The Tecno Pova 5 Lets You Play Faster and Better Minus the Hefty Price Tag

Fast performance, a large, high-resolution screen with a high refresh rate, good battery life, and features tailor-made for gaming—all these can be found in the new TECNO POVA 5 for only P8,499. 

Hailing from the POVA line of mid-range devices with a focus on gaming capabilities, the POVA 5 can also be appealing to anyone looking for budget-friendly, everyday smartphone with a pretty good camera. It’s still a phone after all, and you’ll likely use it beyond playtime. 

Make no mistake, though, because it’s a notable gaming phone through and through. 

Design and display

Boasting of a distinct cyberpunk aesthetic, which adds to its gaming build, the POVA 5’s back panel stands out with crisp lines and varying textures—there are even screws, and the asymmetrical camera module completes the gamer design language. 

It sports a 6.78-inch FHD+ IPS LCD with a smooth and responsive 120Hz refresh rate and a 240Hz touch response rate. It also has Widevine L1, allowing you to enjoy your multimedia in full HD, and DTS dual stereo speakers for immersive soundscape through wired or wireless earphones. 

Performance and camera

The star of the POVA 5, apart from its massive 6,000mAh battery cell and 45W Smart Charge function, is the internals it packs. It’s powered by a Mediatek Helio G99 processor that’s paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal base storage, expandable up to 256GB. 

FYI—the POVA 5 is one of the most affordable smartphones in the market to use a Helio G99 processor, which is MediaTek’s best 4G-only processor right now.

 It can handle popular titles like Mobile Legends, Call of Duty: Mobile, and Free Fire, among many others—sans issues, overheating, and lags. This is also possible thanks to its liquid cooling with a 1399.65mm² evaporative chamber and a 9349.39mm² graphene cooling system. TL;DR: This tech allows CPU temps being reduced more than 5°C during rebooting of gaming scenes, providing better cooling.

Optics-wise, the POVA 5 has a dual camera system with a 50MP AI main snapper and an 8MP selfie shooter. It’s also capable of shooting 2K videos. 

Final word

The TECNO POVA 5 sets a new benchmark for budget gaming phones with a mecha-inspired design, powerful internals and battery, and gamer-centric features—all for under P10,000. 

Shop the TECNO POVA 5, available in Mecha Black, Hurricane Blue, or Amber Gold, for only P8,499 at select SM branches of Tecno Mobile. 

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