TCL 50 SE vs Tecno Pova Curve 2

At a glance

Brand: TCL; Tecno
Release date: April 2024, 2 years 2 months ago; February 2026, 4 months ago
AnTuTu: 250.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 59% of devices; 810.000 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 80% of devices

Size: 6.78"; 6.78"
Resolution: 1080 x 2400 px FHD+; 1208 x 2644 px QHD
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 429 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, SGS Certified, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 700 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 4500 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Color LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Dual Edge display, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G88; MediaTek Dimensity 7100
CPU: 2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz; 4x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex A78+4x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 2 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: Arm Mali-G52 MC2 1000MHz; Mali-G610 MC2
RAM: 4 GB; 8 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; RAM LPDDR5X

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.88
Pixel size: 0.64 µm; —
Flash: LED; Dual 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; Flicker sensor, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Front Flash

Dimensions: 75.5 mm 168.2 mm 8.1 mm Print 3D Model; 77.4 mm 163.1 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 195 g; 195 g
Materials: Polycarbonate; Plastic
Colors: Gray Purple; Silver Gray Purple
Usable surface: 87 %; 89 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP64 , MIL-STD-810H

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 16 Android 16
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With 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 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy), 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
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), B13 (700), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

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