Apple iPhone 16e vs Tecno Spark 40C

Apple
iPhone 16e

Tecno
Spark 40C
At a glance
- Brand
- Apple
- Tecno
- Release date
- February 2025, 1 years 3 months ago
- July 2025, 10 months ago
- Launch price
- € 709.00 ($ 830.08)
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- AnTuTu
- 1.400.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 89% of devices
- 250.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 58% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.1"
- 6.67"
- Resolution
- 1170 x 2532 px FHD+
- 720 x 1600 px HD+
- Type
- Oled
- LCD IPS
- Density
- 457 ppi Very high density
- 263 ppi Medium Density
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Medium-sized Notch, Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 1200 cd/m², Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10, DCI-P3, True Tone display, Super Retina XDR, Scratch resistant, Ceramic Shield, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless, Haptic Touch, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A18 e
- MediaTek Helio G81 (MT6769)
- CPU
- 2xperformance 4.04 GHz + 4x efficiency 2.20 GHz
- 2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.7 GHz
- CPU type
- Hexa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 12 nm
- Frequency
- 4.04 GHz
- 2 GHz
- GPU
- Apple 4 cores GPU
- ARM Mali-G52 MC2
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 4 GB
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 48 Mpx
- 13 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.6
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Sony IMX982
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- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
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- Sensor size
- 1/2.55"
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- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- No
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 120 fps
- Features
- Cinematic Mode, Noise reduction, Face unlock, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Front Flash
Front camera
- Resolution
- 12 Mpx
- 8 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- Unknow
- Sensor
- Sony IMX714
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Battery
- Capacity
- 3961 mAh
- 6000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 25.0W
- Yes , 18.0W
- Wireless charging
- 25W Wireless Charging, Unofficial mAh
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- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
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- Runtime
- ~ 41h
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- Features
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- NVMe
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- SD slot
- No
- Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Body
- Dimensions
- 71.5 mm 146.7 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
- 77.0 mm 165.6 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 167 g
- 196 g
- Materials
- Glass , Aluminium
- Polycarbonate
- Colors
- Black White
- Black White Blue Gray
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP64
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
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- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
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- Usable surface
- 86 %
- 84 %
Software
- Operating system
- iOS 18 iOS 18
- Android 15 Android 15
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
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- Google services
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- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.3
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, BeiDou (B1), NavIC System
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n53 (2400), n66 (1700), n70 (1700), n75 (1500), n76 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
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- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B53 (TDD 2400), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- No
- Yes, on the side
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
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- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- DTS / DTS X, Stereo Speakers
















