Infinix Smart 2 VS Tecno Spark 2 – budget-friendly smartphones from Infinix and Tecno. No matter how big a phone company is, they still have to cater for the budget users. Not that it’s a must though, but there’s huge potential from the budget market segment. Infinix and Tecno understand that, which is why they have both released a new phone for the segment. Coincidentally, both are second generation smartphones.

Tecno released the Tecno Spark 2, which succeeds the Tecno Spark K7. While Infinix has released the Infinix Smart 2 and Smart 2 Pro, which succeeds last year’s Infinix Smart. In this article, we’ll be focusing on the Infinix Smart 2 and the Tecno Spark 2. Which of the two second-generation smartphones offers a better quality-price ratio? This article will help us find that out. And if you’re planning to buy either of the two phones, try reading this article before making that decision.

Infinix Smart 2 VS Tecno Spark 2 – The Design

Despite being budget smartphones, both the Smart 2 and Spark 2 features Face unlock system, which is impressive, to say the least. The Tecno Spark 2 features a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor with a single rear camera. The fingerprint sensor is also available for the Infinix Smart 2 but only for its 2GB memory version. The 1GB memory version has no fingerprint sensor.

The Tecno Spark 2 is much slimmer, measuring 7.5 mm in thickness. Whereas, the Infinix Smart 2 measures 8.4 mm in thickness. The Infinix Smart 2 also features a single rear camera with LED flash placed at the top left corner. In terms of body colors, the Tecno Spark 2 is available in Black and Gold colors. While you can get the Infinix Smart 2 in Black, Rose Gold, Blue and Red body colors.

Infinix Smart 2 VS Tecno Spark 2 – The Display

Both the Infinix Smart 2 and Tecno Spark 2 sports an 18:9 aspect ratio full view display. The Tecno Spark 2 features a 6.0 inch IPS LCD touchscreen with 75% screen-to-body ratio. Whereas, the Infinix Smart 2 features a smaller touchscreen, measuring 5.5 inches with a 79% screen-to-body ratio. The display resolution on both phones is a 720 x 1440 pixels. Pixels per inch density on the Tecno Spark 2 is 268. While the Infinix Smart 2 has a 282 pixels per inch density.

Infinix Smart 2 VS Tecno Spark 2 – The Camera

Coincidentally, the camera specs are the same on both smartphones. Infinix and Tecno are under the same parent company. Just like Chinese phone makers, Vivo and Oppo. So I guess, they will be sharing the same technology from time to time.

The rear camera of both smartphones is equipped with a 13MP sensor. The Infinix Smart 2’s rear camera features a dual-LED flash. While the rear camera of the Spark 2 features a LED flash. Up front, we get an 8MP selfie shooter on both devices. The selfie shooter is used for the face unlock system.

Infinix Smart 2 VS Tecno Spark 2 – Hardware and Software

Underneath the Tecno Spark 2 is MediaTek MT6580WP chipset, Quad-core processor clocked at 1.4GHz and ARM Mali-400 MP2 graphics processing unit. Whereas, underneath the Infinix Smart 2 is MediaTek MT6739 chips, a Quad-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz and PowerVR GE8100 graphics processing unit.

The Tecno Spark 2 runs on the Go edition of Android 8.1 Oreo with HiOS 3.3 skin on top. The memory option here is a 1GB with 16GB internal storage. While the Infinix Smart 2 has two memory version; 1GB and 2GB. The 1GB memory version runs on Go edition of Android 8.1 Oreo just like the Spark 2. While the 2GB memory runs on Android 8.1 Oreo with XOS 3.3 hummingbird.

Infinix Smart 2 VS Tecno Spark 2 – The Battery

Running on the Tecno Spark 2 is a non-removable Li-lon 3500 mAh battery. While the Infinix Smart 2 runs on a non-removable Li-lon 3050 mAh battery. There’s no fast battery charging support on both Spark 2 and Smart 2.

Infinix Smart 2 VS Tecno Spark 2 – The Price

The price of the Infinix Smart 2 is expected to be around $119 (€99). While the Tecno Spark 2 sells at around $110 (€94). Both smartphones have a similar price tag. And as you can see from our comparison, they both have similar specs and features.

Infinix Smart 2 VS Tecno Spark 2 Full Specs Comparison

	Infinix Smart 2	Tecno Spark 2
Dimensions and Weight	148 x 71 x 8.4 mm. Weight – 148g	– x – x 7.5 mm. Weight – 148g
Display	5.5 inch (79% screen-to-body ratio), 720 x 1440 pixels with 282 PPI density and IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen	6.0 inch (75% screen-to-body ratio), 720 x 1440 pixels with 268 PPI density and IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Memory	RAM – 1/2GB. ROM – 16GB microSD, up to 128GB (dedicated slot)	RAM – 1GB. ROM – 16GB microSD, up to 128GB (dedicated slot)
Software	Android 8.1 Oreo (with XOS 3.3)	Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition) with HiOS 3.3
Hardware	MediaTek MT6739 chipset with Quad-core 1.5GHz processor	MediaTek MT6580WP chipset with Quad-core 1.4GHz processor
Camera	8MP front camera with a dual-LED + 13MP rear camera with dual-LED flash	8MP front camera with LED flash + 13MP rear camera with LED flash
Connectivity	2G/3G/4G Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS	2G/3G/4G Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
Battery	Non-removable Li-lon 3050 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-lon 3500 mAh battery
Additional Features	Fingerprint sensor (2GB version), Face ID	Fingerprint sensor, Face ID

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