Tecno Pova 6 Pro Review – Pros and cons, Verdict

I reviewed the Tecno POVA 5 Professional in August final 12 months and located it to be a sensibly-priced cellphone that introduced alongside among the most desired options from mid-range to a extra inexpensive worth level. With a high-refresh-rate show, quick charging assist, and a singular design, the handset was an interesting purchase underneath Rs 15,000. As a substitute of ready round for a full 12 months, the model has now launched the POVA 6 Professional in March itself. However does it convey alongside the required upgrades to construct on its predecessor’s thrilling proposition or does it fail to supply the same worth for cash? Because the new handset is at the moment retailing for Rs 19,999 (a particular low cost of Rs 2,000 obtainable at launch), you may additionally be questioning whether or not the upper worth is justified or not. I’m right here to reply all these questions and extra insights on the cellphone, so with out losing any time, let’s get proper into it.

Verdict

Tecno POVA 6 Professional comes with significant upgrades over its predecessor and shines in facets like the colourful show, lengthy battery life, quick charging velocity, and helpful software program options. One of many key facets lacking from the handset, which was additionally lacking on its predecessor, is an ultra-wide sensor. The smartphone’s introductory pricing of Rs 17,999 makes it an excellent deal, however for the complete worth of Rs 19,999, it does want extra thought.

Design and show

• Tecno POVA 6 Professional builds on the design language of the POVA 5 Professional and goes a step forward.
• Aside from the LED strips that have been additionally current on its predecessor, the POVA 6 Professional additionally provides dynamic lighting within the ring surrounding the cameras. The dynamic gentle results may be adjusted from the settings menu.
  
• Whereas we obtained the Comet Inexperienced variant of the handset, it can even be obtainable within the Meteorite Black possibility. The Comet Inexperienced color variant has a extra distinguished look out of the 2 however the Black possibility may very well be most popular by those that need a extra subdued look.
• The dynamic results supplied this time round within the up to date Arc interface present extra choices and don’t really feel like an afterthought, which was the case with the POVA 5 Professional. The ‘Get together Mode’ permits you to maintain the dynamic lighting on for so long as you need.
• The cellphone measures 7.9mm in thickness and weighs 195 grams. Whereas the load is on the upper facet, the cellphone doesn’t really feel too heavy within the hand. The POVA 6 Professional does have a boxy really feel to it, however I discovered it to be handy to make use of with one hand. That is notably spectacular given the truth that that is the slimmest cellphone available in the market with a 6,000mAh battery.
  
• Notably, as a substitute of the IPS panel used on the POVA 5 Professional, the brand new cellphone from Tecno includes a 6.78-inch FHD+ (2,460 x 1,080 pixels) AMOLED show (with 120Hz refresh price and 1300 nits of peak brightness).
• I genuinely loved watching movies on this cellphone. Whereas the color replica leaned extra in the direction of the colourful facet, the deep blacks really improve your viewing expertise.

Cameras

• The Tecno POVA 6 Professional includes a triple digital camera setup on the again, headlined by a 108MP main digital camera with f/1.9 aperture. The first digital camera is assisted by a 2MP Portrait sensor and a tertiary AI sensor. The cellphone provides 3x in-sensor zoom and 10x zoom.
  
• The handset provides the identical digital camera modes as earlier fashions from the model. This implies you may have slow-motion, time-lapse, movie, AR Line, Professional mode, Panorama, Paperwork, AR Shot, Tremendous Evening, Portrait, and Twin Video.
• Nevertheless, the brand new addition right here is Sky Store (featured within the Camon sequence earlier than), which helps you to change the sky portion in your photos with only a faucet. It is a enjoyable mode, and I ended up utilizing it extra occasions than I initially thought I might.
  
• Whereas I discovered the photographs clicked within the default digital camera Picture mode to be respectable, within the 108MP mode, the cellphone managed to seize impressively detailed photographs.
• I appreciated the in-sensor 3x zoom on the cellphone because it delivered good photos, and not using a noticeable drop in high quality. Nevertheless, the 10x zoom is simply usable in restricted situations and the standard drop-off is important.
• The portrait photographs clicked by the handset have been notably spectacular. In actual fact, I used to be shocked at how properly the sting detection labored in sure photographs. Take a look on the digital camera samples I’ve shared under and also you’ll get a fair higher thought.
  
• One subject I had with the picture high quality was with the extent of element in the direction of the sting of the images in Tremendous Evening mode. The objects positioned on the edges weren’t so sharp in these photographs. The shortage of an ultra-wide sensor limits the form of photographs you possibly can click on with the cellphone.
• Because the cellphone includes a 32MP AI selfie digital camera (f/2.2 aperture) with dual-tone flash assist, it was hardly a shock that the selfies clicked with the cellphone have been detailed. The entrance digital camera additionally captures totally different pores and skin tones rather well.

To get a greater perspective of the digital camera efficiency, we in contrast the digital camera samples clicked with the Tecno POVA 6 Professional with those clicked with the Vivo T3. We discovered that the digital camera samples clicked with the latter supplied extra color accuracy and the background blur appeared extra pure too.

Efficiency and software program

• Tecno POVA 6 Professional is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6080 5G chipset and as much as 12GB of RAM. The handset ships with as much as 256GB of inside storage, which is expandable by as much as 1TB with a microSD card. The MemFusion characteristic will increase RAM by as much as 12GB by changing space for storing into digital RAM as wanted.
• The Recreation House characteristic allows you to individually optimise particular video games and provides options akin to good body stability and community enhance to make sure your gameplay expertise is top-notch. You’ll be able to select to go for efficiency mode to get essentially the most out of your machine.
• There have been no stutter points whereas taking part in video games akin to Battlegrounds Cellular India and Actual Racing 3. Nevertheless, the cellphone couldn’t play BGMI in HDR or increased graphics modes, which is barely uncommon for this worth vary. The 120Hz show refresh price ensures that your gameplay expertise is easy and the contact response is fairly respectable too.
• Within the AnTuTu benchmark, the POVA 6 Professional managed to get a rating of 441943, which is in the direction of the decrease facet on this worth vary.
• On Geekbench, the handset managed to get a single-core rating of 772 and a multi-core rating of 2076. Whereas there are higher performers on this worth vary, that is nonetheless a good rating.
  
• Within the CPU throttle take a look at, the cellphone managed to retain 84 % of its peak efficiency after operating 50 threads for half-hour. That is on the decrease finish compared to a few of its most important rivals.
• The cellphone runs HiOS v14.0 out of the field and also you get some fascinating options with it. The OS gives you with app solutions on the idea of your utilization. Sensible Accelerator accelerates app launches by studying your day by day cellphone utilization and predicting which app you’ll use subsequent.
• The cellphone’s interface gives you with real-time reminders (funds, bedtime routine and so forth.) relying in your present state of affairs. Sensible Contact allows you to extract textual content from pages and photos by merely long-pressing the display with two fingers.
• With Sensible Hub, you get short-term storage for textual content, photos, recordsdata and so forth. to offer you an environment friendly means for cross-app content material switch. App Twin characteristic allows you to use twin accounts for an app.
• You additionally get the standard Floating Home windows, Sensible Panel, Recreation Mode, and Children mode options that you just get with the HiOS right here. You additionally get Ella, which is a translation device that helps you translate textual content from photos or voice.

Battery life and Charging velocity

• Tecno POVA 6 Professional comes with a large 6,000mAh battery that managed to final a formidable 15 hours and 56 minutes within the PCMark battery take a look at.
• In gentle use, the cellphone simply lasts two days. Even when you’re a heavy person, it may possibly final past a day with ease.
  
• For those who’re involved that such a big battery can be a ache to juice again up once more, you possibly can put apart these considerations because the handset comes with 70W fast-charging assist. I managed to cost from 0 to 100 in round 60 minutes.

Last Verdict

Whereas the POVA 6 Professional does include clear upgrades in show, battery capability, and dynamic lighting on the again, it nonetheless doesn’t characteristic an ultra-wide digital camera. Additionally, the opposite handsets on this worth vary characteristic extra sturdy processors. Whereas I didn’t face any main points with the cellphone’s efficiency, having a extra highly effective processor would have given me extra assurance about its long-term utilization. Whereas the cellphone continues to be an excellent deal on the present introductory retail worth of Rs 17,999, as soon as its pricing is pushed to Rs 19,999, it neds cautious consideration. For those who’re searching for efficiency, the likes of Vivo T3, Narzo 70 Professional, and iQOO Z9 are value contemplating. The Tecno POVA 6 Professional nonetheless, makes for a worthy purchase when you’re available in the market for a cellphone with strong battery life and one that appears cool too.

Editor’s score: 7.5 / 10

Causes to purchase

• The POVA 6 Professional includes a huge 6,000mAh battery that provides lengthy backup
• The 120Hz AMOLED panel provides an immersive visible expertise
• The dynamic lighting provides the cellphone a singular look
• 70W bundled charger

Causes to not purchase

• No ultra-wide digital camera sensor
• The processor might have been higher