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Tecno Spark Go 1 vs Realme Note 50

41 out of 100
Tecno Spark Go 1
VS
37 out of 100
Realme Note 50
Tecno Spark Go 1
Realme Note 50

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.67-inch Tecno Spark Go 1 (with Unisoc Tiger T615) that was released on August 19, 2024, against the Realme Note 50, which is powered by Unisoc Tiger T612 and came out 7 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 Spark Go 1
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Stereo speakers
  • The phone is 7 months newer
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Realme Note 50
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14

Review

Evaluation of Tecno Spark Go 1 and Realme Note 50 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
3 / 64 GB
VS
3 / 64 GB
95.4
(Very good)
Value Index
83.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Spark Go 1
vs
Note 50

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.67 inches 6.74 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 263 ppi 260 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 560 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate - 180 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2% 85.6%
Display features - - DCI-P3

Design and build

Height 165.6 mm (6.52 inches) 167.2 mm (6.58 inches)
Width 77.01 mm (3.03 inches) 76.7 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.35 mm (0.33 inches) 7.99 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP54
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability - Good (3.37/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Spark Go 1
84.2%
Note 50 +2%
85.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Tecno Spark Go 1 and Realme Note 50
SoC
Chipset Unisoc Tiger T615 Unisoc Tiger T612
Max clock 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) No -
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP1 Mali-G57 MP1
GPU shading units 32 32
GPU clock 850 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS ~54.4 GFLOPS ~39.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Tecno Spark Go 1 and Realme Note 50
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Spark Go 1 +3%
441
Note 50
430
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Spark Go 1 +5%
1454
Note 50
1390
Compute Score (GPU)
Spark Go 1 +32%
596
Note 50
451
Compute Score (GPU) 596 451
Single-core score 441 430
Multi-core score 1454 1390
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Spark Go 1
356120
Note 50 +2%
364027
CPU 149461 151000
GPU 19476 16434
Memory 93800 91346
UX 93383 105247
Total score 356120 364027
Samples [7 tests] [3 tests]
PCMark 3.0
Spark Go 1
n/a
Note 50
7819
Web score - 7807
Video editing - 4323
Photo editing - 15578
Data manipulation - 5625
Writing score - 9656
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Tecno Spark Go 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 (Z)AnTuTu 11361337
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-28 (Uzn)CPU Throttle95%
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-28 (Uzn)AnTuTu 11386237
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-21 (Loroqee)AnTuTu 11361492
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (Вася)AnTuTu 11358133
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Realme Note 50
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-29 (Shammz)Geekbench 6 CPU430 / 1390
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-29 (Shammz)AnTuTu 11364027
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-29 (Shammz)Geekbench 6 CPU430 / 1390
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-29 (Shammz)AnTuTu 11364027
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-20 (ROKO RUSTEM KAZAKHSTAN)AnTuTu 11341088
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 3 GB 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HIOS 14 Realme UI T
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 10 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (49% in 40 min) No
Full charging time 1:55 hr -
Battery cycles - 800 cycles
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
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 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm 25 mm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 27 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 720p 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 5
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* - No
Infrared port Yes 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* - 7
5G support No No

Sound

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

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced August 2024 January 2024
Release date August 2024 January 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $90 $110
Successor - Tecno Spark Go 3 - Realme Note 70
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 15 W Yes, 10 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 Spark Go 1 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
75 (88.2%)
10 (11.8%)
Total votes: 85

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