Honor 9X vs TCL A3

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)

LTE frequency band 2, 4, 5, 13, 66
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE-A (2CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat4, 151 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

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SIM

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

Single SIM (Nano-SIM)
Height

163.1 mm

145.8 mm
Width

77.2 mm

71.1 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

9.9 mm
Weight

206 g

171 g
Colors

Black, Blue

Black

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Single
Main camera

48 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2" , 1.6 µm

8 MP, 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

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Primary camera video

2160p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital 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

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, night mode, AI scene detection 2.0

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

Yes

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NFC

Yes(market dependent)

No
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

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Beidou

Yes

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