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Tecno Camon 30S vs Sony Xperia 5 IV

57 out 100
Tecno Camon 30S
VS
68 out 100
Sony Xperia 5 IV
Tecno Camon 30S
Sony Xperia 5 IV

Compared 2 smartphones : Tecno Camon 30S Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G100, vs Sony Xperia 5 IV, Manufactured in September, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Tecno Camon 30S
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 5 IV
  • Higher pixel density: 449ppi
  • Lighter design: 172g vs 195g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Tecno Camon 30S and Sony Xperia 5 IV
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Tecno Camon 30S
vs
Sony Xperia 5 IV

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2436 pixels 1080x2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 21:9
Pixel density 393 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1300 nits 650 nits
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.5 % 83.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Tecno Camon 30S
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
927 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a475 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 5 IV]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.5 mm (6.48 in) 156 mm (6.14 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 67 mm (2.64 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Tecno Camon 30S
90.5 %
Sony Xperia 5 IV
83.1 %

Performance

Testing Tecno Camon 30S and Sony Xperia 5 IV In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G100 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 128 1024
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Tecno Camon 30S
728
Sony Xperia 5 IV
1530
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Tecno Camon 30S
1973
Sony Xperia 5 IV
4039
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)7281530
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)19734039
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1506n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Tecno Camon 30S]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Tecno Camon 30S
437831
Sony Xperia 5 IV
1048135
CPU131329318324
GPU71925324266
Memory117272182542
UX117304223003
NanoReview Score4378311048135
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Tecno Camon 30S
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
6718
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 5 IV]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Tecno Camon 30S
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
12602
Writing scoren/a17371
Web scoren/a10937
Video editingn/a6740
Data manipulationn/a9331
NanoReview Scoren/a12602

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 24 GB
UI Skin HIOS 14 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Tecno Camon 30S
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
21:03
Web Browsingn/a08:14 h
Video Playbackn/a16:59 h
Gamesn/a05:39 h
Standby Moden/a81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Depth		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.561/1.7
Pixel size1 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a60 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX650
Sensor sizen/a1/3.5
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX563
Sensor sizen/a1/2.5
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Tecno Camon 30S
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
121
Video quality
Tecno Camon 30S
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
113
Overall camera score
Tecno Camon 30S
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
119
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a62
Zoomn/a111
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 5 IV]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.0
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX663
Sensor size n/a 1/2.9
Pixel size n/a 1.25 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 2100 (Band 1), 1900 (Band 2), 1700 (Band 4), 850 (Band 5), 800 (Band 6), 900 (Band 8), 800 (Band 19)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Tecno Camon 30S
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
87.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 33 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Sony Xperia 5 IV the clear winner in this comparison.

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