POCO M5 vs TECNO POVA 5

Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.

POCO M5Helio G99Change
TECNO POVA 5Helio G99Change

Key differences

  1. Screen: 6.6 inches on the POCO M5, 6.8 inches on the POVA 5. Up to 90 Hz on the POCO M5, 120 Hz on the POVA 5.
  2. Battery: 5,000 mAh on the POCO M5, 6,000 mAh on the POVA 5.
  3. Main camera: 12.5 MP on the POCO M5, 12.6 MP on the POVA 5.
  4. Versions: owners have shared the POCO M5 as 6GB | 128GB, the POVA 5 as 8GB | 256GB.

The same on both: the Helio G99 chip, Android 14 and Widevine L1.

Chipset

Chipset
Helio G99Helio G99
Process
6 nm TSMC6 nm TSMC
CPU
2× 2.20 GHz Cortex-A76
6× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A552× 2.20 GHz Cortex-A76
6× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A55
Top CPU speed
2.20 GHz2.20 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-G57 MC2Mali-G57 MC2

Memory

Versions seen
6GB | 128GB8GB | 256GB
RAM type
LPDDR4XLPDDR4X

Display

Size
6.6 in6.8 in
Resolution
1080 × 24081080 × 2460
Pixel density
401 ppi397 ppi
Refresh rates
90 Hzalso 30, 50, 60120 Hzalso 60, 90

Battery

Capacity
5,000 mAh6,000 mAh

Cameras

Back camera
12.5 MP4080 × 3072 · f/1.8 · 4.22 mm12.6 MP4096 × 3072 · f/1.6 · 4.09 mm
Front camera
8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2.05 · 2.79 mm8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2 · 2.68 mm

Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5—
6 GHz Wi-Fi
NoNo
Bluetooth LE Audio
NoNo
NFC
NoYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 14Android 14
Released with
Android 12Android 13
Widevine DRM
L1L1

Sensors

Sensors
23 sensors20 sensors
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From phones shared with the Device Info app · updated October 2026 Hardware specs only. No personal data. Privacy