Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro Manufactured in October, 2019, with display 6.53 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G90T, vs Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G, Manufactured in May, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8350. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    Reasons to choose Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
    • Larger display: 6.67in
    • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
    • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
    • Lighter design: 193g vs 200g
    • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 4500mAh
    • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
    • Includes charger

    Versions

    Available versions and configurations
    Memory Options - 4/64 GB
    - 4/128 GB
    - 6/64 GB
    - 6/128 GB
    - 8/128 GB
    - 8/256 GB
    12/256 GB

    Review

    Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
    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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    Function
    Importance (Weight)
    Display:
    Camera:
    Performance:
    Gaming:
    Battery:
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type IPS LCD AMOLED
    Size 6.53 in 6.67 in
    Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
    Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
    Pixel density 395 ppi 460 ppi
    Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
    Max brightness 640 nits 650 nits
    HDR support Yes HDR10 No
    Screen-to-body ratio 84.9 % 88.9 %
    Features n/a - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    637 nits
    Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
    650 nits
    sRGB gamutn/a100 %
    PWM (Flicker)n/a60 Hz
    Response timen/a1 ms
    Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 161 mm (6.34 in)
    Width 76.4 mm (3.01 in) 75 mm (2.95 in)
    Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
    Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
    Water resistance IP52 IP69
    Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
    Back panel Glass Plastic
    Frame Plastic Plastic
    Colors - White
    - Gray
    - Blue
    - Green
    - Black
    - Green
    Fingerprint sensor Yes rear Yes In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    84.9 %
    Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
    88.9 %

    Performance

    Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset MediaTek Helio G90T MediaTek Dimensity 8350
    Max Frequency 2050 MHz 3350 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
    Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
    - 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)
    - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A510)
    - 3/3.2 (Cortex-A715)
    - 1/3.35 (Cortex-A715)
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 12 nm 4 nm
    Neural Processor MediaTek APU 2.0 MediaTek APU 780
    Graphics Mali-G76 MP4 Mali-G615 MP6
    GPU Cores 144 768
    GPU Frequency 800 MHz 1400 MHz
    FLOPS 230.4 GFLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    602
    Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
    1207
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    1684
    Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
    4144
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)6021207
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)16844144
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a8381
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    368990
    Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
    1493102
    CPU120779324720
    GPU78652558659
    Memory72733342428
    UX96826267295
    NanoReview Score3689901493102
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    1321
    Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
    n/a
    Stability87 %n/a
    Graphics Test7 fpsn/a
    Graphics Score1321n/a
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    8104
    Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
    n/a
    Writing score8202n/a
    Web score6022n/a
    Video editing5662n/a
    Data manipulation7000n/a
    NanoReview Score8104n/a

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size - 4 GB
    - 6 GB
    - 8 GB
    12 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
    Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
    Channels 2 4
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 64 GB
    - 128 GB
    - 256 GB
    256 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.0
    Memory CardMicroSDNo

    Software

    OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) Android 15
    OS Size 10.3 GB 46 GB
    UI Skin MIUI 12.5 HIOS 15

    Battery

    Volume 4500 mAh 5100 mAh
    Max Charging Power 18 W 70 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No No
    Reverse Charging No No
    Fast Charging Yes (30% in 30 min) Yes
    Full Charge Time 2:00 h n/a
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    21:15
    Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
    n/a
    Web Browsing07:29 hn/a
    Video Playback12:01 hn/a
    Games05:02 hn/a
    Standby Mode115 hn/a

    Main camera

    Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
    Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
    Flash LED Dual LED
    Stabilization Digital Optical
    8K Recording No No
    4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) n/a
    Wide-angle lens 120 ° 114 °
    Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
    Ultra-wide: 8 MP
    Macro: 2 MP
    Depth: 2 MP
    Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 50 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    Main lens
    Matrix64 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
    Focal length26 mm23 mm
    SensorSamsung S5KGW1Sony LYT-701
    Sensor size1/1.71/1.56
    Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
    StabilizationDigitalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrixn/a50 MP
    Aperturen/af/2.2
    Focal lengthn/a70 mm
    Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
    Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
    Stabilizationn/aDigital
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix8 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
    Focal length13 mm14 mm
    Sensor size1/41/2.76
    Pixel size1.12 μm0.64 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital
    Main camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    87
    Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
    n/a
    Video quality
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    78
    Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
    n/a
    Overall camera score
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    84
    Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
    n/a

    Front camera

    Matrix 20 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 5184x3880 pixels n/a
    Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
    Focal length n/a 24 mm
    Sensor Samsung S5K3T1 n/a
    Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.8
    Pixel size 0.9 μm n/a
    Autofocus No No
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
    TOF 3D sensor No No

    Connectivity

    Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.3
    Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP 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 n/a No
    GPS - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Galileo
    NFC* Yes Yes
    Infrared Port Yes Yes
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*22
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
    eSIM Support *NoNo
    Hybrid SlotYesNo
    2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2n/a
    3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100n/a
    LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B40/B41)n/a
    LTE category12n/a
    5G SupportNoYes

    Sound

    Speakers Mono n/a
    3.5 mm Jack Yes No
    FM Radio Yes Yes
    Dolby Atmos No n/a
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
    82.2 dB
    Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
    84.5 dB

    Other

    Class Mid-range Mid-range
    Announced August, 2019 yr March, 2025 yr
    Release Date October, 2019 yr May, 2025 yr
    Launch Price ($) 220 n/a
    Sensors - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    Charger Included n/a Yes 70 W
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

    Results

    After analyzing the data, we consider Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G the clear winner in this comparison.

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