Tecno Pova 7 Neo vs Motorola Moto G (2026)

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch Tecno Pova 7 Neo (with MediaTek Helio G100 Ultimate) that was released on June 20, 2025, against the Motorola Moto G (2026), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6300 and came out 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
4 / 128 GB

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Tecno Pova 7 Neo
  • Comes with 1800 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5200 mAh
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • 51% higher pixel density (396 vs 262 PPI)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G (2026)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Tecno Pova 7 Neo and Motorola Moto G (2026) crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
112.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
118.8
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.78 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2460 pixels 720 x 1604 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.5:9 20:9
PPI 396 ppi 262 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 900 nits 1000 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 84.5% 84.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 -

Design and build

Height 168.6 mm (6.64 inches) 167.2 mm (6.58 inches)
Width 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) 76.4 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness 9.31 mm (0.37 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 203 g (7.16 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Waterproof IP64 -
Rear material Plastic Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Gold, Gray Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Tecno Pova 7 Neo and Motorola Moto G (2026)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G100 Ultimate MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Max clock 2200 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache - 2 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU shading units 64 64
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1072 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~137.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Tecno Pova 7 Neo and Motorola Moto G (2026)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1923
2098
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1476 -
Single-core score 740 790
Multi-core score 1923 2098
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
576015
585233
CPU 219745 223818
GPU 48086 61807
Memory 136525 116664
UX 171659 182944
Total score 576015 585233
Samples [4 tests] Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 17054
Video editing - 6396
Photo editing - 25984
Data manipulation - 10001
Writing score - 13761

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Tecno Pova 7 Neo
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-07 (KLAQO)AnTuTu 11532021
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-17 (ะั€ัะตะฝ)AnTuTu 11574124
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-10 -> Newdawg_7AnTuTu 11579396
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-03 (Flame11)AnTuTu 11576015
Motorola Moto G (2026)
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 16
ROM HIOS 15 Hello UI
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 2 years

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 36 min) Yes
Full charging time 1:15 hr -

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KHM1 -
Sensor size 1/1.67" (โ‰ˆ 0.6 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.61 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Stabilization - No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Aperture - f/2.2
Sensor CMOS -
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced June 2025 November 2025
Release date July 2025 November 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $180 $199
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Tecno Pova 7 Neo. But if the camera, software, and design are more of a priority โ€“ go for the Motorola Moto G (2026).

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