TECNO has officially debuted the TECNO CAMON 17 series in India. The brand has introduced two models for the country, namely TECNO CAMON 17 and TECNO CAMON 17 Pro. These phones offer high refresh rate displays, MediaTek chipsets, high-resolution cameras, and large batteries.

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TECNO CAMON 17, 17 Pro Specifications and Features

The TECNO 17 sports a 6.6-inch punch-hole LCD panel with a resolution of  720 x 1600 pixels, 267 PPI, and a 90Hz refresh rate. The screen has 450 nits peak brightness and a 90% screen-to-body ratio.

Whereas, the TECNO 17 Pro flaunts a slightly larger 6.8inch punch-hole LCD panel with a better resolution of 1080 x 2460 pixels (FHD+), 395 PPI, and a 90Hz refresh rate. The display is even brighter at 500 nits peak brightness but has a lower 82% screen-to-body ratio.

Talking about the silicon, the vanilla model features a MediaTek Helio G85 SoC, while the Pro variant comes with a MediaTek Helio G95 SoC. Both feature 128GB internal storage in India. However, the latter phone arrives with 8GB RAM as opposed to 6GB RAM on the former.

As far as optics are concerned, the CAMON 17 houses a 48MP (wide) + 2MP (depth) +  QVGA sensor (AI) triple camera setup on the back and a 16MP selfie camera. On the other hand, the CAMON 17 Pro sports a quad-camera setup on the rear consisting of a 64MP primary sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide unit, a 2MP depth sensor, and a 2MP monochrome sensor. For selfies and video calls, the handset uses a 48MP snapper.

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On the connectivity front, the duo supports dual-SIM, 4G, dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0, GNSS, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Interestingly, the vanilla version flaunts a MicroUSB port instead of a USB Typ-C port like the Pro version. They come with a MicroSD card slot and essential sensors like a fingerprint sensor, an ambient light sensor, an accelerometer, and a proximity sensor. Additionally, the Pro gets a compass a well as stereo speakers.

Last but not least, the TECNO CAMON 17 and TECNO CAMON 17 Pro run HiOS 7.6 based on Android 11 and are backed by a 5,000mAh battery. The former is limited to 18W charging, whereas the latter supports 33W fast charging.

TECNO CAMON 17, 17 Pro Price and Availability in India

The TECNO CAMON 17 series will retail for the following price tags in India.

• TECNO CAMON 17

  • 6GB + 128GB – ₹12,999
  • Colors – Frost Silver, Spruce Green, Magnet Black

• TECNO CAMON 17 Pro

  • 8GB + 128GB – ₹16,999
  • Colors – Arctic Down

These smartphones will go on sale from July 26 on Amazon India. The retailer will be offering a 10% instant discount on HDFC Bank debit/credit cards and EMI.

Last but not least, customers buying the TECNO CAMON 17 Pro will get a pair of TECNO Ear Buds 1 as a freebie.

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Transsion brand TECNO has launched the TECNO CAMON 17 in Kenya. This smartphone was spotted on FCC and Google Play Console before going official. The device sports a high refresh rate display, a MediaTek chipset, and a large battery. Let’s take a look at its entire specs, features, price, and availability.

TECNO CAMON 17 Specifications and Features

The newly launched TECNO CAMON 17 flaunts a 6.6-inch HD+ LCD panel with a resolution of  720 x 1600 pixels, 267 PPI, 90Hz refresh rate, 450 nits peak brightness, 90% screen-to-body ratio, and a large punch-hole at the top left corner. 

The phone is made of plastic, measures 164.5 x 76.5 x 8.95mm in dimensions, and comes in three colors (Frost Silver, Deep Sea, Tranquil Green). On the back, it features a large ‘TECNO CAMON’ branding, a fingerprint sensor, and a vertically aligned triple camera setup.

The device is powered by a MediaTek Helio G85 SoC coupled with 4GB/6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. If needed, the storage can be further expanded via a MicroSD card slot. 

Further, the triple camera setup of the smartphone includes a 48MP Samsung S5KGM1ST03 (GM1) primary sensor, a QVGA GalaxyCore GC6153 sensor, and a 2MP GalaxyCore GC02M1B depth sensor. On the front, the phone sports a 16MP Samsung S5K3P9SP04 sensor for selfies and video calls inside the punch-hole.

On the connectivity front, the handset supports 4G, dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0, and GNSS. Like most budget smartphones, it has a 3.5mm headphone jack and charges via a MicroUSB port. The device also houses the three essential sensors – ambient light sensor, accelerometer, and proximity sensor.

Last but not least, the TECNO CAMON 17 runs HiOS 7.6 based on Android 11 and is backed by a 5,000mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging.

TECNO CAMON 17 Price and Availability

The TECNO CAMON 17 (4GB + 128GB) is priced at KSh 18,899 ($178) in Kenya. There’s no info on the pricing of the 6GB + 128GB variant.

The handset should make its way to other markets in the coming days.

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Last year, TECNO released a total of four smartphones in the TECNO CAMON 16 series. These devices are TECNO CAMON 16, TECNO CAMON 16 Pro, TECNO CAMON 16 Premier, and TECNO CAMON 16 S. The brand is expected to launch the successor series TECNO CAMON 17 this year. Ahead of its official announcement, one of the models in the lineup has been spotted on Google Play Console revealing some of its specs as well as design.

The standard TECNO CAMON 17 has been listed on Google Play Console. The listing exposes the phone to arrive with a punch-hole (top left corner) display with a resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels (HD+) and 320 DPI.

Further, the handset will be powered by a MediaTek Helio G70 SoC coupled with 6GB RAM. As for software, it will run Android 11 out of the box. We can expect this smartphone to come with the brand’s HIOS Android skin.

As per the listing, this device will come with model number CG6j. Turns out we have already reported on this phone when it was certified by FCC in February.

According to Federal Communications Commission, the upcoming TECNO CAMON 17 will have a vertically-aligned camera setup on the back, a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, and a 3.5mm headphone.

We mentioned it to be backed by a 4,900mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging in our previous coverage. But now, we think that this phone could have a 5,000mAh battery (typical) because 4,900mAh could be the battery’s rated capacity.

Last but not least, the TECNO CAMON 17 will measure 165 x 76 x 8mm in dimensions.

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