Tecno Camon 12 Air vs realme 5

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Comparing the Tecno Camon 12 Air vs realme 5 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: realme 5 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,532, while Tecno Camon 12 Air scores 835, making realme 5 the better performer.


Display: Tecno Camon 12 Air offers a screen size of 6.55 inches, while realme 5 offers 6.5 inches, making Tecno Camon 12 Air the larger display of the two. Both Tecno Camon 12 Air and realme 5 feature the same IPS LCD display.


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


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


Battery: realme 5 delivers longer battery life with 19h 12m, while Tecno Camon 12 Air delivers 12h 31m, making realme 5 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Tecno Camon 12 Air offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while realme 5 offers 32 GB, making Tecno Camon 12 Air the better option for storage.


Expert Review: realme 5 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Tecno Camon 12 Air is rated 7.


User Rating: realme 5 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Tecno Camon 12 Air has a rating of 4.4.

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Tecno Camon 12 Air
₹14,999
(Discontinued)
realme 5
₹7,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
73%

Release Date

14 Oct, 2019
27 Aug, 2019

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 720
Snapdragon 665
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
2 MP
Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
13 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4000 mAh
5000 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
32 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Snappy fingerprint sensor
  • Punch-hole display
  • Capable 16MP camera
  • Good-looking design
  • Impressive performance
  • Long-lasting battery life

Cons

  • No USB Type-C port for charging
  • Fails to impress in the performance department
  • Display could've been sharper
  • Selfie camera needs work
  • Ultra-Macro lens could've been better

User Ratings

4.4/5
(14 ratings)
4.5/5
(270,615 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

92,770
AnTuTu Score
139,753
AnTuTu Score
12h 31m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
19h 12m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
5 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Aug 27, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

N/A
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 720
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
11 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320
Adreno 610

RAM

4 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
N/A

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
139,753

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
25.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
9.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

33.2 %
32.2 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.55 inches  (16.64 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

268 ppi
270 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.68 %
82.07 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.3 %
89 %

Design

Height

164.2 mm
164.4 mm

Width

76.3 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
9.3 mm

Weight

172 grams
198 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.84.047 mm focal length 1/2.86" sensor size IMX386 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
5 MP
Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.66 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.77 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.41.77 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes Quad LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera3.419 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 46.9 Hours(2G)

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
19h 12m

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

3h 51m 55s
2h 38m 8s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

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)
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)

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)
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)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope