Tecno Pova 7 Ultra review: Dimensity 8350 grunt and a light-strip back for the budget-gamer crowd.
The POCO formula, executed by Tecno.
Pova 7 Ultra undercuts every Dimensity 8350 phone on the market and throws in magnetic charging and an LED arc for show. The software is the tax: HiOS needs an hour of decluttering before the hardware can shine.
01Display
76/10076/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2025.
02Camera
64/10064/100 is one of the weaker camera results among mid-range phones of 2025 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
76/100At 76/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2025 — 6 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
84/10084/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2025.
05Build
66/10066/100 is one of the weaker build results among mid-range phones of 2025 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
06Value
78/10078/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2025.
- Dimensity 8350 — genuine 60 fps gaming at $299.
- 6,000 mAh + 70 W + magnetic wireless.
- 144 Hz AMOLED.
- 12 GB RAM standard.
- 212 g chunky.
- HiOS bloat and notification spam.
- 108 MP main is average in low light.
- Two OS updates.
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 117-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .