Fairphone 4 vs. TCL 40SE

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Fairphone 4 and TCL 40SE. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Fairphone 4 vs. TCL 40SE Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Fairphone 4 TCL 40SE
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - T610K
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 162 mm 167.91 mm TCL 40SE has greater height than Fairphone 4.
Width 75.5 mm 76.5 mm TCL 40SE has greater width than Fairphone 4.
Depth 10.5 mm 8.45 mm TCL 40SE is narrower than Fairphone 4.
Weight 225 g 190 g TCL 40SE is lighter than Fairphone 4.
Body Colour Grey Dark grey | Twilight purple
Body Material - Polycarbonate, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - TCL 40SE is waterproof.
IP rating IP54 -
SAR Value 0.494 W/kg (head), 0.993 W/kg (body), 2.916 W/kg (limb) -
Integrated Components - LED flashlight
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Fairphone 4 TCL 40SE
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.75" TCL 40SE has larger screen size than Fairphone 4.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 1600 x 720 pixels Fairphone 4 has better screen resolution than TCL 40SE.
Display Format Full HD+ HD+
Pixel Density 410 ppi 260 ppi Fairphone 4 has better pixel density than TCL 40SE.
Aspect Ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Max Brightness - 450 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1500:1
Display Enhancement Technology - Eye Care
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features Full Lamination, Pixelworks technology Capacitive touch screen, TCL NXTVISION, Mini-Notch display, 69.3% NTSC
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Fairphone 4 TCL 40SE
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G MediaTek Helio G37
Processor Number SM7225 -
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2.3 GHz TCL 40SE has higher clock speed than Fairphone 4.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 619 IMG GE8320
MEMORY Fairphone 4 TCL 40SE
RAM 6 GB 4 GB Fairphone 4 has more RAM than TCL 40SE.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory - 106 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Fairphone 4 TCL 40SE
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 50 Megapixel TCL 40SE has better camera resolution than Fairphone 4.
Sensor Size 1/2" 1/2.55" TCL 40SE has better camera sensor size than Fairphone 4.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX582 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.6 F/1.8 Fairphone 4 has better lens aperture than Fairphone 4.
Lens Construction - 5-element
Field of View (FoV) - 79.4 degree(s)
Pixel Size 0.8 μm 0.7 μm Fairphone 4 has larger camera pixel size than TCL 40SE.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Fairphone 4 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 8x -
Special Effects HDR HDR, Bokeh effect
Camera Modes Slow motion video, Pro mode, night mode Panorama, SteadyShot, low-light shots, Landscapes
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection TCL 40SE has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 8000 x 6000 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 4000 x 3000 (4K UHD) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Laser detection auto focus (LDAF), TOF sensor, colour sensor Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), AI Triple camera, AI scene detection 2.0
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 48 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Fairphone 4 has better second camera resolution than TCL 40SE.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/5"
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Fairphone 4 has better second camera lens aperture than Fairphone 4.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 3-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) 120 degree(s) 88.8 degree(s) Fairphone 4 has larger second camera lens field of view than TCL 40SE.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 0.8 μm 1.75 μm TCL 40SE has larger second camera pixel size than Fairphone 4.
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Macro focus Depth camera
Still Image Resolutions 8000 x 6000 -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) - 1/5"
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) - 3-element
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 88.8 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.75 μm
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 25 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Fairphone 4 has better front camera resolution than TCL 40SE.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/2.78" 1/4" TCL 40SE has better front camera sensor size than Fairphone 4.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX576 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 TCL 40SE has better front lens aperture than Fairphone 4.
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 4-element
Field of View (Front) - 80.2 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment Focus free Fixed focus
Special Effects (Front) HDR HDR, Face Beautification
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection TCL 40SE has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation, ToF sensor, colour sensor AI Face Beauty, auto capture
BATTERY AND CHARGING Fairphone 4 TCL 40SE
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3905 mAh 5010 mAh TCL 40SE has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 4.
Standby Time 200 hours -
Talk Time 780 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 780 min
Standby: up to 200 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Fairphone 4 TCL 40SE
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 4G Fairphone 4 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 11 Android 13
User Interface - TCL UI 5.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, GNSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Fairphone 4 TCL 40SE
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi, 5G NR GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 71 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 13, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 600 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700c, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n71, n77, n78 -
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
MEDIA Fairphone 4 TCL 40SE
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, ALAC, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, AAC-ELD AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, AWB, OPUS, HE-AAC v1, HE-AAC v2, Vorbis, WAV (Raw), WAV (Alaw / Ulaw)
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP9 MPEG-4, MPEG-2, H.263, VP8, VP9, H.264 AVC, H.265 HEVC
FEATURES Fairphone 4 TCL 40SE
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, G-sensor, light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (side) Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials Fast Charging, dual stereo speakers
OTHERS Fairphone 4 TCL 40SE
Included Accessories - SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, 18W USB-C power adapter, LCD sticker
Compliant Standards MIL-STD 810G, IP54 -
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