Tecno Pova Curve 2 vs vivo S2 5G

Comparing the Tecno Pova Curve 2 vs vivo S2 5G 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 2 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,899, while vivo S2 5G scores 2,825, making Tecno Pova Curve 2 the better performer.

Display: vivo S2 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Tecno Pova Curve 2 offers 6.78 inches, making vivo S2 5G the larger display of the two. Both Tecno Pova Curve 2 and vivo S2 5G feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both Tecno Pova Curve 2 and vivo S2 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: vivo S2 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Tecno Pova Curve 2 offers 13 MP, making vivo S2 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Tecno Pova Curve 2 delivers longer battery life with 15h 13m, while vivo S2 5G delivers 14h 57m, making Tecno Pova Curve 2 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Tecno Pova Curve 2 and vivo S2 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Tecno Pova Curve 2 receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 from the editorial team, while vivo S2 5G is rated 8.

User Rating: Tecno Pova Curve 2 receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while vivo S2 5G has a rating of 3.9.

Tecno Pova Curve 2

₹26,899

@ Amazon

vivo S2 5G

₹39,940

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

02 2026

08 2026

04 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7100	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2364 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 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
2 MP Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera

Front Camera


13 MP	32 MP	50 MP AF

Battery


8000 mAh	7050 mAh	6500 mAh
45W Fast Charging	44W Flash Charging	90W Turbo Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.1/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

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Pros

Unique and slim design
Good display
Excellent battery life
Smooth OS

Vibrant, curved display
Reliable battery life
Slim and lightweight build

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

Cons

No OIS support
Average performer
Mono speaker

No ultrawide camera
Too many pre-installed apps

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.1/5

(416 ratings)

3.9/5

(35 ratings)

4.3/5

(974 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹26,899

@ Amazon

₹39,940

@ Amazon

₹36,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

February 13, 2026

(Official)

August 6, 2026

(Official)

April 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

3 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

HiOS

Origin OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7100

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo MT6878V

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.5 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)

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G610 MC2

Mali-G615 MP2

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

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.

740,056

956,029

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

32.0 s

23.0 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.

698

851

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.1 %

N/A

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2364 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

3000 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

2304 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

2800 Hz

N/A

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

429 ppi

449 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.71 %

91.03 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

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)

93.18 %

93.82 %

96.80 %

Design

Height

162.68 mm

164.42 mm

162.7 mm

Width

77.15 mm

75.25 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.42 mm

7.99 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

195 grams

197 grams

183 grams

Build Material

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Plastic Polycarbonate

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68 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 Camera15x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle23 mm focal length

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.828 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 0.8µm pixel size

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

2 MP

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

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

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3048 x 4064 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

SuperMoon

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

15 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

2k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

Vlog Mode

N/A

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

2k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

8000 mAh

7050 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 48.1 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging

Yes 44W Flash Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

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.

15h 13m

14h 57m

14h 01m

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

1h 5m

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

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

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 1700(band 66)

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)