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Tecno Pova Slim 5G vs Motorola Edge 60 Neo

59 out of 100
Tecno Pova Slim 5G
VS
65 out of 100
Motorola Edge 60 Neo
Tecno Pova Slim 5G
Motorola Edge 60 Neo

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Tecno Pova Slim 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 6400) that was released on September 2, 2025, against the Motorola Edge 60 Neo, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7400. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Tecno Pova Slim 5G
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Delivers 44% higher peak brightness (1591 against 1108 nits)
  • Has a 0.42 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Weighs 18.5 grams less
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 60 Neo
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • 57% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (964K versus 613K)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 45W)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Tecno Pova Slim 5G and Motorola Edge 60 Neo 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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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
112.2
(Excellent)
Value Index
79.9
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pova Slim 5G
vs
Edge 60 Neo

Display

Type AMOLED POLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.36 inches
Resolution 1224 x 2720 pixels 1220 x 2670 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 440 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 4500 nits 1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 3000 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 300 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 89% 89%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 103.7%
PWM 60 Hz 242 Hz
Response time 1 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Pova Slim 5G
6.78β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 17.2 in2
Edge 60 Neo
6.36β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pova Slim 5G +44%
1591 nits
Edge 60 Neo
1108 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 164.23 mm (6.47 inches) 154.1 mm (6.07 inches)
Width 75.91 mm (2.99 inches) 71.2 mm (2.8 inches)
Thickness 5.95 mm (0.23 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 156 g (5.5 oz) 174.5 g (6.16 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP69
Rear material - Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue Gray, Green, Red, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Excellent (4.04/5)
Drop resistance - Very good (B) Β· 180 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Tecno Pova Slim 5G and Motorola Edge 60 Neo
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 6400 MediaTek Dimensity 7400
Max clock 2500 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 2 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 655
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G615 MP2
GPU shading units 64 256
GPU clock 1072 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~137.2 GFLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Tecno Pova Slim 5G and Motorola Edge 60 Neo
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pova Slim 5G
765
Edge 60 Neo +40%
1071
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pova Slim 5G
1988
Edge 60 Neo +53%
3051
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 3111
Single-core score 765 1071
Multi-core score 1988 3051
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pova Slim 5G
613165
Edge 60 Neo +57%
964392
CPU 235792 336791
GPU 47692 150158
Memory 134758 189328
UX 194923 288115
Total score 613165 964392
Samples Less than 3 [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 148 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 11379 -
Video editing 5148 -
Photo editing 23774 -
Data manipulation 7894 -
Writing score 14385 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Tecno Pova Slim 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-28 (Arnab)AnTuTu613165
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Motorola Edge 60 Neo
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-26 (JokerSSJ)AnTuTu996402
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-05 (Luk13)AnTuTu936117
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-23 (Geibu!)AnTuTu964392
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-19 (Hellster)AnTuTu979399
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-02 (Pslna)AnTuTu899423
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 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 No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM HIOS 15 Hello UI
OS size 21 GB 41 GB
OS updates - 3 years
Security updates - 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5160 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 68 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (52% in 30 min) Yes (76% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:56 hr 0:45 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (1920p)
Angle of widest lens - 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture - f/1.8
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor - Sony LYT-700C
Sensor size - 1/1.5" (β‰ˆ 0.67 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 10 MP
Aperture - f/2.0
Focal length - 73 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor size - 1/3.94" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 13 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor size - 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 32 megapixels
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size - 1/3.14" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.4
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
- OTG
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 Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pova Slim 5G +13%
92.5 dB
Edge 60 Neo
82.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2025 September 2025
Release date October 2025 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $235 $379
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Motorola Edge 60 Neo is definitely a better buy.

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