Xiaomi Redmi 8A vs TCL 40 XE

Product
Xiaomi Redmi 8A
119 USD
TCL 40 XE
119 USD

Price
119 USD
119 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Xiaomi Mobiles
Tcl Mobiles
Model No
Redmi 8A
TCL 40 XE

Launch Date
2019, September 30
2023, June 01

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual sim model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - USA
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40
2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71 - USA
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
SA/NSA

Dimensions
156.5 x 75.4 x 9.4 mm (6.16 x 2.97 x 0.37 in)
164.5 x 75.4 x 0 mm (6.48 x 2.97 x 0.0 in)
Weight
188 g
195 g (6.88 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, plastic frame - Water-repellent coating
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Midnight Black, Ocean Blue, Sunset Red
Starlight Black

Type
IPS LCD, 400 nits (typ)
IPS LCD, 90Hz
Size
6.22 inches, 96.6 cm2 (~81.8% screen-to-body ratio)
6.56 inches, 103.4 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
720 x 1520 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)
720 x 1612 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)

OS
Android 9.0 (Pie), planned upgrade to Android 10, MIUI 12
Android 13, TCL UI
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm)
Mediatek MT6833 Dimensity 700 (7 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.45 GHz Cortex A53)
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 505
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM
2GB
4GB
Storage
32GB Built-in
64GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC

Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
13 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide) 1/3.0", 1.12µm, PDAF
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
Lens 2
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Lens 3
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

Lens 1
8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4", 1.12µm
8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps

Capacity
(Li-Po Non removable), 5000 mAh
Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Fast battery charging 18W
18W wired

Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Loudspeaker
Speaker Phone
Yes
3.5mm jack
3.5mm Audio Jack, XviD/MP4/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
Yes

WLAN
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
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE
5.1, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio
Yes
FM radio
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0
NFC
No

Performance
AnTuTu: 89901 (v8) GeekBench: 3030 (v4.4) GFXBench: 7fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)