TCL 20S vs Google Pixel 4a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 28, 2021	Aug 03, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$250	$349

Design

Dimensions
6.54 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches 166.2 x 76.9 x 9.1 mm	5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches 144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm
Weight
7.02 oz / 199.0 g	5.04 oz / 143.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Milky Way Gray, Frosted Blue	Just black

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 84.02% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 82.53% screen-to-body
Type
60Hz	OLED, 60Hz, HDR
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)	Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AA (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 470
GPU
Adreno 610	Adreno 618
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3140 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 15min

Browsing

9h 27min

Video

6h 48min

Gaming

4h 51min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Single camera
Main camera
64 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 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
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
16 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 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 Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 25, 2020 FCC ID value: A4RG025J
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

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