TCL 30XL vs Samsung Galaxy S23+ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Feb 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$1000

Design

Dimensions
6.78 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches 172.22 x 76.96 x 9.14 mm	6.21 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 157.8x76.2x7.6mm (~9.02 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.21 oz / 204.4 g	6.91 oz / 196.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight Black	Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 83.34% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 89.71% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
1640x720px, 20.5:9 ratio, 263 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 390 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1505 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	0.8 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio A25 MT6762V (12 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x1.8GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.5G​Hz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
PowerVR GE8320	Adreno 740
Memory
6GB/64GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (14, 13)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1909
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4997
3D Mark High
Untested	3857
3D Mark Low
Untested	2191

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 10.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 38min

Browsing

16h 37min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

10h 36min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)	10 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)	10 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 69 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) OIS, HDR
Front
13 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

139

Photo

134

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 26, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 17, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS916U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 1.04 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.23 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1000

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41

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