5 TECNO Phones With Telephoto Lens: Complete List

In the last two years, TECNO has released a handful of mid-range and premium smartphones that have a telephoto lens or camera. As such, we now have a small but growing list of TECNO phones with telephoto lens for photography enthusiasts to explore. One of the earliest was the Camon 18 Premier, which I still own.

TECNO phones with telephoto lens can magnify distant objects and create a shallow depth of field, resulting in a blurred background and a sharp foreground. A telephoto lens can also provide optical zoom, which is the ability to change the focal length of the lens without losing image quality. In this article, I list some of the TECNO phones with telephoto lens, and their key specifications.

Advantages of telephoto lens in a smartphone

Some of the advantages of telephoto lens in a smartphone are:

• You can capture more details of faraway subjects, such as wildlife, sports, or landscapes.
• You can take professional-looking portraits with a natural perspective and a pleasing bokeh effect.
• You can reduce camera shake and noise by using a lower ISO and a faster shutter speed.
• You can be more creative and experiment with different compositions and angles.

List of TECNO phones with telephoto lens

There are a few TECNO phones with telephoto lens that provide optical zoom, ranging from midrange to premium segments. Here is a list of them:

Phantom V Fold: This is a foldable smartphone with a 7.85-inch foldable AMOLED display, a Dimensity 9000+ processor, 12GB of RAM, 50MP + 50MP + 13MP triple rear camera, and a 5,000mAh battery with 65W fast charging. The 32MP telephoto lens can provide 3x optical zoom and 30x digital zoom.

Phantom X2 Pro: This is a flagship smartphone with a 6.8-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, a MediaTek Dimensity 9000 processor, 12GB of RAM, 108MP + 12MP + 12MP triple rear camera, and a 5,160mAh battery with 45W fast charging. The 12MP telephoto lens can provide 3x optical zoom and 30x digital zoom. It also has a unique feature of an extending wide-aperture telephoto lens, which can create a more realistic bokeh effect.

Camon 19 Pro: This is a midrange smartphone with a 6.8-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, a MediaTek Helio G96 processor, 8GB of RAM, 64MP + 50MP + 2MP triple rear camera, and a 5,000mAh battery with 33W fast charging. The 50MP telephoto lens can provide 2x optical zoom and 10x digital zoom. See our Camon 19 Pro unboxing video.

Phantom X: This is a premium smartphone with a 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, a MediaTek Helio G96 processor, 8GB of RAM, 50MP + 13MP + 8MP triple rear camera, and a 4,700mAh battery with 33W fast charging. The 13MP telephoto lens can provide 2x optical zoom and 20x digital zoom. Have a look at our Phantom X hands-on video.

Camon 18 Premier: This is a midrange smartphone with a 6.7-inch FHD+ display, a MediaTek Helio G99 processor, 8GB of RAM, 64MP + 8MP + 12MP triple rear camera, and a 4750mAh battery with 33W fast charging. The 8MP telephoto lens can provide 2x optical zoom and 10x digital zoom.

It is unfortunate that TECNO did not include a telephoto lens on the Camon 20 Premier, itself one of the best mid-range camera phones around today. I have no idea why. But it is a crying shame.

In 2024, we look forward to seeing more TECNO phones with telephoto lens released. They will come in the Phantom premium line-up, the Camon mid-range line-up, as well as the Phantom folding series.

Author: Mister Mobility

Master storyteller and founder of Mobility Nigeria, Mister Mobility, has used and reviewed hundreds of mobile phones since 2001.