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Tecno Spark 10 Pro vs Pova 5

41 out of 100
Tecno Spark 10 Pro
VS
48 out of 100
Tecno Pova 5
Tecno Spark 10 Pro
Tecno Pova 5

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.8-inch Tecno Spark 10 Pro (with MediaTek Helio G88) that was released on March 6, 2023, against the Tecno Pova 5, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 4 months after. 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 5
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
  • 47% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (555K versus 377K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 18W)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Helio G99
  • Stereo speakers
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13

Review

Evaluation of Tecno Spark 10 Pro and Pova 5 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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Currency
4 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
85.2
(Very good)
Value Index
40.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Spark 10 Pro
vs
Pova 5

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.8 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2460 pixels 1080 x 2460 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.5:9 21:9
PPI 395 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 580 nits 580 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.6% 83.1%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 20 ms -
Contrast 1530:1 -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Spark 10 Pro
526 nits
Pova 5
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 168.4 mm (6.63 inches) 168.61 mm (6.64 inches)
Width 76.2 mm (3 inches) 76.61 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 219.4 g (7.74 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black Black, Gold, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Spark 10 Pro +3%
85.6%
Pova 5
83.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Tecno Spark 10 Pro and Tecno Pova 5
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G88 MediaTek Helio G99
Max clock 2000 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MC2 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 48 64
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~96 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Tecno Spark 10 Pro and Tecno Pova 5
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Spark 10 Pro
424
Pova 5 +73%
734
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Spark 10 Pro
1376
Pova 5 +44%
1984
Compute Score (GPU)
Spark 10 Pro
n/a
Pova 5
1347
Compute Score (GPU) - 1347
Single-core score 424 734
Multi-core score 1376 1984
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Spark 10 Pro
377243
Pova 5 +47%
555991
CPU 141241 214403
GPU 27978 47583
Memory 94365 119066
UX 113659 174939
Total score 377243 555991
Samples [2 tests] [15 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 144
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Spark 10 Pro
n/a
Pova 5
10771
Web score - 9944
Video editing - 6387
Photo editing - 25497
Data manipulation - 7171
Writing score - 12806
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Tecno Spark 10 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-31 (Tamim)AnTuTu 11365753
📘 2026-04-25 (Windex)AnTuTu 11377243
📘 2025-10-07 (Qwotpo)AnTuTu 11362185
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Tecno Pova 5
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-26 (Arbuziki)AnTuTu 12676516
📘 2026-09-24 (Gigachat 2.0)AnTuTu 12667153
📘 2026-09-24 (Gigachat 2.0)AnTuTu 12667153
📘 2026-09-21 (Arbuziki)AnTuTu 11541666
📘 2026-09-10 -> 1ArsAnTuTu 11469582
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HIOS 12.6 HIOS 14

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (35% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 21 min)
Full charging time 1:48 hr 0:57 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:44 hr -
Watching video 12:21 hr -
Gaming 05:25 hr -
Standby 119 hr -
General battery life
Spark 10 Pro
22:38 hr
Pova 5
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8190 x 6144 8190 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 0.08 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.6
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 6464 x 4864 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.45 f/2.0
Sensor Samsung S5KGD2 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.12 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 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 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
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No Yes
LTE Cat* 4 -
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Spark 10 Pro
73.9 dB
Pova 5
n/a

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced March 2023 June 2023
Release date March 2023 July 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $150 $180
Successor - Tecno Spark 40 Pro - Tecno Pova 7 5G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 18 W Yes, 45 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 Tecno Pova 5 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
25 (13.4%)
161 (86.6%)
Total votes: 186

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