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Tecno Camon 20 vs Camon 19

43 out of 100
Tecno Camon 20
VS
40 out of 100
Tecno Camon 19
Tecno Camon 20
Tecno Camon 19

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.67-inch Tecno Camon 20 (with MediaTek Helio G85) that was released on May 9, 2023, against the Tecno Camon 19, which is powered by the same chip and came out 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory 8 / 256 GB
  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Tecno Camon 20
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (346K versus 306K)
  • Stereo speakers
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • The phone is 11 months newer
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.1 versus eMMC 5.1

Review

Evaluation of Tecno Camon 20 and Camon 19 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Camon 20
40*
Camon 19
43*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camon 20
63*
Camon 19
58*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Camon 20
43*
Camon 19
40*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
39.9
(Mediocre)
Value Index
92.0
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Camon 20
vs
Camon 19

Display

Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2460 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20.5:9
PPI 395 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.7% 88.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 -

Design and build

Height 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) 166.63 mm (6.56 inches)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) 74.37 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Waterproof IP53 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Camon 20
85.7%
Camon 19 +3%
88.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Tecno Camon 20 and Tecno Camon 19
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G85 MediaTek Helio G85
Max clock 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MC2 Mali-G52 MC2
GPU shading units 48 48
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~96 GFLOPS ~96 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Tecno Camon 20 and Tecno Camon 19
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Camon 20
413
Camon 19 +2%
422
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Camon 20
1360
Camon 19 +3%
1403
Single-core score 413 422
Multi-core score 1360 1403
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Camon 20 +13%
346842
Camon 19
306873
CPU 129524 122108
GPU 31189 28982
Memory 75012 60326
UX 111117 95457
Total score 346842 306873
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Camon 20
8291
Camon 19 +1%
8412
Web score 7548 8217
Video editing 6326 6356
Photo editing 15843 16469
Data manipulation 5381 5286
Writing score 9195 9061
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Tecno Camon 20
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2024-01-22 (Jihad)Geekbench 6 CPU413 / 1360
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Tecno Camon 19
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM HIOS 14 HIOS 13

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time 1:28 hr 2:33 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 9000 x 7000 9000 x 7000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
3) Depth: 32 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor size 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution - 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 7 7
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced May 2023 June 2022
Release date May 2023 July 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $160 $185
Successor - Tecno Camon 50 4G - Tecno Camon 50 4G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Yes, 18 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, performance, battery life, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Tecno Camon 20. But if the camera and gaming are more of a priority – go for the Tecno Camon 19.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
83 (73.5%)
30 (26.5%)
Total votes: 113

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