TCL 40 SE

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Reviews for the TCL 40 SE

75% TCL 40 SE review
Source: Tech Advisor
If you’re considering buying a phone under £200/€200, you’ll understand that you’ll have to make some sacrifices. But if you’re happy with good performance, a modest screen and an OK main camera, the TCL 40 SE is a model to consider. The design TCL has opted for is as expected for a handset in this price range. The screen, on the other hand, could have done with a slightly better resolution (there are competitors that offer it), but the phone makes up for it with all-day battery life. Are there better phones on the market? Yes. Are there better low-end phones? Yes, but that doesn’t detract from the TCL 40 SE. It’s just one of many options.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/22/2023
Rating: Total score: 75%

70% TCL 40 SE Review
Source: Trusted Reviews
There are no truly great phones this cheap, unless you consider feature phones a contender for that title. The TCL 40 SE doesn’t challenge that statement. But it may not be a bad buy if the budget is tight. It has stereo speakers, a big screen and loads of storage for a mobile this cheap. The chipset is pretty dreadful, but does not induce too many headaches unless you try to try to actually use the TCL 40 SE while the phone downloads or updates apps in the background. The biggest compliment I can give the TCL 40 SE is I’m not desperate to get rid of it and switch to something else. I have felt that way about significantly more expensive Androids.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/22/2023
Rating: Total score: 70%

TCL 40 SE - Best Value Phone in 2023!?
Source: The Tech Chap
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/03/2023

TCL 40 SE Smartphone Review
Source: OI Spice Tech News
The TCL 40 SE phone is undoubtedly a great choice if you are looking for a decent entry-level phone with some necessary features to tweak with the software and to enjoy the usual social media consumption. These things are possible with this phone, and you won’t be disappointed if you set the bar low from the start. The phone got presentable camera quality with good display support. Furthermore, playing causal games won’t be a huge hassle for the phone, while battery life is overall remarkable. But still, the company cut corners to make this phone more cost-efficient for many users. Even after this, it’s worth recommending a deal if you don’t have any problem with slow performance. If you are looking for a decent alternative, you should consider Oppo A56s in the meanwhile.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/09/2023

TCL 40 SE Specifications, Pros and Cons
Source: OI Spice Tech News
The TCL company released its TCL 40 SE smartphone in a low-budget segment in January 2023. TCL 40 SE costs around $172 (Rs 13,990 in India) approx. The TCL 40 SE smartphone comes with 6.75 inches IPS LCD display with a 90Hz refresh rate and 450 nits brightness rating. The Android 13 OS is the main attraction of this phone in this price range. The device is also available in 4GB to 6GB RAM with 128GB to 256GB internal storage with a dedicated secondary card slot. Let’s talk about camera specs, in the TCL 40 SE smartphone you will get a triple camera setup with a 50MP primary and a 2MP combo of micro and depth lens. An 8MP front camera is present for selfies and video calls. Both cameras can record 1080p resolution videos easily. For battery specs, the TCL 40 SE offers a Li-Po 5010 mAh battery with 18W wired fast charging support. As for color options, you can purchase this smartphone in Dark Grey and Twilight purple colors. The smartphone roughly weighs 190 grams and supports NFC and stereo speakers.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/24/2023

Foreign Reviews

60% TCL 40 SE
Source: Tudo Celular PT→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/15/2023
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 60%

78% TCL 40 SE
Source: PC Guia PT→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/14/2023
Rating: Total score: 78%

Review TCL 40 SE | O celular acessível da TCL
Source: Canaltech PT→EN
Positive: Elegant design; stereo speakers; nice main camera. Negative: Short battery life; low performance.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/25/2023

70% Обзор TCL 40 SE
Source: DGL.ru RU→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/13/2023
Rating: Total score: 70%

TCL 40 SE - esetleg
Source: MobilArena HU HU→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/31/2023
Rating: price: 60% display: 60% mobility: 80% workmanship: 70%

Thay vì mua Samsung hay iPhone cũ, mình đã lựa chọn chiếc máy này cho phụ huynh và cảm thấy hài lòng
Source: Cell Phones VN→EN
Positive: Modern design; powerful processor; decent performance; large battery capacity; good price.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/06/2023

Trên tay TCL 40 SE: Camera 50MP, màn hình lớn 6.75 inch, giá chỉ 2.9 triệu đồng nhưng có mặt lưng kính
Source: Cell Phones VN→EN
Positive: Excellent cameras; big screen; low price; glass cover; great dual speakers.
Hands-On, online available, Medium, Date: 10/07/2023

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Imagination PowerVR GE8320: Integrated graphics card for mid-range ARM SoCs.

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Helio G37: ARM based octa core SoC (8x small ARM Cortex-A53 cores) clocked at up to 2.3 GHz. The chip also includes a Cat.4 LTE modem and a PowerVR G38320 at 680 MHz. The SoC is produced in 12nm (FinFET) and except for the support for 8 GB RAM and 90 Hz displays it is similar to the Helio G35.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

6.75":

It is a small display format for smartphones. You shouldn't be severely defective in vision, and you won't see much detail on the screen and only have a small resolution available. For that, the device should be small and handy, easy to transport.

70.6%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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