Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G vs Camon 20 Premier
69
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53
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 8350) that was released on March 3, 2025, against the Tecno Camon 20 Premier, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8050 and came out 1 year and 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- 83% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1719K versus 940K)
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Shows 11% longer battery life (21:25 vs 19:14 hours)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Supports higher wattage charging (70W versus 45W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- 16% higher pixel density (460 vs 395 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year and 10 months newer
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2800 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 650 nits | 900 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.9% | 89.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | 60 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161 mm (6.34 inches) | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 75 mm (2.95 inches) | 74.3 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 193 g (6.81 oz) | 202.5 g (7.14 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | - |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Green | Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 | MediaTek Dimensity 8050 |
| Max clock | 3350 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 780 | MediaTek APU 570 |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP6 | Mali-G77 MC9 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 288 |
| GPU clock | 1400 MHz | 886 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS | ~510.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8381 | - |
| Single-core score | 1207 | 1091 |
| Multi-core score | 4144 | 3348 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 464121 | 321041 |
| GPU | 499926 | 184432 |
| Memory | 314789 | 169026 |
| UX | 440391 | 266323 |
| Total score | 1719227 | 940822 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 445 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 11969 |
| Video editing | - | 6510 |
| Photo editing | - | 42287 |
| Data manipulation | - | 9729 |
| Writing score | - | 21512 |
Recent User Tests
Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-07 (Ch) | AnTuTu 11 | 1797729 |
| π 2026-02-17 (Yousif araz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1525083 |
| π 2025-09-28 (Rufino1k14) | AnTuTu 11 | 1719227 |
| π 2025-09-27 (Rufino1k14) | AnTuTu 11 | 1719227 |
| π 2025-09-12 (Rufino1k14) | AnTuTu 11 | 1605546 |
Tecno Camon 20 Premier
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HIOS 15 | HIOS 14 |
| OS size | 46 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 70 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes (47% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 1:14 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:01 hr | 07:29 hr |
| Watching video | 12:22 hr | 12:21 hr |
| Gaming | 05:09 hr | 05:23 hr |
| Standby | 94 hr | 89 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Angle of widest lens | 114Β° | 115Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 108 MP 3) Depth: 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 | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-701 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 70 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 14 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 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, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2025 | May 2023 |
| Release date | May 2025 | May 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $470 | $410 |
| Successor | - | - Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 70 W | Yes, 45 W |
*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 40 Premier 5G is definitely a better buy.
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