Tecno Camon 30 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A15 5G
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch Tecno Camon 30 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7020) that was released on February 27, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Tecno Camon 30 5G
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- 43% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (723K versus 507K)
- Higher display refresh rate β 120 Hz
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (70W versus 25W)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Stereo speakers
- Reverse charging feature
- 32% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 890 and 675 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2436 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 393 ppi | 396 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | - | 800 nits |
| HDR support | - | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.4% | 84.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99% |
| PWM | - | 90 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Camon 30 5G
6.78β³ (20:9 ratio) = 17.2 in2
Galaxy A15 5G
6.5β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.1 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.4 mm (6.51 inches) | 160.1 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Waterproof | - | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7020 | MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | IMG BXM-8-256 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 962 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS | ~123.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 1263 |
| Single-core score | 890 | 675 |
| Multi-core score | 2311 | 1957 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 258102 | 217616 |
| GPU | 53761 | 41857 |
| Memory | 199213 | 108852 |
| UX | 212186 | 139217 |
| Total score | 723262 | 507542 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 97% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 132 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11480 | 8902 |
| Video editing | 5240 | 4692 |
| Photo editing | 28967 | 15554 |
| Data manipulation | 8591 | 7068 |
| Writing score | 16245 | 10187 |
Recent User Tests
Tecno Camon 30 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-21 (Anonim) | AnTuTu 11 | 735101 |
| π 2026-05-02 (asmire) | AnTuTu 11 | 649794 |
| π 2026-04-28 (Vova) | AnTuTu 11 | 723262 |
| π 2026-04-06 (Artem) | AnTuTu 11 | 656782 |
Samsung Galaxy A15 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-17 -> Bulbo | AnTuTu 12 | 608209 |
| π 2026-09-14 -> Bulbo | AnTuTu 12 | 608209 |
| π 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1245 |
| π 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 675 / 1791 |
| π 2026-08-01 (Gota) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 675 / 1957 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HIOS 15 | One UI 7.0 |
| OS size | - | 20 GB |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 70 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 18 min) | Yes (51% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:44 hr | 1:23 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 10:02 hr |
| Watching video | - | 13:42 hr |
| Gaming | - | 07:43 hr |
| Standby | - | 97 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP 3) Depth: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | - | Hynix Hi5022Q |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 17 mm |
| Sensor | - | SmartSense SC501CS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Stabilization | - | No |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC013A |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| 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 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | February 2024 | December 2023 |
| Release date | March 2024 | December 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $340 | $199 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A17 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.8 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.46 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 70 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Tecno Camon 30 5G is definitely a better buy.
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