Xiaomi 14T vs Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G

70 out of 100
Xiaomi 14T
VS
69 out of 100
Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 14T (with MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra) that was released on September 26, 2024, against the Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8350 and came out 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
12 / 256 GB

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 14T
  • Delivers 106% higher peak brightness (1368 against 663 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1335 and 1207 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • The phone is 6 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 14T and Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G 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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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
67.9
(Good)
Value Index
49.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1260 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 446 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-144 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1600 nits 650 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4000 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1% 88.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 100%
PWM 120 Hz 60 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xiaomi 14T +106%
1368 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) 161 mm (6.34 inches)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) 75 mm (2.95 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) 7.7 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray, Blue, Green Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 14T and Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra MediaTek Dimensity 8350
Max clock 3350 MHz 3350 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 780 MediaTek APU 780
GPU
Graphics Mali G615 MP6 Mali-G615 MP6
GPU shading units 768 768
GPU clock 1400 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 14T and Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 8041 8381
Single-core score 1335 1207
Multi-core score 4107 4144
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1598339
1719227
CPU 498423 464121
GPU 410822 499926
Memory 291621 314789
UX 397473 440391
Total score 1598339 1719227
Samples [25 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 6 FPS -
Graphics score 836 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 13 FPS -
Section 1 14 FPS -
Section 2 13 FPS -
Section 3 11 FPS -
Graphics score 3346 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 14T
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-29 (Zen)AnTuTu 111670904
📘 2026-08-21 (FanzerNN)AnTuTu 111664804
📘 2026-07-28 (Chisa)AnTuTu 111620414
📘 2026-07-04 (Raze)AnTuTu 111611939
📘 2026-05-10 (Pasaribu)AnTuTu 111658131
Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-07 (Ch)AnTuTu 111797729
📘 2026-02-17 (Yousif araz)AnTuTu 111525083
📘 2025-09-28 (Rufino1k14)AnTuTu 111719227
📘 2025-09-27 (Rufino1k14)AnTuTu 111719227
📘 2025-09-12 (Rufino1k14)AnTuTu 111605546

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15
ROM HyperOS 3 HIOS 15
OS size 22 GB 46 GB
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 70 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (75% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:49 hr 0:45 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:03 hr 10:01 hr
Watching video 13:20 hr 12:22 hr
Gaming 05:09 hr 05:09 hr
Standby 95 hr 94 hr
General battery life
21:55 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) -
Angle of widest lens 120° 114°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Sony LYT-701
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
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.2
Focal length 50 mm 70 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 14 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV13B10 -
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 55 -
Preview 68 -
Zoom 140 -
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi 14T from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 -
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 25 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KKD1 -
Sensor size 1/3.44" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS 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* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
91.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2024 March 2025
Release date September 2024 May 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $549 $470
Successor - Xiaomi 15T -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 70 W
Further details
Notes on Xiaomi 14T:
    - The eco-leather version is thicker at 7.95 mm but lighter, weighing 193 grams.
    - The titanium version features a back panel protected by Panda X glass. The green model comes with an eco-leather back.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 14T. But if the gaming is more of a priority – go for the Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G.

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Shua July 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Gaming should go to Tecno Camon 40 Premier, Dimensity 8350 And Dimensity 8300 are essentially the same chip but the Dimensity 8350 is equipped with Starspeed Engine which gives it a slight advantage in gaming and power efficiency
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MYP June 21, 2025 at 01:54 PM
MI 14T speaker is low Need mobile for one ear deaf student recommend under 120k pkr rs
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