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Tecno Camon i Camera Review – A Best in the Class Camera Performance

Lakshmi Rajan — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 15:22:03 +0000

Tecno is stressing upon the camera performance in their Camon series. While we have seen many companies promising better camera but in reality under Rs 10,000 most camera remain an under performer. In our Tecno Camon i camera review, let’s find out if this camera optics lives up to the promise. In case you have not come across Camon i yet, it’s an android Smartphone comes with a 5.65-inch HD+ IPS display with a full view vision and 18:9 aspect ration. It is powered by Mediatek MT 6735 chipset, 3GB of RAM and has a 32GB of storage with an provision for dedicated microSD card slot. It runs on Android Nougat with their own HiOS UI topping it. I have already done the review of the Camon i, you can check it HERE.

Tecno Camon i Camera Specifications

13MP Rear Camera with ƒ/2.0 ,5P lens and Quad LED flash
13MP Front Camera with ƒ/2.0 ,5P lens,Front LED flash and Screen flash.
Videos up to 720p

Let’s begin with the camera app. The camera app has video, photo, beauty and panaroma mode. You can also access various filters. There is also the HDR mode, square picture option and selfie toggle. Tucked in the settings page is a gesture action to trigger the shutter. Camera app is fairly easy to use. I didn’t notice lag while taking pictures, the app is responsive. Day light pictures come good. I liked the soft blur in the background, even though there is no specific portrait mode. This image was taken in a moving car and I had no issue with focusing. The color reproduction is natural. The camera doesn’t unnecessarily boost the saturation levels, which is a good sign. The images are fairly sharp (even though the images here have been compressed for web) and you can notice the nice softness in the background. Glasses are always tricky subject and in day light, Camon i managed to capture it well too and with the right colors. I tested the camera under various artificial light scenarios with various levels of brightness and the result was impressive for the segment. It does loose a bit of sharpness when the ambient light is not so optimal. The lush green and the color gradient under light clearly demonstrates the camera capabilities of the Camon 1 and the software processing. Again a not so optimal indoor light but still the colors are vivid and captured really what I saw. The dynamic range is satisfactory. The surprise package of the Tecno Camon 1 is when we take low-light shots. I have come across a very few Smartphone in this segment that can take decent low light / night shots, you can count Camon 1 in that list. A bit of noise is there but the low light images are decent with better color reproduction. I can clearly say Tecno Camon 1 really excels in the low light performance than most other Smartphone in this price segment. Camon i features a quad-LED flash at the rear. The flash is not so harsh like in many Smartphones. Selfies are good as well (though am not a selfie guy!) In good light, the selfie is sharp. There is also a LED flash for low-light selfies and also screen flash. Videos are decent , there is no image stabilization which is not expected in this price range in any case but a bit of disappointment is the fact the video capture is limited to 720p. A fullHD would have made it a sweeter deal.

Verdict:

Tecno Camon i lives up to the promise by the company to deliver a camera-centric Smartphone. It is one of the best in the segment and surprisingly excels well in the low-light photography too.]]>

Tecno Camon i Review – A Champ at Budget Price for offline markets

Lakshmi Rajan — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 10:52:56 +0000

Online markets always had the choices when some one wants the best Smartphone hardware at value for money proposition. Tecno wants to change the perception and give the buyers a good deal at brick and motor stores with their new Smartphone. In this Tecno Camon i Review, find out what Tecno has to offer and Camon i is a good buy or not.

Box contents:

Camon i Smartphone
Pin
Soft rear case
micro usb cable
power adapter
Earphone
user manual / warranty card

The soft case has been nicely done with flaps to cover the audio jack and usb port when not in use, so it doesn’t gather dusts.

Design and build quality

Tecno Camon i has a crowd pleasing design and is available in a midnight black color,blue and gold. It has a plastic body but feels good on hands. The corners are rounded and the side edges smooth. The device is ergonomic with a tall boy design which is in trend now. The antenna lines are at the edges of the top and bottom. The rear has the 13-megapixel rear camera and 5P lens at the top corner and fingerprint sensor in the middle, with the Tecno branding a little below. The bottom houses the speaker grille, microusb port and a mic. A audio jack occupies the lonely spot at the top. The right side has the power button and the volume button and they are easy to access and offers a good tactile feedback. A SIM tray nests on the left side. Many would appreciate the fact it can accommodate two SIM and has a dedicated microSD card slot to expand the storage further.

Display

The front has the on-screen navigation buttons at the chin and there is the 13MP selfie camera, LED flash, earpiece grille and sensors at the forehead. The bezels are very less as is the design trend now. That brings us to the display. The Tecno Camon i has a 5.65-inch IPS display with a HD+ (1440 x 720p ) resolution. The full-view display with the 18:9 aspect ration cuts no corners when it comes to the in-thing in the mobile world now. The display is bright and vivid with good viewing angles and sunlight legibility. The display settings also has a eye care mode for comfortable use at night and darker areas.

Software

Tecno Camon i runs on Android 7.0 Nougat with their own HiOS UI topping it. There is no app drawer. The HiUI brings few changes and additions to the stock android. The home page has a power widget that give you the estimated usage time left and the power remaining and also has a quick toggle to shift to ultra power mode, if your battery juice is running low. You can choose to remove the widget, if you want to and alternatively opt to enable the ultra low power mode from the power saving management settings. There are few add-on features in the micro intelligence settings like flip to music, gesture actions for music control, option to silence the incoming call by covering the screen, three finger screenshot and gesture actions to launch apps directly.

Fingerprint Sensor

The rear placed fingerprint sensor responds good with good accuracy and is fairly fast in unlocking the phone. It supports app lock and also includes some touch gestures on the sensor area to take photo and accept incoming calls.

Performance

Tecno Camon i is powered by MediaTek MT6735 chipset clocked at 1.3Ghz paired with a 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage. The processor may not be a sizzler but can take you through the daily usual tasks for most. If you are a gamer though, this might be a bit of an underpeformer when it comes to handling heavy games. Otherwise, it works well for most tasks. It supports split screen. Call quality is good and the speaker is loud enough too. Camon i lacks gyroscope sensor, so if you intend to play VR apps you might be disappointed.

Camera

13MP Rear Camera with ƒ/2.0 ,5P lens and Quad LED flash.
13MP Front Camera with ƒ/2.0 ,5P lens,Front LED flash and Screen flash.

Where Camon i sizzles though is on its camera performance. For a phone priced under Rs 10,000 in India it delivers and handles better image capabilities. I was quiet surprised by the quality of the images and more surprised with the low-light performance which most phones in this segment struggles. Day light pictures come very well while the low-light performance is one of the best I have seen in this category.The camera app has beauty, panaroma and HDR modes and can also take square pictures. The quad-LED flash is one of the better flash I have seen, usually I hate flash but this one is more manageable. Selfies come good too. So the camera is an all-rounder and excels in almost all conditions. [gallery link="file" columns="5" ids="13076,13077,13078,13079,13080,13081,13082,13083,13084,13085" orderby="rand"]

Battery life

Tecno Camon i is equipped with a 3050mAh battery, so what can you expect with this pack? It can easily sail through 18 hours to 1 day depends on your usage pattern.

Verdict

Tecno Camon i is priced at Rs 8,999 in India and more importantly it is available across 30,000 stores pan-India. At this price, the Camon i is a value for money offering with a good display and a commendable best in the class camera performance.]]>

Tecno Camon i FAQ : Everything You Need To Know | Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Tech Raman — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 06:24:02 +0000

Tecno Camon i is an affordable Smartphone with a full vision display and a good camera capabilities. It will be available at offline stores in India and is priced at Rs 8,999. In case you plan to buy this Smartphone, here is the Tecno Camon i FAQ to clear the doubts about the device you might have.

Question: What are the different colors Techno Camon i is available?

Answer: In India currently it is available in Champagne Gold, Midnight Black and City Blue.

Question: What is the display size and resolution?

Answer: Techno Camon i has a 5.65-inch fullview IPS display with In-cell technology and supports a HD+ resolution of 1440×720 pixels and 18:9 aspect ratio.

Question: What display settings available?

Answer: The display setting has eye care (night mode) setting, indicator light (pulse notification) , font size, mira vision settings and full screen mode settings for apps.

Question: Does Techno Camon i support double tap to wake?

Answer: No.

Question: Does Tecno Camon i has Blue light filter settings ?

Answer: Yes, there is eye care setting which is the blue light filter setting.

Question: What is the price of Tecno Camon i? Where can I buy?

Answer: Camon i is priced at Rs 8.999 in India and and will be available offline in around 30,000 stores across India.

Question: What size SIM cards Tecno Camon i accepts? Can I add a microSD card?

Answer: Camon i has a dedicated microSD card slot, so you can add two microSIM and one microSD card for memory expansion.

Question: Does it have Corning Gorilla Glass protection?

Answer: No it does not have a protective layer.

Question: What is the processor used in this smartphone?

Answer: Camon i is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT 6735 chipset clocked at 1.3GHz, 3GB of RAM and 32GB storage.

Question: What is the internal storage of Tecno Camon i?

Answer: Camon i comes with a 32GB internal storage. It has a dedicated memory card for storage expansion up to 128GB.

Question: Does Camon i has Gyroscope sensor?

Answer: No, it does not have Gyroscope sensor.

Question: Does it support VR?

Answer: No, Camon i does not support virtual reality (VR) apps.

Question: Is the buttons back lit?

Answer: Tecno Camon i has on-screen navigation buttons.

Question: What USB type does it use?

Answer: It uses microUSB port

Question: Does it have notification light?

Answer: Yes, Camon i has pulse notification light.

Question: What are the camera specifications of Camon i ?

Answer: Camon i has a 13 MP rear & front camera, which uses f/2.0 aperture & 5P lens. The rear also has a quad-lens with 4X flash.

Question: Does the camera has OIS?

Answer: No.

Question: Can we take 4K videos in Camon i?

Answer: No, you can take maximum upto 720p videos.

Question: What are the connectivity options? Does it support VoLTE?

Answer: Yes, Camon i supports VoLTE. Other options include Bluetooth, A-GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/

Question: Does Camon i have FM app?

Answer: Yes

Question: How to take screnshots in Camon i?

Answer: Camon i has a tri finger screen shot feature apart from the basic power button and volume down together option.

Question: Can we take long screenshot in Camon i?

Answer: Yes, we can take long screenshot.

Question: Does Camon i support USB OTG?

Answer: Yes, it supports OTG and you can connect the USB drive to it.

Question: What is the battery capacity of Camon i?

Answer: Tecno Camon i has a 3050mAh battery

Question: Does Camon i support fast charging?

Answer: No, it does not support fast charging.

Question: Does it have power saver modes?

Answer: Yes it has a battery saver mode.

Question: Does Camon i have IR blaster?

Answer: No Tecno Camon i does not have a IR blaster.

Question: Is Camon i Waterproof?

Answer: No, Tecno Camon i is not waterproof.

Question: How is the call quality?

Answer: Call quality of Camon i is good.

Question: Does Camon i support one hand UI?

Answer: Yes

Question: Does Camon i has fingerprint scanner?

Answer: Yes, it does have a fingerprint sensor

Question: Does Camon i support App lock?

Answer: Yes it supports app lock. You can also take photos and accept call by touching the fingerprint sensor area.

Question: What OS does Tecno Camon i run?

Answer: Tecno Camon i runs on Android Nougat 7.1. with their custom Hi OS 3.2.0 layered on top of it.

Question: Does Camon i support two Whatsapp in the same phone?

Answer: No, it does not support dual apps (App twin) feature.

Question: Does Tecno Camon i support call recording?

Answer: Yes, there is a auto record setting in contacts.

Question: Does Tecno Camon i have video call feature in dialer?

Answer: Yes, there is video call feature in the Tecno Camon 1 dialer. Question: Does Tecno Camon i support NFC? Answer: No, NFC is not supported.

Question: Does Tecno Camon i has split screen feature?

Answer: Yes it supports multi windows.

Question: Does Tecno Camon i have Dolby Atmos support?

Answer: No, Camon i does not have Dolby Atmos but the audio quality is pretty good.

Question: Does Tecno Camon i have heating issue?

Answer: No, heating is within the limits.]]>