Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G vs Honor Magic 6 Ultimate

Compared 2 smartphones : Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300, vs Honor Magic 6 Ultimate, Manufactured in March, 2024with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 179g vs 227g
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 5200mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G and Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2436 pixels 1280x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 393 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness n/a 5000 nits
HDR support No Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.6 % 92.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 162.5 mm (6.4 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Eco Leather
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Black
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
90.6 %
Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
92.2 %

Performance

Testing Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G and Honor Magic 6 Ultimate In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
1034
Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
2291
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
3257
Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
7137
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10342291
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32577137
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a16418
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
739074
Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
2088997
CPU220937463679
GPU148495902902
Memory202647387755
UX166995334661
NanoReview Score7390742088997

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14
OS Size n/a 26 GB
UI Skin HIOS 15 MagicOS 8

Battery

Volume 5200 mAh 5600 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (66 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 23 min) Yes (47% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:44 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash Dual LED 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 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.4 - 2.0
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-701Omnivision OVH9000
Sensor size1/1.561/1.3
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a180 MP
Aperturen/af/2.6
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor sizen/a1/1.49
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400
Sensor sizen/a1/2.88
Pixel sizen/a0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
146
Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
n/a
Video quality
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
134
Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
n/a
Overall camera score
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
138
Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom110n/a

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 22 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX816
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.51
Pixel size n/a 0.64 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.3
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 Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos n/a No

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr March, 2024 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr March, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 1299
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 45 W Yes 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 6 Ultimate the clear winner in this comparison.

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