realme 5 vs Tecno Camon 12 Air

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Comparing the realme 5 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: 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 realme 5 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 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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realme 5
₹7,999
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₹14,999
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
72%

Release Date

27 Aug, 2019
14 Oct, 2019

Performance

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

Display

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

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

13 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
4000 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
eMMC
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

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

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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Video

Videos
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Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Aug 27, 2019
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

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

Custom UI

ColorOS
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
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
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.

139,753
92,770

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s
23.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

32.2 %
33.2 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
268 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.07 %
82.68 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

89 %
90.3 %

Design

Height

164.4 mm
164.2 mm

Width

75.6 mm
76.3 mm

Thickness

9.3 mm
8.1 mm

Weight

198 grams
172 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

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
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.66 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.77 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.41.77 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Quad LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 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

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 @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

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

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 46.9 Hours(2G)
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.

19h 12m
12h 31m

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

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

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC
eMMC 5.1

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 2600(band 38) / 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 2600(band 38) / 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)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No
N/A

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 Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer