TCL 50 SE vs Xiaomi 12S

At a glance

Brand: TCL; Xiaomi
Release date: April 2024, 2 years 2 months ago; July 2022, 3 years 11 months ago
AnTuTu: 250.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 59% of devices; 1.412.647 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 88% of devices

Size: 6.78"; 6.28"
Resolution: 1080 x 2400 px FHD+; 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED Samsung
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 418 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, Touch sampling rate 480 Hz, Peak brightness - 1100 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, 12 Bits panel, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G88; Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1
CPU: 2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz; 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 GHz; 3.2 GHz
GPU: Arm Mali-G52 MC2 1000MHz; 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/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.9
Pixel size: 0.64 µm; 1.22 µm
Flash: LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 1920 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, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Triple 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 IMX707
Sensor size: —; 1/1.28"

Dimensions: 75.5 mm 168.2 mm 8.1 mm Print 3D Model; 69.9 mm 152.7 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 195 g; 182 g
Materials: Polycarbonate; Aluminium alloy
Colors: Gray Purple; Black White Green Purple Ish
Usable surface: 87 %; 89 %

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; 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, Galileo, 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), 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