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| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-12-07 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.54 x 3.02 x 0.36 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Mist Gray and Placid Blue | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G SM6350 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 560, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619L GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.33 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) has a general score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than TCL 20 5G's overall score of 73.1. The Galaxy A5 (2017) construction is incredibly lighter and somewhat thinner than TCL 20 5G, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. TCL 20 5G counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the TCL 20 5G also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The TCL 20 5G has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little worse quantity of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 2400 x 1080px and a bigger screen. TCL 20 5G features a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger diafragm aperture, a way better 48 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and a way higher video resolution.
TCL 20 5G features a superior storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 256 GB, the TCL 20 5G also has more internal storage capacity. TCL 20 5G features a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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