hotwav Note 12 EF vs TCL 403

hotwav Note 12 EF
hotwav
Note 12 EF
TCL 403
TCL
403

At a glance

Brand
Hotwav
TCL
Release date
December 2024, 1 years 6 months ago
August 2023, 2 years 10 months ago
AnTuTu
256.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 60% of devices
102.545 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 51% of devices

Display

Size
6.8"
6"
Resolution
720 x 1640 px HD+
480 x 960 px LowRes
Type
LCD IPS
LCD IPS
Density
409 ppi Very high density
267 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
19.5:9
18:9
Features
Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 500 cd/m², 1000:1 contrast ratio, 1500:1 contrast ratio, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Water Drop Notch, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), 1000:1 contrast ratio, 70% NTSC, NTSC, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Unisoc Tiger T606
MediaTek Helio A22 (MT6761)
CPU
2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55
4x Cortex A53 2.0 GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Quad-Core
Process
12 nm
12 nm
Frequency
1.6 GHz
2 GHz
GPU
ARM Mali-G57
IMG PowerVR GE-class GPU
RAM
4 GB
2 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
48 Mpx
8 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 2.2
Sensor
Omnivision OV48B
Pixel size
0.80 µm
1.12 µm
Sensor size
1/2"
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
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
Digital zoom, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Front camera

Resolution
16 Mpx
2 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
ƒ/ 2.8
Pixel size
1.75 µm

Battery

Capacity
5160 mAh
3000 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 18.0W
Yes
Charge cycles
800 cycles
Runtime
~ 63h
Features
Wireless charging, Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
32 GB
Type
UFS Storage 2.2
eMMC 5.1 Storage
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Yes , Independent SD slot

Body

Dimensions
78.0 mm 173.0 mm 9.2 mm Print 3D Model
78.2 mm 159.2 mm 9.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
223 g
182 g
Materials
Rugged Smartphone, Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate
Colors
Black Purple Green
Gray Purple
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
70 %
74 %

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12 Go edition
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), LDAC, SBC, AAC
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
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, Galileo
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B19 (800), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28a (700), 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), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
CDMA BC0 (800), CDMA BC1 (1900), CDMA BC10 (800 Secondary), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
No
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Compass
Yes
Cooling system
No
No

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