Tecno Spark 10 Pro vs Pova Neo 3

41 out of 100
Tecno Spark 10 Pro
VS
47 out of 100
Tecno Pova Neo 3

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 Neo 3, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G85 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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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Tecno Spark 10 Pro
  • 50% higher pixel density (395 vs 263 PPI)
  • 17% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (377K versus 323K)
Reasons to consider the Tecno Pova Neo 3
  • Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • Stereo speakers

Review

Evaluation of Tecno Spark 10 Pro and Pova Neo 3 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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4 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
85.2
(Very good)
Value Index
206.1
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.8 inches 6.82 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2460 pixels 720 x 1640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.5:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 263 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 580 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.6% 84.8%
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 20 ms -
Contrast 1530:1 -
Peak brightness test (auto)
524 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 168.4 mm (6.63 inches) 170.67 mm (6.72 inches)
Width 76.2 mm (3 inches) 77.6 mm (3.06 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 9.3 mm (0.37 inches)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 201 g (7.09 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
85.6%
84.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Tecno Spark 10 Pro and Tecno Pova Neo 3
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G88 MediaTek Helio G85
Max clock 2000 MHz 2000 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MC2 Mali-G52 MC2
GPU shading units 48 48
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~96 GFLOPS ~96 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Tecno Spark 10 Pro and Tecno Pova Neo 3
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
430
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1459
Single-core score 424 430
Multi-core score 1376 1459
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
377243
323764
CPU 141241 127644
GPU 27978 43854
Memory 94365 57430
UX 113659 94836
Total score 377243 323764
Samples [2 tests] Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 8167
Video editing - 6844
Photo editing - 15927
Data manipulation - 6028
Writing score - 9113

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Tecno Spark 10 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-31 (Tamim)AnTuTu365753
📘 2026-04-25 (Windex)AnTuTu377243
📘 2025-10-07 (Qwotpo)AnTuTu362185
Tecno Pova Neo 3
No benchmark results yet

Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 13
ROM HIOS 12.6 HIOS 13

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 7000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (35% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 70 min)
Full charging time 1:48 hr 2:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:44 hr -
Watching video 12:21 hr -
Gaming 05:25 hr -
Standby 119 hr -
General battery life
22:38 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 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 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 0.08 MP
1) Standard: 16 MP
2) Depth: 0.08 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 16 MP
Aperture f/1.6 -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 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 -
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 5.1
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 Yes
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 No
LTE Cat* 4 7
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
73.9 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced March 2023 June 2023
Release date March 2023 July 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $150 $150
Successor - Tecno Spark 40 Pro -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 18 W Yes, 18 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 Neo 3 is definitely a better buy.

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Total votes: 73

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