TECNO has been focused on making super-slender smartphones for the masses.
Their first “Slim” phones made their debut with the SPARK and POVA series. This time, it has also arrived towards the CAMON line.
Same slimness but with differences
The TECNO CAMON Slim was announced not too long ago. ICYMI, it’s rocking a MediaTek Helio G200 Ultimate SoC. That also meant that this phone is limited to 4G.
That’s about to change with the newer TECNO CAMON Slim 5G.
Despite the same slim chassis at 6.39mm, they changed the core to MediaTek’s Dimensity 7300e chipset. This enables faster 5G speeds in a more powerful octa-core processor.
Definitely, the battery of the CAMON Slim 5G is quite bigger at 6000mAh over the 5600mAh. Albeit, charging speed is slower at 45W versus 60W of its 4G counterpart.
Utmost durability was also given importance with its quadruple IP66, IP68, IP69, and IP69K water and dust resistance ratings. It has passed military-grade MIL-810-STD certifications as well as a TÜV SÜD certification for 60 months of sustained fluidity.
Back-to-back changes
The changes don’t end just with internals alone.
While both share the same 6.78-inch 1.5K 144Hz AMOLED screen, the CAMON Slim 5G possesses a flat display over the curved ones of the regular CAMON Slim.
Other display feats remain such as TÜV Rheinland’s low blue light certification, as well as Rain Touch, Waterproof Case Touch, and even Wet & Oily Hand Touch Recognition 2.0 Rain Touch that boosts touch sensitivity even under watery conditions.
Flipping to the back, you’ll see the biggest change.
The fun-looking camera bar with its AI Mood Light was removed in favor of a vertical-styled camera placement together with the iconic swan-neck curve design like the rest of the CAMON 50 line.
The reason? TECNO CAMON Slim 5G features a better 1x main camera courtesy of Sony’s LYTIA 700C Ultra (LYT-700C) 1/1.56-inch sensor. The CAMON Slim 4G relies on a smaller 1/2-inch Sony LYT-600 Ultra shooter.
For context, the better camera module was used in a lot of recent midrange and flagship phones — including the latest TECNO CAMON 50 Ultra.
