Tecno Pova Curve vs Apple iPhone Air

Tecno Pova Curve

₹14,999

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Apple iPhone Air

₹116,900

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Summary

Spec Score

84%

95%

Release Date

29 May, 2025

19 Sep, 2025

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultimate	Apple A19 Pro
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
AMOLED	Super Retina XDR OLED
1080x2436 px (FHD+)	1260x2736 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


13 MP Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5500 mAh	3149 mAh
45W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	NVMe

Expert Review

7.8/10

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8.1/10

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Pros

Slim, ergonomic design
Smooth, pleasant display
Reliable performance
Big battery and fast charging

Ultraslim & lightweight
Pro-grade display
Smooth performance
Excellent primary camera

Cons

No microSD card slot
No 3.5mm headphone jack
Softer details in selfies

No dedicated telephoto & ultrawide lens
No stereo speakers
Pricey

User Ratings

4.3/5

(2,002 ratings)

4.8/5

(51 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

684,142 AnTuTu Score	2,067,200 AnTuTu Score
11h 19m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

May 29, 2025

(Official)

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

iOS v26

OS Updates

2 Years

N/A

Security Updates

2 Years

N/A

Custom UI

HiOS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultimate

Apple A19 Pro

CPU

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC2

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

684,142

2,067,200

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s

16.0 s

Gaming Test Results

GFX Score (The higher, the better) GFXBench Manhattan benchmark measures the performance of GPU, which affects gaming experience.

4,910.0

3,720.0

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

8.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

13.0 %

12.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

Resolution

1080x2436 px (FHD+)

1260x2736 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1300 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

900 nits

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20.3:9

N/A

Pixel Density

393 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.2 %

88.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.8 %

N/A

Design

Height

164.3 mm

156.2 mm

Width

74.6 mm

74.7 mm

Thickness

7.45 mm

5.64 mm

Weight

177 grams

165 grams

Build Material

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Ceramic Shield 2

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera15x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle1/1.73" sensor size IMX682 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.626 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No	Yes Sensor Shift Optical Image Stabilisation

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 24 @ 25 @ 30 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 25 @ 30 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Bokeh portrait video
Vlog Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

N/A	Yes Retina Flash

Camera Features

N/A	Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5500 mAh

3149 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A	Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

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.

11h 19m

N/A

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

0h 55m 0s

1h 35m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

1 TB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N3
TDD N38

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N3
TDD N40

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)