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Compare TCL 40 SE and ZTE Blade A31 Plus

TCL 40 SE vs ZTE Blade A31 Plus

TCL 40 SE

ZTE Blade A31 Plus

ZTE Blade A31 Plus

TCL 40 SE

ZTE Blade A31 Plus

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 28, 38, 40, 66

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

21.1 Mbps
HSUPA speed

11.5 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload

LTE, 151 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2023-01

2021-10
Status

2023-01

2021-10

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Plastic
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

167.9 mm

159.2 mm
Width

76.5 mm

77.5 mm
Thickness

8.5 mm

9.6 mm
Weight

190 g

200 g
Colors

Grey, Purple

Blue, Gray

Display
Display type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD
Physical size

6.75 inches

6.0 inches
Resolution

720 x 1600 pixels

480 x 960 pixels
Pixel density

260 ppi

179 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A53

Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A55
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53

quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

Mediatek MT6765 Helio G37

Unisoc SC9863A
GPU

PowerVR GE8320

IMG8322
Memory RAM

4, 6 GB

1 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

32 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

512 GB

128 GB
Storage

eMMC 5.1

-

OS
OS

Android 13, TCL UI 5.0

Android 11 Go Edition

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Single
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 74˚ , 26 mm, 1/2.55" , 0.7 µm

5 MP, f/1.8
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4 , 1/5" , 1.75 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4 , 1/5" , 1.65 µm
Interpolated resolution

-

8 MP
Primary camera resolution

8160 x 6120 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

720p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

-

HDR

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 8 MP, f/2.0 , 80˚ , 26 mm, 1/4" , 1.12 µm

2 MP, f/2.8
Selfie camera interpolated resolution

-

5 MP
Selfie camera resolution

-

2560 x 1944 pixels
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

480p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

FM Radio

FM Radio

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

-
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 2.0

microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth

v5.1

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, fingerprint, proximity

Accelerometer

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Ion
Battery capacity

5010 mAh

3000 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

Yes, 18W

-

SAR value
SAR EU(head)

0.29 W/kg

-
SAR EU(body)

1.11 W/kg

-

Cost
Price

180 USD

100 USD

Tests and performance
Antutu

-

101300 (v8)
Geekbench(single-core)

-

149 (v5.2)
Geekbench(multi-core)

-

817 (v5.2)

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