Google Pixel 3a XL vs TCL 20L Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2019	Apr 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$479	€229

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches 160.1 x 76.1 x 8.2 mm	6.54 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches 166.2 x 76.9 x 9.1 mm
Weight
5.89 oz / 167.0 g	7.02 oz / 199.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Purple, White	Eclipse Black, Luna Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.19% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.02% screen-to-body
Type
OLED
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Dragontrail

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 360	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 615	Adreno 610
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (eMMC 5.1) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
3700 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 54min

Video

8h 14min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS	1080p (60 fps) HDR, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	16 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 25, 2019 FCC ID value: A4RG020
Measured SAR
Head: 1.33 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 6GB RAM

Memory	6GB

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