realme GT5 vs TCL 40SE

At a glance

Brand: realme; TCL
Release date: August 2023, 2 years 10 months ago; February 2023, 3 years 4 months ago
Launch price: CN¥ 2,999.00 ($ 438.56); —
AnTuTu: 1.753.869 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 92% of devices; 160.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 54% of devices

Size: 6.74"; 6.75"
Resolution: 1240 x 2772 px WQHD+; 720 x 1600 px HD+
Type: AMOLED; LCD IPS
Density: 451 ppi Very high density; 260 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, Peak brightness - 1400 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 900 cd/m², 1500:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2; MediaTek Helio G37
CPU: 1x3.2GHz Cortex X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 3x2.02 GHz Cortex A510; 8x2.3GHz Cortex A53
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 3.2 GHz; 2.3 GHz
GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 740; PowerVR GE832
RAM: 12 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: RAM LPDDR5X; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.88; ƒ/ 1.85
Sensor: Sony IMX890; —
Pixel size: 1.00 µm; 0.70 µm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"; —
Flash: Dual LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 1920 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Flicker sensor, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Gimbal, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode; Digital zoom, Triple 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

Dimensions: 75.4 mm 163.1 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model; 76.5 mm 167.9 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 205 g; 190 g
Materials: Plastic , Metal; Polycarbonate
Colors: Silver Green; Gray Purple
Usable surface: 88 %; 87 %

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu RealmeUI 4.0 (Android 13); Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Updates: OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 4 years; —
Google services: Without Google Mobile services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.3 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) , WiFi 7 (802.11be); 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: A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5), GPS (L1+L2+L5), QZSS (L1+L2+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b); GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500); —
4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B13 (700), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)