Lower mid-range · 2025

Tecno Pova 7

Our Take

CPU capability matches upper-mid phones like Samsung Galaxy A37. Same-source Kimovil Antutu v10 AnTuTu evidence is also available.

Best for

Strength All-day battery (6000mAh), 144Hz screen

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system

6.78″ IPS LCD · 144Hz

7300 Ultimate 8 / 128 GB

6000 mAh 45W charging

50 MP 13 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.78″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2460 · 144 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

144 Hz

Smooth

HDR

Not listed

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Ultimate (4 nm) · 8-core 2.5 GHz · Mali-G615 MC2

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Ultimate (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

710,000

Kimovil · Antutu v10

CPU

8-core, 2.5 GHz

GPU

Mali-G615 MC2

Process

4 nm

CPU layout

4xCortex A78 2.5GHz + 4xCortex A55 2.0GHz

Software & updates

Android 15, HIOS 15 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Updates ending soon

How long the maker keeps shipping iOS and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 15, HIOS 15

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~1 year

Camera

50 MP main · 13 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

50 MP

Front camera

13 MP

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

6000 mAh · 45 W wired · 30 W wireless

Plenty

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

Capacity

6000 mAh

Wired charging

45 W

Wireless charging

30 W

Wireless charging

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

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 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

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 works · 5G works No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

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, B3, B5, B8, B28b

5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n28b, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

207 g · 8.9 mm · IP64

Built to last

Height

167.3 mm

Width

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

Weight

207 g

IP rating

IP64

Water resistant

Sensors

Accelerometer · gyro · proximity · compass

Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro, 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 17

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

63% larger battery capacity

6,000 mAh vs 3,692 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2460 vs 1206 × 2622 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.78″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

710k vs 2.1M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 13 MP vs 18 MP selfie

Heavier in hand

207 g vs 177 g

Same AnTuTu version, different test sources - treat this as a rough comparison.

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S25

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

50% larger battery capacity

45 W vs 25 W charging · 6,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

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

Lower benchmark score

710k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Heavier in hand

207 g vs 162 g

Same AnTuTu version, different test sources - treat this as a rough comparison.

Full comparison

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