Lower mid-range · 2023

Tecno Pova 5 Pro

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G

Best for

Strength 68W fast charging, All-day battery (5000mAh)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.78″ IPS LCD · 120Hz

6080 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 68W charging

50 MP 16 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Tecno Pova 5 Pro looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.78″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2460 · 120 Hz

Smooth scrolling

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

Screen size

6.78"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2460 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

509 nits

HDR

Not listed

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 6080 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Light-use CPU

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

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 6080 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

448,000

v10

GeekBench

2,102

Graphics test

GFXBench 13 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A76 + 6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 13, upgradable to Android 14, HIOS 14 · 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 13, upgradable to Android 14, HIOS 14

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.6 main · 16 MP selfie

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

Main camera

50 MP f/1.6

Front camera

16 MP f/2.0

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Video

1440p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 68 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

90:00h

Wired charging

68 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Very good (-25.6 LUFS) · Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-25.6 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, Beidou, Galileo

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 — 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

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, B5, B8

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

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

212 g · 9.0 mm

Height

168.5 mm

Width

76.5 mm

Thickness

9.0 mm

Weight

212 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), 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.

Apple iPhone 15

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

49% larger battery capacity

68 W vs 20 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

448k vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1440p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 212 g vs 171 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

28% larger battery capacity

68 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.78″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

448k vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

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

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 212 g vs 168 g

Full comparison

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