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Tecno Camon 50 4G vs Camon 20

59 out of 100
Tecno Camon 50 4G
VS
43 out of 100
Tecno Camon 20
Tecno Camon 50 4G
Tecno Camon 20

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.78-inch Tecno Camon 50 4G (with MediaTek Helio G200 Ultimate) that was released on February 17, 2026, against the Tecno Camon 20, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G85 and came out 2 years and 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  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 50 4G
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • 72% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (595K versus 346K)
  • Comes with 1150 mAh larger battery capacity: 6150 vs 5000 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • The phone is 2 years and 9 months newer
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Helio G200 Ultimate
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
Reasons to consider the Tecno Camon 20
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Tecno Camon 50 4G and Camon 20 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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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 86% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Tecno Camon 20 to Tecno Camon 50 4G is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: display, camera, and battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Camon 50 4G
vs
Camon 20

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1208 x 2644 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 429 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness - 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 85.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design and build

Height 162.4 mm (6.39 inches) 163.4 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 77.2 mm (3.04 inches) 76.7 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP53
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Green, Purple White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Camon 50 4G +5%
90.1%
Camon 20
85.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Tecno Camon 50 4G and Tecno Camon 20
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G200 Ultimate MediaTek Helio G85
Max clock 2200 MHz 2000 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 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G52 MC2
GPU shading units 64 48
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~140.8 GFLOPS ~96 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Tecno Camon 50 4G and Tecno Camon 20
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Camon 50 4G +81%
746
Camon 20
413
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Camon 50 4G +49%
2020
Camon 20
1360
Single-core score 746 413
Multi-core score 2020 1360
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Camon 50 4G +72%
595376
Camon 20
346842
CPU 221310 129524
GPU 49666 31189
Memory 162091 75012
UX 162309 111117
Total score 595376 346842
Samples [3 tests] Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 7548
Video editing - 6326
Photo editing - 15843
Data manipulation - 5381
Writing score - 9195
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Tecno Camon 50 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 (Yann)AnTuTu 11595376
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 (gOosetech)AnTuTu 11586886
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-29 (Badass)AnTuTu 11600824
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Tecno Camon 20
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2024-01-22 (Jihad)Geekbench 6 CPU413 / 1360
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HIOS 16 HIOS 14
OS updates 3 years -

Battery

Capacity 6150 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (44% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time 1:18 hr 1:28 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 9000 x 7000
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
Angle of widest lens 112Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
3) Depth: 32 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 25 mm
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.7" (β‰ˆ 0.59 inch)
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 14 mm -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size - 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
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 5.2
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 Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes No
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
LTE Cat* - 7
5G support No No

Sound

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

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced February 2026 May 2023
Release date March 2026 May 2023
Launch price (MSRP) - $160
Successor - - Tecno Camon 50 4G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Yes, 33 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 50 4G is definitely a better buy.

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