Tecno Pova 2 vs realme Narzo 50A

Comparing the Tecno Pova 2 vs realme Narzo 50A 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: Tecno Pova 2 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,359, while realme Narzo 50A scores 1,344, making Tecno Pova 2 the better performer.

Display: Tecno Pova 2 offers a screen size of 6.95 inches, while realme Narzo 50A offers 6.5 inches, making Tecno Pova 2 the larger display of the two. Both Tecno Pova 2 and realme Narzo 50A feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: realme Narzo 50A offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Tecno Pova 2 offers 48 MP, making realme Narzo 50A better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Tecno Pova 2 and realme Narzo 50A feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Tecno Pova 2 delivers longer battery life with 22h 55m, while realme Narzo 50A delivers 17h 53m, making Tecno Pova 2 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Tecno Pova 2 and realme Narzo 50A offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Expert Review: realme Narzo 50A receives a higher expert rating of 7.5 from the editorial team, while Tecno Pova 2 is rated 7.

User Rating: realme Narzo 50A receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Tecno Pova 2 has a rating of 4.1.

Tecno Pova 2

₹8,819

(Discontinued)

realme Narzo 50A

₹8,599

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

04 Aug, 2021

24 Sep, 2021

16 Jul, 2026

Performance

		N/A
MediaTek Helio G85	MediaTek Helio G85	Unisoc T7100
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display

		N/A
6.95 inches (17.65 cm)	6.5 inches (16.51 cm)	6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x2460 px (FHD+)	720x1600 px (HD+)	N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

		N/A
48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	2 MP Macro Camera	N/A
2 MP Depth Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	N/A
2 MP Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera

		N/A
8 MP	8 MP Wide Angle Lens	5 MP

Battery

		N/A
7000 mAh	6000 mAh	5000 mAh
18W Flash Charging	18W Quick Charging	10W
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	64 GB
N/A	eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.0

Expert Review

7.0/10

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7.5/10

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N/A

Pros

Large 7-inch FHD+ display
Massive 7,000mAh battery
Decent performance

Good daylight photography
Long battery life
Decent performance

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Poor camera
Lots of bloatware
Speakers could have been better

Lacks WideVine L1 certification
Display could use a higher refresh rate
Depth sensor serves little purpose

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.1/5

(7,359 ratings)

4.4/5

(390,810 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

219,203 AnTuTu Score	218,890 AnTuTu Score	N/A
22h 55m Battery Life (PC Mark)	17h 53m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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Video

1 Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Sep 24, 2021

(Official)

Jul 16, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v11

Android v15

Custom UI

HiOS

Realme UI

Android Go

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

N/A

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G85

Unisoc T7100

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A75 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MC2

PowerVR GE8322

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB

4 GB

3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

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.

219,203

218,890

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

26.0 s

32.0 s

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Very Good

N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.95 inches (17.65 cm)

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

Resolution

1080x2460 px (FHD+)

720x1600 px (HD+)

N/A

Brightness

480 nits

570 nits

400 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

N/A

Pixel Density

387 ppi

270 ppi

269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.23 %

81.7 %

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with waterdrop notch

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

88.7 %

N/A

Design

Height

173.3 mm

164.5 mm

N/A

Width

78.7 mm

75.9 mm

N/A

Thickness

9.6 mm

8.49 mm

Weight

N/A

207 grams

N/A

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

N/A

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.79 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view26.79 mm focal length 1/2.7" sensor size S5KJN1 ISO-CELL

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2GC08A8 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
Macro Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.9 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

N/A

2 MP
Depth Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera21.9 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

N/A

2 MP

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes Quad LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
2560x1440 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

N/A

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

5 MP
Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Dual LED

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Capacity

7000 mAh

6000 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Flash Charging

Yes 18W Quick Charging

Yes 10W

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.

22h 55m

17h 53m

N/A

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

2h 28m 10s

2h 34m 24s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB

64 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.1

eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

N/A

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 0.983 W/kg Body: 0.554 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

N/A

NFC

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

Rear

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

N/A

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