Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Tecno Camon 12 Air

Share  

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro 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: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,535, while Tecno Camon 12 Air scores 835, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro the better performer.


Display: Tecno Camon 12 Air offers a screen size of 6.55 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro offers 6.53 inches, making Tecno Camon 12 Air the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and Tecno Camon 12 Air feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Tecno Camon 12 Air offers 16 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Tecno Camon 12 Air offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: Tecno Camon 12 Air delivers longer battery life with 12h 31m, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro delivers 10h 54m, making Tecno Camon 12 Air the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and Tecno Camon 12 Air offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


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


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and Tecno Camon 12 Air both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

...read more
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
₹10,999
(Out of Stock)
Tecno Camon 12 Air
₹14,999
(Discontinued)
Add to Compare

Summary

Spec Score

77%
72%

Release Date

21 Oct, 2019
14 Oct, 2019

Performance

MediaTek Helio G90T
MediaTek Dimensity 720
Octa Core (upto 2.05 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

20 MP
8 MP

Battery

4500 mAh
4000 mAh
18W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Fantastic performer
  • Solid camera capabilities
  • Impressive battery backup
  • HDR-capable display
  • Snappy fingerprint sensor
  • Punch-hole display
  • Capable 16MP camera

Cons

  • MIUI 10 is riddled with bloatware and ads
  • Weighs on the higher side
  • Not the fastest charging in its segment
  • No USB Type-C port for charging
  • Fails to impress in the performance department

User Ratings

4.4/5
(193,608 ratings)
4.4/5
(14 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

286,100
AnTuTu Score
92,770
AnTuTu Score
10h 54m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
12h 31m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare in 360 View

Video

Videos
10 More Videos
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Oct 21, 2019
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

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

Custom UI

MIUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G90T
MediaTek Dimensity 720

Processor

Octa core

2.05 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MP4
PowerVR GE8320

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
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.

286,100
92,770

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s
23.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

28.1 %
33.2 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)
6.55 inches  (16.64 cm)

Resolution

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

Brightness

500 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi
268 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.55 %
82.68 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %
90.3 %

Design

Height

161.7 mm
164.2 mm

Width

76.4 mm
76.3 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
8.1 mm

Weight

200 grams
172 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.891/1.7" sensor size S5KGW1 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Quad LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 0.9µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS

Video Recording

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

Compare Camera Samples

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
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.

10h 54m
12h 31m

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

2h 38m 10s
3h 51m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 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) / 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 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)

SAR Value

Head: 1.130 W/kg Body: 0.634 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

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 Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer