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Tecno Pop 9 review: Entry Pop 2024.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2024·$80
Overall
52/100
Class rank
#172 of 223
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Tecno Pop 9 entry.

Pop 9 is Tecno's sub-$80 entry-level for Africa's first-smartphone buyers.

01Display

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2024 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS LCD
Size6.6"
Resolution1612 x 720

02Performance

50/100

50/100 trails the 55-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.

ChipsetUnisoc T606
RAM4 GB
Storage128 GB

03Camera

56/100

56/100 trails the 59-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.

Main13 MP
Front5 MP

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Charging10 W

05Software

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker software results among budget phones of 2024 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • $80 entry Tecno.
  • 5,000 mAh.
  • 4 GB / 128 GB.
  • Android Go.
What doesn't
  • Unisoc T606 weak.
  • HD+ only.
  • 13 MP cam.
  • 10 W charging.
Cross-shop it against
Moto G85
$299 · score 74/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 223-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .