The Tecno Pova 2 was unveiled in the Philippines today – a self-proclaimed budget gaming phone with a PHP 8,000 price tag ($167/€137) and a massive 7,000 mAh battery. That’s 1,000 mAh more than the original Pova, but the upgrades don't end there.

For starters, the large 6.9” screen has 1080p+ resolution (20.5:9), a major upgrade over the 6.8” 720p+ screen of its predecessor. Also, the touch sampling rate is increased to 180Hz for faster response times (refresh rate is still 60Hz).
The Pova 2 comes with a slightly more powerful chipset, a Helio G85. This 12nm chip has two Cortex-A75 cores and a Mali G52 MC2 GPU. Compared to the G80 chip in the previous model, this one runs its GPU at a slightly higher clock, though not nearly enough to offset the fact that it has to push twice as many pixels.

On the plus side you get more memory as standard, with 6GB of RAM and 128GB storage. There’s a dedicated spot for a microSD card if you need more storage. The phone comes with Android 11 out of the box (technically with HiOS 7.6).

Tecno is also boasting about the optimizations in the ET Game Engine and Game Space 2.0 that can boost the CPU and GPU as needed. The systems are designed with the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang MOBA game in mind.

The 7,000 mAh battery will endure even long gaming sessions, charging remains at 18W (same as before). At least Tecno switch the USB port to Type-C. This is a dual SIM phone with 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 5.0, and an FM radio receiver.

The rear camera on the phone was upgraded with a 48MP main sensor (up from 13MP) with an aperture of f/1.8. There are three 2MP helper modules on the back too. The selfie camera packs an 8MP sensor.

The Tecno Pova 2 will go on pre-order on June 5, sales start on June 11. It will be available through several online retailers in the Philippines: Shopee, Lazada, Memo Express and Kimstore. Note that each retailer offers its own pre-order perks.

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This is not bad at all

A very good improvement I must say

Tecno fans have the 'Xiaomi Fan Boys' to thank. The upgrades they are enjoying now is as a result of the continuous bashing of Transsion by the Fan boys.

My kind. But it go still hang

Tecno would probably charge more than 150 for this 'innovation'. Samsung introduced 1080p amoled in 2013.

Just watch out for the ripoff that will be shipped to the Nigerian market

Haa 7k , well till dey announce the price the compare � LOL

BelloP:
Tecno would probably charge more than 150 for this 'innovation'. Samsung introduced 1080p amoled in 2013.

I am sure it's not the first phone from them that has 1080p and they didn't even charge 150 but go on

anungangampu:
My kind. But it go still hang

You never even use am

expensive powerbank. after 6 month, carlcare will collect their device

I love the design and with 7,000 mAh battery it would last very long.

How many phones has 7000mah battery

amazing power device this is, the battery is really huge

k;'''

Everything on it LOOKS DOPE!

But Pova 2 no dey naija, right?;

Wow a big 7000mAh battery sure sounds dope. I just hope it doesn't make d phone too heavy to hold and work. Helio G85 is great but a Helio G95 would have made dis a gaming beast!

The specs of the Tecno Pova 2 are really top tier. The huge battery and the mediatek helio chipset look great.

akingbadeomoseb:
Wow a big 7000mAh battery sure sounds dope. I just hope it doesn't make d phone too heavy to hold and work. Helio G85 is great but a Helio G95 would have made dis a gaming beast!

surprisingly the phone is light

Powerful machine it is

amazing power device, 7000 mah is really huge

i dont expect this to be heavy especially considering that its predecessor wasnt too heavy either

akingbadeomoseb:
Wow a big 7000mAh battery sure sounds dope. I just hope it doesn't make d phone too heavy to hold and work. Helio G85 is great but a Helio G95 would have made dis a gaming beast!

ClassicMan202:
Just watch out for the ripoff that will be shipped to the Nigerian market

Those that specs look like a rip off?

Realboygenius:


Those that specs look like a rip off?

These specs are great but wait for the ones that would be shipped to the Nigerian market

chariisGRACE:
Tecno fans have the 'Xiaomi Fan Boys' to thank. The upgrades they are enjoying now is as a result of the continuous bashing of Transsion by the Fan boys.

Chop knuckle

This is really a power machine