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This budget phone has a dot-matrix camera lens.

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

Image of two Tecno Pova 8 5G phones side by side, with a small dot matrix display inside a dummy third camera lens, showing a WhatsApp icon on one phone and the time on the other.
The Pova 8 5G is out today in India, with other markets to follow.
Image: Tecno
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