Tecno Phantom X2 vs Apple iPhone 14
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Tecno Phantom X2 (with MediaTek Dimensity 9000) that was released on December 7, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 14, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Tecno Phantom X2
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 1881 mAh larger battery capacity: 5160 vs 3279 mAh
- Has a 0.7 inch larger screen size
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 20W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Thinner bezels – 7.3% more screen real estate
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Shows 20% longer battery life (37:21 vs 31:00 hours)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Other
- 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1343K versus 1021K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- Delivers 18% higher peak brightness (844 against 716 nits)
- 19% higher pixel density (460 vs 387 PPI)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 387 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 93.3% | 86% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.5% |
| PWM | - | 60 Hz |
| Response time | - | 12 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.61 mm (6.48 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 72.65 mm (2.86 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.95 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 203 g (7.16 oz) | 172 g (6.07 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | White, Black, Blue, Red, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3050 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G710 MP10 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 960 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1632 GFLOPS | ~1712.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 302016 | 318930 |
| GPU | 302314 | 432848 |
| Memory | 195897 | 205372 |
| UX | 211401 | 379808 |
| Total score | 1021388 | 1343253 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 42.4 °C |
| Stability | 91% | 82% |
| Graphics test | 45 FPS | 56 FPS |
| Graphics score | 7638 | 9385 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4, 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | HiOS 12 | - |
| OS size | - | 12 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5160 mAh | 3279 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (52% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:07 hr | 1:31 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:48 hr | 13:45 hr |
| Watching video | 15:06 hr | 15:45 hr |
| Gaming | 05:30 hr | 05:15 hr |
| Standby | 102 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (64 MP + 13 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Samsung S5KGWB (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.9 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/1.3", Samsung S5K3L6 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8", Samsung S5K3L6 (CMOS) |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | - |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | 1/3.6" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | - |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2022 | September 2022 |
| Release date | January 2023 | September 2022 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 45 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 14. But if the display and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Tecno Phantom X2.
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