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Tecno Pova 4 vs Pova 2

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Tecno Pova 4 vs Pova 2

59 out of 100
Tecno Pova 4
VS
54 out of 100
Tecno Pova 2
Tecno Pova 4
Tecno Pova 2

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.82-inch Tecno Pova 4 (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on October 10, 2022, against the Tecno Pova 2, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G85 and came out 16 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Tecno Pova 4
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • 50% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (417K versus 278K)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – MediaTek Helio G99
  • Stereo speakers
  • More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 11
  • The phone is 1-year and 4-months newer
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
  • 39% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 729 and 524 points
Reasons to consider the Tecno Pova 2
  • 51% higher pixel density (389 vs 257 PPI)
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 6000 mAh

Review

Evaluation of Tecno Pova 4 and Pova 2 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk ( * ) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pova 4
vs
Pova 2

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.82 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 1080 x 2460 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20.5:9
PPI 257 ppi 389 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 450 nits 480 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.9% 82.8%

Design and build

Height 170.6 mm (6.72 inches) 173.3 mm (6.82 inches)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) 78.8 mm (3.1 inches)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) 9.6 mm (0.38 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 207 g (7.3 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue Black, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Pova 4 +3%
84.9%
Pova 2
82.8%

Performance

Tests of Tecno Pova 4 and Tecno Pova 2 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 MediaTek Helio G85
Max clock 2200 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 		- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Lithography process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU shading units 128 48
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~281.6 GFLOPS ~96 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pova 4 +39%
729
Pova 2
524
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pova 4 +20%
1884
Pova 2
1576
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Pova 4 +50%
417901
Pova 2
278906
CPU 126122 91599
GPU 79410 44988
Memory 108279 66635
UX 100257 74389
Total score 417901 278906
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Pova 4 +74%
1249
Pova 2
716
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 7 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 1249 716
PCMark 3.0
Pova 4 +27%
10258
Pova 2
8075
Web score 8021 6475
Video editing 6369 6055
Photo editing 25006 16277
Data manipulation 6672 6272
Writing score 13227 8865

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4, 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64, 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 12 Android 11
ROM HiOS 12 HIOS 7.6

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 7000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 60 min) Yes (50% in 90 min)
Full charging time - 3:30 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8190 x 6144 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 2 (50 MP) 4 (48 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 50 MP
- Phase autofocus
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9
- Pixel size: 0.8 micron
- Phase autofocus
Macro lens - - 2 MP
Depth lens Yes - 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
Selfie camera
Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3264 x 2448
Aperture - f/2.0
Pixel size 1.12 microns -
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display 		- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG 		- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC
NFC * Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM * 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support * No No
Hybrid slot - No
LTE Cat * - 7
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced October 2022 June 2021
Release date October 2022 June 2021
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 		- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 18 W -
* Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Tecno Pova 4 is definitely a better buy.

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