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TCL SIGNA vs TCL 20 SE Specs Comparison

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TCL SIGNA
TCL 20 SE
TCL SIGNA TCL 20 SE
Released · Sep 25, 2020
Released · April 2021
5.5-inch · 1440x720px
6.8-inch · 1640x720px
Single camera
Quad camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jan 11, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$80 €149

Design

Dimensions
5.76 x 2.8 x 0.37 inches
146.3 x 71.1 x 9.4 mm 		6.77 x 3.04 x 0.36 inches
172.08 x 77.14 x 9.1 mm
Weight
5.64 oz / 160.0 g 7.27 oz / 206.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Aurora Green, Nuit Black

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.56% screen-to-body 6.8-inch, 83.19% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, 450 nits
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 293 PPI 1640x720px, 20.5:9 ratio, 263 PPI
Protection
Dragontrail

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm) Snapdragon 460 (11 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1900 MHz
Arm Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
1800 MHz
Kryo 240
GPU
Adreno 504 Adreno 610
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (10) Android (11)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 48 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/1.5"
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
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) 1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP 13 MP
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n, ac 		Yes
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3 M3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

LTE Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 26, 28, 66
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 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 LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 20, 2020
FCC ID value: 2ACCJH127 		Date approved: Feb 10, 2021
FCC ID value: 2ACCJH136
Measured SAR
Head: 0.37 W/kg
Body: 0.98 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.33 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.33 W/kg 		Head: 1.07 W/kg
Body: 0.65 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.49 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg