Tecno Camon Slim Launched in Nepal: Too Premium of a Price For a 4G Phone?

It has been quite a while since the Camon series from Tecno set foot in Nepal. In fact, the last Camon series I remember was the Camon 20 back in 2023. Since then, there have been a bunch of Camon phones from Tecno. But sadly, none of them ever entered Nepal. That changes now with the launch of the Tecno Camon Slim in Nepal.

The Camon Slim is definitely a unique phone and a bit of an outlier in Tecno’s Camon lineup. Why? I’ll get into all of that. But first, let’s talk about the pricing.

The Camon Slim came a bit out of the blue, and what I meant by that is, ever since the Camon series launched, Tecno has only stuck with the regular numbered lineup: Camon 20, Camon 30, Camon 40, and so on.

But last year, Tecno introduced slim models for both the Spark and Pova series with the Spark Slim and Pova Slim. So, it was only a matter of time before the Camon series got its own Slim model.

Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s see what the phone actually has to offer.

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Tecno Camon Slim Overview

Starting with what the phone’s name actually represents: Slim. While the Camon Slim is just 6.4mm thick, it’s actually the thickest among both the Pova Slim and Spark Slim. But to Camon’s credit, 6.4mm is still crazy thin compared to what’s available out there. And given its curved edges, the phone should definitely feel the part as well.

The design looks pretty familiar, especially compared to what we’ve seen Apple do with the iPhone Air and its raised camera plateau. But the eye-catching difference here is that there are what look like two cameras on either side of the raised camera plateau, giving it that classic Tecno Slim look we’ve already seen on the Spark Slim and Pova Slim.

Even among Tecno’s Slim lineup, the Camon Slim stands out with its own personality, thanks to its 354 programmable Matrix Mini LEDs. It’s not a new technology by any means, as Infinix recently launched the Note 60 Pro with a similar LED setup. Even before that, Nothing Phone (3) came with a similar LED display on the back, and the ROG Phone 8 did the same even earlier — the latter, however, did not launch in Nepal.

So, it’s not the first time we are seeing something like this. As always, it is just a gimmick, but I definitely enjoyed playing some games on the Note 60 Pro when reviewing it. Hopefully, you can play some unique games or create some fun art using the LEDs.

The ingress rating also quite surprised me. It supports an IP68/IP69 rating, and surprisingly, it’s hands down the best ingress rating we’ve seen on a thin phone so far, considering even the Galaxy S25 Edge and iPhone Air only have an IP68 rating.

While the S25 Edge and iPhone Air made compromises on battery capacity, the Camon Slim comes in strong with a 5,600mAh battery. Sure, it’s not the 6,000mAh+ battery we’ve seen become more and more common, but given its thickness, I’m not complaining. To sweeten the deal, the Camon Slim also supports 60W wired charging.

Just like how the Camon Slim’s design, build, and battery impressed me, so did the display. It’s an AMOLED panel, and given that the phone costs over Rs. 65,000, there are no surprises there. But what’s more impressive is that it’s a 1.5K display with a 144Hz refresh rate — specs that are still relatively uncommon, even among premium smartphones.

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From the specs alone, it looks like Tecno is using the same display found in the Pova Slim and Spark Slim. It’s got the same resolution and the same 6.78-inch screen size. But what only the Camon Slim offers is 2160Hz PWM dimming, so it should be a bit easier on your eyes.

Till now, things have been fine. But performance is where things quickly start to fall apart with the MediaTek Helio G200. It’s not a bad SoC by any means. In fact, it’s one of the better-optimized 4G chipsets. But as I have been telling again and again, the price just doesn’t match up for a 4G chipset.

Apart from the SoC, the phone comes with 8GB RAM paired with either 128GB or 256GB of storage. As for Nepal, only the higher variant has arrived.

Now, being so thin, one of the major compromises, apart from the battery, had to be the camera. With such a small form factor, it’s physically impossible to fit a large camera sensor. But it’s not that bad either. The Camon Slim comes with a 50MP Sony LYT-600 sensor, the same one found in the OnePlus Nord 6.

I’m not saying the photos the Camon Slim takes will be as good, given that the processor can’t deliver the same level of image processing. But it’s a good sign that they haven’t compromised that much on the main camera. On the front, there is a 32MP selfie shooter.

Lastly, the software isn’t Tecno’s best. But it does come with the latest Android 16 with HiOS 16.3 on top, and it also gets three major Android upgrades.

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The Tecno Camon Slim feels like another slim smartphone that was a banger value for money last year: the Infinix Hot 60 Pro+. Everything from the display, endurance, and design, especially its thinness, feels like a premium device.

Then there is the processor, which doesn’t fall short. It falls flat. The Helio G200 did make the Hot 60 Pro+ GREAT, but that phone was launched at Rs. 26,999. The Tecno Camon Slim, with its Rs. 66,000 price tag, is an instant turn-off for anyone who expects the most from their phone in terms of performance.

Despite how bad the current smartphone sphere has gotten, you can still get a lot of good smartphones at this price point with much better cameras and much, much better performance. Hence, the Tecno Camon Slim is a phone I cannot recommend at all under current circumstances, no matter how cute it looks.

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