TECNO Camon 17 is the latest 2021 Camon series release that can be marked as yet another selfie-centric smartphone available in the budget-friendly league. Launched in May 2021, the Tecno Camon 17 was baptised a Clearest Selfie Camera tagline to define its camera prowess aside other essential internals that make it a great mid-range smartphone customer can look out for.
Last year, the Tecno Camon 15 and Camon 16 graced 2020 as a year to leap a new USB-C legion, super detail camera quality, more battery performance as key headliners for future Camon releases. Now with the Camon 17, a manifestation of old is gold with a touch of the 2021 features grade is how we can describe the device having received a review unit 2 weeks ago.
Well, by build quality, the TECNO Camon 17 is a shiny, low bezels device with a phablet-like design teasing attention to the 6.9″ screen sporting an HD 720*1600 resolution and a punch-hole display notch. Internally, 128 GB of Internal Storage and 4GB/6GB RAM make the device fast in either gaming or normal Apps mode giving the device an A performance grade.
But with a clearest selfie camera tagline fronted for the TECNO Camon 17, we find the device partially fit for the description. Just like previous releases, the device’s camera ships the same AI features, same picture detail and shooting modes. So, the capture quality is good, but is still low as compared to high-end releases with mid-range variants in the same class as the Camon 17.
As listed on the TECNO Camon 17 Speciifcssations sheet, the device brings to play improved internals, a gaming processor Android 11 as the base operating system, and a triple rear camera setup alongside a lone 16MP selfie camera lens.
TECNO Camon 17 Specifications
| Display | 6.6 inch HD display 90Hz Refresh rate |
| Rear Camera | Triple Setup: 48MP main + depth + AI sensors |
| Front Camera | Single 16MP lens |
| Chipset | Helio G85 |
| GPU | Mali-G52 |
| RAM | 6GB |
| Storage | 128GB |
| Operating System | Android 11 |
| Battery | 5000 mAh w/ 18W charging |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Bluetooth FM Radio 3.5mm audio jack |
| Available Colours | Frost Silver/Deep sea/Tranquil Green |
| Others | Rear-mounted Fingerprint Scanner DTS audio Dual Speakers |
| Price | UGX 600,000 |
TECNO Camon 17 Price in Uganda
In Uganda, the TECNO Camon 17 costs UGX 600,000 in retail shops and online on eCommerce websites like Jumia. But since the Camon 17 ships in 3 variants, a Pro version, a Camon 17 p, and the base Camon 17, you may find the device priced differently depending on the onboard specifications with RAM as a price decider.