SpecEagle review · Tecno

Tecno Pova 7 Ultra review: Dimensity 8350 grunt and a light-strip back for the budget-gamer crowd.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2025·$299
Overall
67/100
Class rank
#94 of 117
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

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

76/100

76/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2025.

TypeAMOLED, 144 Hz
Size6.78 inches
Resolution2,436 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

64/100

64/100 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.

Main108 MP, f/1.7
Ultrawide8 MP
Selfie13 MP

03Performance

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2025 — 6 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8350 Ultimate (4 nm)
RAM12 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB

04Battery

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2025.

Capacity6,000 mAh
Wired70 W
Wireless30 W magnetic

05Build

66/100

66/100 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

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2025.

What works
  • Dimensity 8350 — genuine 60 fps gaming at $299.
  • 6,000 mAh + 70 W + magnetic wireless.
  • 144 Hz AMOLED.
  • 12 GB RAM standard.
What doesn't
  • 212 g chunky.
  • HiOS bloat and notification spam.
  • 108 MP main is average in low light.
  • Two OS updates.
Cross-shop it against
Xiaomi 15T
$649 · score 84/100

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 117-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .