TCL 40SE vs Vivo S18e

At a glance

Brand: TCL; vivo
Release date: February 2023, 3 years 4 months ago; December 2023, 2 years 6 months ago
AnTuTu: 160.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 54% of devices; 738.952 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 79% of devices
Launch price: —; CN¥ 2,099.00 ($ 306.95)

Size: 6.75"; 6.67"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 388 ppi 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, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, Peak brightness - 1800 cd/m², 6000000:1 contrast ratio, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G37; MediaTek Dimensity 7200
CPU: 8x2.3GHz Cortex A53; 2x2.8 GHz ARM Cortex A715 + 6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A510
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 2.3 GHz; 2.8 GHz
GPU: PowerVR GE832; ARM Mali-G610 MC4
RAM: 4 GB; 8 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.85; ƒ/ 1.8
Pixel size: 0.70 µm; 0.70 µm
Flash: LED; Quad LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 120 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; 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), 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: —; Sony LYT-600
Sensor size: —; 1/1.95"

Dimensions: 76.5 mm 167.9 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model; 74.9 mm 162.4 mm 7.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 190 g; 193 g
Materials: Polycarbonate; Plastic
Colors: Gray Purple; Black White Purple
Usable surface: 87 %; 90 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP54

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 + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano 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), 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)
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; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

4G LTE: 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); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)