Tecno Pova Curve 5G vs Moto G85

Comparing the Tecno Pova Curve 5G vs Moto G85 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 Curve 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,152, while Moto G85 scores 2,145, making Tecno Pova Curve 5G the better performer.

Display: Tecno Pova Curve 5G offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Moto G85 offers 6.67 inches, making Tecno Pova Curve 5G the larger display of the two. Tecno Pova Curve 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Moto G85's P-OLED, making Tecno Pova Curve 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Tecno Pova Curve 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Moto G85 offers 50 MP, making Tecno Pova Curve 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Moto G85 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Tecno Pova Curve 5G offers 13 MP, making Moto G85 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Moto G85 delivers longer battery life with 11h 33m, while Tecno Pova Curve 5G delivers 11h 19m, making Moto G85 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Tecno Pova Curve 5G and Moto G85 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Tecno Pova Curve 5G receives a higher expert rating of 7.8 from the editorial team, while Moto G85 is rated 7.5.

User Rating: Tecno Pova Curve 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Moto G85 has a rating of 4.2.

Tecno Pova Curve 5G

₹15,999

(Out of Stock)

Moto G85

₹17,840

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

29 May, 2025

16 Jul, 2024

06 May, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultimate	Snapdragon 6s Gen 3	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED	P-OLED	AMOLED
1080x2436 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


13 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5500 mAh	5000 mAh	6500 mAh
45W Fast Charging	33W Turbo Power Charging	90W Flash Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.8/10

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7.5/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

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

Excellent design
Beautiful curved screen
Capable cameras

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

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

Sub-par IP rating
Performance could have been better

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5

(2,360 ratings)

4.2/5

(338 ratings)

4.5/5

(170 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

684,142 AnTuTu Score	471,687 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
11h 19m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 33m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

May 29, 2025

(Official)

Jul 16, 2024

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

2 Years

4 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

HiOS

Hello UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultimate

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

6 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC2

Adreno 619

Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

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

471,687

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

873

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

6.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

13.0 %

19.9 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)

P-OLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2436 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1300 nits

1600 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

900 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20.3:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi

395 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.2 %

90.8 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.8 %

93 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

164.3 mm

161.91 mm

150.83 mm

Width

74.6 mm

73.06 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.45 mm

7.59 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

177 grams

172 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: PMMA Vegan Leather

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Splash proof IP52

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

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

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

8 MP
f/1.67 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

ISO control

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

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

N/A

Camera Features

15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Bokeh portrait video
Vlog Mode

Dual Video Recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5500 mAh

5000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 50% in 15 minutes

Yes 33W Turbo Power Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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.

11h 19m

11h 33m

16h 04m

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

0h 55m 0s

1h 2m 0s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N3
TDD N38

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N3
TDD N40

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

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) / 3700(band 43) / 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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)