TECNO POVA Neo 6GB/128GB version arrives in the Philippines, priced at PHP 6,999

TECNO Philippines on Facebook earlier revealed that the POVA Neo is now available for purchase in the country.

TECNO POVA Neo is now available in the Philippines!

First announced in Nigeria, the TECNO POVA Neo is a budget smartphone featuring a 3D curved polycarbonate back in Obsidian, Geek blue, and Powehi colorways and a large 6.8-inch large LCD screen with a 120Hz touch sampling rate, HD+ resolution, and a punch-hole housing the 8MP selfie camera. By the way, the 8MP selfie cam is assisted by a Dual Flash as well.

One of the colors of POVA Neo

Inside, the handset is using an older chip, the 2.0GHz 12nm Helio P22 octa-core processor with PowerVR GE8320 (650MHz) GPU. Thankfully, TECNO made its increased its RAM size to 6GB and storage to 128GB to somehow compensate for it.

To keep things running, the device is using a large 6,000mAh battery with 18W Flash Charge via USB-C.

The back cameras? It is using a 13MP main shooter with an AI lens and a Quad LED flash.

TECNO POVA Neo 6GB/128GB 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 12nm Helio P22 octa-core processor

GPU: PowerVR GE8320 (650MHz)

RAM: 6GB

ROM: 128GB 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: PHP 6,999

Price and availability

TECNO POVA Neo - PHP 6,999 (PHP 5,099 flash sale price)

The suggested retail price of the TECNO POVA Neo in the Philippines is PHP 6,999 (pesos). The device will also come with a FREE  DITO SIM card with 3GB data allocation, unlimited texts and 300 minutes of calls to other mobile networks, and DITO to DITO calls and texts valid for 30 days.

POVA Neo flash sale

If you want the grab the device for even less, the POVA Neo 4GB/64AGB is currently on sale for just PHP 5,099 today at Lazada. The device is also available on Shopee.

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