Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 vs Tecno Camon 12 Air

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 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: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,323, while Tecno Camon 12 Air scores 835, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 the better performer.


Display: Tecno Camon 12 Air offers a screen size of 6.55 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 offers 6.3 inches, making Tecno Camon 12 Air the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 and Tecno Camon 12 Air feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Tecno Camon 12 Air offers 16 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 better for rear camera photography.


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


Battery: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 and Tecno Camon 12 Air offer the same 4000 mAh battery capacity.


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


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 receives a higher expert rating of 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 Note 8 has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

77%
72%

Release Date

21 Oct, 2019
14 Oct, 2019

Performance

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

Display

6.3 inches (16 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

48 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

13 MP
8 MP

Battery

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

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Stunning design
  • Sharp display
  • Reliable performance
  • Good camera setup 
  • Snappy fingerprint sensor
  • Punch-hole display
  • Capable 16MP camera

Cons

  • Chunky camera bump 
  • Loaded with ads and bloatware
  • No USB Type-C port for charging
  • Fails to impress in the performance department

User Ratings

4.3/5
(104,570 ratings)
4.4/5
(14 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

171,024
AnTuTu Score
92,770
AnTuTu Score
N/A
12h 31m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
MediaTek Dimensity 720

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 610
PowerVR GE8320

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB / 6 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.

171,024
92,770

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s
23.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

13.7 %
33.2 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.55 inches  (16.64 cm)

Resolution

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

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
268 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.56 %
82.68 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %
90.3 %

Design

Height

158.3 mm
164.2 mm

Width

75.3 mm
76.3 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
8.1 mm

Weight

188 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

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.791/2" sensor size S5KGM2 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm 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

8000 x 6000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 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
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 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.

N/A
12h 31m

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

1h 43m 16s
3h 51m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
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) / 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) / 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: 1.13 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

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