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| Global Score | |
| 63.1 | 69.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| ZTE | |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 11 |
| 2015-08-03 | 2021-06-28 |
| 6.06 x 2.90 x 0.37 inches | 6.54 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.99 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Gray | Frosted Blue and Milky Way Gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 300.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The TCL 20S is a bit better than ZTE Axon, getting a overall score of 69.2 against 63.1. The TCL 20S design is way newer and just a bit thinner, but somewhat heavier than the ZTE Axon. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the TCL 20S has the older 11 version and ZTE Axon has Android 5.1 Lollipop.
The TCL 20S and ZTE Axon both feature very similar displays, because although the TCL 20S has a just a bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bigger screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400. The TCL 20S features a lot bigger storage for games and applications than ZTE Axon, because it has more internal storage and a SD card slot that allows up to 1 TB.
TCL 20S features a little faster processing unit than ZTE Axon, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and more CPU cores (but slower). The TCL 20S takes much better photographs and videos than ZTE Axon, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a same size camera aperture, the TCL 20S also has a lot more mega-pixels back camera.
TCL 20S has a superior battery performance than ZTE Axon, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, TCL 20S is also by far the cheapest.
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