Tecno Camon 50 4G vs Camon 40

59 out of 100
Tecno Camon 50 4G
VS
56 out of 100
Tecno Camon 40

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 40, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G100 Ultimate and came out 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory 8 / 256 GB

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Tecno Camon 50 4G
  • Comes with 950 mAh larger battery capacity: 6150 vs 5200 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • The phone is 11 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Tecno Camon 50 4G and Camon 40 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1208 x 2644 pixels 1080 x 2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 429 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 1300 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Panda King Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 90.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design and build

Height 162.4 mm (6.39 inches) 164.1 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 77.2 mm (3.04 inches) 74.6 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) 7.3 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 177.2 g (6.25 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP66
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Green, Purple White, Gray, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
90.1%
Camon 40 +1%
90.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Tecno Camon 50 4G and Tecno Camon 40
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G200 Ultimate MediaTek Helio G100 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 MP2
GPU shading units 64 64
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~140.8 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Tecno Camon 50 4G and Tecno Camon 40
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
746
726
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2020
1986
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 1460
Single-core score 746 726
Multi-core score 2020 1986
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
595376
575113
CPU 221310 220368
GPU 49666 47993
Memory 162091 148214
UX 162309 158538
Total score 595376 575113
Samples [3 tests] [13 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 146
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
10552
Web score - 10711
Video editing - 6289
Photo editing - 24286
Data manipulation - 6552
Writing score - 12715

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
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%

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM HIOS 16 HIOS 15
OS updates 3 years -

Battery

Capacity 6150 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (44% in 30 min) Yes (51% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:18 hr 1:05 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 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 30FPS
Angle of widest lens 112Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor - Sony LYT-700C
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 14 mm -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Sensor CMOS 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 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 No
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced February 2026 March 2025
Release date March 2026 May 2025
Launch price (MSRP) - $199
Successor - - Tecno Camon 50 4G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Yes, 45 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, camera, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Tecno Camon 50 4G. But if the gaming is more of a priority – go for the Tecno Camon 40.

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Total votes: 74

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