introduction
The Tecno Spark 10 Pro is an intriguing entry-level smartphone with a premium design, solid-looking specs, and a large battery. It is marketed as a budget picture phone for its high-resolution primary cameras, selfie cameras, and powerful LED flashes alongside each of these cameras.
In fact, the first thing anyone will notice about the Tecno Spark 10 Pro is the design – it’s a double glass body with great color options and a matte finish. Then comes the large IPS LCD screen with a resolution of 1080p and a refresh rate of 90Hz.
The back looks a lot like the latest iPhones, and maybe that’s intentional. Appearances are a little deceiving, of course — there’s a 50MP primary camera and depth sensor on the back, and a dual-LED flash.
The front camera looks interesting – it’s a 32MP Quad-Bayer nature shooter, and it can shoot at 8MP and 32MP. Oh, and there’s a dual LED flash around, so nighttime selfies should be easy.
The Spark 10 Pro runs on the Helio G88 chipset and is powered by a large 5,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging support. The phone uses the Android 13 operating system with its own Tecno 12 UI.
A glimpse of the specifications of the Tecno Spark 10 Pro:
- body: 168.4 x 76.2 x 8.4mm, 208g; Glass front, plastic frame, glass back.
- an offer: 6.80-inch IPS LCD, 90Hz, 1080 x 2460 pixels resolution, 20.5:9 aspect ratio, 395 PPI.
- Slices: Mediatek Helio G88 (12 nm): Octa-core (2 x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 and 6 x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G52 MC2.
- memory: 128 GB 8 GB RAM, 256 GB 8 GB RAM; microSDXC (dedicated slot).
- Operating system / software: Android 13, HIOS 12.6.
- back camera: wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.6, PDAF; Depth: 2 mega pixel camera.
- front camera: 32 MP, (wide).
- Video capture: back camera: 1080p@30fps; front camera: 1080p@30fps.
- battery: 5000 mAh; 18W wired.
- Miscellaneous: fingerprint reader (side-mounted); NFC; FM radio; 3.5 mm jack.
The only thing we’re kind of missing looking at the spec sheet is splash resistance. But only some Moto and Redmi phones offer such a thing in this price range.
Unboxing Tecno Spark 10 Pro
The Tecno Spark 10 Pro’s retail box is full of neat stuff, which is surprising given the budget status of the smartphone. There is an 18W charger and a USB cable for starters.
Then there’s a soft clear case for extra protection. The phone comes with a protective film previously placed on top of its screen.
But there is more! The Spark 10 package also includes a 3.5mm headphone jack with mic, a bit reminiscent of Apple’s old wired EarPods. And since the phone comes with an FM radio, you’ll have an FM antenna ready right out of the box.