TCL 40 XL vs Vivo iQOO 12

At a glance

Brand: TCL; vivo
Release date: April 2023, 3 years 2 months ago; November 2023, 2 years 7 months ago
AnTuTu: 160.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 54% of devices; 2.343.104 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 95% of devices
Launch price: —; CN¥ 3,999.00 ($ 582.94)

Size: 6.75"; 6.78"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 1260 x 2800 px UHD
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 453 ppi Very high 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; Hole-punch Notch, Eye Care Display, 2160 Hz PWM, 1-144 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1400 cd/m², Peak brightness - 3000 cd/m², 8000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G37; Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen3
CPU: 8x2.3GHz Cortex A53; 1x3.3GHz Cortex X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex A520
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 2.3 GHz; 3.3 GHz
GPU: PowerVR GE832; Adreno 750
RAM: 4 GB; 12 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; RAM LPDDR5X

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.85; ƒ/ 1.69
Pixel size: 0.70 µm; 1.20 µm
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 960 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; Tracking AF, Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Laser AF, 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
Sensor: —; Omnivision OV50H
Sensor size: —; 1/1.28"

Dimensions: 76.5 mm 167.9 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model; 75.9 mm 163.2 mm 8.1 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 195 g; 204 g
Materials: Polycarbonate; Aluminium alloy
Colors: Gray; Black White Red
Usable surface: 87 %; 89 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP64

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13; Android 14 Upside-down cake OriginOS 4 (Android 14)
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; Without Google Mobile services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
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, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
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, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5)

4G LTE: B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B12 (700), B66 (1700/2100); 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), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); CDMA BC1 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)