Watch: TECNO POVA 2 Review - Phone with 7,000mAh battery, PHP 8K price tag!

Today, we will be checking our TECNO POVA 2 video review.

TECNO POVA 2

To recap, this is the company's newest budget gaming smartphone and the first in the country with a 7,000mAh huge battery capacity under PHP 1,000. Apart from that, it also has a massive display suggesting that it is good for multimedia consumption.

Without any further ado, here's our review.

Watch: TECNO POVA 2 Review - Phone with 7,000mAh battery, PHP 8K price tag!

Pros - Big display, decent speed, massive battery capacity, capable main shooter, the affordable price tag

Cons - No ultra-wide-angle camera, ads

TECNO POVA 2 Specs

Display: 6.9-inch 2.5D curved LCD (IPS) screen w/ 180Hz touch sampling rate, FHD+ 2460 x 1080 resolution at 389 ppi

CPU: 2.0GHz 12nm MediaTek Helio G85 octa-core processor

GPU: Mali-G52 2EEMC2 (1000MHz)

RAM: 6GB

ROM: 128GB expandable via microSD card slot up to 512GB (dedicated)

Back Camera: 48MP f/1.79 + 2MP macro + 2MP depth + 2MP AI + Quad Flash

Selfie Camera: 8MP f/2.0 + Dual Flash 

Battery: 7,000mAh w/ 18W Dual IC Flash Charge

OS: Android 11 w/ HiOS 7.6

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

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

Others: Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, face unlock, USB-C, Colors: Polar Silver

Dimensions: 173.32 x 78.78 x 9.62 mm

Weight: 185 g

Price: PHP 7,990

Verdict

Without a doubt, the TECNO POVA 2 is one of the most attractive phones at this price point today.

A good budget gaming phone

Priced at just PHP 7,990, the TECNO POVA 2 boasts a modern-looking design, a massive display with crisp 1080p resolution, the biggest battery capacity at this price point, a capable primary shooter, and an improved and smoother-looking user interface.

It may not have the highest-end available chip under PHP 10K, you may see some ads popping out occasionally, and there's no ultra-wide shooter, but TECNO makes up for it with its long-lasting battery life and big display.

Besides, the Helio G85 chipset that it is using is still above-average in terms of speed in its class.

So, would we recommend it? The answer is yes if you need a handset with a big display, reasonably fast speed, and strong battery performance.