Tecno Phantom V Flip 5G review – Flip phone for under 700 euros

Quite new MediaTek Dimensity 8050 is used as the SoC, but its technical specifications correspond to the already older Dimensity 1300. With real high-end processors like in the Galaxy Z Flip5, the SoC cannot keep up in terms of performance, but you still get a very smooth system in everyday use. The differences are more visible in very demanding applications.

Especially in graphically demanding programs, such as rendering in 4K, the Tecno Phantom V Flip is slower than its rivals with a high-end SoC. Internet browsing is fast on our test device, images are loaded quickly and are usually available while scrolling. The memory is also fast, but the memory controller cannot fully utilize the maximum speed of the flash modules.

There is a noticeable heat buildup under a longer load due to the slim case of the phone. However, this does not affect the SoC; the performance is constant at a high level in the 3DMark stress tests.

The stereo speakers of the flip phone can get reasonably loud, but they sound unpleasantly treble-heavy at maximum volume. This improves a bit when the sound pressure is reduced, but the speakers never sound really good. However, external speakers or headphones can be connected via USB-C or Bluetooth. This works smoothly, and there are also a few codecs for wireless sound transmission with SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC, and LHDC V3 and V5.

There is not that much room for the battery in the foldable case, so you have to be content with 4,000 mAh as battery capacity. The phone is thus on par with the competition and can also provide a decent runtime for the product category with almost 10 hours in our WLAN test. You should be able to get through the day without charging if you do not use the phone for too demanding activities. The maximum charging power is 45 watts, which means the battery is full again in just under 1 hour.