Tecno Pop 5 32 GB / 2 GB (BD2p)
 | Outdated Product The Chinese mobile manufacturer's ultrabudget offers everything a smartphone should have at this price, and maybe even a little more. The device has a plastic case, a 6.1-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1560x720 pixels and a little-known 4-core Spreadtrum SC7731E processor, which is hardly capable of great feats. The model got a little memory — only 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of built-in, so the device is running a lightweight Android Go Edition operating system. The Tecno Pop 5 has a non-removable battery with a capacity of 4000 mAh. The manufacturer assures that one charge is enough for 19 hours of calls, 9 hours of video playback, 98 hours of music listening or even 788 hours of standby time. On the front panel there is a 5-megapixel front camera, but the rear combines two sensors...with a resolution of 5 and 2 MP. Moreover, both cameras were snapped off by their own flash. The rear-mounted fingerprint scanner is responsible for security. Despite the low price tag, the appearance of the smartphone is quite pleasant: discreet colours, a special line pattern on the lid, a neat design of the cameras — and you can close your eyes to the rather thick bezels around the screen. |
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The Chinese mobile manufacturer's ultrabudget offers everything a smartphone should have at this price, and maybe even a little more. The device has a plastic case, a 6.1-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1560x720 pixels and a little-known 4-core Spreadtrum SC7731E processor, which is hardly capable of great feats. The model got a little memory — only 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of built-in, so the device is running a lightweight Android Go Edition operating system.
The Tecno Pop 5 has a non-removable battery with a capacity of 4000 mAh. The manufacturer assures that one charge is enough for 19 hours of calls, 9 hours of video playback, 98 hours of music listening or even 788 hours of standby time. On the front panel there is a 5-megapixel front camera, but the rear combines two sensors with a resolution of 5 and 2 MP. Moreover, both cameras were snapped off by their own flash. The rear-mounted fingerprint scanner is responsible for security. Despite the low price tag, the appearance of the smartphone is quite pleasant: discreet colours, a special line pattern on the lid, a neat design of the cameras — and you can close your eyes to the rather thick bezels around the screen.
Economy class flights
Tecno Pop 5 is one of the most affordable smartphones with 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of permanent storage (there is also a 1/16 GB version, but not for sale here). It runs on the lightweight Android Go operating system, which allows you to run less than four applications in parallel, and often Lite versions with limited functionality.
Third generation networks
The brain of Tecno Pop 5 is the Unisoc SC7731E single-chip system with four Cortex-A7 cores and a Mali-820 MP1 graphics accelerator, but without support for 4G networks. The disadvantage of 3G is not so much in the lower download speed and high ping, but in the inability to make calls and use the Internet at the same time.
All the colours of the rainbow
The display and battery of the Tecno Pop 5 are quite decent: 6.1" IPS 720p and 4000 mAh, respectively. There are no complaints about the front camera — 5 MP, and even with a flash for selfies in the dark. But to see similar 5 megapixels on the back cover of a smartphone is a bit strange. It would be better if instead of the second auxiliary camera, a single 8 MP module was installed.
