Tecno finally announced its first Android 6.0 Marshmallow called Tecno W4. Tecno W4 is a low-end device, mid-range and quite affordable. It runs on latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Let discuss the smartphone body and design. Tecno W4 is built with an elegant and stylish design, it has a wide angle camera with led flash. The power and volume buttons are located on the right-hand side of the device. The rear camera is placed at the back and led flash vertically placed below it.
The Tecno W4 comes in black, Gold and White colour variants.
Tecno W4 features the 5.0-inch display screen with the resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels and 294 pixels per inch. The display is really good in delivering sharp and clear graphics with best user experience. Apart from the big display, Tecno w4 was built with a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and 1GB of RAM for good multi-tasking and fast operations.
Added is an internal storage of 16GB and external sdcard capacity of up to 128GB for saving medias, files and any other documents you will like to keep.
Tecno W4 was spotted with a 8 megapixel wide angle back camera for taking clear and sharp shots and 2mp front facing camera for amazing selfies. Beautification effects are not left out of the camera features.
All the above and below specifications are powered by a 2500mAh battery which Tecno claimed it would last 48 hours of usage. Full specifications, features and price of the device are analyzed below.
Tecno W4 – Specifications, Features & Price
| General Information | |
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 900 /1800/ 2100 |
| 4G Network | LTE |
| SIM | Dual mini SIM |
| Availability | April 2016 |
| Design, Display & Dimensions | |
| Dimensions | 143.50 x 71.30 x 8.50 mm |
| Display | 5.0 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels, 294 pixels per inch (PPI) |
| Type | IPS capacitive touchscreen |
| Protection | |
| Colour | Black, Silver |
| Sensor | Accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| Weight | 135 grams |
| Memory & Hardware | |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 128GB |
| Internal | 16GB |
| Android OS | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| Processor Type | 1.3GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 |
| Processor Name | MediaTek MT6735 chipset |
| Graphics Processor | Mali-T720 GPU |
| RAM | 1GB |
| Connectivity | |
| 2G | GPRS – up to 85.6 kbps; EDGE – up to 236.8 kbps |
| 3G | Up to 42 mbs downlink; Up to 5.76 mbs uplink |
| 4G | Up to 42 mbs downlink; Up to 5.76 mbs uplink |
| WI-FI | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | v4.1 |
| GPS | Yes |
| NFC | No |
| USB | microUSB v2.0 |
| Multimedia | |
| Loudspeaker/Audio | Yes |
| Music Support | AAC, AMR, MP2, MP3, M4A, MKA |
| Video Support | MP4/MPEG4 player |
| FM Radio | Yes |
| Camera | |
| Primary | 8MP, up to 3264 x 2448-pixel pictures, HDR, autofocus, Geo-tagging, panorama camera with LED flash |
| Video Recording, | Yes |
| Secondary | 2MP up to 1600 x 1200-pixel pictures |
| Battery | |
| Capacity | 2500mAh Li-Ion battery |
| Standby | |
| Talktime | |
| Price | N26,500 |
Great product from tecno mobile, i feel like buying tecno w4, although am just comparing it with tecno l8 base on price issue.
Both devices are great smartphones, you can pick anyone that can satisfy you. Have the features you need in a smartphone.