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Tecno Spark Youth

Tecno Spark Youth
$75
Brand: Tecno
Category: Phones
  • Display 6 inch 720 x 1440 pixels HD+ display
  • Camera 8 MP Main/8 MP front
  • Storage 16 GB
  • RAM 1 GB
  • CPU Quad-core 1.3 Mediatek MT6580A
  • OS Android 8.1 (Oreo, Go Edition)

Our Rating

The review rating is based on accessment of the device by experts, and opinions of trusted YouTube reviewers.

8.2
  • Design, Built Quality 7 / 10
  • Display Quality 8 / 10
  • Camera Quality 8 / 10
  • Audio & Multimedia 7 / 10
  • OS and Usability 9 / 10
  • Battery Performance 8 / 10

Tecno Spark Youth Highlights and Overview

Tecno Spark Youth is the latest feature packed affordable smartphone from Tecno Mobility. As the name implies, the device is in many ways similar to the Tecno Spark 2 and the Spark 2 Plus. However, the built and design of the Spark Youth looks more appealing, bearing a vertically placed rear camera sensor, just like the recent Tecno Pouvoir 2 Air.

So aside the design, what is the key difference between the Tecno Spark 2 and the Spark Youth? Camera! The Tecno Spark Youth has just 8-megapixel back and front camera, as against the 13 and 8 megapixel back and front camera used in the Spark 2 mobile phone.

Specification wise, the Tecno Spark Youth comes with same 6.0 inch HD+ display, which has a 720 x 1440 screen resolutions. The device is powered by Mediatek MT6580 CPU, along with MALI-400MP2, 1GB RAM and a 16GB internal storage, expandable up to 64GB via SD card.

What’s more? Does the Tecno Spark Youth have 4G LTE network? No, the device does not have 4G LTE network. OK, but does the device have fingerprint scanner? O yes, the Spark Youth has a rear placed fingerprint scanner. It also comes with Face Identification using the front facing camera.

The Tecno Spark Youth is currently available in Black Midnight, Champagne Gold, Bordeaux Red, Blue City colors. The device runs on Android 8.1 Oreo (Go Edition) out of the box, and is fuelled by a 3000mAh battery. Other key specifications and silent features of the Spark Youth are itemized in the specs table below.

Tecno Spark Youth Full Specifications and Features

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G Network Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network Bands HSDPA 850 / 1900
4G Network Bands No Support for 4G LTE Network
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps

LAUNCH

Also Known As -
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BODY

Dimensions 156.95 mm x 76.6 mm x 8.1 mm
Weight 155 g (6.17 oz)
Build Premium Plastic
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches, 92.9 cm2 (~76.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~268 ppi density)

PLATFORM

Operating System Android Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition)
Chipset Mediatek MT6580 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-400MP2

MEMORY

RAM + ROM 1 GB
Card Slot Yes, up to 64 GB via microSD card

MAIN CAMERA

Camera Type Single Lens
Camera Sensor(s) 8 MP, f/2.0, AutoFocus,
Camera Features Geo-tagging, panorama, f/2.0 aperture, HDR
Video Resolution 720p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Camera Type Single Lens
Camera Sensor(s) 8-megapixel
Camera Features FaceID, Face Beautification
Video Resolution 720p

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
Speaker Location Chin, below display
Audio Jack Type Yes, 3.5mm audio jack

CONNECTIVITY

Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP
NFC
GPS Yes
FM Radio Yes

BATTERY

Battery Capacity Removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Wireless Charging No
Talk Time Talk Time is the longest time that a single battery charge will last when you are constantly talking on the phone under perfect conditions, Ambient temperature and highly dependent on the cellular network environment such as the distance to the closest cell network tower. Up to 24 hours
Stand-by Up to 380 hours

OTHER FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Box Contents Charging Brick / USB cable

Tecno Spark Youth User Reviews and Opinions

Comments 19

  1. Benedict says:

    The phone so far has proven to be nice just got it.The battery with data on can last up to appromately 10hrs

  2. Ime Etim Sunday says:

    I do like the phone but the battery do not last up to one day and my camera do not clear don't know what to do

    • Queen says:

      I bought the phone two days ago and the camera is clear the best of my past phone maybe it is a fake version of the phone you bought

  3. Kazeem says:

    My own battery is removable and I don't know why it's like that

  4. mayowa says:

    i ilke the phone but littie problem their is the battery

  5. Blessing says:

    ✔️ Yes, My phone dont ring for long, why ❓

    • Julien says:

      I bought the phone it’s real good, but the only problem it’s the battery it’s does not last long as expected

  6. paul ocholofu says:

    i want to buy the phone, what is the problem of the phone? Pls someone should tell me befor i will go wrong

  7. Awoyemi Ifeoluwa O. says:

    I bought the phone some weeks ago ,but am not enjoy the battery atall and the battery is removable
    Am not enjoy it atall.
    Can I return it back to any near by tecno office .

  8. Charles says:

    I love d fone with passion but d battery is not lasting for a day

  9. Doyinsola says:

    Please the phone used to tell me my caller network but it stopped why? And how can I set it

  10. moses dennis says:

    Comment: plz is d battery removable or non removeble??? because I’m confused ooo

  11. jeremiah alexander says:

    i want to buy the phone pls can sm 1 tell d disadvantages of the phone

  12. Markcollins says:

    Your specs says it supports OTG but I just bought a new OTG but it does not work
    Why?

    • MatthewPhilips says:

      It’s the phone manufacturer that disabled the OTG feature.
      So just download ES file explorer and use it when ever you want to work on files on your OTG cable

  13. Prince says:

    The phone freezes saaa

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