Tecno Camon Air vs Nothing Phone (4b)
59
out of 100
VS
65
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Tecno Camon Air (with MediaTek Helio G200 Ultimate) that was released on September 2, 2026, against the Nothing Phone (4b), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Tecno Camon Air
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (60W versus 33W)
- Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5200 mAh
- 15% higher pixel density (440 vs 381 PPI)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 42 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (4b)
- 47% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (833K versus 566K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
- 51% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1087 and 719 points
Review
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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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.77 inches |
| Resolution | 1224 x 2720 pixels | 1080 x 2344 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 440 ppi | 381 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Dragontail Pro Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.7% | 87.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) | 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) |
| Width | 77.7 mm (3.06 inches) | 78.2 mm (3.08 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.39 mm (0.25 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 168 g (5.93 oz) | 210 g (7.41 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP64 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, Red, Purple | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G200 Ultimate | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.3 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~140.8 GFLOPS | ~588.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1745 | 3972 |
| Single-core score | 719 | 1087 |
| Multi-core score | 1893 | 3148 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 222766 | 276465 |
| GPU | 50503 | 197765 |
| Memory | 159774 | 195240 |
| UX | 133185 | 163777 |
| Total score | 566228 | 833247 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | HIOS 16.3 | Nothing OS 4.1 |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 5200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 60 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 15 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| 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 | 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 | September 2026 | July 2026 |
| Release date | September 2026 | July 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $329 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 60 W | Not included |
*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 Nothing Phone (4b) is definitely a better buy.
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