Infinix Hot 8 vs Tecno Camon 12 Air

Comparing the Infinix Hot 8 vs Tecno Camon 12 Air across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Infinix Hot 8 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 861, while Tecno Camon 12 Air scores 835, making Infinix Hot 8 the better performer.

Display: Tecno Camon 12 Air offers a screen size of 6.55 inches, while Infinix Hot 8 offers 6.52 inches, making Tecno Camon 12 Air the larger display of the two. Both Infinix Hot 8 and Tecno Camon 12 Air feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Tecno Camon 12 Air offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Infinix Hot 8 offers 13 MP, making Tecno Camon 12 Air better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Infinix Hot 8 and Tecno Camon 12 Air feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Infinix Hot 8 delivers longer battery life with 16h 42m, while Tecno Camon 12 Air delivers 12h 31m, making Infinix Hot 8 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Infinix Hot 8 and Tecno Camon 12 Air offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

User Rating: Infinix Hot 8 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Tecno Camon 12 Air has a rating of 4.4.

Infinix Hot 8

₹8,999

(Out of Stock)

Tecno Camon 12 Air

₹14,999

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

67%

72%

Release Date

12 Sep, 2019

14 Oct, 2019

Performance


MediaTek Helio P22	MediaTek Dimensity 720
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.52 inches (16.56 cm)	6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)	720x1600 px (HD+)

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	5 MP Wide Angle Camera
N/A	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	8 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	4000 mAh
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A	7.0/10 Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Snappy fingerprint sensor
Punch-hole display
Capable 16MP camera

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

No USB Type-C port for charging
Fails to impress in the performance department

User Ratings

4.5/5

(259,897 ratings)

4.4/5

(14 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

92,074 AnTuTu Score	92,770 AnTuTu Score
16h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	12h 31m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 12, 2019

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P22

MediaTek Dimensity 720

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320

RAM

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR4

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

92,074

92,770

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.0 %

33.2 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.52 inches (16.56 cm)

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

269 ppi

268 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.52 %

82.68 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.3 %

Design

Height

165 mm

164.2 mm

Width

76.3 mm

Thickness

8.7 mm

8.1 mm

Weight

179 grams

172 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/3.1" sensor size S5K3L6 ISO-CELL 1.12µm pixel size

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor

2 MP
Depth Camera

5 MP
Wide Angle Camera

N/A	2 MP Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A	1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera25 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS

Flash

Yes LED Flash

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 18.1 Hours(4G)

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

16h 42m

12h 31m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

3h 14m 31s

3h 51m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer