TCL P80 Ultra vs TCL P80
A close call. Their chips, the Dimensity 7400 Elite (mid-range) and the Dimensity 7300 Elite (mid-range), are close in speed. The P80 Ultra has the bigger battery (5,800 mAh against 5,000 mAh).
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P80 Ultra
Dimensity 7400 Elite
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P80
Dimensity 7300 EliteWhat matters to you?
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A close call
Neither phone is clearly better for what you chose. The cards show the trade-offs.
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Social media
Chats, calls, lives and feeds
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Social media
Chats, calls, lives and feeds
- Everyday speed: Dimensity 7400 Elite about 3.5 of 5 (estimate), Dimensity 7300 Elite about 3.5 of 5 (estimate).
- Memory: 8 GB against 8 GB, so more apps stay open when you switch between chats and feeds.
- Front camera video for calls and lives: 1440p@30fps against not listed.
Gaming
Light games to heavy 3D, online and offline
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Gaming
Light games to heavy 3D, online and offline
- Gaming power: Dimensity 7400 Elite about 3 of 5 (estimate), Dimensity 7300 Elite about 3 of 5 (estimate).
- Graphics: Mali-G615 MC2 (4 nm) against Mali-G615 MC2 (4 nm).
- Screen: 120 Hz against not listed.
- Light games run well on both. The gap shows in heavy 3D games. How long a phone holds its speed when hot needs testing, so it is not judged.
Camera and content creation
Photos, video recording and editing
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Camera and content creation
Photos, video recording and editing
- Video recording: 4K@30fps against not listed.
- Front camera video: 1440p@30fps against not listed.
- Editing and export: Dimensity 7400 Elite about 3 of 5 (estimate), Dimensity 7300 Elite about 3 of 5 (estimate). Storage: not listed for either phone.
- Photo and video quality need side-by-side testing, so we do not judge them from megapixels.
Work, study and AI
Learning, research, writing and AI assistants
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Work, study and AI
Learning, research, writing and AI assistants
- Heavy work: Dimensity 7400 Elite about 3 of 5 (estimate), Dimensity 7300 Elite about 3 of 5 (estimate).
- Memory: 8 GB against 8 GB. On-phone AI features need plenty of memory; most AI assistants run online and work on any phone.
- Screen: 6.83″ AMOLED against 6.83″ AMOLED.
Movies, music and streaming
YouTube, Netflix, sport, music and podcasts
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Movies, music and streaming
YouTube, Netflix, sport, music and podcasts
- Screen: 6.83″ AMOLED against 6.83″ AMOLED.
- AV1 video decoding (smoother YouTube and Netflix, less battery): not listed against not listed.
- Sound: stereo speakers, against stereo speakers.
Everyday life
Maps, ride-hailing, payments and banking
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Everyday life
Maps, ride-hailing, payments and banking
- Tap to pay (NFC): yes against yes.
- Location: dual-band GPS (L1 + L5) against GPS bands not listed. Dual-band GPS stays accurate between tall buildings.
- GPS bands aren’t listed for both phones, so we compared tap to pay only.
Phone basics
What every use depends on, side by side.
Battery life
P80 Ultra5,800 mAh45 W charging
P805,000 mAh45 W charging
Efficiency: Dimensity 7400 Elite about 4 of 5 (estimate), Dimensity 7300 Elite about 4 of 5 (estimate)
Storage
P80 Ultra256 GB / 512 GBType not published
P80128 GB / 256 GBType not published
UFS opens apps and files far faster than eMMC
Speed
P80 UltraDimensity 7400 Elite8 GB RAM
P80Dimensity 7300 Elite8 GB RAM
Everyday speed: about 3.5 of 5 (estimate) against about 3.5 of 5 (estimate)
Screen
P80 Ultra6.83″ AMOLED120 Hz
P806.83″ AMOLEDRefresh rate not published
Bigger is not better; pick the size you like
Toughness
P80 UltraIP68
P80IP68
IP68 survives dust and a dunk in water
Years of updates
P80 UltraUntil about 20304 Android upgrades, 4 years of security updates
P80No promise publishedLaunched September 2026
From the maker’s written update promise
Side by side
Show differences only
| Spec | P80 Ultra | P80 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 6.83″ | 6.83″ |
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Resolution | 1280 × 2772 | — |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | — |
| Peak brightness | 3200 nits | — |
| Spec | P80 Ultra | P80 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Dimensity 7400 Elite | Dimensity 7300 Elite |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB / 512 GB | 128 GB / 256 GB |
| Storage type | — | — |
| Spec | P80 Ultra | P80 |
|---|---|---|
| Main camera | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Zoom | 3x optical | None |
| Video recording | 4K@30fps | — |
| Front camera | 32 MP | 32 MP |
| Front video | 1440p@30fps | — |
| Spec | P80 Ultra | P80 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 5800 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Wired charging | 45 W | 45 W |
| Wireless charging | — | — |
| Spec | P80 Ultra | P80 |
|---|---|---|
| Stereo speakers | Yes | Yes |
| Headphone jack | — | — |
| NFC (tap to pay) | Yes | Yes |
| Dual-band GPS | Yes | — |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| eSIM | Yes | — |
| Spec | P80 Ultra | P80 |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 197 g | 178 g |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm | — |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Spec | P80 Ultra | P80 |
|---|---|---|
| At launch | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| OS upgrades | 4 years | Not stated |
| Security updates | Not stated | Not stated |
Quick answers
- Is the P80 Ultra or the P80 better for social media?
- For social media, there’s no real difference between them. Everyday speed: Dimensity 7400 Elite about 3.5 of 5 (estimate), Dimensity 7300 Elite about 3.5 of 5 (estimate).
- Is the P80 Ultra or the P80 better for gaming?
- For gaming, there’s no real difference between them. Gaming power: Dimensity 7400 Elite about 3 of 5 (estimate), Dimensity 7300 Elite about 3 of 5 (estimate).
- Is the P80 Ultra or the P80 better for camera and content creation?
- Too little is listed to call it for camera and content creation yet. Video recording: 4K@30fps against not listed.
- Is the P80 Ultra or the P80 better for work, study and ai?
- For work, study and ai, there’s no real difference between them. Heavy work: Dimensity 7400 Elite about 3 of 5 (estimate), Dimensity 7300 Elite about 3 of 5 (estimate).
- Is the P80 Ultra or the P80 better for movies, music and streaming?
- For movies, music and streaming, there’s no real difference between them. Screen: 6.83″ AMOLED against 6.83″ AMOLED.
- Is the P80 Ultra or the P80 better for everyday life?
- For everyday life, there’s no real difference between them. Tap to pay (NFC): yes against yes.
What we don’t judge on
Security patch level, charging watts, megapixels, benchmark scores and guessed values.
- Security patch level and other software settings change with every update, so one reading can’t judge a phone. We use the maker’s written update promise.
- Charging watts, megapixels, screen size and weight are shown, never scored as better: faster charging doesn’t make a battery last longer, and more megapixels don’t make better photos.
- Chip estimates (1 to 5) come from published design facts: core design and year, graphics, manufacturing and video features. Photo quality and how long a phone holds its speed when hot need testing, so they aren’t judged.
- Values with no source show “not published” and stay out of the verdict.