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| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-20 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.46 x 2.87 x 0.36 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Marine Blue and Moondust Gray | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is much better than TCL 20 Pro 5G, having an 85.2 score against 76.1. Even though the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is much older than TCL 20 Pro 5G, it's design is somewhat thinner and just a little lighter. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a screen that's just as good as TCL 20 Pro 5G's display, although the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220, a little bit worse pixel density and a bit smaller screen.
TCL 20 Pro 5G features a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 256 GB internal storage. The Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a little better performance than TCL 20 Pro 5G. Both of them have 8 processing cores and the same RAM memory amount.
TCL 20 Pro 5G takes better photographs and videos than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs and/or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video definition, the TCL 20 Pro 5G also counts with a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels and a way bigger sensor capturing much better quality photos.
The TCL 20 Pro 5G counts with just a bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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