Lower mid-range · 2022

Tecno Pova 3

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A06 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A07 4G's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (7000mAh)

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No more updates, 4G only

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.9″ IPS LCD · 90Hz

G88 4 / 64 GB

7000 mAh 33W charging

50 MP 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.9″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2460 · 90 Hz

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.9"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2460 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

HDR

Not listed

Performance

Mediatek MT6769H Helio G88 (12 nm) · 8-core 2.0 GHz · Mali-G52 MC2

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Mediatek MT6769H Helio G88 (12 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

253,700

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.0 GHz

GPU

Mali-G52 MC2

Process

12 nm

CPU layout

2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, HIOS · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely 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 11, HIOS

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP main · 8 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

50 MP

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung S5KJN1, 1/2.76", 0.64µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A07 4G , Samsung Galaxy A06

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

1440p @ 30 fps

Battery

7000 mAh · 33 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

7000 mAh

Wired charging

33 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/64GB · 6/128GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

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

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

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

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

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, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

230 g · 9.4 mm

Height

173.1 mm

Width

78.5 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm

Weight

230 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · proximity · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

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.

Apple iPhone 14

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

113% larger battery capacity

33 W vs 18 W charging · 7,000 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

254k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1440p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 230 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

89% larger battery capacity

7,000 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.9″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

254k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1440p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

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