Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G unboxing

This is Tecno's 5G Camon 40 Pro, the second best member of the Camon 40 series, which includes the vanilla Camon 40, the 4G Camon 40 Pro, and the higher-end Camon 40 Premier.

There are a few differences between the Camon 40 Pro 5G and its 4G counterpart - the 5G model has a 4nm Dimensity 7300 chipset to the 4G model's 6nm Helio G100. The 5G model also has a faster 144Hz display.

The Tecno Camon 40 Pro 5G ships with a nice design-matching case, a 45W charger, and a USB-A to USB-C cable.

Tecno is embracing the whole AI buzz - the new Camon 40 Pro 5G has a dedicated AI button on the upper left side. It's orange-coated and has a knurled surface.

Holding the button summons Tecno's Ella voice assistant, which uses the DeepSeek R1 language model. A double press will open up the camera for what Tecno has dubbed FastSnap mode.

The display of the Tecno Camon 40 Pro cascades at the edges. It's a very curved panel, which some of us here at HQ love - there's a place in life for pretty curved glass, not everything needs to be flat and sharp.

Tecno has continued its classy design for yet another Camon series - the 40 Pro looks very similar to its predecessor, including the Swan Neck line running through the back of the phone. Because of it, the phone doesn't sit flat on a table but that's easily fixable if you use the case supplied in the box.

Our unit comes in Galaxy Black and has a lovely textured surface. Tecno has once again included the tally light - a little red dot that blinks when you're recording video to let your subject know. It's a nice little touch even if it hardly contributes much to usability.

Off we go to run a few tests on this bad boy and we'll report back!