Lower mid-range · 2024

Tecno Pova 6 Pro

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Our Take

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

Best for

Strength 70W fast charging, All-day battery (14h measured)

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.78″ AMOLED · 120Hz

6080 8 / 256 GB

6000 mAh 70W charging

108 MP 32 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Tecno Pova 6 Pro looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.78″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2436 · 120 Hz

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.78"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2436 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1070 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

2,035

Graphics test

3DMark 373 (Wild Life Extreme)

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 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 14, HIOS 14

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

108 MP f/1.9 main · 32 MP selfie

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

Main camera

108 MP f/1.9

Front camera

32 MP f/2.2

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Video

1440p @ 30 fps

Battery

6000 mAh · 70 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

6000 mAh

Lab active use

14:22h

Wired charging

70 W

Fast

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Very good (-25.2 LUFS) · Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-25.2 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB · expandable

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

8/256GB · 12/256GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.3

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

198 g · 7.9 mm · IP53

Height

165.5 mm

Width

76.1 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

198 g

IP rating

IP53

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), 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 16

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.78″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2436 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

448k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1440p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 108 MP · f/1.9 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Heavier in hand

198 g vs 170 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Longer tested battery life

14h 22m vs 12h 6m active use · 70 W vs 25 W charging · 6,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.78″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

448k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

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

Heavier in hand

198 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 16

Samsung Galaxy S24

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