Tecno Camon 12 Air vs Ai+ Pulse 2

Comparing the Tecno Camon 12 Air vs Ai+ Pulse 2 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Tecno Camon 12 Air runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Ai+ Pulse 2 runs at 1.8 GHz, making Tecno Camon 12 Air the better performer.

Display: Ai+ Pulse 2 offers a screen size of 6.74 inches, while Tecno Camon 12 Air offers 6.55 inches, making Ai+ Pulse 2 the larger display of the two. Tecno Camon 12 Air features a IPS LCD display compared to Ai+ Pulse 2's LCD, making Tecno Camon 12 Air the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Ai+ Pulse 2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Tecno Camon 12 Air offers 16 MP, making Ai+ Pulse 2 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Tecno Camon 12 Air and Ai+ Pulse 2 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Ai+ Pulse 2 offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Tecno Camon 12 Air offers 4000 mAh, making Ai+ Pulse 2 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Tecno Camon 12 Air and Ai+ Pulse 2 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

User Rating: Tecno Camon 12 Air receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Ai+ Pulse 2 has a rating of 4.1.

Tecno Camon 12 Air

₹14,999

(Discontinued)

Ai+ Pulse 2

₹10,599

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

72%

71%

Release Date

14 Oct, 2019

22 Apr, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 720	Unisoc T7250
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.55 inches (16.64 cm)	6.74 inches (17.12 cm)
IPS LCD	LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)	720x1600 px (HD+)
N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


16 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
5 MP Wide Angle Camera	0.08 MP Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	N/A

Front Camera


8 MP	8 MP

Battery


4000 mAh	6000 mAh
N/A	18W
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

64 GB	64 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC

Expert Review

7.0/10

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N/A

Pros

Snappy fingerprint sensor
Punch-hole display
Capable 16MP camera

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

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

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(14 ratings)

4.1/5

(10,849 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

92,770 AnTuTu Score	N/A
12h 31m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Mar 02, 2026 (Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

1 Year

Security Updates

N/A

3 Year

Custom UI

N/A	NxtQuantum OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 720

Unisoc T7250

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Quad core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320

Mali-G57

RAM

4 GB	4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

92,770

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

33.2 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD

LCD

Screen Size

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)

6.74 inches (17.12 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)

Brightness

N/A

400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

268 ppi

260 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.68 %

86.29 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.3 %

N/A

Design

Height

164.2 mm

165.72 mm

Width

76.3 mm

76.7 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

8.5 mm

Weight

172 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor

50 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Wide Angle Camera

0.08 MP

2 MP
Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @60 fps
HD @30/60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS

8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 18W

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.

12h 31m

N/A

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

3h 51m 55s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

eMMC

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Yes Up to 1 TB

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

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

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

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

N/A

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