Tecno Pova 128GB vs POCO M7

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Comparing the Tecno Pova 128GB vs POCO M7 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: POCO M7 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,228, while Tecno Pova 128GB scores 1,362, making POCO M7 the better performer.


Display: POCO M7 offers a screen size of 6.88 inches, while Tecno Pova 128GB offers 6.8 inches, making POCO M7 the larger display of the two. Both Tecno Pova 128GB and POCO M7 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: POCO M7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Tecno Pova 128GB offers 16 MP, making POCO M7 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Tecno Pova 128GB and POCO M7 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Tecno Pova 128GB delivers longer battery life with 20h 32m, while POCO M7 delivers 14h 27m, making Tecno Pova 128GB the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Tecno Pova 128GB and POCO M7 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: POCO M7 receives a higher expert rating of 7.8 from the editorial team, while Tecno Pova 128GB is rated 7.


User Rating: Tecno Pova 128GB and POCO M7 both receive the same user rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Spec Score

72%
77%

Release Date

11 Dec, 2020
07 Mar, 2025

Performance

MediaTek Helio G80
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
6.88 inches (17.48 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1640 px (HD+)
720x1640 px (HD+)
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

6000 mAh
5160 mAh
18W Flash Charging
18W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.8/10

Pros

  • Excellent battery life
  • Big display
  • Decent performance
  • Great multimedia output
  • Good performance
  • Reliable daylight cameras
  • Decent battery life

Cons

  • Average cameras
  • Lot of bloatware
  • Dull display
  • Poor low light cameras
  • Pre-installed apps

User Ratings

4.1/5
(2,283 ratings)
4.1/5
(80,613 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

195,498
AnTuTu Score
436,798
AnTuTu Score
20h 32m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
14h 27m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Dec 11, 2020
(Official)
Mar 07, 2025
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v14

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years

Security Updates

N/A
4 Years

Custom UI

N/A
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G80
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
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Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 1.95 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MC2
Adreno 613

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

195,498
436,798

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s
29.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

56.7 %
33.8 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
6.88 inches  (17.48 cm)

Resolution

720x1640 px (HD+)
720x1640 px (HD+)

Brightness

480 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
600 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

263 ppi
260 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.88 %
84.18 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.4 %
N/A

Design

Height

171.2 mm
171.88 mm

Width

77.5 mm
77.8 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm
8.22 mm

Weight

215.5 grams
205 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IP52

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.85
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.9" sensor size IMX852 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter
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Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Dual LED
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh
5160 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Flash Charging
Yes 18W Fast Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

20h 32m
14h 27m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 2m 48s
1h 36m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.039 W/kg Body: 1.145 W/kg
Head: 0.851 W/kg Body: 0.764 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

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