Tecno Camon 18 series priced from P9,499 ($187) in PH

Tecno Mobile‘s latest Camon smartphones will be up for preorder in the Philippines starting November 6. And the brand has revealed the devices’ prices ahead of the launch.

(Update, December 1: Here’s our Tecno Camon 18 camera test!)

The company’s official stores on Shopee and Lazada show that the Tecno Camon 18 Premier, the most premium of the three members of the 18 series, will be on pre-purchase until the 10th for P14,990 (roughly $296 converted). The Tecno Camon 18P and Tecno Camon 18, on the other hand, will be sold for P10,490 ($207) and P8,999 ($177), respectively, till November 19.

However, after the preorder period, the trio will be priced as follows:

Camon 18 Premier: P15,990 ($315)
Camon 18P: P10,990 ($217)
Camon 18: P9,499 ($187)

As with other Camon units, the three models are focused on mobile photography and videography, with the Premier even getting a “gimbal camera” and a 60x zoom lens and the 18P featuring a 50mm portrait rear shooter and a 30x Hyper Zoom lens. Expect to find many transitions, filters, transitions, special effects, and music. All of the smartphones will have modes like Night Portrait Video, Portrait Video Bokeh, and Super Night, too.

The cheapest of them uses a MediaTek Helio G88 chip, while the two others are powered by a Helio G96 SoC. You can find their respective specs below.

Tecno Camon 18 Premier specs

6.7-inch AMOLED screen, FHD+, 120Hz refresh rate
12nm octa-core MediaTek Helio G96 processor
Mali-G57 GPU
8GB RAM
256GB storage
Triple 64-megapixel main, 12-megapixel stabilized gimbal, and 8-megapixel periscope telephoto (up to 60x) rear cameras
32-megapixel front camera with dual flash
Fingerprint sensor
4,750mAh battery with 33-watt USB-C fast charging
HiOS 8.0 based on Android 11
Colors: Polar Night, Vast Sky

Tecno Camon 18P specs

6.8-inch LCD screen, FHD+, 120Hz refresh rate
12nm octa-core MediaTek Helio G96 processor
Mali-G57 GPU
8GB RAM
128GB storage
Triple 48-megapixel main, 2-megapixel macro, and 13-megapixel 50mm portrait rear cameras
16-megapixel front camera with dual flash
Fingerprint sensor
5,000mAh battery with 33-watt USB-C fast charging
HiOS 8.0 based on Android 11
Colors: Dusk Gray, Ceramic White, Iris Purple

Tecno Camon 18 specs

6.8-inch LCD screen, FHD+, 90Hz refresh rate
12nm octa-core MediaTek Helio G88 processor
Mali-G52 MC2 GPU
6GB RAM
128GB storage
Triple 48-megapixel main, 2-megapixel depth, and 2-megapixel macro rear cameras
16-megapixel front camera with dual flash
Fingerprint sensor
5,000mAh battery with 18-watt USB-C fast charging
HiOS 8.0 based on Android 11
Colors: Dusk Gray, Ceramic White, Iris Purple

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