TCL 501 vs Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra

TCL 501
TCL
501
Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
Vivo
iQOO 15 Ultra

At a glance

Brand
TCL
vivo
Release date
February 2024, 2 years 4 months ago
February 2026, 4 months ago
AnTuTu
125.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 53% of devices
4.518.403 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 100% of devices
Launch price
CN¥ 5,699.00 ($ 832.57)

Display

Size
6"
6.85"
Resolution
540 x 1092 px LowRes
1440 x 3168 px WQHD+
Type
LCD IPS
AMOLED Samsung
Density
135 ppi Low Density
508 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
18:9
20:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), 1000:1 contrast ratio, 70% NTSC, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, 2160 Hz PWM, TÜV Low Blue Light, 1-144 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Touch sampling rate 480 Hz, Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 2600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 8000 cd/m², 8000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, 10 Bits panel, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Performance

Chipset
Mediatek Helio G36
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
CPU
8x Cortex A53 2.2 GHz
2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
3 nm
Frequency
2.2 GHz
4.61 GHz
GPU
IMG PowerVR GE8320 680 MHz
Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
RAM
2 GB
16 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
RAM LPDDR5X
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 1.88
Flash
LED
Quad LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 960 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
UIS, Flicker sensor, Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Sensor
Sony IMX921
Pixel size
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/1.56"

Front camera

Resolution
2 Mpx
32 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.8
ƒ/ 2.2
Sensor
GalaxyCore GC32E1
Pixel size
0.70 µm

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh
7400 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Si-Carbon Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 5.0W
Yes , 100.0W
Features
Non-removable
Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging
40W Wireless charging

Storage

Capacity
32 GB
256 GB
Type
eMMC 5.1 Storage
UFS Storage 4.1
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
No

Body

Dimensions
75.0 mm 156.5 mm 9.6 mm Print 3D Model
76.8 mm 163.6 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
178 g
227 g
Materials
Polycarbonate
Glass , Aluminium
Colors
Black Blue
Blue Gray
Usable surface
85 %
90 %
Water/dust resistance
IP68

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Android 16 OriginOS 6 (Android 16)
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
Without Google Mobile services
Updates
OS updates: 5 years, Security updates: 5 years

Connectivity

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), 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) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
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, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), 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), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), 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), 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)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G
n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n18 (850), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n80 (1800), n81 (900), n83A (700), n83B (700), n84 (2100)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Audio
Stereo Speakers

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