Upper mid-range · 2024

Tecno Camon 30 Premier

From ₦520,000 to ₦740,000 · 5 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take
CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Google Pixel 7 Pro Camera shares the Oppo Reno10 Pro's main sensor
Best for
Strength , 70W fast charging
Extras Cooling system, Optical zoom
Watch out Plastic build
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In the Real World

See how the Tecno Camon 30 Premier looks and feels in everyday use.

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Full specifications

Display

6.77″ · Dynamic AMOLED · 1264 × 2780 · 120 Hz · HDR
OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size
6.77"
Panel type
Dynamic AMOLED
OLED
Resolution
1264 × 2780 px
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Smooth
Adaptive refresh
LTPO · varies 1–120 Hz
Battery-smart
Colour depth
10-bit (1B colours)
10-bit
Brightness
854 nits
HDR
Supported
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 8200 Ultimate (4 nm) · 8-core 3.1 GHz · Mali-G610 MC6
Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 8200 Ultimate (4 nm)
Current CPU tier
Upper mid-range
AnTuTu
949,550
v10
GeekBench
3,930
v6
Graphics test
3DMark 1,740 (Wild Life Extreme)
CPU
8-core, 3.1 GHz
GPU
Mali-G610 MC6
Process
4 nm
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5X
Storage type
UFS Storage 3.1
CPU layout
1x Cortex A78 3.1 GHz + 3x Cortex A78 3.0 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 14, up to 2 major Android upgrades, HIOS 14 · 2-year support
End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new iOS versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system
Android 14, up to 2 major Android upgrades, HIOS 14
Software support
2 years of updates
Updates remaining
None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 50 MP selfie · 4K video
OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera
50 MP f/1.9
OIS
Telephoto
50 MP f/2.2
Ultrawide
50 MP f/2.2
Front camera
50 MP f/2.5
Main sensor
Sony IMX890, 1/1.56", 1µm
Premium sensor
Same sensor in
Slow motion
Yes, 240 fps
Camera extras
optical zoom, RAW, Night mode, manual focus
Video
4K @ 60 fps
4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 70 W wired
Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity
5000 mAh
Lab active use
13:29h
Wired charging
70 W
Fast
Removable
No

Audio

Excellent (-21.9 LUFS) · Stereo
Stereo speakers
Loudspeaker
Excellent (-21.9 LUFS)
Speakers
Stereo
Stereo

Memory

12 GB RAM · 512 GB
Roomy
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Expandable
No

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5
5G
Yes
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
Yes
Contactless
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth
5.3
GPS systems
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
USB
USB-C 2.0
USB OTG
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
IR blaster
No
SIM
1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN
4G full · 5G works
Full
A Airtel
4G full · 5G works
Full
G Glo
4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.
Works
9 9mobile
4G full
Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band
M A G 9
B7 extra speed
M
B20 indoor reach
M
B28 indoor reach
G
n78 the 5G band
M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8
3G B1, B2, B5, B8
4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32
5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

210 g · 7.9 mm · IP54
Height
162.7 mm
Width
76.2 mm
Thickness
7.9 mm
Weight
210 g
IP rating
IP54

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

vs

Apple iPhone 16

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses
Smoother display
Dynamic AMOLED vs OLED panel · 120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1264 × 2780 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution
Better camera hardware
Telephoto vs — · 50 MP vs 12 MP selfie
Starts with more storage
512 GB vs 128 GB baseline
Lower benchmark score
950k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier
Heavier in hand
210 g vs 170 g
₦380k cheaper Full comparison
vs

Samsung Galaxy S24

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses
Sharper screen
1264 × 2780 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution · 6.77″ vs 6.2″ screen
Longer tested battery life
13h 29m vs 12h 6m active use · 70 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery
Lower benchmark score
950k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier
Lower video ceiling
Telephoto vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video
Heavier in hand
210 g vs 167 g
₦30k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

5 sellers·New from ₦520,000 to ₦740,000

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Jiji New
₦520,000
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Neobest Gadgets
1.7 yrs · 174 feedback · 512GB
Jiji New
₦619,999
Legendary Gadgets-W
4.6 yrs · 451 feedback · 512GB
Jiji New
₦670,000
BLACKHUB GADGETS
10.8 yrs · 341 feedback · 512GB
Jiji New
₦695,000
Shael Tech Global
29 feedback · 512GB
Jiji New
₦740,000
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REWJIDO UNIVERSAL SERVICES
2.9 yrs · 2 feedback · 512GB
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