Apple iPhone 17 vs Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 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 17 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,327, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G scores 3,200, making Apple iPhone 17 the better performer.

Display: Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 6.3 inches, making Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17 features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 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 17 offers 48 MP, making Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Apple iPhone 17 offers a higher front camera resolution with 18 MP, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offers 13 MP, making Apple iPhone 17 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G delivers longer battery life with 10h 40m, while Apple iPhone 17 delivers None, making Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 17 and Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 17 receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G is rated 8.

Apple iPhone 17

₹82,900

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Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G

₹49,999

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Summary

Release Date

09 2025

08 2026

10 2026

Performance


Apple A19	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1208x2644 px (FHD+)	1260x2750 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


3692 mAh	6500 mAh	7200 mAh
40W Fast Charging	45W Super Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
NVMe	UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.3/10

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8.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

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

Premium, good looking design
Reliable battery life
Versatile cameras

Cons

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

Performance isn't the best
Limited OS upgrades

Performance needs improvement
Low-light photography is weak

User Ratings

4.6/5

(29,409 ratings)

N/A

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₹82,900

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₹49,999

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₹62,000

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General

Launch Date

September 19, 2025

(Official)

August 18, 2026

(Official)

October 6, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

N/A

2 Year

4 Year

Security Updates

N/A

3 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

HiOS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A19

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate MT6878

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple A19 GPU

Mali-G615 MC2

Adreno 722

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

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.

2,250,422

792,798

1,356,175

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

24.0 s

27.0 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.

4,884

1,054

1,832

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1208x2644 px (FHD+)

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

4500 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

2800 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.69:9

20:9

Pixel Density

458 ppi

429 ppi

459 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.89 %

89.68 %

90.85 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.18 %

N/A

Design

Height

149.6 mm

162.48 mm

157.52 mm

Width

71.5 mm

77.27 mm

74.33 mm

Thickness

7.95 mm

7.39 mm

7.69 mm

Weight

177 grams

189 grams

203 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Glass

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 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm 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 Camera10x Optical Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length S5KHP5

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 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
Macro Mode

Cinema Mode
Macro Mode

Film Camera
SuperMoon

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

10 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

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

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

3840x2160 fps
1920x1080 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

3692 mAh

6500 mAh

7200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 45W Super Charging 50% in 28 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes

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

18h 36m

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

1h 11m

1h 15m

1h 41s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / 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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / 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) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)