Tecno has launched the Spark Go 3 Pro. The launch was through a statement from Tecno Mobile India that leans almost entirely on one selling point: an IP68/IP69 durability rating the company calls a first for its price segment.
IP68 and IP69 test different things. IP68 covers continuous submersion; Tecno’s own spec sheet puts that at 1.5 metres for 30 minutes. IP69 is tougher, and rarer. It tests resistance to high-pressure, high-temperature water jets sprayed from close range, a standard normally reserved for industrial or hygiene equipment rather than a phone this cheap. Tecno also claims drop resistance up to 1.5 metres.
The rest of the spec sheet:
- A 6.78-inch IPS LCD runs at 120Hz, still unusual at this price.
The battery grows to 5,200mAh from the 5,000mAh in the outgoing Spark Go 3, with 15W wired charging. - RAM is 4GB, paired with 64GB or 128GB of storage and a microSD slot.
The chipset powering it is the Unisoc T7250, the same 12nm chip as the Spark Go 3. - A 13MP main camera and an 8MP selfie shooter.
- Dual DTS speakers and an infrared blaster round things out.
Price
The phone costs Rs 15,999 for 4GB/64GB and Rs 16,999 for 4GB/128GB translating to about KES 22,000 and KES 23,000 respectively. Tecno Mobile India’s CEO, Arijeet Talapatra, frames the phone around people whose work does not happen in a controlled environment: delivery riders, farmers, commuters.
Tecno has not announced a launch date or a price here, though the standard Spark Go 3 already sells locally, priced from KES 11,500 to KES 18,000.
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