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TCL 40 SE

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  • Anonymous
  • mXp
  • 26 Aug 2023

zulu123, 30 Jul 2023Sounds like you should have bought Canon or Nikon DSLR rath... moreSounds like they went from professional DSLR camera to entry level phone

    LT, 16 Jul 2023Camera is horrible, which is a shame, as the rest is quite ... moreSounds like you should have bought Canon or Nikon DSLR rather than a Phone...LOL

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      • pY@
      • 16 Jul 2023

      Camera is horrible, which is a shame, as the rest is quite nice for the price. Good call quality.

      Nicer build quality than entry level Motorola but this TCL has one of the worst camera’s ever seen. No resolution at all - just try shooting anything with detail like leaves, gravel or bricks - it’s just a mush even on 1x enlargement. The colours are off too in photos, and the display (but display can be corrected in settings). They add fake sharpening (low grade super resolution/AI edge enhancement) which just looks fake and can’t hide the mushy details.

      Tried OpenCamera to see if it was just the TCL processing but it’s as bad.

      Avoid this phone if you care about photos. They only look ‘okay’ if you only view them on a small phone display and never enlarge/zoom in on them.

      Even Moto G6 from years ago had more resolution in fine details.

      Returned the phone.

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        • SaSa
        • LKe
        • 11 Jul 2023

        Bought it like 2 weeks ago
        The price is actually very nice, at least in Argentine pesos.

        For a normal user as I am, it fulfills all my necessities

        The system is fluid and fast, the personalized UI doesn't take any feature away.

        The screen looks good and is big
        It has NFC, I use the dual SIM For work
        The cameras actually take nice photos

        As I said, normal use, nothing so geekie or crazy, recommended if you don't have that much money

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          • ter
          • 23 Apr 2023

          you have to suffer, 04 Mar 2023most youtube videos runs on 16:9 aspect ratio, so 18:9 stil... moreMe using a Nokia 8 with a 16:9 display lol.
          At least 90% of video content fits on screen without zooming

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            • Anonymous
            • Lc9
            • 15 Apr 2023

            Has anybody bought one?
            What are your thoughts on camera and performance?

              Sin, 26 Jan 2023I hate notch / hole punch screens very much I don't... moremost youtube videos runs on 16:9 aspect ratio, so 18:9 still gives you black bars but thinner. so you mostly get stuck on old screen style though.

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                • Hxe
                • 27 Feb 2023

                The phone is very descent specification.For regular use it is recommendable. For more memory buy 256gb model.

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                  • HCk
                  • 26 Jan 2023

                  Anonymous, 20 Jan 2023And if there will be bezel you gonna cry look at those ugly... moreI hate notch / hole punch screens very much

                  I don't care about screen too body ratio crap
                  Big bezel are just fine just more hand room

                  The reason I hate notch so much is it's part of the screen when you're watching a video that is blocked by the stupid notch or some games have get part screen again being blocked by that God damn stupid notch

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                    • Anonymous
                    • vx6
                    • 20 Jan 2023

                    Sin, 12 Jan 2023I dislike the notched screen a screen free of any notch or... moreAnd if there will be bezel you gonna cry look at those ugly bezels!

                    Deal with it bud!

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                      • HCk
                      • 12 Jan 2023

                      I dislike the notched screen
                      a screen free of any notch or hole punch is best

                      spec wise
                      that's a beast of a nearly flagship tier camera at this price point coming is crazy too see
                      ( but its becoming normal more ram would have been more useful )

                      256GB 6GB RAM great storage wish it had little more ram
                      mediatek hello g37 just fine
                      screen res fine
                      battery size good

                      Android 13, TCL UI 5.0
                      android being very ram hungry going have problems

                      if this phone is really cheap i think it will be good
                      but only if the price is really low

                        goofy ahh camera design
                        anyway, this should give sd680, 256gb ufs. it would be an overkill for this one.

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                          • AnonD-731363
                          • SH3
                          • 07 Jan 2023

                          130 could be price of this at most to be honest and a 256GB version 160.
                          This is way too much.

                            Garbage for its price.