TECNO Spark 5

TECNO Spark 5 Specification, Price, Pros and Cons – In India, there is two noteworthy budget segment smartphone company one is Infnix, and the other is TECNO. These two company covers 40% of the inexpensive smartphone as well as they provide good smartphones at a low price. Today we are reviewing the TECNO Spark 5, which comes at the price tag of $127 (9,500 INR) in four amazing colors of Spark Orange, Vacation Blue, Misty Grey, and Ice Jadeite.

This phone is released in May and the company recently released its Pro variant TECNO Spark 5 Pro, which price at 10,500 INR ($140) and unveil on July 13. The significant difference between is that it sports 4GB RAM and 64GB storage for that reason, you have to pay 1000 INR more. Let’s back to the main topic, we listed down below some highlights of TECNO Spark 5, and most of the specs are involved in the Pro variant are almost the same, check here Spark Power 2 phone.

TECNO Spark 5 Specifications Overview

Highlights

  1. Tecno Spark 5 features a tall 6.6 inches IPS LCD panel screen with 720p resolution.
  2. In the internal section, you will get the moderate performer Helio A22 configured on the Octa-core processor.
  3. An enormous 5000 mAh battery couple up on the phone.
  4. It has a quad-camera setup, which offers 13 MP main camera.
  5. The plus point of the phones is that it runs on the latest Android 10.

Design and Display

The plain texture plastic body has dual-shade colors option to select and the color blend into the phone precisely with the rectangular quad-camera board. As usual, it got a fingerprint sensor on the rear panel.

At the front, it got a Dot notch selfie camera and a tall screen of 6.6 inches LCD screen panel, which is covered with 720×1600 pixels resolution and 266 pixels density per inch. However, there isn’t the sight of corning glass protection or any other kind of repellant coating.

Memory and Internal

The 2GB of RAM with 32GB Internal storage comes in the TECNO Spark 5, equipped by 12 nm Mediatek MT6761 Helio A22 chipset and onboard with Octa-core processor that has 2.0 GHz cortex A53 cloak speed configuration. In the graphic department, you will get the usual PowerVR GE8320. Besides this, you can increase the storage with the given Micro-SD slot, and it gets support eMMC 5.1 memory type which gives normal data transfer and loading speed. The phone runs on Android 10 OS with additional skin layering of HIOS 6.1 user-interface.

Camera Setup

In terms of camera setup, the TECNO Spark 5 gets a quad-camera board of 13 MP primary camera, with a combo of two 2 MP macro and depth lens, including the QVGA lens. It also furnishes its camera settings with the Quad-LED system. On the front side, you will receive the 8 MP wide-angle selfie camera.

Battery and Others

TECNO spark 5 put more powerful Li-Po 5000 mAh battery then the mainstream and for that reason, they provide long battery life for the phones. On normal usage, the battery can stay alive for more than two days without charging, thus you didn’t need to worry about battery life. However, charging would be a pain since take over three hours because it didn’t have any fast charging support. It charges on standard charging speed.

The company does input all the necessary things required in entry-level sensors, functions, comms, and features. Such as it has a 3D Body gradient, which at the same time slim and comfortable to hold. Plus, they provide the improved user-interface too.

TECNO Spark 5

Tecno Spark 5 Specifications Detail

Down below you can see the full specifications of Tecno Spark 5 smartphone.

SpecificationsTECNO Spark 5
Network2G, 3G, 4G
AnnouncedMay 2020
WeightExpected 170g
BuildGlass front, plastic back, and plastic frame
ProtectionNo
SIMDual SIM
Size6.6 inches
DisplayCapacitive touchscreen IPS LCD,16M colors
Resolution720 x 1600 pixels
OSAndroid 10, HIOS 6.1
ChipsetMediatek MT6761 Helio A22
CPUOcta-core 2.0 GHz
GPUPowerVR GE8320
Card slotYes
RAM2GB
Internal32GB
Camera13MP, 2MP, 2MP, and QVGA
Selfie8MP
RadioYes
USBMicro USB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
SensorsRear side Fingerprint,
accelerometer, and proximity
BatteryLi-Po 5000 mAh battery
ColorsIce Jadeite, Orange, Blue, and Grey
PriceExpected USD127 (9,500 INR)

Tecno Spark 5 Pros and Cons

Down below you can see list of pros and cons of Tecno Spark 5 smartphone.

Pros

  1. Big 5000 mAh battery with long-lasting battery life.
  2. AI HDR and beauty mode camera
  3. Moderate yet better than average performance
  4. Nice brightness setting of 450 nits
  5. It has a fingerprint scanner, as well as face, unlock 2.0.
  6. Dark Theme

Cons

  1. 32GB internal storage would be cover with a pre-install system, thus Micro-SD is a must.
  2. The heating issue may appear.
  3. No fast charging supports.
  4. No corning glass protection.

Conclusion

In terms of the entry-level smartphone, TECNO Spark 5 is fittest to fall in the budget segment. It has quad-camera, big screen, more battery, and performance is also decent. But there are slight flaws in the camera section, like low-light images issues and image distortion. Although, it better than average basic-level smartphones at this price range.

Sumit Pandit
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