TCL 20 Pro 5G vs vivo S18

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1x
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, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
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

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

11.52 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

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

LTE-A
5G speed

2.7 Gbps download, 625 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Class 12

Yes
EDGE

Class 12

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, glass back

Glass front, plastic frame
SIM

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

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

164.2 mm

164.4 mm
Width

73 mm

75.1 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

7.5 mm
Weight

190 g

185.8 g
Waterproof

-

IP54
Dust proof

-

IP54
Colors

Gray, Blue

Black, Blue/Green, Silver

Display
Display type

AMOLED

AMOLED
Physical size

6.67 inches

6.78 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1260 x 2800 pixels
Pixel density

395 ppi

453 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen
Display features

HDR10, 420 nits (typ), Nxtvision 2

120Hz, 2800 nits (peak)
DxOMark display score

89

-

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Dual
Main camera

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

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.9 , 1/1.55" , 1.0 µm
(ultrawide) , 16 MP, f/2.4 , 123˚ , 16 mm, 1/3.0" , 1.12 µm

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

8120 x 6180 pixels
Primary camera video

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

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

dual-LED flash

Ring-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, 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
DxOMark photo

124

-
DxOMark zoom

59

-
DxOMark video

102

-
DxOMark camera score

117

-

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.4
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes