The Tecno Pova 5 just went official and we got a chance to check out its special Free Fire Special Edition. Here's what we found inside that roomy box.
If you're not familiar with Free Fire (Seriously? It has 1 billion downloads on Google Play), it's a battle royale game, by Garena. So Tecno now partnered with the developers to offer the Pova 5 done up in this custom guise.
What it includes is an Amber Gold variant of the phone with a Free Fire sleeve for the box, a gift card valid for in-game purchases, and custom Free Fire stickers (with Kelly).
The other accessories inside the box are a bumper case, a 45W charger, USB cable, and earbuds.
Unboxing the Pova 5 Free Fire Special Edition
The changes also run inside the phone, where you're greeted with the Free Fire theme. It has a customized live wallpaper (featuring Hayato, Kelly, Moco, Maxim, or Wukong), custom app icons, and even special ringtone and notification sounds.
Note to potential owners - you will still need to download Free Fire as strangely enough it's not preinstalled.
After you've downloaded it, the Pova 5 has a built-in Game Space powered by what Tecno dubs the Panther Engine - it lets you tweak the gaming experience as well as to limit your distractions.
The Free Fire Special Edition theme
A note on the Tecno Pova 5's interesting finish. The design on the back is Mecha-inspired, aiming to replicate the look of a futuristic giant robot. Ours is the Amber Gold variant, but it's not always yellow in hue. In fact, when looked at an angle, the rear panel is more of a subtle cyan color.
It's really lovely to look at but that quickly fades due to the smudge-prone glossy finish. The sides are also glossy with a mirrored finish, which perhaps is meant to emulate stainless steel. An impressive design indeed, but also one that's properly hard to keep clean.
Tip us
1.7m 126k
RSS
EV
Merch
Log in I forgot my password Sign up