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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2021-04-20 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.46 x 2.87 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Marine Blue and Moondust Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than TCL 20 Pro 5G, getting a 79.2 score against 76.1. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) construction is a little thinner and just a bit lighter than the TCL 20 Pro 5G, even though it was released many years before. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit better display than TCL 20 Pro 5G, because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2220px, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display.
TCL 20 Pro 5G has a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB and more internal memory. TCL 20 Pro 5G's CPU is very similar to the Galaxy A8 (2018) one, and although the TCL 20 Pro 5G has more RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The TCL 20 Pro 5G has a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 50 percent larger battery size. TCL 20 Pro 5G shoots greater pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a camera in the back with a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution and a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
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