Tecno Camon Slim 5G vs Apple iPhone Air
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch Tecno Camon Slim 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300e) that was released on September 2, 2026, against the Apple iPhone Air, which is powered by Apple A19 Pro and came out 1 year 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 Slim 5G
- Comes with 2851 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 3149 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- The phone is 1 year newer
- Fingerprint scanner
- Stereo speakers
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone Air
- 3.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2568K versus 831K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 20W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 4.1x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4044 and 997 points
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A19 Pro
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1208 x 2644 pixels | 1260 x 2736 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 429 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 180 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 88.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Camon Slim 5G
6.78″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.5 in2
iPhone Air
6.5″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.1 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.58 mm (6.4 inches) | 156.2 mm (6.15 inches) |
| Width | 77.27 mm (3.04 inches) | 74.7 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.39 mm (0.25 inches) | 5.6 mm (0.22 inches) |
| Weight | 171 g (6.03 oz) | 165 g (5.82 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Burgundy | White, Black, Gold, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.85/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) · 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7300e | Apple A19 Pro |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.26 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 655 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MP2 | 5 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~256 GFLOPS | ~2488.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2418 | 37743 |
| Single-core score | 997 | 4044 |
| Multi-core score | 2950 | 11101 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 316034 | 1060952 |
| GPU | 97731 | 645582 |
| Memory | 158905 | 312956 |
| UX | 259115 | 549219 |
| Total score | 831785 | 2568709 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | iOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| ROM | HIOS 16.3 | - |
| OS size | - | 27 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 3149 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (20 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:33 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 07:48 hr |
| Watching video | - | 17:33 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:28 hr |
| Standby | - | 96 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-700C | Sony IMX904 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 14 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 165 |
| Zoom | - | 109 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone Air from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 18 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4896 x 3672 |
| Aperture | - | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 20 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX914 |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
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 MiMO - 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 | 5.4 | 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 | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2026 | September 2025 |
| Release date | September 2026 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $999 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 45 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 Apple iPhone Air is definitely a better buy.
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