Xiaomi Redmi 9 vs TCL 40 XE

Product
Xiaomi Redmi 9
119 USD
TCL 40 XE
119 USD

Price
119 USD
119 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Xiaomi Mobiles
Tcl Mobiles
Model No
M2004J19G, M2004J19C
TCL 40 XE

Launch Date
2020, August 04
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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - USA
4G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41
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
163.3 x 77 x 9.1 mm (6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 in)
164.5 x 75.4 x 0 mm (6.48 x 2.97 x 0.0 in)
Weight
198 g (6.98 oz)
195 g (6.88 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
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
Carbon Gray, Ocean Green, Sunset Purple
Starlight Black

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
IPS LCD, 90Hz
Size
6.53 inches, 104.7 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)
6.56 inches, 103.4 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)
720 x 1612 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)

OS
Android 10, MIUI 11
Android 13, TCL UI
Chipset
Mediatek Helio G80 (12 nm)
Mediatek MT6833 Dimensity 700 (7 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G52 MC2
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM
3GB/4GB
4GB
Storage
32GB/64GB
64GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC

Lens 1
13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
13 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide) 1/3.0", 1.12µm, PDAF
Lens 2
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Lens 3
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Lens 4
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features
Exposure compensation, ISO control - Continuos Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) - Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps

Lens 1
8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide
8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Features
HDR, Panorama
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps

Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po 5020 mAh battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Fast charging 18W
18W wired

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

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
5.1, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
Yes
No
Radio
Wireless FM radio (no wired headphones required)
FM radio
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0

Performance
AnTuTu: 201829 (v8) GeekBench: 1325 (v5.1)
Display
Contrast ratio: 1624:1 (nominal)
Loudspeaker
-26.9 LUFS (Good)
Battery life
Endurance rating 131h