Nothing Phone (1) vs TCL 501

Nothing Phone (1)
Nothing
Phone (1)
TCL 501
TCL
501

At a glance

Brand
Nothing
TCL
Release date
July 2022, 3 years 11 months ago
February 2024, 2 years 4 months ago
AnTuTu
624.253 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 77% of devices
125.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 53% of devices

Display

Size
6.55"
6"
Resolution
1080 x 2400 px FHD+
540 x 1092 px LowRes
Type
Oled
LCD IPS
Density
402 ppi Very high density
135 ppi Low Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
18:9
Features
Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 500 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 1200 cd/m², 1000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, 10 Bits panel, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), 1000:1 contrast ratio, 70% NTSC, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ (SM7325-AE)
Mediatek Helio G36
CPU
1×Cortex A78 2.5GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.4GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.8 GHz
8x Cortex A53 2.2 GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
6 nm
12 nm
Frequency
2.5 GHz
2.2 GHz
GPU
Adreno 642L 608MHz
IMG PowerVR GE8320 680 MHz
RAM
8 GB
2 GB
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
50 Mpx
5 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.88
ƒ/ 2.2
Sensor
Sony IMX766
Pixel size
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/1.56"
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
Yes
No
Slow motion
Yes, 120 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, 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, 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/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.8
Sensor
Sony IMX471 Exmor RS
Pixel size
1.00 µm

Battery

Capacity
4500 mAh
3000 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 33.0W
Yes , 5.0W
Wireless charging
No charger in box, Wireless charging 15W, Reverse wireless charging 5W
Features
Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
32 GB
Type
UFS Storage 3.1
eMMC 5.1 Storage
SD slot
No
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Body

Dimensions
76.0 mm 159.0 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
75.0 mm 156.5 mm 9.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
194 g
178 g
Materials
Polycarbonate , Aluminium
Polycarbonate
Colors
Black White
Black Blue
Water/dust resistance
IP53
Usable surface
85 %
85 %

Software

Operating system
Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
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 5.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, 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, 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 Direct, Wi-Fi Display, 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, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Networks

5G
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, in screen
Yes, on the side
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No
Audio
Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones

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