TCL 20S vs TCL 30 XE 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 28, 2021	Jan 04, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$250

Design

Dimensions
6.54 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches 166.2 x 76.9 x 9.1 mm	6.46 x 2.95 x 0.335 inches 164.1 x 74.9 x 8.5 mm
Weight
7.02 oz / 199.0 g	6.88 oz / 195.0 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

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 84.02% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 83.48% screen-to-body
Type
60Hz	IPS LCD, 90Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 269 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V/ZA (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 610	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
64 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	13 MP
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP (Depth information)
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm	2 MP (Macro)
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	1080p (30 fps)
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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n25, n41, n66, n71, n77
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, 20, 25, 26, 28, 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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Links

Full specifications
TCL 20S Specs	TCL 30 XE 5G Specs