TECNO Mobile continues to actively introduce flagship technologies into its budget devices. Thus, the Tecno Camon 12 Air logically appeared on the market. It is a smartphone with a large screen and an impressive battery. By characteristics, this model looks balanced. It has a not bad processor, quality screen, many cameras and autonomous work for respect.
Tecno Camon 12 Air Specifications
- Release date: 2019, October
- Colors: Ocean Blue, Alpenglow Gold
- Dimensions: 164.2 x 76.1 x 8.2 mm.
- Weight: 181 g.
- Screen: 6.55" in, 720 x 1600, IPS LCD
- Camera : Triple, 16MP
- Chipset: Mediatek MT6761 Helio A22 (12 nm)
- CPU: Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
- Memory: 32GB 3GB RAM
- Battery: 4000, Non-removable Li-Po
- Network: GSM / HSPA / LTE
- Operating system: Android 9.0 (Pie); HIOS 5.5
- Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
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Design
Tecno Camon 12 Air is one of the first affordable as a price apparatus, equipped with a front camera located directly in the screen. Thanks to this solution, the company's engineers have managed to realize a screen that occupies 90% of the front of the housing. This is one of the best indicators on the market. The thickness of the Tecno Camon 12 Air is impressive. In height the device reaches 164 mm, and in width - 76 mm.
The rear panel design looks stylish and contemporary. The unusual two-tone solution gives the Tecno Camon 12 Air an individual personality. The manufacturer defines this gradient as alpine gold. Since the back panel is glossy, it easily retains traces of the user's fingerprints.
Display
The screen has a diagonal of 6.55 inches. It is made using IPS technology. The refresh rate is 60 Hz. The viewing angles are excellent. The screen itself is covered with a quality oleophobic coating. As for the minimum and maximum brightness level, it is possible to experience discomfort. In sunny weather the screen will fade, and in the evening you will find it too bright. There are bezels around the screen, but they are small. The resolution is 1600 x 720 pixels. It corresponds to 268 ppi. The low resolution positively affects the autonomous work and performance of the smartphone.
Since the screen of Tecno Camon 12 Air is made by One Glass Solution technology, there is no air layer between the glass and the matrix. The smartphone features adaptive brightness adjustment, reading mode and protection against accidental touches.
Performance
The Tecno Camon 12 Air is based on the MediaTek Helio A22 (MT6761) single-chip system, made using a 12nm process. This has a positive impact on battery charge consumption and heating. The configuration includes 4 Cortex-A53 cores running at 2.0 GHz. The chip has support for quite a few artificial intelligence features, including Face Unlock and smart photo albums.
MediaTek CorePilot technology monitors performance and protects against overheating. The role of the graphics processor is entrusted to PowerVR GE8320. RAM is 3 GB and internal storage is 32 GB. A microSD memory card slot of up to 256 GB is available.
Tecno Camon 12 Air runs on Android 9.0 operating system with HiOS v5.5.2. Face and fingerprint unlock works correctly and quite fast.
With this Tecno Mobile model there is a special mode for gamers. It optimizes the smartphone's resources, cleans the memory, turns off notifications and even disables phone calls.
Cameras
The main module in the smartphone consists of three cameras. A 16-megapixel module with f/1.8 aperture, 77.3° viewing angle steps in as the main one. There is support for HDR mode, smart scene detection and face recognition. Phase autofocus is claimed, but in practice it is observed slow and unsure focusing. This can affect the quality of the footage. In the dark hours of the day, you can take good photos using the four-LED flash. The main unit is complemented by a 2 MP camera that helps to take pictures in blurred background mode. The third module is a 5 MP with f/2.2 aperture and 114.4° viewing angle. The latter allows you to cover more subjects in a single frame. Macro shots are also taken with this camera.
Among the modes in the menu you will find AI CAM (basic mode with artificial intelligence), Beautify (with skin smoothing), Bokeh (background blur), Panorama (360 degree photo), AR photo (with the addition of fun stickers) and more.
The macro photo mode works great. The front camera in turn has an 8 MP sensor with f/2.0 aperture and 81° viewing angle.
Autonomous operation
The Tecno Camon 12 Air needs just over 3 hours to be fully recharged. Support for fast charging technology is not claimed. Its battery has a capacity of 3731 mAh.
Conclusion
This smartphone is balanced and has a bunch of positives including useful features, fast interface, low CPU heat, huge screen with oleophobic coating, not bad main camera, etc. For its relatively low price, it's a wonderful acquisition you won't regret.
Tecno Camon 12 Air video review
Disclaimer: The information presented in this article is based on our team's personal experience with the Tecno Camon 12 Air and third-party sources. While every effort has been made to provide accurate and reliable information, readers should keep in mind that this is a subjective assessment. The writing of this article was not paid for or sponsored by Tecno.
