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Tecno Camon 50 Ultra vs Realme Neo 8

70 out of 100
Tecno Camon 50 Ultra
VS
87 out of 100
Realme Neo 8
Tecno Camon 50 Ultra
Realme Neo 8

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Tecno Camon 50 Ultra (with MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate) that was released on March 2, 2026, against the Realme Neo 8, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and came out 1 month 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 50 Ultra
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 37 grams less
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Realme Neo 8
  • 3.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3222K versus 971K)
  • Comes with 1850 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 6150 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • 2.7x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2792 and 1035 points

Review

Evaluation of Tecno Camon 50 Ultra and Realme Neo 8 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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8 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Camon 50 Ultra
vs
Neo 8

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1208 x 2644 pixels 1272 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 429 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 3800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 6500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.3% 90.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
Camon 50 Ultra
2371 nits
Neo 8
n/a

Design and build

Height 162.4 mm (6.39 inches) 162 mm (6.38 inches)
Width 77 mm (3.03 inches) 77.07 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Orange White, Black, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Camon 50 Ultra
90.3%
Neo 8
90.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Tecno Camon 50 Ultra and Realme Neo 8
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max clock 2600 MHz 3800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime
L3 cache 4 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 829
GPU shading units 256 1024
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1225 MHz
FLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Tecno Camon 50 Ultra and Realme Neo 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Camon 50 Ultra
1035
Neo 8 +170%
2792
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Camon 50 Ultra
2980
Neo 8 +215%
9400
Compute Score (GPU)
Camon 50 Ultra
n/a
Neo 8
17644
Compute Score (GPU) - 17644
Single-core score 1035 2792
Multi-core score 2980 9400
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Camon 50 Ultra
971081
Neo 8 +232%
3222272
CPU 359514 985008
GPU 156774 1049223
Memory 184436 419700
UX 270357 768341
Total score 971081 3222272
Samples [3 tests] [7 tests]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Tecno Camon 50 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (Ben)AnTuTu 12990046
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-11 -> LyshwinAnTuTu 121064810
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Ivry)AnTuTu 11949836
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Ko)AnTuTu 11896448
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-01 (ekiz)AnTuTu 11968989
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Realme Neo 8
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-10 (Rilmi tech)AnTuTu 112982240
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 (alexandre)Battery lifeSOT 16:00 / 19:34
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 -> quicklywebAnTuTu 113307681
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-31 (VUBADAO)AnTuTu 113192468
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-21 (Weza)AnTuTu 113222272
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM HIOS 16 Realme UI 7.0
OS updates 3 years 3 years
Security updates - 4 years

Battery

Capacity 6150 mAh 8000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 80 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 (42% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full charging time 1:20 hr 1:01 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:44 hr -
Watching video 21:09 hr -
Gaming 06:57 hr -
Standby 100 hr -
General battery life
Camon 50 Ultra
27:15 hr
Neo 8
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3.5x
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
Slow motion - 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) 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/1.8
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-700C Sony IMX896
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.8
Focal length 70 mm 80 mm
Sensor - Samsung JN5
Sensor size 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 14 mm 16 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 155 -
Zoom 125 -
Samples Photo samples of Tecno Camon 50 Ultra from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 -
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 21 mm 23 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 6.0
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, QZSS, NAVIC
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 Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2026 January 2026
Release date March 2026 January 2026
Launch price (MSRP) - $469
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Yes, 80 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 Realme Neo 8 is definitely a better buy.

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