TECNO SPARK 9 announced Helio G37, 90Hz display!

TECNO introduced the SPARK 9 Series back in June. This time, they unveiled a vanilla version that will join the lineup.

The two color options of TECNO SPARK 9

TECNO's new budget device!

The smartphone goes with diamond-cut patterns on its back cover which will come in Infinity Black or Sky Mirror colorways. You will also notice a squared camera island that houses two sensors, an LED flash, and a fingerprint scanner.

The phone's features

Meanwhile, it is using 6.6-inch IPS LCD screen with a 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, 1600 x 720 resolution, and a 20:9 aspect ratio.

At the helm, it has a 12nm 2.3GHz MediaTek Helio G37 octa-core processor with PowerVR 8320 GPU. It has 3GB, 4GB, 6GB RAM options and 64GB or 128GB storage options.

Powered by MediaTek Helio G37

The battery has a size of 5,000mAh and comes with a micro-USB charger, although the power wattage isn't specified.

For cameras, it is using a 13MP main and 2MP unspecified secondary camera which could likely be a depth shooter. As for the selfie shooter, it is using 8MP

Other features are DTS powered speaker and a 5GB virtual RAM upgrade.

For connectivity, it has 4G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, OTG, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

The software side runs Android 12 with HiOS 8.6 skin on top.

Tecno SPARK 9 Specs

Display: 6.6-inch LCD (IPS) screen w/ 90Hz refresh rate, FHD+ 1600 x 720 resolution at 265 ppi

CPU: 2.3GHz 12nm MediaTek Helio G37 octa-core processor

GPU: PowerVR 8320

RAM: 3GB/4GB/6GB LPDDR4X 

ROM: 64GB/128GB

Back Camera: 8MP f/1.85 + 2MP + LED flash

Selfie Camera: 8MP

Battery: 5,000mAh

OS: Android 12 w/ HiOS 8.6

Connectivity: WiFi 802.11ac, 4G, Bluetooth, OTG, GPS, dual SIM (nano)

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic

Others: Rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, microUSB, Colors: Sky Mirror, Infinity Black

Dimensions: 164.57 x 76 x 8.95 mm

Weight: TBC

Price: TBC

India price with direct to PHP conversion (no taxes and duties yet):

TECNO SPARK 9 3GB/64GB -  starts at INR 9,500 (around PHP 6.6K)

The price of the other memory configurations is still unclear, we will have to get back to this page once information about it surfaces. There's also no news yet if they will be coming to the Philippines.

Stay tuned.

What do you guys think?

Source: TECNO