TECNO's POVA 7 Ultra 5G Becomes The 2025 Honor of Kings International Championship (KIC2025) Official Gaming Phone

Manila/ November 2025 TECNO’s POVA 7 Ultra 5G is taking centerstage this month at the Honor of Kings’ (HOK) main yearend global esports event as 2025 Honor of Kings International Championship (KIC2025) official gaming phone.

Running from November 14 to the 30th in the Philippines, the KIC2025 will gather the world’s top 16 top-tier teams that will battle it out for the top spot and US$1,000,000 prize pool. The world’s most-played multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, HOK has more than 100 million daily players. It is developed by Timi Studios and published by Level Infinite. 

As the official gaming phone, AI-driven innovative technology brand TECNO’s interstellar-inspired POVA 7 Ultra 5G brings flagship power with a durable 6000mAh battery, 70W Ultra Charge, and 30W Wireless Fast Charge, powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Ultimate AI Processor for top-tier gaming performance and multi-tasking efficiency. 

Rise for Honor

KIC2025 will showcase the cultural diversity of participants as well as the Philippines’ local flavor as the host country, and will revolve around an esports-themed carnival. 

 “At Honor of Kings, players are at the heart of everything we do. Partnering with TECNO allows us to deliver smoother, more responsive gameplay and inspire the next generation of esports talent,” said Benj Dalmacio, Senior Business Development Manager, Level Infinite Philippines 

“We’re excited to be part of the KIC2025. TECNO will support Filipino gamers all the way to the top with POVA 7 Ultra 5G’s best-in-class, powerful features. Good luck to all the participants!” said Jason Wang, CEO of TECNO Mobile Philippines.

Competing teams include Blacklist International, BOOM Esports, Elevate, ACT Esports Club, Homebois BSE, Nova Esports, Alpha Gaming, Bigetron by Vitality, Kagendra, Vesakha Esports, Loops, Alpha7 Esports, Nongshim RedForce, OG Esports, Twisted Minds and Rex Regum Qeon.

Number 1 Official Gaming Phone in the Philippines

The POVA 7 Ultra 5G is the 2025 number 1 official gaming phone in the Philippines. It is the official gaming phone of PUBGM PMSL SEA 2025 Championship, PUBGM PMCL 2025 Championship, HOK Philippine Kings League, and Philippine National Esports Team SIBOL.

Designed for full immersion, POVA 7 Ultra 5G delivers a 4D Gaming Vibration, Dual Speakers with Dolby Atmos, and a suite of customized gaming features, creating an audio-visual experience built for the next generation of mobile gamers and explorers. The POVA 7 Ultra 5G is the most powerful smartphone for all 120fps popular games in its price range with its official price of PhP16,999. During its recent launch, Filipino gamers and users enjoyed exclusive generous promos and freebies. Buyers will receive three limited stock freebies worth PhP1,999 when they purchase the POVA 7 Ultra 5G – one POVA wireless powerbank (5000mAh), one customized DITO Prepaid Gaming SIM, and one special case card.

POVA x Mobile Legends Bang Bang: A Partnership That’s Built to Win

MANILA, PHILIPPINES/ 14 MAY 2021 – Premium smartphone brand TECNO Mobile has officially announced a partnership between its POVA gaming phone series, and popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB). The collaboration was conceived with the gaming community in mind, particularly in the Philippines, where MLBB continues to be one of the top mobile multiplayer games. With the slogan #TogetherWeAchieveMore, the POVA x MLBB partnership celebrates camaraderie among players, and the ability of teams to overcome odds and obstacles as long as they work together.

The partnership between the two brands coincides with the upcoming release of TECNO Mobile’s upgraded POVA 2 later this May. The perfect smartphone to use for playing MLBB, POVA 2 provides a smooth gaming experience like no other, powered by a game engine that boosts your ability to win. This gameplay enhancer helps to improve a player’s game skills, allowing even novices to become gods in the game. POVA 2 also comes with a super large battery and huge display, for awesome gaming anytime, and anywhere.

Known as a performance beast, POVA is equipped with a Helio G80 gaming processor and 4GB/6GB DX4 Fast RAM, delivering the smoothest experience, and even running 10 apps at the same time without any lag. This giant power with its 6.8 Dot-in display is one big hard disk, equipped with 128GB ROM with enough space to save loads of photos, music, vidoes, and games. Equipped with a 6,000mAh super big battery, POVA is an energy king, providing up to 30 days standby time, 8 days of playing music, 64 hours of continuous calling, and playing time of up to 20 hours. And, with POVA’s super fast charge speed, a quick 10-minute charge can already provide up to 20 hours worth of music playback.

POVA x MLBB Facebook Challenge

Cosplayers dressed as popular MLBB characters will also be coming to select TECNO Mobile stores to add fun and festiveness to the celebration. Catch them on May 15 and 16 at the TECNO Mobile Concept Store at SM North EDSA, and this June at SM San Mateo.

A one-of-a-kind TECNO Mobile livestream featuring some of the Philippines’ most popular game streamers is in the works as well. Slated for June 5th, the live online event promises excitement for both gamers and non-gamers, along with over 170 prizes and giveaways to be won.

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About TECNO Mobile

TECNO Mobile is a premium smartphone brand from TRANSSION Holdings. TECNO unlocks the best of contemporary technologies in artistic designs, showcasing its mastery of serving global consumers who are "young at heart", and inspiring them to never stop pursuing excellence. We demonstrate our brand motto through our innovation, technological and artistic progression in over 60 markets around the world, with a diversified product portfolio featuring smartphones and smart AIoT products covered. TECNO is also the global Official Handset Partner of Manchester City Football Club.

For more information, please visit www.tecno-mobile.com.