Tecno Camon Slim 5G vs Camon Air

65 out of 100
Tecno Camon Slim 5G
VS
59 out of 100
Tecno Camon Air

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Tecno Camon Slim 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300e) that was released on September 2, 2026, against the Tecno Camon Air, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G200 Ultimate. 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 Slim 5G
  • 47% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (831K versus 566K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • 39% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 997 and 719 points
Reasons to consider the Tecno Camon Air
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (60W versus 45W)

Review

Evaluation of Tecno Camon Slim 5G and Camon Air 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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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

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1208 x 2644 pixels 1224 x 2720 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 429 ppi 440 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1600 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits -
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 180 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 87.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 162.58 mm (6.4 inches) 162.8 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 77.27 mm (3.04 inches) 77.7 mm (3.06 inches)
Thickness 6.39 mm (0.25 inches) 6.39 mm (0.25 inches)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Rear material - Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Burgundy Black, Blue, Green, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
89.9%
87.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Tecno Camon Slim 5G and Tecno Camon Air
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300e MediaTek Helio G200 Ultimate
Max clock 2500 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G610 MP2 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU shading units 128 64
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~256 GFLOPS ~140.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Tecno Camon Slim 5G and Tecno Camon Air
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
997
719
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2950
1893
Compute Score (GPU)
2418
1745
Compute Score (GPU) 2418 1745
Single-core score 997 719
Multi-core score 2950 1893
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
831785
566228
CPU 316034 222766
GPU 97731 50503
Memory 158905 159774
UX 259115 133185
Total score 831785 566228
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

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 No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM HIOS 16.3 HIOS 16.3
OS updates 3 years -

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 60 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes Yes

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 112° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 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 -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 14 mm -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Aperture - f/2.5
Sensor - 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 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 Yes No

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2026 September 2026
Release date September 2026 September 2026
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Yes, 60 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 Slim 5G is definitely a better buy.

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