Tecno Camon 17 series launching soon in India: Here’s everything you need to know

Tecno will soon launch the Camon 17 in India along with the Camon 17 Pro. Amazon India has launched the landing page for the upcoming launch.

A launch date for the Camon 17 series has not been revealed yet, but according to the microsite, they’ll be available during the Amazon Prime Days sale.

Back in May, Tecno launched the Camon 17 and Camon 17 Pro in African markets. So, we already have a good idea of these devices’ specifications. Here are the specifications and features of the Camon 17 series.

Tecno Camon 17 Series Price in India (Expected)

In Nigeria, Camon 17 Pro retails for NGN 125,000 (roughly Rs 24,100) and the Camon 17 retails for NGN 74,000 (roughly Rs 14,200). We expect the Tecno Camon 17 series to cost between Rs 15,000 and Rs 17,000 in India.

Tecno Camon 17 specifications

With a 6.55-inch HD+ display, the Tecno Camon 17 offers a 1600 x 720-pixel screen resolution, 450 nits peak brightness, 90Hz refresh rate, and 90% screen-to-body ratio.

This smartphone is powered by a MediaTek Helio G85 processor clocked at 2GHz. It comes with an internal storage of 128GB and up to 6GB of RAM. A HiOS 7.6 based on Android 11 OS is preinstalled.

It features a 16-megapixel camera inside the hole-punch cutout. This phone has a triple-camera system at its back that includes a 48-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel ultrawide sensor, and a 2-megapixel tertiary sensor.

With a battery of 5,000mAh, Tecno Camon 17 supports 18W charging. Among the other features on the phone are Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS/ GLONASS/ Beidou, and USB Type C.

Tecno Camon 17 Pro Specifications

Tecno Camon 17 Pro comes with a 6.8-inch IPS LCD screen with a center punch-hole cutout. The display has a resolution of 1080 * 2460 pixels, a refresh rate of 90Hz, a peak brightness of 500 nits, a screen-to-body ratio of 82%, and a pixel density of 395 PPI. 

A notch cutout on the front houses the 48MP selfie camera. On the back of this smartphone, you’ll find a quad-camera setup. There is a 64MP main camera, an 8MP wide-angle lens, and two 2MP sensors.

There is a MediaTek Helio G95 processor under the hood. It comes with an ARM Mali-G76 MC4 GPU, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of native storage. The storage can be expanded with a microSD card.

The Tecno Camon 17 Pro packs a 5000mAh battery that supports 25W fast charging. The device ships with the HiOS skin based on the Android 11 OS. The phone comes with a side-mounted fingerprint reader, dual-SIM support, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a USB Type-C port.