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Tecno Pova 5 Pro 5G review: Gaming-focused mid 2023.

Item: Tecno Pova 5 Pro 5G
Rating: 73
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2023·$280

Overall

73/100

Class rank

#1 of 1

Tier

Mid-Range

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

Tecno Pova 5 Pro.

Pova 5 Pro 5G brought AMOLED + 68 W + LED back to $280 — Tecno's gaming-style mid.

01Display

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2023.

TypeAMOLED

Size6.78"

Refresh120 Hz

02Performance

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2023.

ChipsetDimensity 6080

RAM8 GB

Storage256 GB

03Camera

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2023.

Main50 MP OIS

Macro2 MP

Front16 MP

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2023.

Capacity5,000 mAh

Charging68 W

05Software

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2023.

What works

AMOLED + 5G + 68 W at $280.
50 MP OIS.
LED back design.
8 GB / 256 GB.

What doesn't

Dimensity 6080 weak.
No NFC.
16 MP selfie.
HiOS bloat.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .