Tecno Spark 5 Air vs Tecno Spark Go 1S: Which is better?

Screen size

Spark 5 Air7.0"+4.7%

Spark Go 1S6.7"

Technology

Spark 5 Air

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Spark Go 1S

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

Spark 5 Air

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Spark Go 1S

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Spark 5 Air

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

Spark Go 1S

HSDPA 900 / 2100

4G bands

Spark 5 Air

LTE

Resolution

Spark 5 Air720 × 1640 px+2.4%

Spark Go 1S720 × 1600 px

Refresh rate

Spark 5 Air—

Spark Go 1S90 Hz

Peak brightness

Spark 5 Air—

Spark Go 1S—

Pixel density

Spark 5 Air256 ppi

Spark Go 1S263 ppi+2.7%

CPU speed

Spark 5 AirQuad-core

Spark Go 1SOcta-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53

RAM

Spark 5 Air2.0 GB

Spark Go 1S3.0 GB+33%

Storage

Spark 5 Air32 GB

Spark Go 1S64 GB+50%

Main camera

equal specs

Spark 5 Air13.0 MP

Spark Go 1S13.0 MP

Front camera

equal specs

Spark 5 Air8.0 MP

Spark Go 1S8.0 MP

Battery

equal specs

Spark 5 Air5,000 mAh

Spark Go 1S5,000 mAh

Wired charging

Spark 5 Air—

Spark Go 1S15 W

Weight

Spark 5 Air—

Spark Go 1S—

Thickness

Spark 5 Air9.1 mm

Spark Go 1S8.4 mm+8.3%

IP rating

Spark 5 Air—

Spark Go 1SIP54

Wi‑Fi

Spark 5 AirWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Spark Go 1SYes

Bluetooth

Spark 5 AirYes

Spark Go 1SYes

USB

Spark 5 AirmicroUSB 2.0, OTG

Spark Go 1SUSB Type-C, OTG

5G support

equal specs

Spark 5 AirNo

Spark Go 1SNo

NFC

equal specs

Spark 5 AirNo

Spark Go 1SNo

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Spark 5 AirYes

Spark Go 1SYes

SD card

equal specs

Spark 5 AirYes

Spark Go 1SYes

Stereo speakers

Spark 5 Air—

Spark Go 1S—

Speed

Spark 5 Air

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Spark Go 1S

HSPA, LTE

Announced

Spark 5 Air

2020, May 05. Released 2020, July

Spark Go 1S

2025, January 06

Status

Spark 5 Air

Discontinued

Spark Go 1S

Available. Released 2025, January

Dimensions

Spark 5 Air

174.6 x 79.3 x 9.1 mm (6.87 x 3.12 x 0.36 in)

Spark Go 1S

165.6 x 77 x 8.4 mm (6.52 x 3.03 x 0.33 in)

Weight

Spark 5 Air

Spark Go 1S

SIM

Spark 5 Air

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Spark Go 1S

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Spark 5 Air

Spark Go 1S

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

Other

Spark 5 Air

Spark Go 1S

IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)

Type

Spark 5 Air

IPS LCD

Spark Go 1S

IPS LCD, 90Hz

Size

Spark 5 Air

7.0 inches, 116.4 cm2 (~84.0% screen-to-body ratio)

Spark Go 1S

6.67 inches, 107.4 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Spark 5 Air

720 x 1640 pixels (~256 ppi density)

Spark Go 1S

720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~263 ppi density)

Spark 5 Air

Android 10 (Go edition), HIOS 6.0

Spark Go 1S

Android 14 (Go edition), HIOS 14

Chipset

Spark 5 Air

Mediatek

Spark Go 1S

Mediatek Helio G50

CPU

Spark 5 Air

Quad-core

Spark Go 1S

Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53

GPU

Spark 5 Air

Spark Go 1S

PowerVR GE8320

Card slot

Spark 5 Air

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Spark Go 1S

microSDXC

Internal

Spark 5 Air

32GB 2GB RAM

Spark Go 1S

64GB 3GB RAM

Other

Spark 5 Air

eMMC 5.1

Spark Go 1S

eMMC 5.1

Dual

Spark 5 Air

13 MP, f/1.8, PDAF Auxiliary lens

Spark Go 1S

Features

Spark 5 Air

Quad-LED flash, panorama, HDR

Spark Go 1S

Dual-LED flash, HDR

Video

Spark 5 Air

1080p@30fps

Spark Go 1S

1080p@30fps

Single

Spark 5 Air

Spark Go 1S

13 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), PDAF

Single

Spark 5 Air

8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

Spark Go 1S

8 MP

Features

Spark 5 Air

Dual-LED flash, HDR

Spark Go 1S

Video

Spark 5 Air

1080p@30fps

Spark Go 1S

Yes

Loudspeaker

Spark 5 Air

Yes

Spark Go 1S

Yes, with dual speakers

3.5mm jack

Spark 5 Air

Yes

Spark Go 1S

Yes

WLAN

Spark 5 Air

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Spark Go 1S

Yes

Bluetooth

Spark 5 Air

Yes

Spark Go 1S

Yes

Positioning

Spark 5 Air

GPS

Spark Go 1S

GPS

NFC

Spark 5 Air

Spark Go 1S

Radio

Spark 5 Air

FM radio

Spark Go 1S

Unspecified

USB

Spark 5 Air

microUSB 2.0, OTG

Spark Go 1S

USB Type-C, OTG

Infrared port

Spark 5 Air

Spark Go 1S

Yes

Sensors

Spark 5 Air

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity

Spark Go 1S

Fingerprint (side-mounted); unspecified sensors

Type

Spark 5 Air

5000 mAh

Spark Go 1S

5000 mAh

Charging

Spark 5 Air

Spark Go 1S

15W wired

Colors

Spark 5 Air

Ice Jadeite, Spark Orange, Vacation Blue, Misty Green

Spark Go 1S

Startrail Black, Glittery White

Models

Spark 5 Air

KD6a

Spark Go 1S

KL4h

Price

Spark 5 Air

Spark Go 1S

About 70 EUR

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