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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2021-04-20 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.46 x 2.87 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Marine Blue and Moondust Gray |
| -- | Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A30s has a general score of 79.8, which is slightly better than the TCL 20 Pro 5G's 76.1 global score. Samsung Galaxy A30s's construction is lighter and thinner than TCL 20 Pro 5G, even though it was released just a bit over a year before. Both phones in this review work with the same Android 11 OS.
TCL 20 Pro 5G features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because it has a better pixel quantity per inch of display, a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a bit bigger display. The TCL 20 Pro 5G counts with just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A30s, and although they both have 8 cores, the TCL 20 Pro 5G also has a higher amount of RAM.
TCL 20 Pro 5G has a superior camera than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low-light images and video, it also counts with a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The TCL 20 Pro 5G counts with much more memory for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that admits up to 1 TB.
TCL 20 Pro 5G features a bit better battery life than Galaxy A30s, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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