Tecno Camon 40 vs Xiaomi 14 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Tecno Camon 40 Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G100 Ultimate, vs Xiaomi 14 Ultra, Manufactured in February, 2024 with 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
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Lighter design: 177.2g vs 219.8g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 5000mAh
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 14 Ultra
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Tecno Camon 40 and Xiaomi 14 Ultra
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 AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1080x2436 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 393 ppi 522 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 3000 nits
HDR support No Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7 % 89.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Tecno Camon 40
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
1269 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.1 mm (6.46 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 75.3 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 9.2 mm (0.36 in)
Weight 177.2 g (6.25 oz) 219.8 g (7.75 oz)
Water resistance IP66 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Tecno Camon 40
90.7 %
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Tecno Camon 40 and Xiaomi 14 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G100 Ultimate Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
- 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 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 128 1536
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Tecno Camon 40
726
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
2197
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Tecno Camon 40
1986
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
7058
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)7262197
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)19867058
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a16435
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Tecno Camon 40
425506
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
2019519
CPU128966436541
GPU72381840663
Memory111940431435
UX112219328880
NanoReview Score4255062019519
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Tecno Camon 40
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
15437
Max Surface Temp.n/a47.7 °C
Stabilityn/a86 %
Graphics Testn/a92 fps
Graphics Scoren/a15437
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Tecno Camon 40
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
16417
Writing scoren/a19642
Web scoren/a14876
Video editingn/a7929
Data manipulationn/a15903
NanoReview Scoren/a16417

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.0
Memory Cardn/aNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 31 GB
UI Skin HIOS 15 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5200 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 23 min) Yes (52% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:34 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Tecno Camon 40
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
22:08
Web Browsingn/a09:23 h
Video Playbackn/a12:26 h
Gamesn/a04:35 h
Standby Moden/a109 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 Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 1920 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6 - 4.0
Focal length23 mm23 mm
Sensorn/aSony LYT-900
Sensor size1/1.561/1.0
Pixel size1 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/1.8
Focal lengthn/a120 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX858
Sensor sizen/a1/2.51
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturen/af/1.8
Focal lengthn/a12 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX858
Sensor sizen/a1/2.51
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Tecno Camon 40
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
144
Video quality
Tecno Camon 40
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
150
Overall camera score
Tecno Camon 40
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
149
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a83
Zoomn/a160

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.0
Focal length n/a 22 mm
Sensor n/a Omnivision OV32B
Sensor size n/a 1/3.14
Pixel size n/a 0.7 μm
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 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 5.4
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
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack n/a No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Tecno Camon 40
n/a
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
90.3 dB

Other

Class Budget Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr February, 2024 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr February, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 1499
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 45 W Yes 90 W

Note

Xiaomi 14 Ultra:

The rear cover is available in glass or eco-leather, while the frame can be aluminum or titanium. The front glass is either Xiaomi Shield Glass or Xiaomi Longjing Glass.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 14 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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