TCL 20 Pro 5G vs ZTE Blade A7

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - global; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - North America

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41 - global; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - North America

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 5(850), 8(900), 3(1800), 7(2600)
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - global; 2, 5, 7, 41, 66, 71, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - North America

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

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HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

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LTE speed

LTE-A (CA), Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE Cat 4, 150.8 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload
5G speed

2.7 Gbps download, 625 Mbps upload

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GPRS

Class 12

Yes
EDGE

Class 12

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, glass back

Plastic
SIM

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

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

164.2 mm

154 mm
Width

73 mm

72.8 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

190 g

146 g
Colors

Gray, Blue

Black, Blue

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Single
Main camera

(wide) , 48 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm

16 MP, f/1.8
(ultrawide) , 16 MP, f/2.4 , 123˚ , 16 mm, 1/3.0" , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

4608 x 3456 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

dual-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, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, super night mode 2.0

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

124

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DxOMark zoom

59

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DxOMark video

102

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DxOMark camera score

117

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Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

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WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

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USB

Type-C 2.0

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.1

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

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NFC

Yes

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GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

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GALILEO

Yes

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BDS

Yes

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