Hello, this is Mr Mobility once again and today I have the Tecmo Pop 8 to review and
share with you my findings. It's been in the Mobility Nigeria house for about 2-3 weeks if not more now and I have
had time to play with it, to use it and have come up with my conclusions about this device
For those who are new to Tecmo series, Tecmo Pop series are entry level devices
That means you are not looking for the greatest performance, the best cameras, the greatest anything
They are entry level devices, they are affordable devices for those who are on a budget
So here in our hand is the Pop 8, it has a familiar design, you know which brand this
is from. The interesting thing is that Tecmo, Infinix and ITEL have between 8 and 11 smartphones
with this particular design. It's a pandemic right now. You can almost do a raffle draw of budget Tecmo, Infinix and ITEL smartphones and pick
them at random and 9 out of 10 times you come up with a design like this for phones released
in the second half of 2023. The Tecmo Pop 8 is one of many that incorporate this very nice, distinctive, catchy design
We know what brand this design is from. As a matter of fact, the phone has flat edges all around so you can actually stand it on
a table or a desk and it will stand on its own
Unlike a number of models that have curved edges which means they can't stand by themselves
This is cool. The color scheme here, I like it. I love this, it's shiny, it's reflective, it's catchy
It gives it a look and a feel that does not scream cheap even though it's an entry level
smartphone and that's a good thing. We have dual speakers. There's one at the bottom here
There's another one at the top here. We have USB-C. Did you ever think you're going to see a USB-C port on a Tecmo Pop smartphone
Well, here it is. You have a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack for listening to music or taking calls
Of course, you can use a Bluetooth headset if you want. The phone itself has a beautiful bright and clear screen
It's a 720p display. I mean 1080p would be better but it looks good
For a 720p display, it looks good, it looks great. It does not suggest in any way that this is a phone that was skimmed upon
The interesting thing also is that this guy has 90Hz refresh rate so scrolling through
media and all that is smooth. It's a lovely phone. The fact that an entry level Android smartphone has a punch hole display is a plus
Over the last several years, entry level Android phones have come with water drop notches and
water drop notches are drop dead ugly. Those things are ugly. I don't know how we ever normalized those things on phones in the name of what
Saving real estate, you know, I don't know what we were doing
I really don't know what we were doing. When a lot of people thought water drop notches were cool, I always hated them and I'm glad
that it's not here on this entry level Android phone. The Technopop 8 costs less than 100,000 Naira
It costs 96,000 Naira at least as of the last time we checked this
This has 4GB RAM and 128GB storage. The 3GB RAM version will cost a little bit less, you know, and all that
So, here it is, the Technopop 8. It is the first Technopop smartphone that does not feel plasticky and does not look cheap
I have reviewed quite a few and they always left me with a desire to not use them as my
primary smartphone. But you see this one. It gets my full endorsement because it actually feels like a phone I can use
Like I said, it's been here with me for several weeks now, 3-4 weeks
It actually feels good in the hand like a phone that I can carry around everywhere
And what's even more beautiful is that it's compact, right? It's compact
I love compact phones. You can't make me love those big size things that the rest of you like
No, I just want a phone that fits in my hand like this and that I can use one hand for
The display is 6.6 inches which is not a small screen size but the phone is well designed
such that it's small in the hand. I love it. I love what Techno did with this
The dual speakers. An entry level Android phone with dual speakers? Ah, the Technopop 8
How do the speakers sound? They are not the best dual speakers I have heard but they are the best speakers I have
heard on any entry level Android smartphone. I mean hands down. If you want great audio and you need to spend less than 100,000 on a smartphone, go buy
the Technopop 8. These guys, dual speakers, really are good. For the price, for its class, they are good
They are head and shoulders above its peers. So that's one key thing
The processor here is an entry level processor. It is not fantastic
Phone makers will advertise it as powerful, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
You can't call the Unisoft chipset in this phone powerful. It's anything but powerful
But having said that, it gets the job done. This is the first Technopop smartphone that I have reviewed that did not give me lags
I guess the 4GB RAM is key. It's very instrumental into making that happen
App runs smoothly, switching between apps is fine. It's not mid-range level performance
It's not super performance. But imagine having a city car that, it's a city car, but it's not sluggish
So that kind of a thing. A city car that actually gets the job done without annoying you
Those small cars are called city cars. The Picantos, cars in that category
This is an entry level Android smartphone. It has an entry level chipset or processor
But it's in everyday regular use. It runs smoothly. If you push it hard, it will remind you that it's no super car
It will remind you that it's not a power horse. Oh yes, it will remind you of that because it's not equipped to win races
It's not equipped to go from 0 to 100 in 3 seconds
It's a budget smartphone, an entry level Android smartphone. So don't push it too hard
You can play games on it. You modify your settings to fit into what it can do
You get to play most of the games that you love on it without any issues
Like I said, switching between apps, launching apps, it works very well, quite smoothly
It is quite impressive. One thing that is not impressive on a phone like this are the cameras
You are not going to get the most fantastic cameras on an entry level smartphone
Why? Because it takes a lot of resources to fine tune and create and craft superb capable cameras
But having said that, this guy will take your selfies that you can share on your WhatsApp status
that you can share with your friends on Instagram and wow people and have them comment
But if you put it side by side, solid camera phones, you will immediately notice
And you will immediately not like the results. So don't go comparing the pictures that are taken on a POP 8 with the pictures taken on
say, a Tecno Camon 20 Premiere or a Samsung Galaxy A54 or Samsung S23
Don't do it. Do it. Absolutely not recommended. But will it give you pictures you can use for non-professional, for everyday sharing
Yes, it will. Those pictures will come out well. Again, if you have a camera phone in this price range
make it a point of duty to look for the best lighting possible
Lighting is everything for photography. And what a lot of more capable smartphone cameras do is that they are able to extract more light
from the environment in order to give you great pictures. These more affordable ones are not able to do it so well
So it is your responsibility. If you fulfill your responsibility of providing adequate lighting, bright sunlight, adequate lighting indoors
you will get really good pictures and photographs and videos from this guy
Also, when you're recording videos, please keep still. If possible, use a tripod, use a stand
If you are going to use your hand, use two hands. All that is recommended that you guys do
You want to take videos or whatever, you do like this, you know, and you're doing like this
On entry-level smartphones that don't have all the bells and whistles to sift, to process and get the best possible
you need to be responsible for some of those things. So use two hands when you want to take a picture
Use two hands. If possible, rest your elbows on a platform, on a table, on a stool, you know, on something
and then use two hands to do your recording. That way, the camera is still and you can get good videos, you can get good pictures
Don't say I didn't help you, right? I'm giving you all the tips to make the best of your Tecno Pop 8 right now
It has a 5,000 milliamp hour battery and you know what that means
You're not going to be worrying about how long your battery is going to last when you charge it
If you leave the house with a full charge on this phone in the morning
and you're going to get back home at, say, 9 or 10 p.m.
I assure you, unless the only thing you're using all day is your phone
you will have battery life left. You will not need to charge it during the day
Again, take note, unless the only tool that you use all day is your phone
you'll be good with battery on this. What's charging like? It has only 10 watts charging
10 watts is not exactly fast, you know, charging, but it's better than regular charging
Regular charging is at 5 watts, so you're getting some speed improvement in charging
The best way to charge a phone like the Tecno Pop 8 is to plug it overnight
If you need to go and make food in the kitchen, plug it. Need to sleep, plug it, so that by the time you wake up in the morning
you have a full battery and you're ready for your day. Does it have 5G? No, it's an entry-level Android smartphone
But of course, that does not mean that entry-level Android smartphones cannot have 5G
Why am I saying this? Because Airtel has released a 5G smartphone
It costs more than this, actually. You need to pay about more than 40,000 for it
But yeah, entry-level Android smartphones are coming closer and closer to having 5G built in
But this Tecno Pop 8 is a 4G smartphone. You can use it on a 4G network, 3G network, 2G network
That means if you work on MTN, you need to work on Airtel, you need to work on Glo, you need to work on 9 Mobile
I've mentioned dual speakers. I've mentioned your 3.5mm audio port. There's a fingerprint scanner at the side here
Your SIM slot is here and it's a dual SIM slot, okay
FM radio is inside. This color is called Mystery White. I love it
You know, there are other colors, Alpen Glow Gold, Magic Skin, and Gravity Black
The Magic Skin I hear is really good. And I'll see if I can get my hands on one just for the experience
You know, I live for these things. I live for these things
So I'll see if I can get one and take some pictures or just record a short video and share with you here
I hear that the Magic Skin color option is really good. So if you want to buy this, please ask and have a look and see if you won't like it
In all, Tecnopop 8 is an entry-level smartphone that actually impresses me
It impresses me not because it provides anything fantastic, but because it runs smoothly, which is good
It looks like it is more expensive than it really is, which is good
It is handy and comfortable in the hand for me, which is good
And it has solid dual speakers, which give it great audio for its price point
Like I said, the last time I checked, this cost N96,900. And the price might have gone up depending on how the exchange rate has been
It's available in 3GB or 4GB RAM options and 64GB or 128GB storage options
There's extended RAM of 3GB or 4GB. Like I said, extended RAM doesn't do much, but a little help no matter how little comes in handy
So I recommend that you turn it on when you get your phone
So this is a Tecnopop 8. Again, I need to mention that it's exactly the same phone design in terms of design, internal specs, everything, as the Tecno SPARC Go 2024
It's exactly the same phone. So if you're in the market and you see that it's the same thing as this, go ahead and buy it if you really like what you have heard about this guy
Thanks for watching this video again. Where can you get it? Pretty much everywhere
Tecno stores all over Nigeria and in other countries where Tecno sells
If you're in Nigeria, Slot, Pointech, Finet, SWAT Solutions. There are so many vendors everywhere
Get on Gigi and make your inquiries. You'll find people selling in there
Jumia, Konga, it's everywhere. All right. If you're outside of Nigeria, Kenya, Philippines, India, the Tecnopop 8 is available in all those places
And it's a solid phone if you are on a budget and you need a phone that you can use and really like
If I like it, trust me, I'm used to using phones that cost 6 to 10 times the price of this
So if I tell you that this feels like a phone I can use, trust me, it's a good phone
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