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Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G vs Huawei Mate X3

70 out 100
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
VS
77 out 100
Huawei Mate X3
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
Huawei Mate X3

Compared 2 smartphones : Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300, vs Huawei Mate X3, Manufactured in April, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus 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 40 Pro 5G
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 179g vs 241g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 4800mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate X3
  • Larger display: 7.85in
  • Higher pixel density: 426ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G and Huawei Mate X3
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 40 Pro 5G
vs
Huawei Mate X3

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 7.85 in
Resolution 1080x2436 pixels 2224x2496 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 n/a
Pixel density 393 ppi 426 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
HDR support No Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 90.6 % 88.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
n/a
Huawei Mate X3
966 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.3 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a484 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Mate X3]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 156.9 mm (6.18 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 141.5 mm (5.57 in)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 5.3 mm (0.21 in)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 241 g (8.5 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IPX8
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
90.6 %
Huawei Mate X3
88.9 %

Performance

Testing Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G and Huawei Mate X3 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
1034
Huawei Mate X3
1828
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
3257
Huawei Mate X3
4718
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10341828
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32574718
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a6558
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G], [Huawei Mate X3]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
739074
Huawei Mate X3
1290361
CPU220937357030
GPU148495481843
Memory202647215868
UX166995235620
NanoReview Score7390741290361

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13
UI Skin HIOS 15 EMUI 13.1

Battery

Volume 5200 mAh 4800 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 23 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
n/a
Huawei Mate X3
28:01
Web Browsingn/a14:41 h
Video Playbackn/a21:00 h
Gamesn/a06:34 h
Standby Moden/a86 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 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 960 fps (1080p)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-701Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/3.4
Focal lengthn/a125 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX351
Sensor sizen/a1/3.09
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP13 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX688
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
146
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Video quality
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
134
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Overall camera score
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
138
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom110n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (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 3.1
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
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 2/3/5/8 (1900/1800/850/900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B(/B)/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B703/B733/B758/B788)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G
n/a
Huawei Mate X3
86.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr March, 2023 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr April, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 2199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 45 W Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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