TCL 501
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TCL 501

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TCL 501 — specifications, battery-life tests and price. Real owner reviews, strengths and weaknesses.

▣ Display 6" IPS LCD - 540 x 1092
⚡ Chipset MediaTek Helio G36
◉ Camera 1 (5 MP)
◆ Battery 3000 mAh
✦ OS Android 14
◌ Weight 178.5 г.
30 TechRank
Overall score

Entry level

Overall score across key usage scenarios.

Best suited for
◇ Connectivity 57 ▣ Display 39 ⌁ Battery 37
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TechRank ratings

Strengths and weaknesses across key usage scenarios.

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Display 39
Stronger alternatives are available
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Camera 24
Stronger alternatives are available
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Performance 13
Stronger alternatives are available
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Gaming 10
Stronger alternatives are available
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Battery 37
Stronger alternatives are available
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Connectivity 57
Stronger alternatives are available
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Overall score 30
Stronger alternatives are available
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Display 6" IPS LCD - 540 x 1092
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Processor MediaTek Helio G36
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Camera 1 (5 MP)
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Battery 3000 mAh
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Display

10 specifications

Type
IPS LCD
Size
6 inches
Resolution
540 x 1092 pixels
Pixel density
203 ppi
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate
No
Max advertised brightness
400 nits
HDR support
No
Display protection
Закаленное стекло
Screen-to-body ratio
78.7%
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Design and build

9 specifications

Height
156.5 mm
Width
74.9 mm
Thickness
9.7 mm
Weight
178.5 g
Water resistance
No
Back panel material
Пластик
Frame material
Пластик
Available colors
Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner
No
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Performance

11 specifications

Chipset
MediaTek Helio G36
Max clock speed
2200 MHz
CPU cores
8 (4 + 4)
Architecture
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A53
Manufacturing process
TSMC
Transistor size
12 nm
Neural processor
No
Graphics
PowerVR GE8320
GPU cores
32
GPU frequency
680 MHz
FLOPS
~43.5 GFLOPS
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Benchmarks

12 specifications

Single-core score
221
Multi-core score
840
CPU
79863
GPU
15894
Memory
49532
UX
57816
Total score
203105
Web score
4956
Video editing
3145
Photo editing
8255
Data manipulation
3284
Writing score
4465
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Memory

8 specifications

RAM capacity
2 GB
Memory type
LPDDR4X
Memory frequency
1600 MHz
Memory channels
2
Storage capacity
32 GB
Storage type
eMMC 5.1
Memory card
MicroSD
Max memory card capacity
Up to 512 GB
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Software

2 specifications

Operating system
Android 14
UI skin
Go edition
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Battery

6 specifications

Capacity
3000 mAh
Max charging power
10 W
Removable
No
Wireless charging
No
Reverse charging
No
Fast charging
No
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Main camera

13 specifications

Sensor type
5 MP
Zoom
Цифровой
Flash
LED
Stabilization
Digital
8K video recording
No
4K video recording
No
1080p video recording
Up to 30 fps
Slow-motion recording
No
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 5 MP
Features
-
Photo resolution
5 MP
Aperture
f/2.2
Autofocus
Phase-detection autofocus
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Front camera

6 specifications

Megapixels
2 MP
Aperture
f/2.8
Autofocus
No
Stabilization
No
Video resolution
720p at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
No
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Connectivity

20 specifications

Wi-Fi version
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version
5.1
Bluetooth features
LE
USB type
USB Type-C
USB version
2
USB features
- Charging - USB mass storage mode
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC*
No
Infrared port
No
Number of SIMs*
2
SIM type
Nano
SIM mode
Dual standby
eSIM support*
No
Hybrid slot
No
LTE Cat*
4
2G networks
GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G networks
WCDMA B1/B2/B5/B8
4G networks
LTE B1/3/5/7/8/20/26/28/38/40/41 (2496-2690MHz)
5G support
No
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Audio

3 specifications

Speakers
Моно
3.5 mm audio jack
Yes
Dolby Atmos
No
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Other

5 specifications

Class
Бюджетный
Release date
Февраль 2024 years
Sales start date
Апрель 2024 years
Sensors
- Accelerometer
Charger included
Да, 10 W
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Cameras

Camera modules and shooting capabilities

Main camera

5 MP
Sensor resolution
5 MP
Zoom
Цифровой
Flash
LED
Stabilization
Digital
8K video recording
No
4K video recording
No
1080p video recording
Up to 30 fps
Slow-motion recording
No
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 5 MP
Features
-
Photo resolution
5 MP
Aperture
f/2.2
Autofocus
Phase-detection autofocus

Front camera

2 MP
Megapixels
2 MP
Aperture
f/2.8
Autofocus
No
Stabilization
No
Video resolution
720p at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
No
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Benchmarks

Synthetic benchmark results

Performance Chipset MediaTek Helio G36
Performance Max clock speed 2200 MHz
Performance CPU cores 8 (4 + 4)
Performance Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A53
Performance Manufacturing process TSMC
Performance Transistor size 12 nm
Performance Neural processor No
Performance Graphics PowerVR GE8320
Performance GPU cores 32
Performance GPU frequency 680 MHz
Performance FLOPS ~43.5 GFLOPS
Benchmarks Single-core score 221
Benchmarks Multi-core score 840
Benchmarks CPU 79863
Benchmarks GPU 15894
Benchmarks Memory 49532
Benchmarks UX 57816
Benchmarks Total score 203105
Benchmarks Web score 4956
Benchmarks Video editing 3145
Benchmarks Photo editing 8255
Benchmarks Data manipulation 3284
Benchmarks Writing score 4465

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