TCL 20 SE vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 11, 2021	Sep 23, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€149	6GB/128GB - $699

Design

Dimensions
6.77 x 3.04 x 0.36 inches 172.08 x 77.14 x 9.1 mm	6.29 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches 159.8 x 74.5 x 8.4 mm
Weight
7.27 oz / 206.0 g	6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Aurora Green, Nuit Black	Cloud red, Cloud orange, Cloud lavender, Cloud mint, Cloud navy, Cloud white

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 83.19% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.79% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 450 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1640x720px, 20.5:9 ratio, 263 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 460 (11 nm)	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 240	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 610	Adreno 650
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 6GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 29min

Browsing

10h 2min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

8h 29min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/1.5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.5 Sensor size: 1/1.5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F24.0 Focal Length: 76 mm Sensor size: 1/4.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/1.5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) EIS
Front
13 MP Video capture: 1080p	32 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 10, 2021 FCC ID value: 2ACCJH136	Date approved: Sep 17, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG781U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 0.65 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.49 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg	Head: 0.32 W/kg Body: 0.82 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.60 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.01 W/kg Phablet: 3.43 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 16MP camera

Main camera	16 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.7" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Front	8 MP Video capture: 720p (30 fps)

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$770

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB

for Verizon

OS	Android (11)
5G Bands	n2, n4, n5, n13, n66
4G (FDD) Bands	3, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
FCC approval	Date approved: Sep 22, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG781V
Measured SAR	Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 1.11 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg Phablet: 3.71 W/kg

EMEA/APAC

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	1, 2, 5, 8

for US Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 25, 26, 66, 71
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

non 5G variant

System chip	Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 27300 MHz Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G77 MP11
Dual SIM	Yes

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