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| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-20 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.46 x 2.87 x 0.36 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Marine Blue and Moondust Gray | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S9 is just a bit better than the TCL 20 Pro 5G, having an 83.3 score against 76.1. The Samsung Galaxy S9 is an noticeably older cellphone than the TCL 20 Pro 5G, but Samsung made it a little thinner and lighter anyway. The Galaxy S9 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than TCL 20 Pro 5G, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Galaxy S9 features a much better looking display than TCL 20 Pro 5G, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and a better display density. TCL 20 Pro 5G takes better pictures and videos than Galaxy S9, because although it has worse video frame rates and a tinier aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the TCL 20 Pro 5G also counts with a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor which gives a way higher image and video quality.
TCL 20 Pro 5G counts with much more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S9, because it has 256 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. TCL 20 Pro 5G counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S9, because it has a 50% larger battery capacity.
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