Tecno Camon 40 vs Honor X8b
Compared 2 smartphones : Tecno Camon 40 Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G100 Ultimate, vs Honor X8b, Manufactured in December, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 680. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Tecno Camon 40
- Larger display: 6.78in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor X8b
- Higher pixel density: 394ppi
- Lighter design: 166g vs 177.2g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/128 GB |
- 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2436 pixels | 1080x2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 393 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | n/a | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 270 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.7 % | 90.2 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 164.1 mm (6.46 in) | 161.05 mm (6.34 in) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 in) | 74.55 mm (2.94 in) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 in) | 6.78 mm (0.27 in) |
| Weight | 177.2 g (6.25 oz) | 166 g (5.86 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP66 | No |
| Back panel | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Blue - Green |
- Black - Silver - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G100 Ultimate | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
| Max Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76) |
- 4/1.9 (Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)) - 4/2.4 (Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU Cores | 128 | 128 |
| GPU Frequency | 1000 MHz | 1114 MHz |
| FLOPS | 128 GFLOPS | 284 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 726 | 412 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1986 | 1475 |
| CPU | 128966 | 101808 |
| GPU | 72381 | 39155 |
| Memory | 111940 | 98664 |
| UX | 112219 | 72354 |
| NanoReview Score | 425506 | 311981 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | n/a | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 13 |
| UI Skin | HIOS 15 | MagicOS 7.2 |
Battery
| Volume | 5200 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 35 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 23 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | n/a | 1:28 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 12000x9000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 108 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung ISOCELL HM6 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.67 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.1 |
| Sensor | n/a | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| 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 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| LTE category | n/a | 13 |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | n/a | No |
| FM Radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | No |
Other
| Class | Budget | Mid-range |
| Announced | March, 2025 yr | December, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2025 yr | December, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 215 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 45 W | Yes 35 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Tecno Camon 40 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 2