I just love limited edition phones. Especially in this day and age where all the phones look the same. The Tecno Pova 8 Pro smartphone is actually the cheapest way to own a Lamborghini. The company unveiled a Tonino Laborghini Limited Edition version of the phone, and it looks stunning.
Tecno Pova 8 Pro Tonino Lamborghini Limited Edition
The phone looks quite sleek and stylish. | Image by Tecno
Branded phones are usually just a sticker and a different color scheme, resulting in a cash grab. The Tecno Pova 8 Pro is more than that. The company has worked closely with Lamborghini's design team to try and capture some of that Italian style and finesse.
The rear of the phone is built using a special dual-layer stacking manufacturing process. This gives the phone unique aesthetics — the red accents shift depending on the angle you're looking at it. When you tilt or rotate the phone, there's a red flush running across the back panel, representing speed and power.
A stripe in the center, called the Pulse Line, completes the aggressive look. There's the signature Lamborghini logo with the bull inside a shield and a red accent around the camera system.
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Under the hood
A midrange processor for a Lamborghini phone? That's too bad. | Image by Tecno
Sadly, this phone is not an equivalent to a sports car, let alone a Lamborghini, when it comes to specs. Under the hood there's a MediaTek Dimensity 7400 processor, a midrange silicon.
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The camera system is quite modest as well, consisting of a 50MP Sony LYTIA 700C sensor for the main snapper and an 8MP ultra-wide camera. There's a 13MP selfie camera on the front.
The Tecno Pova 8 Pro Tonino Lamborghini features a 6.78-inch 1.5K AMOLED display with a 144 Hz adaptive refresh rate and 4,500 nits peak brightness.
The base memory configuration starts at 256GB paired with 8GB of RAM, and you can go up to 16/512GB.
The phone uses a Nothing-style matrix display next to the camera system, and alongside all the notifications, it also shows a stylized L when you power on the phone.
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As I said, it's much cheaper than a Lamborghini, that's for sure. How much cheaper exactly? We don't know, as Tecno hasn't revealed the price of the phone yet.
But if we extrapolate from the price of the regular Tecno Pova 8 Pro phone, which starts at around $600, we should expect a price tag around the $800-1000 mark.
Do we need a Lamborghini-branded midrange phone?
Nice accents around the camera and a Nothing-style matrix display with a custom Lamborghini graphics. | Image by Tecno
Yes. Absolutely! The only concern here is the price and availability. If the phone launches worldwide with a decent price tag, it'll give people a chance to stand out in this bland smartphone world.
I remember having a Lamborghini Diablo posted in my bedroom as a kid, and I would definitely enjoy rocking a Lamborghini-branded phone. The OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren edition was one of my favorite limited edition phones of all time, after all.
What about you? Would you pay a little extra for a limited edition phone?
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