Silent Circle Blackphone 2 vs Tecno Pova 2 Comparison and Differences
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Silent Circle Blackphone 2 or Tecno Pova 2 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Silent Circle Blackphone 2 | Tecno Pova 2 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | March, 2015 | 2021, June 03 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 152.4 x 76.4 x 7.9 mm | 6 x 6 x 3.01 in | 173.3 x 78.8 x 9.6 mm | 6.82 x 6.82 x 3.1 in | |
| Weight | 165 g | 5.82 oz | 0 g | 0 oz | |
| Body Build | Aluminium alloy, Glass | Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black | Polar Silver, Power Blue, Dazzle Black | |
| Battery | 3060 mAh, Li-Polymer, non-removable | 7000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 140 EUR | ||
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | LCD IPS | IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.5" in | 6.9" in | |
| Screen area | 113.1 cm2 | ||
| Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | ||
| Screen to body ratio | 71% | 82.8% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 1920 px | 1080 x 2460 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 401 PPI | 0 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | ||
| Other specs | - 480 nits | ||
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Single | 48 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -12,8 MP, Unknow, (wide), 1.14 µm | -48 MP, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF -2 MP, (macro) -2 MP, (depth) -2 MP, (depth) |
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| Functions | Dual LED flash | Quad-LED flash | |
| Video | 1080p video | 1440p@30fps, 1080p@30fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 5 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 5 MP, ƒ/ | 8 MP, f/2.0 | |
| Functions | Dual-LED flash | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 11, HIOS 7.6 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 (28 nm) | - MediaTek Helio G85 (12nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-Core (4x Cortex A53 1.7 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.0 GHz) | - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 405 | Mali-G52 MC2 | |
| External memory | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | ||
| Internal memory | 3GB 32GB, 3GB · 32GB | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 248000 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 200068 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 360 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1300 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano SIM) | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | 2G / 3G / 4G / | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900) -3G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900) -4G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B17 (700), B20 (800), B40 (TDD 2300) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE | ||
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac,Dual band ,Wi-Fi Hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | No | Yes | |
| USB | Yes | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | FM radio | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
Other features
| Sensors | - Proximity, Accelerometer, compass, gyro | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 18W |
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