Here comes the budget king with a sleek offering in the budget smartphone category at the Face ID, 4G connectivity to mention a few. Following in the recent trend of smartphone design, the Tecno Pouvoir 2 looks elegant with impressive screen real estate. Does this smartphone offer enough for the price tag on the device? Let’s find out.
TECNO POUVOIR 2 KEY SPECS AND FEATURES
6.0-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1440 X 720 pixels
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Quad-core MediaTek MT6737 CPU with 2GB RAM
16GB built-in storage, up to 128GB with a memory card
13MP rear camera and 8MP front camera
Face ID
Fingerprint sensor (rear)
4G LTE
5, 000mAh non removable Li-Po battery
DESIGN AND DISPLAY
The Pouvoir 2 is absolutely attractive from the rear, the first thing you’d notice is the drastic change of the rear features. The rear camera is now at the top middle, followed by the LED flash underneath and the fingerprint scanner, all in a vertical format.
Basically, the Tecno Pouvoir 2 has a stunning look for a budget smartphone with nice curved edges and a simple rear finish. While this is not a premium looking smartphone, it is has solid ergonomics with durable polycarbonate material. You’d find a single camera at the rear with the fingerprint just below and at the front there’s a soft selfie flash and camera.with on screen buttons.
As for what the screen carries, the Tecno Pouvoir 2 offers just about an HD+ resolution to offer and a fairly large display too. Partly due to the minimal bezels, the smartphone is easy to handle even with one hand. Sized at 6.0-inch, the display has 1440 X 720 pixels resolution with 2.5D curved glass.
At the top and bottom corner, the dual antenna lines brings out the beauty of its Plastic body. The device measures 8.5 mm in thickness and weighs over 200g overall, you can get it in City Blue, Midnight Black and Champagne Gold colors.

BATTERY AND CAMERA
There is enough inside the Tecno Pouvoir 2 to last you well beyond the conventional a day of usage most smartphones offer. Backed up by a large 5, 000 mAh Li-Po battery, the smartphone is not afraid of intensive usage. However, premium fast charge or wireless charging is not available on this one you would have to check more expensive smartphones for that.
For photography, the Tecno Pouvoir2 packs a suitable 13MP camera on the rear side with flash and the front has an 8MP camera also having a flash. While this is nothing spectacular, it is ideal enough for a smartphone of this calibre. That said, the camera can take pretty nice pictures in enough light.
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
With an affordable price tag such as this, there is nothing much the smartphone can offer but does good with a decent quad-core chipset. It has a MediaTek MT6737 processor in charge with a Mail-T720 MP1 GPU which is fair enough for basic usage.
Furthermore, the Tecno Pouvoir 2 has a 2GB RAM while the built-in storage space is a meagre 16GB which can be extended to a robust 128GB using a memory card. It also offers the latest Android 8.1 Oreo booting with the HIOS modification.

TECNO POUVOIR 2 PRICE AND AVAILABILITY
Tecno Pouvoir 2 is now available in Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana. You can buy the smartphone at leading online stores and Tecno retail outlets throughout the country. Tecno Pouvoir 2 price in Nigeria ranges from 46, 000 Naira to 59,000 Naira depending on your location and the deal.
Tecno Pouvoir 2 Full Technical Specifications
General
Device Type
Smartphone
Model
Tecno Pouvoir 2
Announced
May, 2018
Released
May, 2018
Status
Available on Shopping stores
Network
2G Network
850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
3G Network
WCDMA: B1 2100MHz / B8 900 MHz
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
SIM Type
Nano + Nano
SIM Count
Dual SIM
Design
Type
Metal
Dimensions
159.8 x 76.8 x 8.5 mm
Weight
–
Protection
Yes
Colours
City Blue, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Display
Display Type
HD+ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Size
6-inch
Resolution
720 x 1440 pixels
Colors
16M colors
Pixel Density
269ppi
Screen-To-Body Ratio
76.3%
Touch Screen
Yes
Protection
Yes
Features
Multi-touch, Scratch Resistant
Secondary Display
No
Camera
Primary
13MP
Image
Yes
Video
Yes
Features
Autofocus
Continuous shooting
Digital zoom
Exposure compensation
Face detection
Geotagging
HDR
ISO settings
Panorama
Scene mode
Self-timer
Touch focus
White balance settings
Continuous shooting
Digital zoom
Exposure compensation
Face detection
Geotagging
HDR
ISO settings
Panorama
Scene mode
Self-timer
Touch focus
White balance settings
Flash
Yes, dual-LED
Secondary
8MP with LED
Software
Operating System
Android 8.1 Oreo
User Interface (UI)
HiOS
Java Support
Yes
Skype
Yes
Whatsapp
Yes
Facebook
Yes
Youtube
Yes
Hardware
Chipset (SoC)
MediaTek MT6737
CPU
Quad-core 1.3GHz
GPU
ARM Mali-T720 MP2
RAM (Memory)
2GB
Internal Storage
16GB
Card Slot
Yes, up to 128GB
Sensors
Fingerprint (Rear)
Accelerometer
Proximity
Ambient Light
Gyroscope
Accelerometer
Proximity
Ambient Light
Gyroscope
Controls
Touchscreen, Lock Button, and Volume Key
Connectivity
Bluetooth
Yes
Infrared
–
Wi-Fi
Yes
Wi-fi Hotspot
Yes
USB Type
Yes, microUSB
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS
NFC
–
HDMI
–
Facial Identification
Yes
Wireless Charging
No
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
5000mAh
Placement
Non-removable
Fast Charging
No
Standby
–
Talk Time
–
Music Play
–
Media
Audio Playback
Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC
Video Playback
Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player
Video Out
–
FM Radio
–
Alert Types
Vibration, Ringtones
Ring Tones
MP3, WAV
Loudspeaker
Yes
Handsfree
Yes
Other Features
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer
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