Apple iPhone 13 vs Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G

Comparing the Apple iPhone 13 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: Apple iPhone 13 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.23 GHz, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G runs at 2.6 GHz, making Apple iPhone 13 the better performer.

Display: Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 6.1 inches, making Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 13 features a Super Retina XDR display compared to Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 13 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 12 MP, making Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 12 MP, making Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G delivers longer battery life with 10h 40m, while Apple iPhone 13 delivers None, making Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 128 GB, making Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Apple iPhone 13 and Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G equally at 8.

Apple iPhone 13

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Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G

₹49,999

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Summary

Release Date

09 2021

08 2026

06 2026

Performance


Apple A15 Bionic	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super Retina XDR	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1170x2532 px (FHD+)	1208x2644 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


3227 mAh	6500 mAh	6500 mAh
20W Fast Charging	45W Super Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

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Pros

Excellent performer
Capable cameras
Long-lasting battery life

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

Slimmest phone under Rs 50,000
Tall, vibrant AMOLED display
Capable cameras with periscope lens
Good performance output

Cons

Slow wired and wireless charging speeds
No high-refresh rate screen

Performance isn't the best
Limited OS upgrades

Battery efficiency could be better
Only 3 major OS updates
Design is a bit slippery

User Ratings

4.6/5

(300,649 ratings)

N/A

4.3/5

(723 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

September 17, 2021

(Official)

August 18, 2026

(Official)

June 4, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v15

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

2 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

3 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

HiOS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A15 Bionic

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate MT6878

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Hexa Core

3.23 GHz, Dual core, Avalanche 1.82 GHz, Quad core, Blizzard

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)

5 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

Mali-G615 MC2

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

4 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

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.

N/A

792,798

2,217,003

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

24.0 s

20.0 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

1,054

4,502

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1170x2532 px (FHD+)

1208x2644 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits

4500 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

800 nits

1600 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

2800 Hz

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.69:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

457 ppi

429 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.89 %

89.68 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.18 %

96.8 %

Design

Height

146.7 mm

162.48 mm

162.7 mm

Width

71.5 mm

77.27 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

7.39 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

174 grams

189 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

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

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle1/1.9" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.7µm 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 Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Cinema Mode
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 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
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

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

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3227 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 45W Super Charging 50% in 28 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 10W Wireless 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.

N/A

10h 40m

14h 11m

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

1h 33m 17s

1h 15m

47m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

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

N/A

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)