TCL 406 vs. Google Pixel Fold

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of TCL 406 and Google Pixel Fold. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

TCL 406 vs. Google Pixel Fold Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS TCL 406 Google Pixel Fold
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number T506K G9FPL
Form Factor Touch Touch - touch screen, dual screen
Height 164.66 mm 139.7 mm TCL 406 has greater height than Google Pixel Fold.
Width 75.4 mm 79.5 mm Google Pixel Fold has greater width than TCL 406.
Depth 8.99 mm 12.1 mm TCL 406 is narrower than TCL 406.
Weight 190 g 283 g TCL 406 is lighter than TCL 406.
Dimensions Details - Folded - 79.5 mm x 12.1 mm x 139.7 mm
Unfolded - 158.7 mm x 5.8 mm x 139.7 mm
Body Colour Dark grey Obsidian
Body Material - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, polished aluminium frame, stainless-steel hinge
Protection - Spill-resistant, splash-resistant, fingerprint-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating - IPX8
Repairability Index 8.1 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 1.59 W/kg (body), 0.99 W/kg (head), 3.7 W/kg (limb) 1.19 W/kg (head), 1.19 W/kg (body)
Integrated Components FM radio, LED flashlight -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY TCL 406 Google Pixel Fold
Display Type - OLED display
Display Technology - OLED
Foldable Display - Yes
Display Design - Inward folding
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.6" 7.6" Google Pixel Fold has larger screen size than TCL 406.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1612 x 720 pixels 2208 x 1840 pixels Google Pixel Fold has better screen resolution than TCL 406.
Display Format HD+ -
Pixel Density 269 ppi 380 ppi Google Pixel Fold has better pixel density than TCL 406.
Aspect Ratio 20:9 6:5
Max Brightness 400 cd/m² 1450 cd/m² Google Pixel Fold has better display brightness than TCL 406.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 1000:1 1000000:1 Google Pixel Fold has better display contrast ratio than TCL 406.
HDR - Yes Google Pixel Fold has HDR.
Display Enhancement Technology Blue light filter -
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features TCL NXTVISION, 70% NTSC, eBook Mode Always-on display, Now Playing, Smooth Display (up to 120 Hz), At a Glance, secondary screen: 408 PPI, secondary screen: 1550 nits max brightness
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
SECOND DISPLAY
Second Display Type - OLED display - colour
Second Display Screen Size - 5.8"
Second Display Resolution - 2092 x 1080 pixels
Second Display Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
UNFOLDED DISPLAY
Unfolded Display Screen Size - 7.6 in
Unfolded Display Resolution - 2208 x 1840 pixels
PROCESSOR TCL 406 Google Pixel Fold
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Helio G25 Google Tensor G2 - with Titan M2 security
Clock Speed 2 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
Graphics System (GPU) IMG GE8320 -
MEMORY TCL 406 Google Pixel Fold
RAM 3 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 12 GB Google Pixel Fold has more RAM than TCL 406.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB Google Pixel Fold has more internal memory than TCL 406.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 512 GB -
CAMERA TCL 406 Google Pixel Fold
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Google Pixel Fold has better camera resolution than TCL 406.
Sensor Size 1/3" 1/2" TCL 406 has better camera sensor size than Google Pixel Fold.
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.7 Google Pixel Fold has better lens aperture than TCL 406.
Lens Construction 4-element -
Field of View (FoV) 76.7 degree(s) 82 degree(s) Google Pixel Fold has larger lens field of view than TCL 406.
Pixel Size 1.12 μm 0.8 μm TCL 406 has larger camera pixel size than Google Pixel Fold.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Google Pixel Fold has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Digital Zoom - 20x
Special Effects HDR -
HDR Mode - Live HDR+
Camera Modes Panorama, Gesture Shot Panorama, selfie mode, portrait mode, Night Sight, Long exposure mode, Top Shot, Super Res Zoom, Frequent Faces, Cinematic Pan, Real Tone, Face Unblur, Magic Eraser, Portrait Light, Motion autofocus, Astrophotography timelapse, slow motion video at 240fps, Photo Unblur, selfie video
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face tracking - TCL 406 has face detection.
White Balance - Custom
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), laser detection auto focus (LDAF), HEVC (High Efficiency Video coding), 10-bit 4K HDR video, Dual Exposure Controls, 4K Timelapse with stabilisation, 4K Cinematic Pan video stabilisation, 4K Locked video stabilisation, 1080p Active video stabilisation, Fused video stabilisation, AVC (H.264), Locked Folder, Quad PD + CLAF
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 10.8 Megapixel Google Pixel Fold has better second camera resolution than TCL 406.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/5" 1/3" TCL 406 has better second camera sensor size than Google Pixel Fold.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Google Pixel Fold has better second camera lens aperture than TCL 406.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) 3-element -
Field of View (2nd Camera) 88.8 degree(s) 121.1 degree(s) Google Pixel Fold has larger second camera lens field of view than TCL 406.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1.75 μm 1.25 μm TCL 406 has larger second camera pixel size than Google Pixel Fold.
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Depth camera -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Lens correction
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 10.8 Megapixel
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) - 1/3.1"
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/3.05
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 21.9 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.22 μm
Optical Zoom - 5x
Hybrid Zoom - 20x
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Dual PD
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 9.5 Megapixel Google Pixel Fold has better front camera resolution than TCL 406.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/5" -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Lens Element Qty (Front) 3-element -
Field of View (Front) 76.8 degree(s) 84 degree(s) Google Pixel Fold has larger front lens field of view than TCL 406.
Pixel Size (Front) 1.12 μm 1.22 μm Google Pixel Fold has larger front camera pixel size than TCL 406.
Focus Adjustment Focus free Fixed focus
Special Effects (Front) HDR -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Front) AI Selfie, auto capture Dual PD
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) - F/2.0
Field of View (2nd Front) - 84 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Front) - 1.12 μm
Camera Features (2nd Front) - Fixed focus, 1080p 30 fps video recording
BATTERY AND CHARGING TCL 406 Google Pixel Fold
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 5000 mAh 4821 mAh TCL 406 has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel Fold.
Fast Charging Technology - Power Delivery 3.0 Google Pixel Fold has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 3.2 hours -
Wireless Charging - Yes Google Pixel Fold can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Standby Time 2 days -
Run Time Details - Mixed usage: up to 24 hrs
Mixed usage (Extreme Battery Saver): up to 72 hrs
CELLULAR TCL 406 Google Pixel Fold
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Google Pixel Fold has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 13 Android 13
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, Dual Band GNSS
COMMUNICATIONS TCL 406 Google Pixel Fold
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi EDGE, HSDPA, HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR FR1, 5G NR FR2
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 14, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 21, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700 PS, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1500 upper, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, n257, n258, n260, n261, n40, n25, n12, n48, n30, n14
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, SDL DL 1500+, SDL DL 1500-, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 28GHz, TDD 26GHz, TDD 39GHz, TDD 28GHz, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12, TDD 3500, FDD 2300, n14
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 Bluetooth 5.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Ultra-Wideband (UWB) - Yes Google Pixel Fold has UWB wireless technology.
MEDIA TCL 406 Google Pixel Fold
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, AWB, OPUS, HE-AAC v1, HE-AAC v2, Vorbis, WAV (Raw), WAV (Alaw / Ulaw) -
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, VP8, VP9, H.265 H.264 AVC, H.265 HEVC
Sound Enhancements - Spatial audio
FEATURES TCL 406 Google Pixel Fold
Sensors Accelerometer Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, flicker sensor, spectral sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side) Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology Face Unlock Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Software updates FOTA (Firmware Over The Air), HD Voice, dual stereo speakers, intelligent charging mode Multitasking, MIMO technology, Three microphones, Noise suppression, Fast Charging, Split Screen, Google Cast, dual stereo speakers, 5 years of Security Updates, Trusty (Trusted Execution Environment), Private Compute Core, Android System Intelligence, Built-in VPN powered by Google One, End-to-end security designed by Google, Tensor security core, anti-phishing, anti-malware protection, microphone toggle, camera toggle, Android Messages end-to-end encryption, Android backup encryption, Live Translate with Dual Screen
OTHERS TCL 406 Google Pixel Fold
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, LCD sticker SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m)
Compliant Standards - IPX8, HEARING AID M3/T4, USB 3.2 Gen 2
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