Tecno Camon 12 Air is the entry-level version of the Camon 12 series – Camon 12 and Camon 12 Pro. It comes at a more cheaper price and lesser specifications. However, its intuitive and innovative design makes it the most adorable and sought after. This device introduces the first in-display front camera (Punch hole) design in all Tecno mobile phones.
It also has a power advantage coming with a 4000mAh battery with fast charging.
Tecno Camon 12 Air Review
Hardware
This beautiful device is powered by a MediaTek Helio P22 chipset 2 GHz quad-core processor with 3GB of RAM. It does reasonably well for storage, it is available as a 32GB model, which can be expanded with a dedicated microSD card slot.
Battery
The battery power is also an advantage, coming at 4000 mAh which is guaranteed to get you through the day with little to no charging required. It also comes with fast charging technology which is enabled when the phone is less than 25%.
Display and Design
Camon 12 Air comes with a 6.55-inch IPS LCD capacitive Crystal touch Screen, with an all-new dot in-display camera (punch hole). This ensures up to a 90% screen view. It has a modest screen resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels. The phone comes in two variant colors, Ocean Blue and Alpenglow Gold.
Camera
Despite being an entry-level of the Camon 12 series, Camon 12 Air is not to be overlooked when it comes to camera power. Like Camon 12, the Camon 12 Air has a back camera of a 16MP camera plus 2MP and 8MP depth sensor, Triple Rear Camera with Quad Flash. Coming with an intuitive dot in-display camera in the front is a front snapper of 8 megapixels AI-powered Selfie camera.
Tecno Camon 12 Air Full Specs
DESIGN | |
Dimension: | 164.2mm x 76.1mm x 8.15mm |
Weight: | 170.7 g |
DISPLAY | |
Size: | 6.55 in |
Type: | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Resolution: | HD+ 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density) |
PLATFORM | |
OS: | Android 9.0 (Pie), HIOS 5.5 |
Chipset: | Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 (12 nm) |
CPU: | Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 |
GPU: | PowerVR GE8320 |
MEMORY | |
Card slot: | microSD (dedicated slot) |
Internal: | 32GB 3GB RAM |
CAMERA | |
Main Camera: | Triple 16 MP, PDAF 8 MP 2 MP, depth sensor Features Quad-LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps |
Selfie Camera: | Single 8 MP |
NETWORK AND COMMUNICATION | |
GPRS: | Yes |
EDGE: | Yes |
3G/WCDMA/HSPA: | Yes |
HSPA+: | Yes |
4G LTE: | Yes (up to 150 Mbps downloads) |
WLAN: | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
Bluetooth : | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
GPS: | Yes, with A-GPS |
USB: | MicroUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
BATTERY | |
Capacity: | 4000mAh |
Talk time : | - |
Standby Time: | - |
OTHERS | |
Colors: | Ocean Blue and Alpenglow Gold |
Model Name: | Camon 12 Air |
Security: | Fingerprint and Face Recognition |
Tecno Camon 12 Air Price and Availability
The phone was released in October 2019 and has since hit the market. You can get it at the range of N42,000-N45,000 in Nigeria. You may want to Buy Here