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itel S23+ vs TCL 40 SE
What S23+ does better (8) and where 40 SE wins (5) — every spec side by side.
Why is S23+ better than 40 SE?
- OLED panelYes · 40 SE: No
- RAM8 GB vs 6 GB+33%
- Pixel density388 ppi vs 260 ppi+49%
- Selfie camera32 MP vs 8 MP4×
- Peak brightness500 nits vs 450 nits+11%
- Weight178 g vs 190 g+7%
- Resolution (width)1,080 px vs 720 px+50%
- Main camera aperturef/1.6 vs f/1.8+12%
Why is 40 SE better than S23+?
- Refresh rate60 Hz vs 90 Hz+50%
- Stereo speakersNo · S23+: Yes
- Memory card slotNo · S23+: Yes
- 3.5 mm headphone jackNo · S23+: Yes
- CPU frequency2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz+15%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 178 g | 190 g |
| Thickness | — | 8.5 mm |
| Height | — | 167.9 mm |
| Width | — | 76.5 mm |
| Frame | Plastic | Plastic |
| Back | Plastic | Plastic |
| Glass protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | — |
| Colours | Black, Cyan | Dark grey, Twilight purple |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.8″ | 6.8″ |
| Panel | AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| OLED panel | Yes | No |
| Resolution (width) | 1,080 px | 720 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,400 px | 1,600 px |
| Pixel density | 388 ppi | 260 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 500 nits | 450 nits |
| Screen-to-body ratio | — | 85.6% |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Unisoc Tiger T616 | Mediatek MT6765 Helio G37 |
| Chip maker | Unisoc | MediaTek |
| Process | 12 nm | 12 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| GPU | Mali-G57 MP1 | PowerVR GE8320 |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage (max) | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.0 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card slot | No | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Main sensor size | — | 1/2.55" |
| Rear cameras | 1 | 1 |
| Optical stabilisation | No | No |
| Ultra-wide camera | No | No |
| Telephoto camera | No | No |
| Max video | 1080p | 1080p |
| Selfie camera | 32 MP | 8 MP |
| 4K selfie video | No | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 5,000 mAh | 5,010 mAh |
| Battery type | — | Li-Po |
| Wired charging | 18 W | 18 W |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | No | No |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5 | 5.1 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| Satellite navigation | — | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | No | Yes |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | Yes |
| Fingerprint sensor | Under display | Side |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 13 | Android 13 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
