Lower mid-range · 2025

Tecno Pova Curve

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A52's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (5500mAh), 144Hz AMOLED

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system

6.78″ AMOLED · 144Hz

7300 Ultimate 6 / 128 GB

5500 mAh 45W charging

64 MP 13 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.78″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2436 · 144 Hz · HDR

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

144 Hz

Smooth

Eye comfort

2304 Hz PWM

High-frequency PWM

Brightness

1300 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

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

Mid-range

AnTuTu

710,000

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.5 GHz

GPU

Mali-G615 MC2

Process

4 nm

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

4xCortex A78 2.5GHz + 4xCortex A55 2.0GHz

Software & updates

Android 15, planned upgrade to Android 16, 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, planned upgrade to Android 16, HIOS 15

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~1 year

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 13 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Front camera

13 MP

Main sensor

Sony IMX682 Exmor RS, 1/1.7", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A52 , Samsung Galaxy A52 5G

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5500 mAh · 45 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

5500 mAh

Wired charging

45 W

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

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

5 g · 7.5 mm · IP64

Built to last

Height

164.3 mm

Width

74.6 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

Weight

5 g

IP rating

IP64

Water resistant

Sensors

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), 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 17

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

49% larger battery capacity

5,500 mAh vs 3,692 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

5 g vs 177 g

Lower-resolution screen

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2436 vs 1206 × 2622 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.78″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

710k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S25

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

38% larger battery capacity

45 W vs 25 W charging · 5,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

5 g vs 162 g

Weaker display tech

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

Lower benchmark score

710k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

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

Full comparison

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