TCL 40SE vs Vivo S50

At a glance

Brand: TCL; vivo
Release date: February 2023, 3 years 4 months ago; December 2025, 6 months ago
AnTuTu: 160.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 54% of devices; 1.754.245 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 93% of devices

Size: 6.75"; 6.59"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 1260 x 2750 px QHD
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 459 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, 3840 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, Peak brightness - 4500 cd/m², 8000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 105% NTSC, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G37; Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen3
CPU: 8x2.3GHz Cortex A53; 1x3 Ghz Cortex X4, 4x2,8 Ghz Cortex A720, 3x2,0 Ghz Cortex A520
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 2.3 GHz; 3 GHz
GPU: PowerVR GE832; Adreno 735
RAM: 4 GB; 12 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; RAM LPDDR5X

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.85; ƒ/ 1.88
Pixel size: 0.70 µm; 1.00 µm
Flash: LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 240 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, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
Sensor: —; Sony LYT-700C
Sensor size: —; 1/1.56"

Dimensions: 76.5 mm 167.9 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model; 74.3 mm 157.5 mm 7.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 190 g; 197 g
Materials: Polycarbonate; Glass
Colors: Gray Purple; Black White Blue
Usable surface: 87 %; 85 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP69

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13; Android 16 OriginOS 6 (Android 16)
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; Without Google Mobile services
Updates: —; OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 4 years

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 5.4
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), 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; 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), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B26 (850), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B43 (TDD 3700), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n18 (850), n26 (850), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)