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Tecno Camon 16 Premier Ben Sin In my nearly half decade of covering Chinese phone brands, I have seen them rise from being obscure upstarts or mainly local power players to globally recognized brands with billboards in places ranging from Tokyo to Paris. But one brand that has eluded my coverage all these years is Shenzhen-based Tecno, which has taken on a decidedly opposite approach to the Vivos and Xiaomis of the world. Instead of expanding west, Tecno focused on the African market, becoming the continent’s number one brand by market share by 2017. To succeed in Africa, Tecno sold at comparatively low prices, of course, and the Tecno Camon 16 Premier’s roughly $260 price tag when converted from its official price in Kenya and Ghana can also be considered low, but it offers quite a good value proposition. Specs Usually, phones under $300 do not have premium build quality of modern screens—not so here. The Camon 16 Premier features a 6.9-inch LCD panel that refreshes at 90...