Tecno Camon 40 vs Camon 30

56 out of 100
Tecno Camon 40
VS
53 out of 100
Tecno Camon 30

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch Tecno Camon 40 (with MediaTek Helio G100 Ultimate) that was released on March 3, 2025, against the Tecno Camon 30, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 Ultimate and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Tecno Camon 40
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
  • Weighs 20.3 grams less
Reasons to consider the Tecno Camon 30
  • Supports higher wattage charging (70W versus 45W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Tecno Camon 40 and Camon 30 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
56*
50*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
66*
63*
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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Final comparison evaluation
56*
53*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
46.4
(Average)
Value Index
25.9
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2436 pixels 1080 x 2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 393 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1300 nits -
HDR support No -
Screen protection Panda King Glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7% 89.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design and build

Height 164.1 mm (6.46 inches) 165.3 mm (6.51 inches)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) 75.3 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) 7.7 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 177.2 g (6.25 oz) 197.5 g (6.97 oz)
Waterproof IP66 -
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gray, Blue, Green Black, Blue, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Camon 40 +2%
90.7%
89.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Tecno Camon 40 and Tecno Camon 30
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G100 Ultimate MediaTek Helio G99 Ultimate
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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 64 64
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Tecno Camon 40 and Tecno Camon 30
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
726
Camon 30 +1%
730
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Camon 40 +1%
1986
1976
Compute Score (GPU)
1460
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 1460 -
Single-core score 726 730
Multi-core score 1986 1976
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
575113
Camon 30 +3%
591209
CPU 220368 219188
GPU 47993 47636
Memory 148214 159784
UX 158538 164601
Total score 575113 591209
Samples [13 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
146
146
Stability 97% 97%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 146 146
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
10552
Camon 30 +6%
11216
Web score 10711 10514
Video editing 6289 6287
Photo editing 24286 25783
Data manipulation 6552 7374
Writing score 12715 13229

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%
Tecno Camon 30
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-20 (Lazim)AnTuTu 11574173
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-29 (N)AnTuTu 11608880
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-11 (Niazi)AnTuTu 11591209

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 256 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 15 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HIOS 15 HIOS 16

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 70 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (51% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 18 min)
Full charging time 1:05 hr 0:44 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 -
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
3) Depth: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Sony LYT-700C -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.57" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 50 megapixels
Aperture f/2.4 -
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 5.3
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, 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 Stereo
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes -

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced March 2025 February 2024
Release date May 2025 March 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $205
Successor - Tecno Camon 50 4G - 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, 70 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, gaming, and design are more important to you, then choose the Tecno Camon 40. But if the software is more of a priority – go for the Tecno Camon 30.

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Stephen vl ipimindoun May 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Is nay more phone coming
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Joel March 29, 2025 at 06:21 AM
How to identify original camon 30
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