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Tecno Pova Slim 5G vs Oppo K13 Turbo

59 out of 100
Tecno Pova Slim 5G
VS
72 out of 100
Oppo K13 Turbo
Tecno Pova Slim 5G
Oppo K13 Turbo

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 Oppo K13 Turbo, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8450 and came out 2 months before. 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
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Weighs 51 grams less
Reasons to consider the Oppo K13 Turbo
  • 3.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1990K versus 613K)
  • Comes with 1840 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5160 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 8450
  • 2.1x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1612 and 765 points

Review

Evaluation of Tecno Pova Slim 5G and Oppo K13 Turbo 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
113.7
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pova Slim 5G
vs
K13 Turbo

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1224 x 2720 pixels 1280 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 440 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 4500 nits 1600 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i AGC DT-Star D+
Screen-to-body ratio 89% 90.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% -
PWM 60 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pova Slim 5G
1589 nits
K13 Turbo
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164.23 mm (6.47 inches) 162.8 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 75.91 mm (2.99 inches) 77.2 mm (3.04 inches)
Thickness 5.95 mm (0.23 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 156 g (5.5 oz) 207 g (7.3 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IPX9
Advanced cooling - Active fan
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Black, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Pova Slim 5G
89%
K13 Turbo +1%
90.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Tecno Pova Slim 5G and Oppo K13 Turbo
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 6400 MediaTek Dimensity 8450
Max clock 2500 MHz 3250 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76		 - 4 cores at 2.1 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.25 GHz: Cortex-A725
L3 cache 2 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek NPU 880
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G720 MP7
GPU shading units 64 896
GPU clock 1072 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~137.2 GFLOPS ~2329.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Tecno Pova Slim 5G and Oppo K13 Turbo
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pova Slim 5G
765
K13 Turbo +111%
1612
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pova Slim 5G
1988
K13 Turbo +212%
6210
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 12321
Single-core score 765 1612
Multi-core score 1988 6210
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pova Slim 5G
613165
K13 Turbo +225%
1990099
CPU 235792 624873
GPU 47692 647052
Memory 134758 256266
UX 194923 461908
Total score 613165 1990099
Samples Less than 3 [15 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Pova Slim 5G
148
K13 Turbo +891%
1467
Graphics test 1 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 148 1467
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 25 FPS
Section 1 - 27 FPS
Section 2 - 25 FPS
Section 3 - 22 FPS
Graphics score - 6549
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Pova Slim 5G
10960
K13 Turbo +33%
14601
Web score 11379 17107
Video editing 5148 6366
Photo editing 23774 31941
Data manipulation 7894 10037
Writing score 14385 19003
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Tecno Pova Slim 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-23 (Takno pova slim 5g 😃)AnTuTu 12726622
📘 2026-06-28 (Arnab)AnTuTu 11613165
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Oppo K13 Turbo
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-02 -> AndroSidGeekbench 6 CPU1631 / 6337
📘 2026-09-27 -> AndroSidGeekbench 7 GPU9846
📘 2026-09-27 -> AndroSidGeekbench 7 GPU9347
📘 2026-09-27 -> AndroSidGeekbench 7 CPU1034 / 5083
📘 2026-08-19 -> AndroSidGeekbench 6 GPU12587
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM HIOS 15 ColorOS 15
OS size 21 GB -

Battery

Capacity 5160 mAh 7000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (52% in 30 min) Yes (63% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:56 hr 0:56 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 120 FPS (1080p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture - f/1.8
Focal length - 27 mm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution - 4920 x 3264
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 22 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
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 6 (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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes -
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pova Slim 5G
92.5 dB
K13 Turbo
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2025 July 2025
Release date October 2025 July 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $235 $305
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Yes, 80 W
*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 Oppo K13 Turbo is definitely a better buy.

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