Watch: TECNO POVA Unboxing and Quick Review

TECNO is on a roll. Following the release of the Spark 5 Pro and Pouvoir 4 Pro, the company released its very first POVA phone in the Philippines.

Sulit POVA?

TECNO POVA is geared as a gaming smartphone with a fast chip, great specs, and long-lasting battery life with fast charging.

All of that for the very attractive price of just PHP 6,999. So, here's our TECNO POVA unboxing and quick review!

Let's begin.

Watch: TECNO POVA Unboxing and Quick Review

TECNO POVA Specs

Display: 6.8-inch 2.5D LCD (IPS) screen w/ HD+ 1640 x 720 resolution at 264 ppi

CPU: 2.0GHz 12nm MediaTek Helio G80 octa-core processor

GPU: Mali-G52 2EEMC2

RAM: 6GB

ROM: 64GB expandable via microSD card slot up to 512GB (dedicated)

Back Camera: 13MP f/1.8 + 2MP macro + 2MP depth + 2MP AI + Quad Flash

Selfie Camera: 8MP f/2.0 + Dual Flash 

Battery: 6,000mAh w/ 18W Dual IC Flash Charge

OS: Android 10 w/ HiOS 7.0

Connectivity: WiFi, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, FM Radio, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, dual SIM

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic, pressure

Others: Fingerprint sensor, face unlock, Splash-proof nano-coating, dual-mic, Colors: Magic Blue, Speed Purple, Dazzle Black

Dimensions: 171.23 x 77.57 x 9.4 mm

Weight: 185 g

Price: PHP 6,999

Verdict

So far, great. This is a handset that a lot of gamers on a tight budget will surely love.

It isn't perfect and it has a few above-mentioned weak points, but for the price and its purpose of being a good gaming smartphone for less, it did its job pretty well.

At PHP 6,999, this should be a pretty decent all-round budget phone that even non-gamers would enjoy.

In case you are wondering, the TECNO POVA is exclusively available on Shopee.

So, what do you guys think?