TCL 40 SE
Full Specs and Official Price in the Philippines

The TCL 40 SE is an entry-level smartphone from TCL, powered by a MediaTek Helio G37 chipset with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage.

For its screen, the TCL 40 SE has a large 6.75-inch, 720p IPS LCD with a speedy 90Hz refresh rate. As for the cameras, a 50 + 2 + 2MP rear combo and an 8MP selfie cam can be found.

In the battery department, it has a 5,010mAh Li-Po with an 18W charging speed. It runs on Android 13 with TCL UI 5.0 right out of the box. It was released last January 5, 2023, and is available in two colors: Dark Grey or Twilight Purple. It is priced at around ₱8,990* for the 4+128GB variant (converted from USD).

Processor

Chipset MediaTek Helio G37

Cores Octa-core

CPU 4×2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53

GPU PowerVR GE8320

Display

Type IPS LCD

Size 6.75

Resolution 720 x 1600

Refresh rate 90Hz

PPI 260

Memory

RAM 4GB

ROM 128GB

Expandable memory via microSDXC

Expandable RAM No

Camera

Main Camera

50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 0.7µm, PDAF

2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video recording (main) 1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera

8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/4″, 1.12µm

HDR

Video recording (front) 1080p@30fps

Audio

Stereo speakers, no 3.5mm headphone jack

Battery & Charging

Type Li-Po

Battery capacity 5010mAh

Charger 18W

Cellular & Wireless

NETWORK 4G

SIM Single-SIM/Dual Nano-SIM

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE

GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

NFC Yes (limited to specific models)

Radio Unspecified

USB Type-C 2.0

USB

Size & Weight

Weight 190 g

Size 167.9 x 76.5 x 8.5 mm

Material

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity

OS

Android 13, TCL UI 5.0

Colors

Dark Grey, Twilight Purple

Price

PRICING RAM STORAGE

₱8,990* 4GB 128GB

*price converted from USD to PHP

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TCL 40 SE Full Specs and Official Price in the Philippines

Processor

Chipset MediaTek Helio G37 Cores Octa-core CPU 4×2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 GPU PowerVR GE8320

Display

Type IPS LCD Size 6.75 Resolution 720 x 1600 Refresh rate 90Hz PPI 260

Memory

RAM 4GB ROM 128GB Expandable memory via microSDXC Expandable RAM No

Camera

Main Camera 50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 0.7µm, PDAF 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) LED flash, HDR, panorama Video recording (main) 1080p@30fps Selfie Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/4″, 1.12µm HDR Video recording (front) 1080p@30fps

Audio

Stereo speakers, no 3.5mm headphone jack

Battery & Charging

Type Li-Po Battery capacity 5010mAh Charger 18W

Cellular & Wireless

NETWORK 4G SIM Single-SIM/Dual Nano-SIM WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS NFC Yes (limited to specific models) Radio Unspecified USB Type-C 2.0 USB

Size & Weight

Weight 190 g Size 167.9 x 76.5 x 8.5 mm

Material

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity

OS

Android 13, TCL UI 5.0

Colors

Dark Grey, Twilight Purple

Price

PRICING RAM STORAGE ₱8,990* 4GB 128GB *price converted from USD to PHP

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TCL 40 SE
Full Specs and Official Price in the Philippines

Chipset MediaTek Helio G37

Cores Octa-core

CPU 4×2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53

GPU PowerVR GE8320

Type IPS LCD

Size 6.75

Resolution 720 x 1600

Refresh rate 90Hz

PPI 260

RAM 4GB

ROM 128GB

Expandable memory via microSDXC

Expandable RAM No

Main Camera

50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 0.7µm, PDAF

2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video recording (main) 1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera

8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/4″, 1.12µm

HDR

Video recording (front) 1080p@30fps

Type Li-Po

Battery capacity 5010mAh

Charger 18W

NETWORK 4G

SIM Single-SIM/Dual Nano-SIM

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE

GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

NFC Yes (limited to specific models)

Radio Unspecified

USB Type-C 2.0

USB

Weight 190 g

Size 167.9 x 76.5 x 8.5 mm

PRICING RAM STORAGE

₱8,990* 4GB 128GB

*price converted from USD to PHP