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Lower mid-range · 2025

Tecno Pova Slim

Sold for ₦274,999 · 1 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take
CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G
Best for
Strength All-day battery (5160mAh), 144Hz AMOLED
Extras Cooling system, Curved display
Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking
6.78″ AMOLED · 144Hz
6400 8 / 128 GB
5160 mAh 45W charging
50 MP 2 rear · 13 MP selfie
5G NFC
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Full specifications

Display

6.78″ · AMOLED · 1224 × 2720 · 144 Hz
OLED + smooth

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

Screen size
6.78"
Panel type
AMOLED
OLED
Resolution
1224 × 2720 px
Refresh rate
144 Hz
Smooth
Brightness
4500 nits
HDR
Not listed
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 6400 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.5 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2
Light-use CPU

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

Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 6400 (6 nm)
Current CPU tier
Lower mid-range
AnTuTu
445,000
v10
CPU
8-core, 2.5 GHz
GPU
Mali-G57 MC2
Process
6 nm
CPU layout
2× Cortex A76 a 2.5 GHz +6× Cortex A55 a 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

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

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

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

Main camera
50 MP
Camera
2 MP
Front camera
13 MP
Main sensor
Sony Exmor
Slow motion
Yes, 120 fps
Video
1440p @ 30 fps

Battery

5160 mAh · 45 W wired
Plenty

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

Capacity
5160 mAh
Wired charging
45 W
Removable
No

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Configurations
8/128GB · 8/256GB
Expandable
No

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5
5G
Yes
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
Yes
Contactless
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth
5.4
GPS systems
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GNSS
USB
USB-C
USB OTG
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
IR blaster
No
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
M
B20 indoor reach
M
B28 indoor reach
G
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, B8
4G B1, B3, B5, B8, B28a
5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n28a, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

156 g · 6.0 mm · IP64
Built to last
Height
164.2 mm
Width
75.9 mm
Thickness
6.0 mm
Weight
156 g
IP rating
IP64
Water resistant

Sensors

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

vs

Apple iPhone 17

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses
40% larger battery capacity
5,160 mAh vs 3,692 mAh battery
Lighter in hand
156 g vs 177 g
Weaker display tech
AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.78″ vs 6.3″ screen
Lower benchmark score
445k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · 1440p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 13 MP vs 18 MP selfie
Full comparison
vs

Samsung Galaxy S25

Trades blows 1 win 2 losses
29% larger battery capacity
45 W vs 25 W charging · 5,160 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery
Lower benchmark score
445k vs 3.1M 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
Full comparison

Where to buy

1 seller·Used from ₦274,999

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Jiji Used
₦274,999
Fair for used
Legendary Gadgets-W
4.6 yrs · 451 feedback · 256GB
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