Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 4G vs TCL 40 SE Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 4G

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 4G

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TCL 40 SE

TCL 40 SE

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 4G or TCL 40 SE Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 4G TCL 40 SE
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Release date 2023, March 30 2023, January 05
Dimensions (HxWxD) 165.7 x 76 x 7.9 mm | 6.52 x 6.52 x 2.99 in 167.9 x 76.5 x 8.5 mm | 6.61 x 6.61 x 3.01 in
Weight 183.5 g | 6.47 oz 190 g | 6.7 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic frame, plastic back Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
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Colors Onyx Gray, Mint Green, Ice Blue Dark grey, Twilight purple
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 5010 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
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Screen

Technology AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.67" in 6.75" in
Screen area 107.4 cm2 110.0 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.3% 85.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 720 x 1600 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 395 PPI 260 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - 120Hz, 450 nits (typ), 700 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak) - 90Hz
-450 nits (typ)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 50 MP, Triple
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-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, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.0" 8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 13, MIUI 14 Android 13, TCL UI 5.0
Chipset - Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 685 (6 nm) - Mediatek MT6765 Helio G37 (12 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 610 PowerVR GE8320
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 350392
Antutu 10 CPU 113716
Antutu 10 GPU 43080
Antutu 10 Mem 111549
Antutu 10 UX 113716
Antutu 9 Total 288211
GeekBench 6 Single Core 422
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1252
GeekBench 5 Single Core 602
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1891

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
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
-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, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO Yes (T610K, T610K2, T610P, T610P2)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- Fast charging 33W
- IP53, dust and splash resistant

- Fast charging 18W

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