Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G vs Camon 40 Premier 5G
65
out of 100
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69
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultimate) that was released on March 3, 2025, against the Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8350. 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 40 Pro 5G
- Delivers 59% higher peak brightness (1054 against 663 nits)
- Shows 9% longer battery life (23:24 vs 21:25 hours)
Reasons to consider the Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- 89% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1719K versus 910K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (70W versus 45W)
- 17% higher pixel density (460 vs 393 PPI)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 2.2
- 21% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1207 and 994 points
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 | 6.78 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2436 pixels | 1260 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 393 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 650 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1100 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.6% | 88.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 100% |
| PWM | - | 60 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.32 mm (6.47 inches) | 161 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 74.56 mm (2.94 inches) | 75 mm (2.95 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.29 mm (0.29 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 193 g (6.81 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Rear material | - | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultimate | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 655 | MediaTek APU 780 |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP2 | Mali-G615 MP6 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1047 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2509 | 8381 |
| Single-core score | 994 | 1207 |
| Multi-core score | 2889 | 4144 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 250000 | 464121 |
| GPU | 250000 | 499926 |
| Memory | 250000 | 314789 |
| UX | 160112 | 440391 |
| Total score | 910112 | 1719227 |
| Samples | [29 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 360 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12921 | - |
| Video editing | 6712 | - |
| Photo editing | 38335 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9111 | - |
| Writing score | 18265 | - |
Recent User Tests
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-18 (Glace) | AnTuTu 12 | 1029221 |
| 📘 2026-09-09 -> kramnebian | AnTuTu 12 | 993706 |
| 📘 2026-08-09 (RedmiNote7) | AnTuTu 11 | 915336 |
| 📘 2026-07-28 (Mazee) | AnTuTu 11 | 950450 |
| 📘 2026-07-15 (LN4) | AnTuTu 11 | 936617 |
Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-07 (Ch) | AnTuTu 11 | 1797729 |
| 📘 2026-02-17 (Yousif araz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1525083 |
| 📘 2025-09-28 (Rufino1k14) | AnTuTu 11 | 1719227 |
| 📘 2025-09-27 (Rufino1k14) | AnTuTu 11 | 1719227 |
| 📘 2025-09-12 (Rufino1k14) | AnTuTu 11 | 1605546 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| ROM | HIOS 15 | HIOS 15 |
| OS size | - | 46 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5200 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 70 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (54% in 30 min) | Yes (75% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:00 hr | 0:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:41 hr | 10:01 hr |
| Watching video | 14:40 hr | 12:22 hr |
| Gaming | 06:09 hr | 05:09 hr |
| Standby | 98 hr | 94 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-700C | Sony LYT-701 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 70 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 14 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 75 | - |
| Preview | 69 | - |
| Zoom | 110 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2025 | March 2025 |
| Release date | April 2025 | May 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $230 | $470 |
| Successor | - Tecno Camon 50 Pro 5G | - |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 45 W | Yes, 70 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G. But if the battery life and design are more of a priority – go for the Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G.
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