Home Phone comparison Tecno Camon 40 and Xiaomi 15 - Which is better?

Tecno Camon 40 vs Xiaomi 15

61 out 100
Tecno Camon 40
VS
93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
Tecno Camon 40
Xiaomi 15

Compared 2 smartphones : Tecno Camon 40 Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G100 Ultimate, vs Xiaomi 15, Manufactured in October, 2024with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Lighter design: 177.2g vs 191g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 5200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Tecno Camon 40 and Xiaomi 15
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
vs
Xiaomi 15

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.36 in
Resolution 1080x2436 pixels 1200x2670 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 393 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 1500 nits
HDR support No Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7 % 90.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Tecno Camon 40
n/a
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.1 mm (6.46 in) 152.3 mm (6 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 71.2 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 8.08 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 177.2 g (6.25 oz) 191 g (6.74 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
- Silver
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Tecno Camon 40
90.7 %
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %

Performance

Testing Tecno Camon 40 and Xiaomi 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G100 Ultimate Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 128 1536
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Tecno Camon 40
726
Xiaomi 15
2934
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Tecno Camon 40
1986
Xiaomi 15
8762
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)7262934
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)19868762
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24507
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Tecno Camon 40], [Xiaomi 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Tecno Camon 40
425506
Xiaomi 15
2620144
CPU128966584725
GPU723811142381
Memory111940519406
UX112219373632
NanoReview Score4255062620144
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Tecno Camon 40
n/a
Xiaomi 15
20823
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Tecno Camon 40
n/a
Xiaomi 15
18292
Writing scoren/a22508
Web scoren/a18826
Video editingn/a8060
Data manipulationn/a14605
NanoReview Scoren/a18292

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
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 15
OS Size n/a 21 GB
UI Skin HIOS 15 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5200 mAh 5400 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 23 min) Yes (83% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Tecno Camon 40
n/a
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Web Browsingn/a13:20 h
Video Playbackn/a19:22 h
Gamesn/a07:10 h
Standby Moden/a150 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.6x
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 (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal length23 mm23 mm
Sensorn/aOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900
Sensor size1/1.561/1.31
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a60 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Tecno Camon 40
n/a
Xiaomi 15
150
Video quality
Tecno Camon 40
n/a
Xiaomi 15
133
Overall camera score
Tecno Camon 40
n/a
Xiaomi 15
147
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a87
Zoomn/a152
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15]

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
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 *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM B2/B3/B5/B8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
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 15
91.3 dB

Other

Class Budget Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr October, 2024 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr October, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 757
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 45 W Yes 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15 the clear winner in this comparison.

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