TCL 30 XE 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 04, 2022	Aug 08, 2025	Jan 22, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	€239	12GB/128GB - $799 | €899 12GB/256GB - $859 12GB/512GB - $959

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 2.95 x 0.335 inches 164.1 x 74.9 x 8.5 mm	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm	5.78 x 2.78 x 0.28 inches (~0.33 inches with camera bump) 146.9 x 70.5 x 7.2 mm (~8.45 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.88 oz / 195.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g	5.71 oz / 162.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP54	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)		Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, Gray, Blue	Icy Blue, Mint, Navy, Silver Shadow

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 83.48% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 91.02% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 269 PPI	2340x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 416 PPI
Protection
		Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1081 (Average)	2394 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)	0.86 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V/ZA (7 nm)	Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78 4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x4.47GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM
GPU
Mali-G57 MC2	Mali-G68 MP2	Adreno 830
Memory
4GB/64GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (15), up to 6 OS updates	Android (15), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	723	3031
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	1910	9626
3D Mark High
Untested	346	5959
3D Mark Low
Untested	338	2500

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh	5000 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging		Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

8h 6min

Browsing

17h 36min

Video

13h 26min

Gaming

8h 37min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 6min

Browsing

18h 29min

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

12h 20min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung GN3 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"	12 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)	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	10 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	Yes	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	13 MP	12 MP (HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

124

Overall

136

Photo

112

Video

147

Overall

151

Photo

142

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.3	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3		M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n25, n41, n66, n71, n77	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready	n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 28, 30, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 6, 8, 9	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM		Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
		Date approved: Nov 26, 2024 FCC ID value: A3LSMS931U
Measured SAR
		Head: 1.13 W/kg Body: 0.81 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$860

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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