REDMI Note 15 Pro
What you’d gain
- 2.3× faster
- Display score: 5.2 → 8.0
- Battery: 5,010 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- 120 Hz display (yours: 90 Hz)
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
Should You Upgrade From the TCL 40 SE?
How the TCL 40 SE compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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Your phone
- Security updates
- No official promise
We can’t give our take on the TCL 40 SE: it has no PhoneRanked score yet. The phones below are still clear upgrades on specs.
Upgrades we’d look at
We don’t have a US launch price for the TCL 40 SE, so we compare it with budget and mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.
TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G
What you’d gain
- 3.5× faster
- Display score: 5.2 → 8.8
- Battery: 5,010 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- Telephoto lens (3× optical zoom)
- 144 Hz display (yours: 90 Hz)
What you’d give up
- No microSD card slot
REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G
What you’d gain
- 3.9× faster
- Display score: 5.2 → 8.3
- Battery: 5,010 → 10,000 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- 120 Hz display (yours: 90 Hz)
- Better water resistance
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No microSD card slot
- Heavier: 190 → 230 g
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Scores, speed and updates come from official specs, chip benchmarks (Geekbench 6, 3DMark) and the makers’ update policies. How we rate phones
TCL 40 SE upgrade FAQ
Is the TCL 40 SE still supported?
TCL hasn’t published an official update policy for the TCL 40 SE, so we can’t say exactly when its security updates end. Check the phone’s settings for the date of its latest security patch.
What is the best upgrade from the TCL 40 SE?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G, with a PhoneRanked score of 7.4. The best budget upgrade is the REDMI Note 15 Pro. We don’t have a US launch price for the TCL 40 SE, so we looked at budget and mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.
How much faster is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G than the TCL 40 SE?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G is about 3.5 times as fast as the TCL 40 SE. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 2,880 vs 830.