Lower mid-range · 2023

Tecno Pova 5

Name: Tecno Pova 5
Brand: Tecno

Our Take CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A24 4G

A dependable lower mid-ranger with all-day battery and a 120Hz display — but 4G only shows its age.

Best for Daily driver · WhatsApp · calls

Strength All-day battery (6000mAh), 120Hz smooth scrolling

Watch out 4G only

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.78″ IPS LCD · 120Hz

Helio G99 8 / 128 GB

6000 mAh 45W charging

50 MP 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

What stands out

Hi-Res audio for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: laser AF

Cooling hardware helps with sustained gaming performance

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

580 nits

HDR

Not listed

Performance

Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

410,000

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Camera

50 MP f/1.6 main · 8 MP selfie

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

Main camera

50 MP f/1.6

Front camera

8 MP

Main sensor

0.7µm

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Camera extras

laser AF

Video

1440p @ 30 fps

Battery

6000 mAh · 45 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

6000 mAh

Wired charging

45 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

4 g · 9.0 mm

Height

168.6 mm

Width

76.6 mm

Thickness

9.0 mm

Weight

4 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 15

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

79% larger battery capacity

45 W vs 15 W charging · 6,000 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

410k 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 · 8 MP vs 12 MP selfie

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

54% larger battery capacity

45 W vs 25 W charging · 6,000 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

410k vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1440p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video · 8 MP vs 12 MP selfie

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

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