Nick-named the beast by Tecno Mobile, the Tecno Phantom 6 plus is the first Deca-core processor smartphone to be launched in the continent of Africa.
The device is powered by MediaTek Helio X20 processor which is a deca-core utilizing 64-bit architecture in three clusters, Big, Medium, Little, adding four additional Cortex A53 cores to theoretically achieve a better balance of performance specifications
The Helio X20 also comes with MediaTek's first CDMA2000 modem. This means that the MT6797 will now be able to support up to 300 MB/s of download and 50MB/s of upload speeds coupled with 30% reduced power consumption when compared to its predecessor, the Helio P10.
In this review I will be running some benchmark tests on the Tecno phantom 6 plus to determine how it performs compared to devices on the same range and the very expensive ones
I will be starting with Quadrant benchmark. The Quadrant Benchmark application for Android runs a series of processor-intensive tests to determine the performance of an Android device compared to other Android devices. I got a score of 31k which is impressive.
Next is Antutu benchmark which is one of the most popular benchmark apps for Android devices. It tests the 3D, UX, RAM and the CPU performance of your device and assigns an overall score.
UX
This tries to show us how the user experience will be in real world usage. It's is divided into two sub-scores — Multitask and Runtime. The Multitask score represents how well the device can multitask, so a multi-core CPU will help here. The Runtime score represents how well Android's Dalvik runtime runs apps. The UX also includes the
I/O
The Input/output (IO) scores reflect the speed of your device's internal storage, such as its flash memory or internal SD card. This is where your applications, settings, files, and everything else on your device are stored in long-term storage. Your device regularly loads data from and saves data to its internal storage. Faster internal storage means apps will load faster, files will save quicker, and you'll see less interface hiccups when an app is saving data or loading data in the background.
RAM
Our devices use random access memory (RAM) as working memory, while an internal SD card is used for long-term storage. The faster it can write to and read data from its RAM, the faster your device will perform. RAM is constantly being used on our devices, whatever we're doing.
GPU
Your device's graphics processing unit (GPU) handles accelerated graphics. When you play a game, your GPU kicks into gear and renders the 3D graphics or accelerates the shiny 2D graphics. Many interface animations and other transitions also use the GPU. The GPU is optimized for these sorts of graphics
This benchmark is divided into two subscores — 2D graphics and 3D graphics. You'll see AnTuTu perform both a 2D test and a 3D test while performing the benchmark. 2D graphics are used when you ply something like classic Angry Birds to move the birds and other elements around the screen. 3D graphics are used when you play something like Angry Birds Go to render a full 3D scene.
The pictures below show the score of the Tecno Phantom 6 plus against Nexus 6P, Galaxy Note 5, Huawei P9 and Samsung galaxy S6. I would have loved to compare with Gionee M6 plus but when I check the specs I discovered that the processor is Helio P10 which can't compete with the Helio X20
CPU
A faster CPU can run apps faster, so everything on your device will seem faster.
Finally I am going to run the Geekbench 4 on the Tecno phantom 6 plus.
Geekbench 4
This also measures device hardware power and tells us whether our device is ready to roar and how strong the device is. Here is the Tecno phantom 6 plus performance against other devices
So there you have it the benchmark scores for Phantom 6 plus. Leave your comments here about the latest beast from Tecno.