Tecno has opened pre-orders for its latest smartphone series, the Camon 20 series, in Kenya.
The Camon 20 series comprises the standard Camon 20, a Camon 20 Pro and a Camon 20 Premier.
In Kenya, we are getting the 5G variants of the Camon 20 Pro and the Camon 20 Premier.
The devices in the Camon 20 series share the same design language as well as some features and specifications.
For starters, they all rock the same 6.67-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display panel, the same 8GB RAM and the same 256GB internal storage.
The Camon 20 series smartphones up for pre-order in Kenya all rock the same chipset, MediaTek’s Dimensity 8050.
The duo vary when it comes to the cameras where the Camon 20 Pro 5G goes with a 64-megapixel hero sensor (this is shared across the other Camon 20 series devices bar the Premier model) backed by a pair of 2-megapixel macro and depth sensors. The Premier model, which is the hero device of the series, rocks a 50-megapixel primary sensor with point detection autofocus (PDAF), laser autofocus and optical image stabilization (OIS), a 108-megapixel ultra-wide sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor to round up the tri-lens setup. The Pro model also gets OIS on the primary sensor.
On the front, the devices and those not available in the country share a common 32-megapixel front-facing camera.
Optical under-display fingerprint sensors are also available on the duo. Beyond the Pro, the standard Camon 20 and its variants has to make do with side-mounted ones.
The smartphones share a 5,000mAh battery as well. The differentiation comes in the fast charging deployed. The Camon 20 Pro 5G gets the 33W fast charging that the standard Camon 20 and the non-5G Camon 20 Pro also get while the Camon 20 Premier 5G gets 45W fast charging.
The devices run Android 13 with Tecno’s HiOS 13 skin overlaid. The Camon 20 Pro is one of the devices whose users can test-drive the upcoming version of Android, Android 14, the best indicator that at least one major version of Android is assured on the smartphones.
Dark Welkin and Serenity Blue are the colour options that the two smartphones, which can be preserved during the pre-order period for just Kshs 5,000, come in. Pre-orders can be placed at Safaricom retail outlets and Tecno brand stores as well as other select outlets across the country. The devices will be available for purchase in the open market starting May 18th. Tecno is offering a bunch of pre-order gifts as well. As usual, we recommend checking with some of our recommended merchants if you’re looking to purchase the device come May 18th.
