The TCL 40 XE 5G is similar to the X, but it switches things around. It drops the price to US$ 170 – making it TCL’s cheapest 5G phone yet. Even so, it uses the same Dimensity 700 as the X and has the same 4/64GB memory configuration (complete with a microSD slot).
So, where did the savings come from? The
main camera on the rear only gets a 13MP sensors (the pair of 2MP helpers
remains). The selfie cam, however, remains unchanged with an 8MP sensor.
Security is handled either by face unlock or by the side-mounted fingerprint
reader.
The XE has the same 6.56” HD+ display with
90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate. This is comparable to last
year’s TCL 30 XE. One noticeable upgrade from the old XE is the 5,000mAh
battery (which is 500mAh bigger).
