TECNO POVA Neo with 6.8-inch screen and 6,000mAh battery announced

TECNO earlier introduced a new budget smartphone in Nigeria called the POVA Neo.

TECNO POVA Neo

POVA Neo announced

Coming from the POVA 2, the POVA Neo has a slightly smaller screen and lower-end specs.

One of the POVA Neo colors

The device uses a 6.8-inch HD+ notch screen, MTK's old Helio P22 chip, 4G RAM, 64GB expandable storage, and a large 6,000mAh battery capacity with up to 17 hours playing time and 18W Flash Charge via USB-C port.

For cameras, it uses a 13MP main cam plus an AI camera with Quad LED flash. In front, you will find an 8MP snapper for selfies with Dual Flash.

The device also has a rear fingerprint scanner, WiFi, 4G LTE, and Android 11-based HiOS 7.6 skin with Gaming Space, Film Album, Document Auto-rotate Manager, Voice Changer, Peek Proof, Vault 2.0, Kids Mode, and phone cloner.

TECNO POVA Neo Specs

Display: 6.8-inch 2.5D curved LCD (IPS) screen w/ 120Hz touch sampling rate, HD+ 1640 x 720 resolution at 263 ppi

CPU: 2.0GHz 64-bit Helio P22 octa-core processor 

GPU: PowerVR GE8320 

RAM: 4GB

ROM: 64GB expandable via microSD card slot

Back Camera: 13MP + AI lens + Quad Flash

Selfie Camera: 8MP + Dual Flash

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

OS: Android 11 w/ HiOS 7.6

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

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

Others: Rear fingerprint sensor, face unlock, USB-C, Colors: Obsidian, Geek blue, Powehi

Dimensions: 171.39 x 77.25 x 9.1 mm

Weight: 185 g

Price: TBC

Nigeria price with direct to PHP conversion (no taxes and duties yet):

TECNO POVA Neo - NGN 72,500 (around PHP 8.9K)

The device retails for NGN 72,500 which is around PHP 8.9K out of straight conversion.

This is expensive for a device with weaker specs than the capable PHP 7,990 POVA 2 with a more powerful Helio G85 SoC, 6.9-inch 1080p+ screen, and 7,000mAh battery.

Source: TECNO