Samsung Galaxy A03s vs TCL 40 SE Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A03s

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TCL 40 SE

TCL 40 SE

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Samsung Galaxy A03s or TCL 40 SE Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A03s TCL 40 SE
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Release date 2021, August 18 2023, January 05
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.2 x 75.9 x 9.1 mm | 6.46 x 6.46 x 2.99 in 167.9 x 76.5 x 8.5 mm | 6.61 x 6.61 x 3.01 in
Weight 196 g | 6.91 oz 190 g | 6.7 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
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Colors Black, Blue. White Dark grey, Twilight purple
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 5010 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price 130 EUR 160 EUR
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Screen

Technology PLS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 6.75" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 110.0 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.8% 85.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 720 x 1600 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 270 PPI 260 PPI
Other specs - 90Hz
-450 nits (typ)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Triple 50 MP, Triple
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), AF
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 0.7µm, PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions LED flash LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2 8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 11, One UI 3.0 Android 13, TCL UI 5.0
Chipset - MediaTek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) - Mediatek MT6765 Helio G37 (12 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU PowerVR GE8320 PowerVR GE8320
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 117345
GeekBench 5 Single Core 175
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 983

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - T610K 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T610E, T610P
-4G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 13, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - T610K
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC No Yes (T610K, T610K2, T610P, T610P2)
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP 5.1, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.36 W/kg (head)     1.09 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- Fast charging 15W

- Fast charging 18W

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