TCL 40SE vs Xiaomi 12S Ultra

At a glance

Brand: TCL; Xiaomi
Release date: February 2023, 3 years 4 months ago; July 2022, 3 years 11 months ago
AnTuTu: 160.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 54% of devices; 1.412.941 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 88% of devices

Size: 6.75"; 6.73"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 1440 x 3200 px WQHD+
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED Samsung E5
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 518 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, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Variable refresh rate 1 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Peak brightness - 1500 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1000 cd/m², 8000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DC dimming, 10 Bits panel, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO 2.0 (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G37; Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1
CPU: 8x2.3GHz Cortex A53; 1x3.2 GHz Cortex X2 +3x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex A510
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 2.3 GHz; 3.2 GHz
GPU: PowerVR GE832; Qualcomm Adreno 730 875 MHz
RAM: 4 GB; 8 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; RAM LPDDR5

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.85; ƒ/ 1.9
Pixel size: 0.70 µm; 1.60 µm
Flash: LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 480 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; Flicker sensor, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, 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: —; Sony IMX989
Sensor size: —; 1"

Capacity: 5010 mAh; 4860 mAh
Type: Li-Polymer; Si-O2
Fast charge: Yes , 18.0W; Yes , 67.0W
Features: Non-removable; Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging: —; Surging P1 charging chip, Surging G1 battery management chip, 50W wireless charge, 10W wireless reverse charge

Dimensions: 76.5 mm 167.9 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model; 75.0 mm 163.2 mm 9.1 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 190 g; 225 g
Materials: Polycarbonate; Aluminium alloy , Leather
Colors: Gray Purple; Black Green
Usable surface: 87 %; 89 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP68

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13; Android 12 Snow Cone MIUI V13 (Android 12)
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 5.2 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; A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

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), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B26 (850), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900); 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 BC0 (800), B2 (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), n79 (4700)

Fingerprint: Yes, on the side; Yes, in screen
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Proximity: Yes; —
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: No; Yes
Audio: Stereo Speakers; Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
Gyroscope: —; Yes
Barometer: —; Yes