TCL 20L+ vs Apple iPhone 13 mini Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€269	$699 | €849

Design

Dimensions
6.54 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches 166.2 x 76.9 x 9.1 mm	5.18 x 2.53 x 0.30 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.65 mm (~8.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.02 oz / 199.0 g	4.97 oz / 141.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Milky Way Gray, North Star Blue	Blue, Pink, Midnight, Starlight

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 84.02% screen-to-body	5.4-inch, 84.66% screen-to-body
Type
60Hz	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Hexa-core 2x3.23 GHz Avalanche 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard
GPU
Adreno 610	Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS 2.1)	4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (NVMe) 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2285
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5424
3D Mark High
Untested	2469
3D Mark Low
Untested	1646

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	2406 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 47min

Browsing

12h 33min

Video

6h 20min

Gaming

5h 49min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Dual camera
Main camera
64 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.9'' Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 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
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
16 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

131

Overall

135

Photo

128

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac	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	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX, aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 14, 2021 FCC ID value: BCG-E3994A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.46 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

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