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This budget phone has a dot-matrix camera lens.<\/p>\n

Dummy lenses are my least favorite design trend in cheap Android phones, so I have mixed feelings about the new Tecno Pova 8 5G<\/a>. It has what looks like a third camera lens, but is really a Nothing-esque<\/a> dot-matrix display for alerts and icons. That\u2019s an improvement, I guess?<\/p>\n

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The Pova 8 5G is out today in India, with other markets to follow. Image: Tecno<\/p>\n

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