5 vs Camon 40 Premier 5G

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Winner

Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G

The Camon 40 Premier 5G wins this one, taking display and performance decisively. Against the 5 it's also the sounder buy at $9.69 per month of safe use.

Value Score: 5 57 · Camon 40 Premier 5G 70 — methodology

The lifespan decider

When specs are close, support length decides it — this is what each phone costs per month of safe use.

Fairphone 5 $600

Safe to buy$9.54/mo

2023◆ Buy-by Sep 20292031

Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G $450

Safe to buy$9.69/mo

2025◆ Buy-by May 20282030

Category by category

Display

5 50Camon 40 Premier 5G 80

The Camon 40 Premier 5G's screen is the better one — 6.67-inch ltpo amoled, 1.5k, 144hz, gorilla glass 7i.

Performance

5 55Camon 40 Premier 5G 74

The Camon 40 Premier 5G's MediaTek Dimensity 8350 (4nm) is simply the faster chip.

Camera

5 67Camon 40 Premier 5G 79

The Camon 40 Premier 5G has the stronger camera system (3 real rear lenses vs 2).

Battery

5 64Camon 40 Premier 5G 82

5,100mAh vs 4,200mAh — the Camon 40 Premier 5G lasts longer between charges.

Software longevity

5 75Camon 40 Premier 5G 55

The 5 is supported until Sep 2031 — 16 months longer than the Camon 40 Premier 5G.

Value

5 57Camon 40 Premier 5G 70

Overall value goes to the Camon 40 Premier 5G at $9.69 per month of safe use.

Full spec table

Spec	5	Camon 40 Premier 5G
Price (street)	$600	$450
Display	6.46-inch OLED, FHD+, 90Hz, Gorilla Glass 5	6.67-inch LTPO AMOLED, 1.5K, 144Hz, Gorilla Glass 7i
Chipset	Qualcomm QCM6490 (6nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 8350 (4nm)
RAM	8GB	12GB
Storage	256GB	256GB
Battery	4,200 mAh	5,100 mAh
Charging	30W wired; user-removable battery	70W wired
Rear cameras	50MP main, 50MP ultra-wide	50MP main, 50MP periscope telephoto, 50MP ultra-wide
Dimensions	161.6 × 75.8 × 9.6 mm	161 × 75 × 7.7 mm
Weight	212 g	193 g
Water resistance	IP55 (also MIL-STD-810H)	IP68/IP69
Supported until	Sep 2031	May 2030

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