TCL 406S vs TCL 50 XL Nxtpaper

At a glance

Brand: TCL; TCL
Release date: March 2023, 3 years 2 months ago; June 2024, 1 years 11 months ago
AnTuTu: 102.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 51% of devices; 442.599 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 70% of devices

Size: 6.6"; 6.78"
Resolution: 720 x 1612 px HD+; 1080 x 2460 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 267 ppi Medium Density; 396 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 21:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), 1000:1 contrast ratio, 70% NTSC, NTSC, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 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

Chipset: Mediatek Helio G25; MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
CPU: 8x Cortex A53 2.0 GHz; 2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 2 GHz; 2.2 GHz
GPU: IMG PowerVR GE8320 600MHz; ARM Mali-G57 MC2
RAM: 3 GB; 6 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 13 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 2.2; ƒ/ 1.8
Pixel size: 1.12 µm; 0.64 µm
Flash: Dual LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 120 fps
Features: 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; 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
Sensor: —; Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size: —; 1/2.76"

Dimensions: 75.4 mm 164.7 mm 9.0 mm Print 3D Model; 75.5 mm 167.6 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 190 g; 199 g
Materials: Polycarbonate; Plastic
Colors: Gray Purple; Blue
Usable surface: 84 %; 86 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP54

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); Single SIM (Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.3 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)
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), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); 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), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900); 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)
5G: —; n2 (1900 PCS), n5 (850), n25 (1900), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n78 (3500)

Fingerprint: No; Yes, on the side
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Proximity: Yes; Yes
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: No; No
Gyroscope: —; Yes
Barometer: —; Yes
Audio: —; DTS / DTS X, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones