Tecno Upgrades Universal Tone for More Accurate Skin Tones, To Launch With Camon 40 Series

Highlights

• Tecno has upgraded its Universal Tone technology by increasing the skin tone database from 268 to 372 patches.
• It also improved the Multi-Skin Tone Color Restoration Engine for more accurate colour reproduction.
• Tecno developed a custom colour card for Saudi Arabia with 187 unique skin tone patches.
• The upgraded Universal Tone will debut in the Tecno Camon 40 series at MWC 2025.

Tecno introduced a camera technology called Universal Tone designed to improve skin tone accuracy back in 2023. The aim of the new tech was to ensure a more natural representation of all complexions in photos. The company since then has continued refining the tech and even launched a web tool to help users identify their true skin tones with a single click.

But it appears Tecno is in no mood to slow down and is taking things even further. The company has now announced an upgraded version of Universal Tone featuring a larger skin tone database and an improved Multi-Skin Tone Color Restoration Engine for even more precise colour reproduction.

Universal Tone Upgrade – What’s New?

The biggest upgrade is in the Multi-Skin Tone colour card, which now features 372 patches, up from 268 in the previous version. This means Universal Tone now has more skin tone data to work with ensuring that your photos look even more natural and lifelike.

Caption – The upgrade includes a custom colour card featuring 187 unique Saudi skin tone patches. (Image credit – Tecno)

While this update improves skin tone accuracy globally, Tecno has also developed a regional colour card specifically for Saudi Arabia.

Created in collaboration with the University of Leeds (UK) and Dar Al-Hekma University (Saudi Arabia) in late 2024, this custom colour card includes 187 unique Saudi skin tone patches, ensuring a better representation of the region’s diverse complexions.

Along with the expanded dataset, Tecno has enhanced its Multi-Skin Tone Color Restoration Engine with two key upgrades –

• CCM Skin Tone Calibration Algorithm – Now trained on the updated dataset for even more accurate colour calibration.
• Spectrum-Based Automatic White Balance (AWB) Algorithm – Helps correct colour shift issues in monochromatic photo settings, improving exposure and white balance when multiple skin tones appear in the same frame.

According to Tecno, these upgrades boost skin tone accuracy by over 50%, which makes Universal Tone its most advanced skin tone optimisation technology yet.

The new and improved Universal Tone will make its debut in the Tecno Camon 40 series, which is set to launch at MWC 2025.

FAQs

Q1. What is the Tecno’s Universal Tone technology?

Answer. Universal Tone is a camera technology designed to improve skin tone accuracy.

Q2. What are the key upgrades in the Multi-Skin Tone Color Restoration Engine?

Answer, The upgrades include the CCM Skin Tone Calibration Algorithm, now trained on the updated dataset for more accurate colour calibration and the Spectrum-Based Automatic White Balance (AWB) Algorithm, which helps correct colour shift issues and improve exposure and white balance.

Q3. Where will the upgraded Universal Tone technology debut?

Answer. The upgraded Universal Tone technology will debut in the Tecno Camon 40 series, which is set to launch at MWC 2025.

Q4. What improvements did Tecno introduce to the Univeral Tone tech?

Answer. The upgraded version features a larger skin tone database with 372 patches (up from 268), and an improved Multi-Skin Tone Color Restoration Engine for more precise colour reproduction.

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