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TCL Ion X vs vivo V21e 5G

TCL Ion X

vivo V21e 5G

TCL Ion X

vivo V21e 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 2, 4, 5, 12, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 38, 40, 41
5G network

-

5G band 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

21.1 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, 301 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2023-01

2021-04
Status

2023-01

2021-06

Design
Build

Plastic

-
SIM

Nano-SIM

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

156.5 mm

160.6 mm
Width

75.2 mm

73.9 mm
Thickness

8.9 mm

7.7 mm
Weight

177.4 g

165 g
Colors

Black

Dark Pearl, Sunset Jazz

Display
Display type

IPS LCD

AMOLED
Physical size

6.0 inches

6.44 inches
Resolution

720 x 1440 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

268 ppi

409 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen

-
Display features

-

430 nits (typ), 600 nits (HBM)

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A76
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

MediaTek MT6762G Helio G25

MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 5G
GPU

PowerVR GE8320

Mali-G57 MC2
Memory RAM

3 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

32 GB

128 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

512 GB

-
Storage

eMMC 5.1

UFS 2.1

OS
OS

Android, TCL UI

Android 11, Funtouch 11.1

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 13 MP, 1/3.06" , 1.12 µm

(wide) , 64 MP, 1/1.7x" , 0.8 µm, f/1.8 , 26 mm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚ , 16 mm, 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
Primary camera resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

HDR, Panorama

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 5 MP, 1/5.0" , 1.12 µm

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.0
Selfie camera resolution

2560 x 1944 pixels

-
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

Unspecified

FM Radio

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

No

No
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, virtual proximity sensing

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Po
Battery capacity

3000 mAh

4000 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

No, 10W

Yes (72% in 30 min)
Talk time 3G

17.3 h

-
Standby time 2G

576 h

-

Cost
Price

105 USD

340 USD

Tests and performance
Antutu

-

323000 (v8)
Geekbench(single-core)

-

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

-

1708 (v5.2)

SAR value
SAR(head)

-

0.86 W/kg
SAR(body)

-

0.72 W/kg

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