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TCL 205 vs TCL 40R

TCL 205

TCL 40R

TCL 205

TCL 40R

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41

LTE
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA - T771K, T771K1; 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - T771H; 7, 28, 66, 71, 78 SA/NSA - T771A
HSDPA speed

21.1 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2021-10

2022-10
Status

2021-10

2022-10

Design
Build

-

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

159.2 mm

164.5 mm
Width

75.2 mm

75.4 mm
Thickness

8.7 mm

9 mm
Weight

170.3 g

192 g
Colors

Blue, Gray

Black, Purple

Display
Display type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD
Physical size

6.22 inches

6.6 inches
Resolution

720 x 1520 pixels

720 x 1612 pixels
Pixel density

270 ppi

267 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A55

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

quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A55

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

Unisoc SC9863A

MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700
GPU

IMG8322

Mali-G57 MC2
Memory RAM

2 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

32 GB

64, 128 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

128 GB

1 TB
Storage

eMMC 5.1

-

OS
OS

Android 11 (Go edition), TCL UI

Android 12, TCL UI 4.0

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 1/3.06" , 1.12 µm

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.76" , 0.64 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

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

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

-

HDR, Panorama

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 5 MP, f/2.2 , 1/5.0" , 1.75 µm

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

-

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

No

FM Radio

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

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

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

-
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
NFC

No

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, proximity

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Po
Battery capacity

4000 mAh

5000 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

-

USB Power Delivery, 15W
Talk time 2G

72 h

-
Talk time 3G

28 h

-
Talk time 4G

27 h

-

Tests and performance
Antutu

112312 (v9)

249720 (v8)
Geekbench(single-core)

-

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

-

1720 (v5.2)

Cost
Price

105 USD

240 USD

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