Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G vs TCL 30 SE

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G

TCL 30 SE

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - EMEA/APAC; 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - LATAM
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - EMEA; 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 26, 28, 66 - LATAM
5G network

5G band 2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

11.5 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (7CA) Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
5G speed

5G

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

161.6 mm

165.2 mm
Width

75.2 mm

75.5 mm
Thickness

8.3 mm

8.9 mm
Weight

192 g

190 g
Stylus

Yes

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Payment

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

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Waterproof

IP68(1.5m and 30 minutes)

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Dust proof

IP68

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Colors

Blue, Bronze, Gray, Green, White

Blue, Gray

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD
Physical size

6.7 inches

6.52 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

720 x 1600 pixels
Pixel density

393 ppi

269 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen
Display features

HDR10+, Always-On display

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Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core - global / Single-core - USA 2.73 / 3.0 GHz Mongoose M5 - global / Kryo 585 - USA

Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
CPU(second)

Dual-core - global / Triple-core - USA 2.50 - global / 2.42 - USA GHz Cortex-A76 - global / Kryo 585 - USA

quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
CPU(third)

Quad-core 2.0 - global / 1.8 - USA GHz Cortex-A55 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
Chipset

Exynos 990 - global / Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ - USA

MediaTek MT6762G Helio G25
GPU

Mali-G77 MP11 - global / Adreno 650 - USA

PowerVR GE8320
Memory RAM

8 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

64, 128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

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512 GB
Storage

UFS 3.0

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Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.76" , 1.8 µm

50 MP, f/1.9 , 1/2.76" , 0.64 µm, (wide)
64 MP, f/2.0 , 27 mm, 1/1.72" , 0.8 µm, 3x hybrid zoom

2 MP, f/2.4 , (macro)
12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm

2 MP, f/2.4 , (depth)
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

8160 x 6120 pixels
Primary camera video

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, tracking autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

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Single
Selfie camera

10 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, 1/3.2" , 1.22 µm

8 MP, f/2.0 , 26 mm, 1/4" , 1.12 µm, (wide)
Selfie camera resolution

3840 x 2160 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera features

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Face unlock
Selfie camera video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

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USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

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NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

Yes

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BDS

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Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, proximity
Power bank function

Yes

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