Nothing Phone (3a) Lite vs TCL 50 XE
Nothing
Phone (3a) Lite
TCL
50 XE
At a glance
- Brand
- Nothing
- TCL
- Release date
- October 2025, 9 months ago
- June 2024, 2 years 1 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 674.550 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 77% of devices
- 442.599 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 70% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.77"
- 6.56"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2392 px FHD+
- 720 x 1612 px HD+
- Type
- AMOLED
- LCD IPS
- Density
- 388 ppi High Density
- 269 ppi Medium Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, 2160 Hz PWM, TÜV Low Blue Light, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 480 Hz, Brightnes 500 cd/m² (typ), Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 3000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1300 cd/m², 1000000:1 contrast ratio, 5000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, 3D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon silicon), Frameless
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Touch sampling rate 180 Hz, Brightnes 550 cd/m² (typ), Brightnes 430 cd/m² (typ), 1000:1 contrast ratio, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- MediaTek Dimensity 7300
- MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
- CPU
- 4xCortex A78 2.5GHz + 4xCortex A55 2.0GHz
- 2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 6 nm
- Frequency
- 2.5 GHz
- 2.2 GHz
- GPU
- Arm Mali-G615 MC2
- ARM Mali-G57 MC2
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 4 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4X RAM
- LPDDR4X RAM
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.88
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Samsung GN9
- Samsung S5KJN1
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 0.64 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/2.76"
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- No
- No
- Slow motion
- Yes, 120 fps
- Yes, 120 fps
- Features
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, 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
- Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, 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
- 8 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.45
- ƒ/ 2.0
- Sensor
- GalaxyCore GC16B3C
- —
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 1.12 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 5000 mAh
- 5010 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 33.0W
- Yes , 18.0W
- Charge cycles
- 1400 cycles
- —
- Runtime
- ~ 54h
- —
- Features
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 2.2
- UFS Storage 2.2
- SD slot
- Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
- Yes , Independent SD slot
Body
- Dimensions
- 78.0 mm 164.0 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
- 75.0 mm 164.1 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 199 g
- 185 g
- Materials
- Polycarbonate , Polyurethane
- Plastic
- Colors
- Black White
- Blue
- Water/dust resistance
- IP54
- IP54
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
- —
- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
- —
- Usable surface
- 86 %
- 83 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 15 Android 15
- Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
- Updates
- OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 6 years
- —
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Single SIM (Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), 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, BeiDou (B1)
- 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), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- n2 (1900 PCS), n5 (850), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700)
- 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), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850)
- 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
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- No
- Audio
- 2 microphones
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
- Barometer
- —
- Yes
