TCL 40 NXTPAPER vs Ulefone Note 21

At a glance

Brand: TCL; Ulefone
Release date: August 2023, 2 years 10 months ago; January 2025, 1 years 5 months ago
AnTuTu: 261.200 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 60% of devices; 251.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 59% of devices

Size: 6.78"; 6.56"
Resolution: 1080 x 2460 px FHD+; 720 x 1612 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 396 ppi High Density; 269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: 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; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G88; Unisoc Tiger T606
CPU: 2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz; 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2 GHz; 1.6 GHz
GPU: Arm Mali-G52 MC2 1000MHz; ARM Mali-G57
RAM: 8 GB; 4 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 13 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.85; ƒ/ 2.2
Pixel size: 0.64 µm; 1.12 µm
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: 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; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Sensor: —; Samsung S5K3L6
Sensor size: —; 1/3.1"

Dimensions: 75.5 mm 168.2 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model; 75.2 mm 163.2 mm 9.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 195 g; 196 g
Materials: Polycarbonate; Plastic
Colors: Black White Blue; Black Violet
Usable surface: 84 %; 84 %
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 113 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13; Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Google services: With 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 5.1 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), HID (Human Interface Profile), 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

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900); 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)