Tecno Pova vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime

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Comparing the Tecno Pova vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime 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: Both Tecno Pova and Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.


Display: Tecno Pova offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime offers 6.53 inches, making Tecno Pova the larger display of the two. Both Tecno Pova and Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Tecno Pova offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime offers 13 MP, making Tecno Pova better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Tecno Pova and Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Tecno Pova delivers longer battery life with 20h 32m, while Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime delivers 13h 31m, making Tecno Pova the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Tecno Pova and Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Tecno Pova is rated 7.


User Rating: Tecno Pova and Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

11 Dec, 2020
06 Aug, 2020
06 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Helio G80
MediaTek Helio G80
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1640 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Macro Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

6000 mAh
5020 mAh
6500 mAh
18W Flash Charging
18W Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
256 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Excellent battery life
  • Big display
  • Decent performance
  • Full HD display
  • Solid battery life
  • Decent performance
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Average cameras
  • Lot of bloatware
  • Dull display
  • Average cameras
  • Lacks Night mode
  • Hefty build
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.3/5
(10,899 ratings)
4.3/5
(327,746 ratings)
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

195,498
AnTuTu Score
191,437
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
20h 32m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
13h 31m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Dec 11, 2020
(Official)
Aug 06, 2020
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
MIUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G80
MediaTek Helio G80
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

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

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.8 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
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
12 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MC2
Mali-G52
Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
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.

195,498
191,437
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s
21.0 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.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
5.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

56.7 %
13.4 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1640 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

480 nits
400 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20.5:9
19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

263 ppi
395 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.88 %
83.06 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.4 %
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

171.2 mm
163.3 mm
150.83 mm

Width

77.5 mm
77 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm
9.1 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

215.5 grams
198 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.85
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera27 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

6000 mAh
5020 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Flash Charging
Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
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.

20h 32m
13h 31m
16h 04m

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

2h 2m 48s
2h 52m 44s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 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 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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
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)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.039 W/kg Body: 1.145 W/kg
Head: 0.854 W/kg Body: 0.417 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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