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Earlier this year we got the chance to go hands-on with the Tecno Spark Slim – a concept phone measuring just 5.75mm. That device is now ready for prime time and is accompanied by a second model – the Tecno Pova Slim. As the names suggest, both phones come with slender profiles, almost matching the concept version.
Tecno Spark Slim comes in at 5.93mm and weighs 156 grams, which is very impressive, even more so for a mid-ranger. Pova Slim is 5.95mm and weighs the same. To reach these numbers, Tecno ha
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