TCL A3 vs ZTE nubia Red Magic 8S Pro

TCL A3

ZTE nubia Red Magic 8S Pro

Network
2G network

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

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

HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

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

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
EV-DO speed

-

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

LTE, Cat4, 151 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back, aluminum frame
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM)

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

145.8 mm

164 mm
Width

71.1 mm

76.4 mm
Thickness

9.9 mm

8.9 mm
Weight

171 g

228 g
Build features

-

Pressure sensitive zones (520Hz touch-sensing), built-in cooling fan, aviation aluminum middle frame
Colors

Black

Aurora, Midnight, Platinum

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Triple
Main camera

8 MP, 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm

50 MP, 1/1.57" , 1.0 µm, (wide) , f/1.9
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚ , 13 mm, 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

-

8190 x 6120 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

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

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, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

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
WiFi Tri-Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort
USB connector

-

Accessory connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

No

Yes (market dependent)
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes