Review: Tecno Spark Youth Specs Features and Price

[Yakub Oloyede]

The Tecno Spark Youth is an entry-level smartphone designed to meet the needs of individuals who want a low-cost phone for basic tasks. All of the smartphone's features are low end. Everything here is low-end from its design to camera and hardware specs. In this article, we are exploring the specs and price of Tecno Spark Youth.

Tecno Spark Youth Key Specs & Features

• 6-inch, IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 720 x 1440 pixels (268 ppi)
• Android 8.1 (Oreo)
• 1GB RAM
• Quad-core Mediatek MT6580 Processor
• 16GB built-in storage and supports memory card up to 64GB
• 8MP rear camera and 8MP front camera
• 3000mAh non-removable Li-ion battery

The Design and Display
Perusing through the main specs mentioned above, it is easy to say that a low-end machine is the Tecno Spark Youth. It would be to provide a very basic design to be a low-cost / low-end unit, one of the ways to reduce costs.

What you have on the handset, is a very basic design. A design that doesn’t follow the latest trend on smartphones. In summary, it’s a design that can only be accepted on a low-end device like the Tecno Spark Youth. For more quality consider the Tecno Spark 4.

It features an all-plastic build. On the rear, there is a single rear-facing camera, a camera flash, a fingerprint sensor, and the Tecno branding, indicating its a Tecno smartphone.

Upfront on the Tecno Spark Youth, there is we have giant bezels guarding the display. This display is an IPS LCD display, with a screen resolution of 720 x 1440. This display has a screen density of 268 ppi.

The Top bezel is home to a selfie flash, an earpiece, and a selfie camera.

The Tecno Spark Youth comes in Black Midnight, Champagne Gold, Bordeaux Red, Blue City color variants.

The Cameras
The camera facility on the Tecno Spark Youth is an indicator that Tecno didn’t make any attempt to adapt to any of the latest trends.

In this era were the low-end/ low-cost smartphones like the Itel S15 have dual rear cameras, the Spark Youth still retains a single camera setup on the rear.

It features a single 8MP camera on the rear. This camera lets you take photos in HDR, take Panorama photos and lots more. You can also shoot 720p videos at 30fps with this camera.

For selfies, it features a single 8MP camera, aided by a selfie flash, allowing you to take bright photos in poorly lit conditions.

Hardware and Software
The hardware specs on the Tecno Spark Youth is nothing to be wowed about. If you desire something that performs well in gaming or allows for mega multi-tasking, this phone is certainly not for you.

It features hardware specs that only favors light operations here. You would be able to surf the net with few tabs open, play basic games and lots more.

The Tecno Spark Youth is powered by a Quad-core Mediatek MT6580 Processor. This processor is a 28nm processor and is clocked at 1.3GHz.

Paired with this processor is 1GB of RAM. This smartphone also features 16GB of internal storage, with support for Micro-SD expansion up to 64GB. For power, there is a removable Li-Ion 4000mAh battery.

On the software side, the Tecno Spark Youth runs Hi-OS 3.3 on top of the Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition).

Connectivity
The Tecno Spark Youth features a 3.5mm headphone jack, a Micro-USB version 2.0 port. There is also a dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 for connectivity.

4G and 5G connectivity aren’t supported on this device, however, this smartphone supports 3G networks from all the Top-telecommunication networks in Nigeria.

Tecno Spark Youth Price and Availability
The Tecno Spark Youth price in Nigeria is around 24,000 Naira, which is around 66 dollars.

It is currently available for purchase and can be purchased in retail stores close to you, as well as in online retails stores that ship to your region.

Tecno Spark Youth Specs

General Features
Platform: Android 8.1 (Oreo, Go Edition), Hi-OS 3.3
Processor: Quad-core MediaTek MT6580 Processor @ 1.3GHz
GPU: Mali-400MP2
Memory: 1GB RAM
Colours: Black Midnight, Champagne Gold, Bordeaux Red, Blue City
Dimension: 156.95 mm x 76.6 mm x 8.1 mm
Weight: 155 g
SIM Type: Nano-SIM
SIM Count: Dual SIM

Display
Display:
6-inch IPS LCD Display, 720 x 1440 pixels, 268 ppi
Screen Protection: –
Foldable Display: No

Camera
Rear Camera: 8MP Single-camera
Rear Camera Features: LED Flash, HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging
Front Camera: 8MP Camera

Storage
Built-in Storage: 16GB
Memory Card Support: up to 64GB microSD
Bundled Cloud Storage: –

Network Support
2G GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz.
2G CDMA 1X: –
3G WCDMA: 850 / 1900 MHz
3G CDMA EVDO: –
4G LTE: No
5G: No

Internet & Connectivity
GPRS: Yes
EDGE: Yes
3G/WCDMA/HSPA:
HSPA+: –
CDMA EVDO: –
4G LTE: No
5G: No
WLAN: –
Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
Bluetooth: –
NFC: –
Infrared Blaster: –
USB Port: –

Sensors & Control
Digital Compass: Yes
Accelerometer: Yes
Proximity Sensor: Yes
Light Sensor: –
Barometer: –
SpO2: –
Pedometer: –
Heart Rate Monitor: –
Gyroscope: –
Fingerprint Scanner: Yes
Iris Scanner: –
Face Unlock: –
Stylus Pen: No
Intelligent Digital Assistant: Yes
Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
Voice Control: Yes

Other Features
Video Streaming: Yes
Active Noise Cancellation: –
Wireless Charging: No
Built-in Mobile Payment: –
Water Resistant: –
Dust Resistant: –
Image Editor: Yes
Video Editor: Yes
Document Viewer: Yes
Document Editor: Yes

Battery
Battery: 4000 mAh Li-ion Battery
Talktime: –
Standby Time: –
Fast Charging: –