Tecno launches Spark 5 and Spark 5 Air: Price in Nigeria, full specs and features

Tecno Spark 5 and Tecno Spark 5 Air smartphones have been unveiled. The entry level phones by Transsion parent company succeeds the Spark 4 series that was launched late 2019 in Nigeria.

Although the key specifications of the newly launched Tecno Spark 5 and Spark 5 Air are near-identical, one of the major differences between the two phones has you to be the screen size.



A mammoth 7-inch device to fit into your ever-growing wide palms during the lockdown…

Tecno launches Spark 5 and Spark 5 Air: Price in Nigeria, full specs and features 2
The Tecno Spark 5 comes with quad rear cameras while the Spark 5 Air has three cameras on the rear. Both the phones are offered in four colour options and pack 2GB RAM as well as 5000mAh battery.

Tecno Spark 5: Specifications
Tecno Spark 5 specifications
The Tecno Spark 5 runs Android 10 with HiOS 6.1 on top and features a 6.6-inch HD+ (720×1,600 pixels) display. It is powered by an octa-core CPU (chipset unknown) with only 2GB of RAM and 32GB storage.

There’s a fingerprint sensor on the rear panel and the phone supports Face Unlock.

For the camera section, the quad rear setup features a 13MP sensor in the main module with an f/1.8 aperture. This one is supported by a quad LED flash, also fairly rare. Next to those are a 2MP macro camera, a 2MP depth sensor… and a fourth camera… probably AI??!

Tecno Spark 5 camera specs
Honestly, the function of that one isn’t made clear in the official specs, we think it’s just there to boost the camera count.

Impressively, the 8MP waterdrop-style selfie camera which can be located at the rear left corner is joined by a dual LED flash – single LEDs on the front are quite rare, two of them even more so. We’re not sure that the 90.2% StB ratio is correct, but unless you care about number bragging, it’s not much of an issue.

The Tecno Spark 5 further packs a 5000mAh battery with no fast charging support. The phone comes with 32GB inbuilt storage and it is unclear whether it is expandable. For connectivity, the phone includes 3.5mm audio jack, USB-Type C port, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The phone also comes with an Ambient Light sensor, Proximity sensor, and Accelerometer.

Tecno Spark 5 Air: Specifications
Tecno Spark 5 Air Penta Camera
The Tecno Spark 5 Air on the other hand comes with a bigger 7-inch HD+ (720×1,640 pixels) display.

The size we’ve all been waiting for cos smartphone innovation is waning right…

The phone runs Android 10 (Go edition) with HiOS 6 on top and also supports Face Unlock. Similar to the Spark 5, the processor make is unclear and there’s 2GB RAM. Additionally, there’s a fingerprint sensor on the rear panel.

The camera arrangements and specs on the Spark 5 Air are all similar to the Tecno Spark 5 smartphone.

Tecno Spark 5 Air camera specifications
Tecno Spark 5 Air also packs a 5000mAh battery with no fast charging support. The phone comes with 32GB in-built storage and it is unclear whether it is expandable. The connectivity options and the sensors on Tecno 5 Air are similar to Tecno Spark 5 device.

Tecno Spark 5, Tecno Spark 5 Air: Price in Nigeria
The new smartphones by Tecno Mobiles have been launched in Ghana. While the Tecno Spark 5 is priced at GHS 719 (roughly ₦49,000) for the single 2GB + 32GB storage variant, the price details of the Tecno 5 Air are currently unknown.

There are four colors variants to choose from for the two devices: Misty Grey, Vacation Blue, Ice Jadeite, Spark Orange.