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Tecno Camon CM Review: w/ Specs, Features & Latest Price

African mobile giant – Tecno just released a new smartphone into its Camon series. The device is code-named Tecno Camon CM (CMore). Tecno Camon CM is the company’s latest top-selling device with 18:9 aspect ratio (frame-less full-screen display). This is the very first smartphone from Tecno with such a screen display ratio spec.

Eric Lu, the Brand Manager of TECNO Mobile, Nigeria, stated thus; “The full-view display device produces an immersive experience when consuming videos, reading books, capturing images or even surfing the Internet.”

Camon CM is a stylish full-screen display smartphone with lots of impressive features. We will discuss its features and specs in this article and also, its price in top online stores.

Features of Tecno Camon CM (CMore)

The newest features of Tecno Camon CM is already outlined above, but We’ll like to dig deep into some of the outstanding features that comes with this model.

Design and Display

Tecno Camon CM is a stylish smartphone with a sleek plastic body build. It comes with a 5.7″ screen size and a screen resolution of 720 x 1440 pixels (364PPI).

Furthermore, this is an Ultra-Slim device, the 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 3 makes it a strong and reliable smartphone to consider this year.

Hardware, Storage, and Memory

Inside the hood, Tecno Camon CM packs a 16GB ROM that can be extended to 128GB via a MicroSD card. It comes with a 2GB of RAM; which isn’t bad, considering the current retail price.

In comparison to their previous high-end devices launched within the last quarter of 2017, I think they should have increased the RAM and the default storage capacity to somewhat pristine.

Tecno Camon CM comes with a fast processing power – 1.25 GHz, MediaTek MT6737 (Quad-core), alongside a T720 MP2Mali GPU.

Camera

This has been the company’s selling point over the years. Tecno hardly disappoints its customers when it comes to their camera quality. This smartphone (Camon CM) packs a stunning 13MP Rear camera and 13MP sharp selfie camera.

Operating System – OS

Tecno Camon CM didn’t come with the latest Android version – OREO (8.0), instead it was launched with Nougat (7.0). We hope to see the company act on this and roll out an OTA update (to 8.0 OREO) soon.

Network and SIM Card

Coming to the network features of this smartphone, Camon CM has support for 2G, 3G, and 4G LTE networks. It also has support for Dual Micro SIM cards (Dual Standby).

Miscellaneous

Other Misc. features of this device includes; a Document viewer, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Fingerprint and Light sensor, etc.

Battery and Price

Tecno is known to produce smartphones that are normally affordable for income earners of all levels (ie. low, average and high). This is why you’re likely to see Tecno smartphone with monster battery capacity.

The Camon CM features a strong 3000mAh Li-Ion non-removable battery and is sold for NGN48, 000 – NGN54, 000, depending on the store.

Full Specifications

Below are the full specifications of Tecno Camon CM (CMore). I outlined them in full for those that likes reading in bullets.

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM: 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz
3G bands WCDMA: 2100 MHz 900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
4G bands Yes, LTE
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Launch Announced 2018, January
Status Available. Released 2018, January
Body Dimensions 149.2 x 69.5 x 7.75 mm
Weight
SIM Dual Micro SIM (Dual StandBy)
Display Type HD
Size 5.7 inches (18:9 aspect ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1440 pixels (364PPI)
Multitouch Yes
Platform OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Mediatek MT6737
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU T720 MP2
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
Capacity 16GB ROM + 2GB RAM
Camera Primary 13MP, Quad LED flash
Secondary 13MP, Single flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Yes
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording
USB microUSB v2.0
Features Sensors Document viewer, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Fingerprint and Light sensor
Messaging MMS, SMS(threaded view), IM, Email, Push Mail
Browser HTML5
Java No
Battery Non-Removable Li-ion 3000mAh battery

Conclusively;

Tecno Camon CM is an affordable smartphone with sleek, smart and elegant design. It comes with good features and goes for a realistic amount.

You can get Camon CM from Jumia, Konga, Slot, Yudala and/or any of the licensed Tecno mobile dealers that’s closest to you.

Have you used this device already or have a thing or two to write about Tecno smartphones? Please do share with us in the comments section below.

Samuel Ebuka Odamah

I'm a dedicated writer, an Android freak, a Tech ardent and a fashionista. I love playing around with gadgets, loves football and teamwork in everything I do. You can follow my updates here or on Twitter (@fwesh_finnest).

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