TECNO recently announced the arrival of POVA in the Philippines. This model is flexible, adaptable, and capable of delivering absolutely the best mobile experience be it for gaming or day-to-day activities on your social media.
Unboxing:
The device comes in classy silver rectangular box with a large ‘POVA’ text written on the display of the smartphone.
- TECNO POVA
- micro USB and charger
- Earphones
- Tempered Glass Film
- SIM Card Ejector
- Clear Case
- 12+1 Months Warranty Card
Design and Display
The back cover is designed with stylish Multilayer Graphite + Thermal Conducive Gel which improves the heat dissipation and reduces charging temperature rise. It also houses the fingerprint scanner in the upper-middle area and a rectangular camera hump that houses its quad cameras and LED flash.
It is equipped with massive 6.8-inches with HD display with 90.4 percent screen-to-body ratio and the top left corner of the display we have a punch-hole housing 8MP AI selfie camera. The speaker is also on the top middle part as well as the It also has a hidden Dual Flash hidden on the slim top bezel of the display.
The right-side houses the power button as well as the volume rocker. On the left side of the device, you’d find the red Google Assistant button, the dual SIM tray which also houses the micro SD card.
The top is where you can find the microphone, the micro-USB and the 3mm jack.
The TECNO POVA is available in Magic Blue, Speed Purple, and Dazzle Black colorways.
Camera:
The rear features quad-camera with LED flashlight. The main camera has 13-megapixel sensor with F/1.85 aperture. The other three sensors includes 2-megapixel depth lens, TECNO AI lens and a 2-megapixel macro lens. For selfie, Tecno made use of a single 8-megapixel shooter with Pixel 1.12um/ FOV 80.6°/ F2.0, kept in the notch upfront with dual flash.
The 13MP clear lens also supports high definition video recording. Better light recognition presents more details even in low light scenarios, ensuring fine output quality.
Sample Photos:
Processor:
TECNO equipped the phone with MediaTek’s 2.0GHz 12nm MediaTek Helio G80 octa-core processor with Mali-G52 2EEMC2 GPU and HyperEngine tech. It is paired with 6GB RAM, 64GB storage to ensure better gaming performance.
It has LPDDR4X high-speed memory allows you to smoothly run multiple tasks and comprehensively improve game performance.
As expected, I didn’t have any lag issues while playing Mobile Legends and switching from app to app.
Google Assistant Button
Just like the TECNO Pouvoir 4, this has dedicated red button that gives you quick access to Google Assistant with a single press. This is a cool feature if you enjoy using the voice commands to get things done. With this feature, you are able to get news, messages reminder, weather broadcast, alarm, translation and more daily functions could be activated. Information in different fields are easily searched and found.
Gaming Mode:
The device also has “Game Mode” feature that helps users achieve better gaming experience. This helps you mute all incoming notifications and kills unnecessary background tasks for better game performance, as well as the “Anti-Addiction” option that helps you control the amount of time you spend gaming.
Battery:
The TECNO POVA is equipped with massive 6000mAh battery with micro USB 18W Dual IC Flash Charge.
On a full charge, this battery can provide up to two day (48hrs) usage and long standby for up to 30 days. To be specific, you can play music continuously for 8 days, continuous calling to up tp 64 hours and playing game up to 20 hours.
According to them, the Dual IC Flash Charge increases charging efficiency by 20 percent versus 18W chargers with a single IC. It is also compatible with multiple charging protocols and has passed the global CB/CE/UL/BIS safety certification.
Connectivity:
The device also has WiFi, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, and dual SIM slots. TECNO also claimed that it has improved transmission quality using an independent antenna design.
Pricing and Availability:
The TECNO POVA is priced at priced at PHP 6,999 and exclusively available in TECNO MObile Official Store in Shopee.
A special launch price of PHP 6499 awaits the first 3000 buyers. Starting October 15, a limited offer to the first 1000 buyers will be available. Check out this LINK for more info.
Should you buy it?
Definitely YES! For it’s affordable price you can have a smartphone with amazing battery life + Flash Charger, a large screen, captures decent photos and a reliable smartphone for your day-to-day activities like social media and gaming.
TECNO POVA Specs
- Display: 6.8-inch 2.5D LCD (IPS) screen w/ HD+ 1640 x 720 resolution at 264 ppi
- CPU: 2.0GHz 12nm MediaTek Helio G80 octa-core processor
- GPU: Mali-G52 2EEMC2
- RAM: 6GB
- ROM: 64GB expandable via microSD card slot up to 512GB (dedicated)
- Back Camera: 13MP f/1.8 + 2MP macro + 2MP depth + 2MP AI + Quad Flash
- Selfie Camera: 8MP f/2.0 + Dual Flash
- Battery: 6,000mAh w/ 18W Dual IC Flash ChargeOS: Android 10 w/ HiOS 7.0
- Connectivity: WiFi, 4G LTE, BluSensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic, pressure
- Others: Fingerprint sensor, face unlock, IR Blaster, Splash-proof nano-coating, dual-mic, USB-C, Colors: Magic Blue, Speed Purple, Dazzle Black
- Dimensions: 171.23 x 77.57 x 9.4 mm
- Weight: 185 g
