Tecno Camon 12 Air vs Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G

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Comparing the Tecno Camon 12 Air vs Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,261, while Tecno Camon 12 Air scores 835, making Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G offers a screen size of 6.79 inches, while Tecno Camon 12 Air offers 6.55 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G the larger display of the two. Both Tecno Camon 12 Air and Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while Tecno Camon 12 Air offers 16 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Tecno Camon 12 Air offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G delivers longer battery life with 14h 01m, while Tecno Camon 12 Air delivers 12h 31m, making Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Tecno Camon 12 Air offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G offers 128 GB, making Tecno Camon 12 Air the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G receives a higher expert rating of 7.8 from the editorial team, while Tecno Camon 12 Air is rated 7.


User Rating: Tecno Camon 12 Air receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

72%
78%
79%

Release Date

14 Oct, 2019
12 Jul, 2024
19 Oct, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 720
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Samsung Exynos 1330
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
4 GB/ 6 GB/ 8 GB/ RAM

Display

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
6.79 inches (17.25 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2460 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
108 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
5 MP
Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
13 MP
Wide Angle Lens
13 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4000 mAh
5030 mAh
5000 mAh
N/A
33W Turbo Charging
25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
128 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.8/10
N/A

Pros

  • Snappy fingerprint sensor
  • Punch-hole display
  • Capable 16MP camera
  • Smooth 120Hz FHD+ display
  • Impressive performance
  • Good daylight cameras
  • Decent battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • No USB Type-C port for charging
  • Fails to impress in the performance department
  • Lots of third-party apps
  • Brightness could be better
  • No stereo speakers
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(14 ratings)
4.3/5
(48,145 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

92,770
AnTuTu Score
445,212
AnTuTu Score
N/A
12h 31m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
14h 01m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Jul 12, 2024
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v14
Android v15

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
4 Years
5 Year

Custom UI

N/A
HyperOS
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 720
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
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Samsung Exynos 1330
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Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
4 nm
5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320
Adreno 613
Mali-G68 MP2

RAM

4 GB
6 GB / 8 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
LPDDR4X
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
445,212
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
27.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
8.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

33.2 %
27.3 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.55 inches  (16.64 cm)
6.79 inches  (17.25 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2460 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
550 nits
1100 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
550 nits
800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
120 Hz
90 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

268 ppi
396 ppi
387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.68 %
85.26 %
85.86 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.3 %
N/A
84.70 %

Design

Height

164.2 mm
168.60 mm
164.4 mm

Width

76.3 mm
76.28 mm
77.9 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
8.3 mm
7.5 mm

Weight

172 grams
205 grams
192 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Crystal Glass
Back: Glass Fiber

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IP53
Yes Splash proof IP54

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor
108 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.75 Wide Angle1/1.67" sensor size S5KHM6 ISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 0.64µm pixel size
5 MP
Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED Flash
Yes Ring LED
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
12000 x 9000 Pixels
8160 x 6120 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
13 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
No

Flash

N/A
N/A
No

Camera Features

N/A
N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
5030 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 33W Turbo Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 25W Fast Charging

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
14h 01m
N/A

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

3h 51m 55s
1h 17m
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)
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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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.855 W/kg Body: 0.848 W/kg
Head: 0.640 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Side
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Capacitive

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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