Premier is N182,000 so your evaluation is not far off

Chei!

182k!

Odi egwu.

Amazing design, lovely specs on this camon phone

So the camon18 is here already

atheistandproud:


Chei!

182k!

Odi egwu.

Hullo, my people. How una dey? You missed me?

Anyway; I think the Camon 18 Premier is totally worth 180K.

182K? Well, yes, but... If you can get it for 180K, please do.

Transsion Holdings (or rather INFINIX and TECNO, I won't even mention that other one .) has seriously impressed me.

Forget Helio G95 and G96; I think these phones: the Phantom X, Zero X Pro and Camon 18 Premier are camera-focused midrangers.

Sure, the Redmi Note 10 Pro beats the Zero X Pro in main, ultrawide and selfie cameras and video quality; far better performance, design and battery life; but the fact that Tecno is giving you a PERISCOPE at this price point is just mindblowing.

Even more unexpected is the Camon 18 Premier with 'gimbal OIS' on the ultrawide. Sure, it's not vivo X70 Pro+ quality; but at this price range Tecno is even ahead of the big boys here.

I mean, even high-end, top-drawer flagships don't have stabilized ultrawides. And now that they are cleaning up their software skin, it's even better.

Transsion's top brands are doing great! I'm highly impressed with their products now. Big ups to the new management! (And thanks to the critics, too!!)

thepoweruser:


Hullo, my people. How una dey? You missed me?

Anyway; I think the Camon 18 Premier is totally worth 180K.

182K? Well, yes, but... If you can get it for 180K, please do.

Transsion Holdings (or rather INFINIX and TECNO, I won't even mention that other one .) has seriously impressed me.

Forget Helio G95 and G96; I think these phones: the Phantom X, Zero X Pro and Camon 18 Premier are camera-focused midrangers.

Sure, the Redmi Note 10 Pro beats the Zero X Pro in main, ultrawide and selfie cameras and video quality; far better performance, design and battery life; but the fact that Tecno is giving you a PERISCOPE at this price point is just mindblowing.

Even more unexpected is the Camon 18 Premier with 'gimbal OIS' on the ultrawide. Sure, it's not vivo X70 Pro+ quality; but at this price range Tecno is even ahead of the big boys here.

I mean, even high-end, top-drawer flagships don't have stabilized ultrawides. And now that they are cleaning up their software skin, it's even better.

Transsion's top brands are doing great! I'm highly impressed with their products now. Big ups to the new management! (And thanks to the critics, too!!)

Hmmm well said

thepoweruser:


Hullo, my people. How una dey? You missed me?

Anyway; I think the Camon 18 Premier is totally worth 180K.

182K? Well, yes, but... If you can get it for 180K, please do.

Transsion Holdings (or rather INFINIX and TECNO, I won't even mention that other one .) has seriously impressed me.

Forget Helio G95 and G96; I think these phones: the Phantom X, Zero X Pro and Camon 18 Premier are camera-focused midrangers.

Sure, the Redmi Note 10 Pro beats the Zero X Pro in main, ultrawide and selfie cameras and video quality; far better performance, design and battery life; but the fact that Tecno is giving you a PERISCOPE at this price point is just mindblowing.

Even more unexpected is the Camon 18 Premier with 'gimbal OIS' on the ultrawide. Sure, it's not vivo X70 Pro+ quality; but at this price range Tecno is even ahead of the big boys here.

I mean, even high-end, top-drawer flagships don't have stabilized ultrawides. And now that they are cleaning up their software skin, it's even better.

Transsion's top brands are doing great! I'm highly impressed with their products now. Big ups to the new management! (And thanks to the critics, too!!)

Apart from the fast one they tried to play on everyone by putting a 108mp on a Helio G95, my reviews on them have been rather positive.

The prices tho...

Na Samsung dey teach Tecno bad thing.

atheistandproud:


Apart from the fast one they tried to play on everyone by putting a 108mp on a Helio G95, my reviews on them have been rather positive.

The prices tho...

Na Samsung dey teach Tecno bad thing.

these days wey price of everything just dey sky rocket

camon 18 series seem good camera-wise and design-wise. i especially like the one which comes with 120Hz refresh rate and helio G96. should be good for mid level gaming

Lovely specs, the designs and camera are the things I love the most about this phone

atheistandproud:


Apart from the fast one they tried to play on everyone by putting a 108mp on a Helio G95, my reviews on them have been rather positive.

The prices tho...

Na Samsung dey teach Tecno bad thing.

And tecno used to get their pricing right but then again we can argue that the dollar rates is affecting business too

Freelancerx:
And tecno used to get their pricing right but then again we can argue that the dollar rates is affecting business too

I'm not saying it's bad because of two reasons:

1. Global chip shortage
2. Failing economy + weak Naira = inflation

I'm just saying they should pity for their customers.

But las las they're a business and they need to turn over a profit for their investors.

It's why when I did that video about loyalty to wallet vs brands, many did not understand it.

Companies are loyal to their profits and shareholders, not to you the customer. Therefore you the customer should be loyal to your pocket.

The phone is great

atheistandproud:


I'm not saying it's bad because of two reasons:

1. Global chip shortage
2. Failing economy + weak Naira = inflation

I'm just saying they should pity for their customers.

But las las they're a business and they need to turn over a profit for their investors.

It's why when I did that video about loyalty to wallet vs brands, many did not understand it.

Companies are loyal to their profits and shareholders, not to you the customer. Therefore you the customer should be loyal to your pocket.

i agree with your last point but then, there are people that can afford the price.