TECNO Phantom V Flip launched in PH: Budget clamshell foldable, 6nm Dimensity 8050, PHP 23,999 promo price!

Wild for the price! TECNO Philippines today formally launched the Phantom V Flip clamshell-type foldable smartphone in the country with a very attractive price tag.

TECNO Phantom V Flip Circular Cover screen

The most affordable foldable smartphone in the Philippines yet!

The hinge design of the TECNO Phantom V Flip

To recap, the TECNO Phantom V Flip is the company's first clamshell-type foldable smartphone following the impressive book-type foldable Phantom V Fold. It retails for just PHP 29,999 making it the most affordable foldable smartphone in the Philippines yet.

The device boasts a  lychee-pattern classic leather at the back and the "Planet Cover Screen" with a center-aligned 1.32-inch circular AMOLED panel with 466 x 466 resolution at 352 ppi at 800 nits peak brightness.

The cover screen has customizable wallpapers, Tmojis (TECNO's version of Memoji), 3D interactive virtual pets, and more. It also has Swipe Shots to easily access the camera, "quick reply" to messages, Smart Widgets with the weather forecast, vitality rings, timer, sound recording, agenda, stopwatch, and alarms.

For the mains screen, it has a "crease-less" 6.9-inch UTG-protected LTPO AMOLED screen with 10-120Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, 1440Hz PWM dimming, FHD+ 2640 x 1080 resolution at 413 ppi, 1,000 nits peak brightness, a 94.5 percent screen-to-body ratio.

The new hinge of the foldable called the "FreeCam System" allows its users to fold the device at 30 to 150 degrees which is stable at any angle helping content creators take selfies and photos more easily.

The device is made with aircraft-grade metal materials and can survive up to 250,000 folds or 6.8 years at 100 folds per day. There will just be a minimal 0.11mm crease after 200,000 folds.

The rest of the specs

Phantom V Flip with near creaseless screen

For a budget foldable phone, the device has a  6nm MediaTek Dimensity 8050 octa-core processor with Mali-G77 MC9 GPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB internal storage, and a 4,000mAh capacity that can last for an entire day with USB-C 45W fast charging that can charge the device from 0 to 100 percent in 45 minutes.

For cameras, it has a 64MP f/1.7 RGBW sensor with PDAF + 13MP ultra-wide-angle + LED flash and a 32MP with AF and Micro-slit Dual flash for selfies.

The device has a side-mounted fingerprint reader, stereo speakers, dual-band WiFi, 5G, 4G LTE, BT 5.3, and Android 13 OS with HiOS 13.5 skin with Ella GPT assistant that uses Ella 3.0 tech connected to ChatGPT.

According to TECNO Phantom V Flip will get at least 2 years of major updates.

TECNO Phantom V Flip Specs

Display: 6.9-inch UTG protected LTPO AMOLED screen w/ 10-120Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, 1440Hz PWM dimming, FHD+ 2640 x 1080 resolution at 413 ppi, 1.32-inch AMOLED screen w/ 466 x 466 resolution at 352 ppi

CPU: 3.0GHz 6nm MediaTek Dimensity 8050 octa-core processor

GPU: Mali-G77 MC9

RAM: 8GB

ROM: 256GB

Back Camera: 64MP f/1.7 RGBW sensor w/ PDAF + 13MP ultra-wide-angle + LED flash

Selfie Camera: 32MP w/ Micro-slit Dual-flash

Battery: 4,000mAh w/ 45W Flash Charge

OS: Android 13 w/ HiOS 13.5

Connectivity: WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4GHz/5GHz), 5G, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, GPS, dual SIM

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

Others: Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, face unlock, stereo speakers, DTS Audio, ultra-thin VC cooling, USB-C, Colors: Mystic Dawn, Iconic Black

Dimensions: 171.72 x 74.05 x 6.95 mm (unfolded), 88.77 x 74.05 x 14.95 mm (folded)

Weight: 194 g

Price: PHP 29,999

Price and availability

TECNO Phantom V Flip - PHP 29,999

The TECNO Phantom V Flip is priced at just PHP 29,999 in the Philippines.

But from November 9 to 11, it will come with a PHP 6,000 discount voucher on Shopee bringing its price to just PHP 23,999 for the first 150 buyers.

TECNO Phantom V Flip Shopee promo

Moreover, it'll come with a FREE TECNO-customized portable vacuum (offline stores) worth PHP 2,000 or a Phantom Watch (Shopee). Its customers may also avail of the "Buy Now, Pay Later" promo for up to 12 months for as low as PHP 1,999 per month.

Apart from Shopee, the device will be available at TECNO Concept Stores, Lazada, and TikTok Shop.