StarVie Phantom vs Nox Future Control 12K Alum

The verdict

Choose the Phantom if you want more handling. The Future Control 12K Alum does nothing clearly better on paper.

Phantom
Pick this one for
  • Handling+1.0
Future Control 12K Alum
No clear edge

On paper it does nothing clearly better than the other.

Better buy now: the Future Control 12K Alum. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 54.15 less in Netherlands.

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How they play

From the Phantom to the Future Control 12K Alum: less handling.

Controlabout the same9.59.5
Powera bit more power3.54.0
Comforta bit less comfort6.05.5
Handlingless handling7.56.5
Forgivenessabout the same7.07.0

PhantomFuture Control 12K AlumLine = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2027
2025
Weight
347 to 365 g
360 to 375 g
Face
12K Carbon Hyper
12K carbon
Core
S-EVA Flex
EV50
Handle
Longer Handgrip
Not published
Frame
Not published
Carbon
Show all specs (4 the same)
Shape
Round
Round
Balance
Head-light according to the brand
Head-light according to the brand
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm
Surface
Rough
Rough

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Phantom: 0. Of the Future Control 12K Alum: 0.

Or a third racket in between

adidasAdipower Multiweight Ctrl 3.3

Sits between the two on paper: more power than the Phantom, more handling than the Future Control 12K Alum.

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