Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-07-13 | 2021-04-20 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.46 x 2.87 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Blue | Marine Blue and Moondust Gray |
| -- | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 107.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 |
| 9.13 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
TCL 20 Pro 5G is a bit better than Galaxy J7 Star, having a 76.1 score against 73.1. Both devices in this comparison come with Android OS (Operating System), but the TCL 20 Pro 5G has 11 version and Galaxy J7 Star has Android 9.0 Pie version. The TCL 20 Pro 5G body is a lot newer, but just a little heavier and just a bit thicker than Galaxy J7 Star.
TCL 20 Pro 5G features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have the same number of cores, the TCL 20 Pro 5G also has more RAM memory. The TCL 20 Pro 5G has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a lot higher 1080 x 2400 resolution, a better quantity of pixels per inch of display and a bigger display.
The TCL 20 Pro 5G counts with a greater camera than Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low light images, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a much larger sensor and a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution. TCL 20 Pro 5G counts with a much better memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because it has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB and 256 GB internal storage capacity.
TCL 20 Pro 5G features greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a 36% greater battery capacity.
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