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TECNO is Back with PHANTOM V Fold2 5G – An AI-enhanced Large-Screen Powerhouse of Productivity and Creativity
Innovative technology brand TECNO today unveiled the new PHANTOM V Fold2 5G – an AI-enhanced second-generation foldable smartphone that brings more efficiency for business professionals and creatives. Embracing the incredible possibilities of large-screen foldable devices, it is a powerhouse of productivity and creativity elevated by futuristic AI innovation.
PHANTOM V Fold2 5G is freshly equipped with TECNO’s brand-new TECNO AI suite of AI functions, including the upgraded Gemini-integrated Ella AI Assistant, AI Artboard, AI Wallpaper and more.
It also features advanced hardware, with 6.42” outer and 7.85” main 120Hz LTPO screens with 30-120° hovering capability, a powerful 5750mAh Aircell battery, 70W charging, and an Ultra-Clear Five Camera Imaging System, while it also supports the new PHANTOM V Pen stylus.
“We’re thrilled to be unveiling the new and upgraded PHANTOM V Fold2 5G, following the success of its award-winning predecessor,” said Jack Guo, General Manager of TECNO.
“Though our ‘Stop At Nothing’ attitude to innovation, we are excited to bring our global users both futuristic AI software and advanced hardware in one outstanding device, creating an exceptional large-screen experience with the power to elevate lifestyles.”
New TECNO AI Suite Boosts Creativity and Productivity
TECNO AI featured on PHANTOM V Fold2 5G significantly boosts productivity and creativity of the user’s mobile experience. Designed to enhance business efficiency, unlock creative empowerment and elevate everyday ease, TECNO AI unleashes the potential of AI to level up the relationship between users and their smart devices.
Whether preparing for a presentation, leading a team meeting, or just navigating daily life, TECNO AI’s Gemini-integrated Ella AI Assistant is always on hand to help.
Ella offers online search capabilities and Smart Q&A to give intelligent answers based on real-time information, responding to questions fluently.
What’s more, users can count on Ella to optimize more than 400 system functions, from setting wallpapers to switching the system language.
PHANTOM V Fold2 5G also features AI Summary that can quickly summarize information in PDFs and webpages, AI Translation to conduct real-time translation in person or over the phone, and AI Writing functions, such as text summary, text generation, proofreading and rewriting capabilities, saving users valuable time.
AI Artboard and AI Wallpaper combine the limitless human imagination with the power of AI for mind-blowing results. With AI Artboard, anyone can create an artistic masterpiece, as AI turns users’ simple scribbled sketches into incredible works of art, while AI Wallpaper lets users create their unique wallpapers from a simple text description.
PHANTOM V Fold2 5G also uses AI to enhance the imaging experience. TECNO’s Universal Tone Technology uses AI to capture diverse skin tones more accurately, and AIGC Portrait generates amazing portrait shots with different themes and templates. As for editing, Magic AI Eraser lets users easily extract subjects and perform high-quality edits, simplifying photo editing and social media sharing, while One Click Cutout automatically recognizes and extracts subjects with a long press, enabling quick and effortless image sharing.
Immersive Dual Screen and Aerospace-grade Hinges Create Folding Perfection
PHANTOM V Fold2 5G features a classic 120Hz 6.42” outer screen that unfolds into an exceptional 120Hz 7.85” main screen. The AMOLED FHD+ 3D micro-curved outer screen is perfectly proportioned for one-handed use. A 21:9 aspect ratio elevates viewing pleasure while up to 1500Hz instantaneous touch sampling ensures supreme reactivity and 2160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming reduces eye fatigue.
Unfold the device to discover immersive entertainment, convenient work and intelligent everyday solutions across a stunning tablet-like display. The large 2K+ resolution AMOLED screen supports one- and two-finger 360Hz touch sampling making high-frequency touch scenarios such as gaming smoother and more enjoyable.
Thanks to aerospace-grade precision hinges that allow a tighter fold with less screen disfiguration, PHANTOM V Fold2 5G’s main screen crease measures less than 0.1mm.
The hinges allow precise hovering with an angle range of 30-120°, are 19% lighter than on the previous generation, and they allow 400,000 worry-free folds, with 100,000 extreme high-temperature folds and 50,000 extreme low temperature folds.
Foldable Experience Brings Functionality, Convenience and Fun
PHANTOM V Fold2 5G’s folding screen experience is enhanced by FreeForm, which allows users to make the most of the folding design. Hovering the device at any angle from 30-120° allows users to enjoy hands-free free video calls, streaming, music playback, and more.
FreeForm supports a wide range of apps, allowing seamless transitions between large-screen and single-screen experiences, including system applications like Camera and Visha Player, as well as popular third-party apps such as YouTube, WhatsApp, Netflix, Disney+, Zoom, Google Meet, and Messenger.
Furthering improving functionality, the Desktop Global Dock Bar brings tablet-like convenience, helping users to easily navigate between apps or drag and drop to enter split-screen mode, while the desktop layout has been adapted for greater ease of use.
As well as standard full-screen, 16:9 and 4:3 ratios, PHANTOM V Fold2 5G provides a completely flexible aspect ratio, giving users the freedom to adjust the ratio as needed for maximum viewing enjoyment.
Finally, the device supports single- and dual-app split screen displays, in both top/bottom and left/right layout, making multitasking easy – whether taking notes on a working document or video, sharing messages between different social apps, or ordering a takeout without closing your gaming session.
Powerful Battery and Ultra Charge
PHANTOM V Fold2 5G is equipped with the largest capacity and one of the fastest charging batteries in its category. Ensuring longer usage time, the device’s 5750mAh Aircell battery supports TikTok viewing for up to 9.22 hours and Facebook scrolling for up to 19.03 hours.
Dual-channel fast charging technology incorporates two sets of charging management circuits that provide mutual backup, enhancing safety and stability. This means that even if one circuit encounters an issue, the other can continue to function, ensuring reliable and secure charging.
Ensuring shorter waiting times, the device features 70W Ultra Charge, allowing 50% charge in less than 20 minutes and 100% in 50 minutes. The advanced charging technology also allows 15W Fast Wireless Charge, eliminating the need for a cable to increase convenience and safety.
The New PHANTOM V Pen Levels Up the Large Screen
Users can purchase TECNO’s all-new stylus, the PHANTOM V Pen. This accessory significantly boosts the PHANTOM V Fold2 5G’s performance, turning it into a productivity powerhouse. The 10g pen allows users to seamlessly handle daily tasks and creative work without the need for an additional tablet or computer. It has two buttons – an AI key for quick access to the device’s AI functions and a function key for tasks such as page-turning, music control, and photo capture.
With the pen, users can easily perform actions such as easy Screenshot Annotation, precise Free Screenshots, quick Handwriting Calculation for scribbled-down sums, Global Cutout to cut out content from anywhere, Rapid Swipe to connect the pen with TECNO devices, Global Pen Writing that recognizes handwriting instantly, and Remote Operation with the pen’s buttons to control presentations, music, and more.
The pen has an 80mAh battery enabling up to 2 hours of daily use for 14 consecutive days while a 16x super-resolution algorithm and 0.0625-pixel accuracy provide ultra-precise movements.
Ultra-Clear Five Camera Imaging System Captures New Perspectives
PHANTOM V Fold2 5G delivers a flagship imaging experience with an Ultra-Clear Five Camera Imaging System, including three 50MP cameras.
The 50MP Main Camera features a flagship-level large 1/1.3” sensor and 1.2µm pixels, producing image quality comparable to many premium candy bar smartphones and enhancing low-light performance for crystal clear nighttime shots. It is capable of 4K/HDR Ultra Clear video at 30/60fps and OIS Super Anti-Shake Video for stable and vibrant videos. The 50MP Portrait Camera produces high-quality portrait photography with 2x optical zoom and 20x digital zoom, using a golden focal length for professional close-ups and complemented by TECNO’s inclusive Universal Tone technology. The 50MP Ultra-Wide Camera shoots epic wide-angle shots that maintain image quality even when zoomed in, while two front-facing 32MP Front Cameras (on the outer and main screens) boast the highest pixel count in any foldable smartphone for detailed selfies and video calls.
As a foldable device, PHANTOM V Fold2 5G opens up a world of exciting shooting possibilities with its FreeCam System. From high-quality FreeCam Video capturing magical moments to hands-free FreeCam Selfies shot using voice or gesture commands, users just need to unfold the device with its 30-120° hover range to discover exciting perspectives. FreeCam Timelapse and FreeCam Long Exposure add even more options, making incredible shots possible without a tripod.
With an outer and main screen, users can also enjoy better ways to capture the shots they want. When shooting with the main camera, for example, users can fully unfold the device for a Cover Screen Preview, letting the subject see how they look in the shot. For super detailed selfies, Ultra Selfie lets users shoot using the 50MP Main Camera while previewing the shot on the outer screen. With Real-Time Preview, users can see how they look in real-time while shooting with the main screen’s front camera.
Nature-inspired Product Design Embodies Sophistication and Elegance
Infused with elements inspired by nature, the PHANTOM V Fold2 5G’s is available in two beautiful colours, Karst Green and Rippling Blue. The phone’s back cover is crafted from marble-patterned fibreglass and pleated leather textures, giving it a distinctively luxurious look and feel.
The Rippling Blue edition was designed in partnership with premium German television and audio brand LOEWE. The partnership extends beyond the devices themselves to the packaging. The phone’s eco-friendly box is made from plant fibres and recycled materials, underscoring a shared commitment to delivering high-quality products with sophisticated and sustainable designs.
Overall, TECNO’s new PHANTOM V Fold2 5G unites the power of AI and the benefits of large-screen foldable devices to deliver a powerful boost to productivity and creativity. From enhancing efficiency at work to unleashing creative possibilities, the PHANTOM V Fold2 5G is set to revolutionize the foldable smartphone experience and elevate the lifestyles of modern global users.
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MTN and Liquid Intelligent Technologies (LIT) are exposed to inflation and currency depreciation in their South Africa, Zimbabwe and Nigerian markets, said Moody’s Ratings, adding though that regional telecoms operators stood to benefit from booming population and increased uptake of mobile services.
South African telecoms groups have forayed into regional markets, including MTN and Vodacom, where they are also running broadband and setting up mobile money services to broaden revenues and earnings.
However, for operators like MTN, exposure to exchange rates mainly comes from translating results into its rand reporting currency and from the dollar indexation element on its tower leases, especially in Nigeria, said Moody’s senior analyst, Lisa Jaeger.
It is less exposed to a currency mismatch between earnings and debt because it has shifted debt from dollars into rand and naira over the past two to three years and continues to raise debt in local currency at its subsidiaries,” noted Jaeger and other analysts in a new report by Moody’s on the Sub Saharan African telecommunications sector.
On the other hand, LIT – the independent fibre network operator – earns around 75% of its revenue in local currencies such as the Zimbabwe Gold South African rand. Most of LIT’s customer contracts “do not include any price escalation mechanisms, exposing LIT to inflation and currency depreciation” risks.
LIT’s contracts, however, leaves some room for price increases to cover for this as they can be renegotiated periodically, usually on an annual basis while in some countries these have to be approved by the local regulator, adding some regulatory risks and volatility to earnings.
In the case of MTN, in the 18 months to June 2024, the operator’s financial performance suffered significantly from depreciation in Nigeria’s naira.
MTN’s “naira earnings became worth less” when translated into rand, significantly contributing to its 20% drop in group revenue over the half-year period to the end of June.
To offset currency depreciation, mobile network operators operating in volatile markets such as in the case of MTN are resorting to raising tariffs in line with inflation, which is usually correlated to depreciation.
LIT’s strategy to reduce exposure to currency depreciation comes in the form of matching its rand earnings with rand-denominated debt.
However, there remains a mismatch between revenue earned in other local African currencies and its dollar-denominated debt for around 45% of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (Ebitda) including Zimbabwe and around 20% of Ebitda when excluding Zimbabwe.
“Zimbabwe continues to experience high inflation and a weakening currency, even after the introduction of the new currency Zimbabwe gold (ZiG) in April 2024. Even though dollar availability has improved, there remain limitations on converting any cash generated in Zimbabwe into dollars and on moving it out of the country,” notes the Moody’s report on the regional telecoms sector.
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has refuted report by an online platform that it gave approval to Starlink to hike its Data tariff.
The commission in a statement released on Tuesday by Reuben Muoka, director, Public Affairs stated that the tariff hike did not receive the blessing of the commission, noting that the decision was unilaterally taken without its consent.
The statement reads, “The decision by Starlink to unilaterally review its subscription packages upwards did not receive the approval of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
“We were surprised that the company jumped the gun by announcing price changes after filing a request to the Commission seeking approval for price adjustment for which the Commission was yet to communicate a decision.
“The action of the company appears to be a contravention of Sections 108 and 111 of the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003, and Starlink’s Licence Conditions regarding tariffs.
“The Commission will, therefore, take appropriate enforcement measures against any action by a licensee that is capable of eroding the regulatory stability of the telecommunications industry”.
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is organizing a 3-day procurement in-house training for all procurement and other relevant officers in NASENI system -wide to acquaint them with best procurement operations and in line with global practices.
The training will take place at the NASENI Headquarters, beginning from Tuesday 8th to 10th October, 2024, targeted at building the capacity of procurement officers, and other select staff from Accounts, Audit, legal, Media, Planning and other officers involved in procurement activities in NASENI System-wide.
The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, NASENI, Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu will deliver the keynote address while Olusegun Omotola, Ag. Director General/CEO, Bureau of Public Procurement will declare the in-house training officially open.
The training amongst other things aims at ensuring that NASENI is doing the right thing and adhering to 2007 Procurement Act, Manual and other vital information that will enable the Agency to continue on the right track and to utilize the right information at every given time, as far as procurement matters are concerned.
Speaking on the upcoming training, the Director of Procurement, Dr. Mohammed A. Mohammed said that the training is based on NASENI needs and to enable officers meet up with changes in technology and practices which are global phenomenon, especially against the backdrop of on-going transformation in the NASENI system.
He said, “Things are changing, and you need to change with time, technology is changing globally, you need to build your capacity. This training is based on NASENI Needs on procurement which is slightly different from other sectors.
“Almost 75-80 per cent of NASENI activities is based on science and engineering, our method of procurement, is a little different, from the ministry of works, raw materials, etc. Again, you must build your capacity to be able to cope, which is why we are having this training, to build capacity in line with NASENI needs and mandate.”
According to him, building capacity is a continuous exercise and procurement is all about law end to end, adding that the officers working in procurement must be trained from time to time to equip them with new trends.
He also noted that with the Standard Operation Procedure globally and the World Bank new version on procurement, NASENI cannot work differently, it must key into global practices. He stated that 95 per cent of the resource persons for this training are from the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) as NASENI has an agreement with it, to assist in building the capacity of procurement and relevant officers in NASENI system-wide.
Also speaking on the upcoming in-house procurement training, Mr. Adekoya Olatunji, BPP consultant, said, that “the In-house training that is coming up in NASENI is very good, it will enable the officers to adhere strictly to procurement Act. What NASENI is doing is very good, so that the officers will do what they need to do very well”.
Highlights on some of the topics of the training with the theme: “Building the Best Procurement Operations in NASENI System-Wide” includes, Effective Procurement Practices & PPA, 2007, Procurement Planning, Procurement Record Keeping Procedures, Contract Agreement and Implications amongst others.
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