Tecno Pop X 4G

R1,600
SKU: 6631
Brand: Tecno
Category: Mobiles
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CPU: Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 64GB
Display: IPS LCD, 120Hz
Camera: 13MP
OS: Android 15, HIOS 15

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

5.8

Display 6 / 10
Camera 5 / 10
Performance 4 / 10
Battery 8 / 10

PROS

6.78-inch IPS display with 120Hz refresh
Dedicated microSD card slot
Fingerprint sensor.

CONS

Single rear camera
8MP selfie camera only

The Tecno Pop X 4G hits the sweet spot for budget-conscious buyers in South Africa, arriving at a highly competitive starting price of ZAR 1,600. It positions itself as a reliable entry-level smartphone designed to keep you connected on fast 4G networks without breaking the bank.

Retail Availability & Buying Options

Because of its highly accessible price point, the Tecno Pop X 4G is widely distributed across almost every major shopping center and supermarket network in South Africa. Depending on your location and the retailer’s current promotions, prices can shift slightly:

Value and Cash Retailers: This device is a popular fixture at major retail counters where you can buy it cash upfront. You can regularly find it at PEP, Ackermans, Mr Price, and Game, which frequently offer competitive cash deals and startup SIM card bundles.
Electronics and Department Outlets: For convenient online shopping or in-store cash purchases, large retail chains like Takealot, Hi Online, Makro, and HiFi Corp stock the device reliably.
Cellular Networks and Specialty Stores: If you prefer buying through a specialized network outlet or looking for pre-paid cellular packages, it is available via MTN, Cellucity, 4U, and Chatz stores nationwide.

What Makes It Stand Out?

The Tecno Pop X 4G focuses on delivering everyday essentials smoothly, stripping away expensive gimmicks to focus on battery life, durability, and practical design.

Large Visual Real Estate

Up front, the phone features a clear 6.6-inch HD+ display with a sleek waterdrop notch for the front camera. The expansive screen makes it perfect for watching videos, browsing social media, and managing chat applications comfortably. Tecno has kept the bezels thin to ensure you get maximum screen space for the phone’s physical size.

Daily Efficiency & Storage

Powering the device is a capable quad-core processor paired with 4G LTE connectivity, ensuring fast web browsing and clean WhatsApp calling. It runs an optimized version of Android built specifically for budget-friendly hardware, keeping the user interface fast and memory-efficient. It comes with 64GB of internal storage, which can be easily expanded up to 256GB via a dedicated microSD card slot—giving you plenty of room for photos, music, and voice notes.

Massive Battery & Essential Cameras

One of the absolute highlights of this phone is its 5000 mAh mega battery. Because the screen and processor are optimized to save power, a single charge can easily coast through two days of casual usage, giving you peace of mind when you’re away from a charger during load-shedding or long commutes. For capturing daily moments, it features a reliable 13MP dual rear camera assisted by AI portrait modes, alongside a 5MP front camera for quick selfies and video calls.

Full Specifications

General

Brand	Tecno
Model	Pop X 4G
Announced	04 March, 2026
Released	06 March, 2026
Status	Available
Price	ZAR 1,600

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.	Bar
Dimensions	167.7 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm (6.60 x 3.06 x 0.32 in)
Colors	Flare White, Chilly Green

Network

2G Network
3G Network
4G Network
5G Network
SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)	IPS LCD, 120Hz
Size	6.74 inches, 109.7 cm2 (~84.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)

Media

Audio Playback
Video Playback
FM Radio	Yes
Ring Tones
Loudspeaker

Camera

Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.	13 MP, f/1.9, (wide)
Video	Yes
Selfie Camera	8 MP
Video	Yes

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.	Android 15
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.	HIOS 15

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.	Unisoc T7250 (12 nm)
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.	Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.	Mali-G57 MP1
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.	4GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.	64GB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.	5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB	USB Type-C, OTG
Positioning GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.	GPS
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.	Li-Po 5000 mAh
Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.	15W wired

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Display: Screen size, image quality (brightness, colors, contrast, etc), visibility in sun light, angles of view and touchscreen.

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Camera: Usability of Camera interface, image and video quality in different light conditions and environment.

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