POCO F7 vs Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G

Comparing the POCO F7 vs Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: POCO F7 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,660, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G scores 3,200, making POCO F7 the better performer.

Display: POCO F7 offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offers 6.78 inches, making POCO F7 the larger display of the two. Both POCO F7 and Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both POCO F7 and Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: POCO F7 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offers 13 MP, making POCO F7 better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO F7 delivers longer battery life with 20h 36m, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G delivers 10h 40m, making POCO F7 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both POCO F7 and Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while POCO F7 is rated 7.5.

POCO F7

₹35,999

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Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G

₹49,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

01 Jul, 2025

21 Aug, 2026

29 Apr, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 3.21 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1208x2644 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera

Front Camera


20 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP AF

Battery


7550 mAh	6500 mAh	6500 mAh
90W Turbo Charging	45W Super Charging	90W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

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

Expert Review

7.5/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

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Pros

Durable design
Excellent performance
Solid battery life
Long-term software support

Sci-fi-inspired design
Detailed, vibrant display
Capable primary camera
Great attention to details in software

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Cons

Cameras need improvement
Hefty at 222g
Many pre-installed apps

Performance isn't the best
Limited OS upgrades

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.4/5

(23,578 ratings)

N/A

4.3/5

(1,016 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,106,422 AnTuTu Score	792,798 AnTuTu Score	2,194,258 AnTuTu Score
20h 36m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jul 01, 2025

(Official)

Aug 18, 2026

(Official)

Apr 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

2 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

3 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

HiOS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate MT6878

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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Processor

Octa core

3.21 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.01 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.01 GHz, Dual core

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 825

Mali-G615 MC2

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Hybrid Cooling System

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Performance Test Results

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

2,106,422

792,798

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

24.0 s

17.0 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.

4,363

1,054

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.1 %

N/A

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1208x2644 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3200 nits

4500 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1700 nits

1600 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

480 Hz

2800 Hz

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.69:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

447 ppi

429 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.9 %

89.68 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.70 %

93.18 %

96.80 %

Design

Height

163.1 mm

162.48 mm

162.7 mm

Width

77.93 mm

77.27 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.98 mm

7.39 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

222 grams

189 grams

183 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera15x Digital Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700C CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Beautify

Cinema Mode
Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter

15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @960 fps

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

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Vlog Mode
Video Pro Mode
Short Video Mode

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps

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

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

7550 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging 50% in 26 minutes

Yes 45W Super Charging 50% in 28 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 5W Reverse 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 36m

10h 40m

14h 01m

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

45m

1h 15m

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

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

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 700(band 29) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

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