TECNO Mobiles has launched TECNO POVA Neo 2, the company’s latest POVA series smartphone, in Russia as the successor to the first POVA Neo phone, which also has a 5G version. It has a 6.82-inch HD+ display with a 90Hz refresh rate and is powered by a MediaTek Helio G85 processor with up to 6GB of RAM and up to 5GB of virtual RAM with memory fusion technology.
The phone packs a 16-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary depth sensor. There is an 8-megapixel camera on the front with an LED flash. It runs Android 12 with HiOS 8.6.
The phone has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, comes with a plastic back, dedicated dual SIM and microSD card slots, and packs a 7000mAh battery with support for 18W charging with the charger in the box.
TECNO POVA NEO 2 specifications
- 6.82-inch (1640 x 720 pixels) FHD+ display, 90Hz refresh rate
- Octa Core MediaTek Helio G85 12nm processor (Dual 2GHz Cortex-A75 + Hexa 2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 CPUs) with up to 1000MHz ARM Mali-G52 2EEMC2 GPU
- 4GB RAM with 64GB storage / 4GB RAM with 128GB storage / 6GB RAM with 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- Android 12 with HiOS 8.6
- Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
- 16MP rear camera, Dual LED Flash, secondary depth camera
- 8MP front-facing camera, LED flash
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 170.86×77.79×9.63mm
- 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo speakers, DTS audio
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS, USB Type-C
- 7000mAh battery with 18W fast charging
Pricing and availability
The TECNO POVA Neo 2 comes in black, gray, and blue colours, is priced at 11,990 Russian Ruble (US$ 207 / Rs. 16,830 approx.) for the 4GB + 64GB model, and 13, 990 Russian Ruble (US$ 241 / Rs. 19,640 approx.) for the 6GB + 128GB model. It will be available in Russia from October 3.