Xiaomi Redmi 8 vs Tecno Camon 12 Air

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 8 vs Tecno Camon 12 Air 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: Both Xiaomi Redmi 8 and Tecno Camon 12 Air share the same score of 835,but Tecno Camon 12 Air runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi 8 runs at 1.95 GHz, making Tecno Camon 12 Air the better performer.


Display: Tecno Camon 12 Air offers a screen size of 6.55 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 8 offers 6.22 inches, making Tecno Camon 12 Air the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi 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 Xiaomi Redmi 8 offers 12 MP, making Tecno Camon 12 Air better for rear camera photography.


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


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 8 delivers longer battery life with 22h 58m, while Tecno Camon 12 Air delivers 12h 31m, making Xiaomi Redmi 8 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Tecno Camon 12 Air offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi 8 offers 32 GB, making Tecno Camon 12 Air the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Xiaomi Redmi 8 and Tecno Camon 12 Air equally at 7.


User Rating: Tecno Camon 12 Air receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Xiaomi Redmi 8 has a rating of 4.

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₹14,999
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Summary

Release Date

24 Apr, 2020
14 Oct, 2019
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 439
MediaTek Dimensity 720
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 1.95 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.22 inches (15.8 cm)
6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1520 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
4000 mAh
6600 mAh
18W Fast Charging
N/A
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
512 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Good design and solid build
  • Long battery life
  • USB Type-C and fast charging support
  • Snappy fingerprint sensor
  • Punch-hole display
  • Capable 16MP camera
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Average performance
  • Cameras could be better
  • Bloatware and spam notifications in MIUI
  • No USB Type-C port for charging
  • Fails to impress in the performance department
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4/5
(6 ratings)
4.4/5
(14 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

96,995
AnTuTu Score
92,770
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
22h 58m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
12h 31m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

MIUI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
MediaTek Dimensity 720
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.45 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
12 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 505
PowerVR GE8320
Adreno 840

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
4 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR4
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

96,995
92,770
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s
23.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
7.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.7 %
33.2 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.22 inches  (15.8 cm)
6.55 inches  (16.64 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1520 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

400 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
268 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.48 %
82.68 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
90.3 %
94.49 %

Design

Height

156.4 mm
164.2 mm
162.98 mm

Width

75.4 mm
76.3 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm
8.1 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

188 grams
172 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
N/A
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.55" sensor size IMX363 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
2 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Quad LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
4000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless 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.

22h 58m
12h 31m
15h 10m

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

2h 35m 6s
3h 51m 55s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
64 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

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 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.339 W/kg Body: 1.000 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

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
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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