Huawei nova 9 SE 5G vs TCL 40 XE

Huawei nova 9 SE 5G

TCL 40 XE

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1x

HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS) - USA
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

LTE frequency band 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71 - USA
5G network

5G band SA/NSA

5G band 1, 3, 5, 20, 28, 77, 78
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic, glass

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM

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

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

164.6 mm

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Width

75.6 mm

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Thickness

7.9 mm

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Weight

191 g

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Colors

Black, Blue, White

Black

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold

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

Hexa-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)

MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700
GPU

Adreno 619

Mali-G57 MC2
Memory RAM

8 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

64 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Storage

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eMMC 5.1

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 108 MP, f/1.9 , 1/1.52" , 0.7 µm

(wide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 1/3.0" , 1.12 µm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 112˚

(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

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4160 x 3120 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

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

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

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.2 , 22 mm

(wide) , 8 MP, f/2.0 , 1/4" , 1.12 µm
Selfie camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps

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

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

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WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

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USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Unspecified

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GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

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