Tecno unveiled the Spark 9T in India today, but it is different from the one launched last month in Nigeria, both in terms of design and specs. For starters, the original Tecno Spark 9T is powered by the Helio G37 SoC, while the Indian model has the Helio G35 chip at the helm.
Tecno Spark 9T Nigerian • Tecno Spark 9T Indian
The Indian Spark 9T also packs a high resolution LCD (FullHD + vs. HD +) despite having the same 6.6 “diagonal, but the screen refresh rate has been reduced from 90Hz to 60Hz. However, the pixel density it has increased from 266 ppi to 401 ppi on the Indian model and the maximum brightness is 500 nits. The display of the Indian version has a notch for the selfie camera, but its megapixels have dropped from 32 MP to 8 MP.
The Indian model’s main camera uses a 50MP sensor instead of its Nigerian counterpart’s 13MP. The 50MP unit is flanked by a 2MP portrait camera and what Tecno calls an AI lens.
Another difference between the Nigerian and Indian Tecno Spark 9T is that the former immediately runs HiOS 8.6 based on Android 12, while the latter starts HiOS 7.6 based on Android 11. Tecno has also swapped the USB-C port for a microUSB port. on the Indian Spark 9T. Fortunately, the battery capacity remains the same at 5,000mAh and can be charged up to 18W.
The rest of the Indian Tecno Spark 9T’s highlights include a 3.5mm headphone jack, IPX2 splash resistance, and DTS stereo sound. The smartphone also features a side-mounted “smart anti-oil” fingerprint reader, advertised to unlock the smartphone in 0.24 seconds. It can also be used to ignore alarms and answer calls. Also, you can use it as a camera shutter button to take pictures.
The Indian version of the Tecno Spark 9T is available in a single memory configuration, with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of integrated storage. The RAM can be virtually expanded up to 7GB and the smartphone also has a dedicated microSD card slot for memory expansion up to 512GB.
The Tecno Spark 9T has four color options in India: Turquoise Cyan, Atlantic Blue, Iris Purple and Tahiti Gold. It will go on sale in the country starting August 6 via Amazon.in for INR9,299 ($ 117 / € 115).
Indian Tecno Spark 9T color options
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