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Tecno Camon 40 vs itel S25 Ultra

56 out of 100
Tecno Camon 40
VS
51 out of 100
itel S25 Ultra
Tecno Camon 40
itel S25 Ultra

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.78-inch Tecno Camon 40 (with MediaTek Helio G100 Ultimate) that was released on March 3, 2025, against the itel S25 Ultra, which is powered by Unisoc T620 and came out 4 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  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 40
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 18W)
  • Water-resistant body (IP66 classification)
  • 27% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (575K versus 452K)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Helio G100 Ultimate
  • Stereo speakers
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
Reasons to consider the itel S25 Ultra
  • Weighs 14.2 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Tecno Camon 40 and itel S25 Ultra crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
46.4
(Average)
Value Index
137.2
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Camon 40
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S25 Ultra

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2436 pixels 1080 x 2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20.5:9
PPI 393 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 1400 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Panda King Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7% 89.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design and build

Height 164.1 mm (6.46 inches) 164.2 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) 74.6 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) 6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 177.2 g (6.25 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Waterproof IP66 IP64
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gray, Blue, Green Black, Gray, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Camon 40 +2%
90.7%
S25 Ultra
89.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Tecno Camon 40 and itel S25 Ultra
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G100 Ultimate Unisoc T620
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-A76		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes No
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G57
GPU shading units 64 32
GPU clock 1000 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~54.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Tecno Camon 40 and itel S25 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Camon 40 +46%
726
S25 Ultra
497
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Camon 40 +29%
1986
S25 Ultra
1541
Compute Score (GPU)
Camon 40 +144%
1460
S25 Ultra
599
Compute Score (GPU) 1460 599
Single-core score 726 497
Multi-core score 1986 1541
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Camon 40 +27%
575113
S25 Ultra
452545
CPU 220368 151829
GPU 47993 20788
Memory 148214 156354
UX 158538 123574
Total score 575113 452545
Samples [13 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Camon 40 +121%
146
S25 Ultra
66
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 146 66
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Camon 40 +19%
10552
S25 Ultra
8888
Web score 10711 9344
Video editing 6289 5148
Photo editing 24286 18556
Data manipulation 6552 5752
Writing score 12715 10734
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Tecno Camon 40
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Keoboris ezz)AnTuTu 11613830
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-13 (vbruh27)AnTuTu 11570340
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-26 (golam rabbi)AnTuTu 11623340
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-27 (Aldo)AnTuTu 11606119
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-25 -> 221133221133ilyaCPU Throttle93%
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itel S25 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 -> LegacyDeviceUserCPU Throttle80%
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 -> LegacyDeviceUserAnTuTu 11452545
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-08 (King Lennon)AnTuTu 11443956
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD -
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 14
ROM HIOS 15 itel OS 14.5
OS updates - 7 years
Security updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (51% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 1:05 hr -
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 -
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro
3) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.6
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Sony LYT-700C -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
Stabilization - No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length - 22 mm
Sensor CMOS -
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 5.3 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
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
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
5G support No No

Sound

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

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced March 2025 November 2024
Release date May 2025 November 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $140
Successor - Tecno Camon 50 4G -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Yes, 18 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 is definitely a better buy.

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So, which phone would you choose?
32 (74.4%)
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Total votes: 43

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