Apple iPhone 6s Plus vs. TCL 20SE

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Apple iPhone 6s Plus and TCL 20SE. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Apple iPhone 6s Plus vs. TCL 20SE Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Apple iPhone 6s Plus TCL 20SE
Product Type Smartphone - refurbished Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number A1687 T671H
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.2 mm 172.08 mm TCL 20SE has greater height than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Width 77.9 mm 77.14 mm Apple iPhone 6s Plus has greater width than TCL 20SE.
Depth 7.3 mm 9.1 mm Apple iPhone 6s Plus is narrower than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Weight 192 g 206 g Apple iPhone 6s Plus is lighter than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Body Colour Space grey | Gold | Silver | Rose gold Nuit black | Aurora green
Body Material Stainless steel, glass, anodised aluminium Polycarbonate, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.98 W/kg (body), 0.93 W/kg (head) 1.43 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head), 3.12 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components - FM radio, LED flashlight
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Lightning
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Apple iPhone 6s Plus TCL 20SE
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Retina HD display with IPS technology IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.82" TCL 20SE has larger screen size than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1640 x 720 pixels Apple iPhone 6s Plus has better screen resolution than TCL 20SE.
Display Format Full HD HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi 263 ppi Apple iPhone 6s Plus has better pixel density than TCL 20SE.
Aspect Ratio - 20.5:9
Max Brightness 500 cd/m² 450 cd/m² Apple iPhone 6s Plus has better display brightness than TCL 20SE.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 1300:1 1500:1 TCL 20SE has better display contrast ratio than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Display Enhancement Technology - Eye comfort mode, SDR-to-HDR colour enhancement
Display Features Dual-domain pixels, Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting) 2.5D Glass, Sunlight Display, Reading mode, Dark mode, CinemaVision display, V-notch display, TCL NXTVISION
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating Fingerprint-resistant coating
PROCESSOR Apple iPhone 6s Plus TCL 20SE
Processor Type (CPU) Apple A9 Qualcomm Snapdragon 460
Clock Speed - 1.8 GHz
Processor Core Qty - 8-core
64-bit Architecture Yes - Apple iPhone 6s Plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 610
MEMORY Apple iPhone 6s Plus TCL 20SE
RAM - LPDDR3 SDRAM - 4 GB
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB TCL 20SE has more internal memory than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Apple iPhone 6s Plus TCL 20SE
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 16 Megapixel TCL 20SE has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Sensor Size - 1/2.77"
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 TCL 20SE has better lens aperture than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Lens Construction 5-element 5-element
Field of View (FoV) - 77 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.12 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Apple iPhone 6s Plus has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 3x 4x TCL 20SE has better digital zoom than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Special Effects Auto HDR HDR, Bokeh effect
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, night mode, super resolution mode, portrait mode, Filter mode, low-light video, Light Trace Mode, Stop-Motion Video Mode, Super Macro Mode, AI colour portrait video, AI Sky Enhancement
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source LED light Single tone dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Focus Pixels, Cinematic video stabilisation, Live Photo, Playback zoom, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging Snapshot in video recording, AI Quad camera, Audio zoom, scene detection 2.0
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 5 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/5"
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Super wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 4-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 115 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.12 μm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 4-piece lens
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) - 1/5"
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) - 3-element
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 83 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.75 μm
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Sensor Size (4th Camera) - 1/5"
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Lens Element Qty (4th Camera) - 3-element
Field of View (4th Camera) - 83 degree(s)
Pixel Size (4th Camera) - 1.75 μm
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel TCL 20SE has better front camera resolution than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/4"
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 TCL 20SE has better front lens aperture than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 4-element
Field of View (Front) - 80.6 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Face Beautification
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Burst mode, Timer mode Portrait mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source (Front) Retina Flash Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1280 x 720 (720p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) FaceTime HD camera, Exposure control -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Apple iPhone 6s Plus TCL 20SE
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) - 5000 mAh
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 4 hours
Standby Time 384 hours 336 hours Apple iPhone 6s Plus has longer standby time than TCL 20SE.
Talk Time 1440 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1440 min
Standby: up to 384 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 12 hrs
Playback (video): up to 14 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 80 hrs
Standby: up to 336 hrs
Playback (video): up to 17 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 60 hrs
Active online usage (4G): up to 16 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Apple iPhone 6s Plus TCL 20SE
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System iOS 9 Android 11
User Interface - TCL UI
Intelligent Assistant Siri Google Assistant
Payment Technology Apple Pay -
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Apple iPhone 6s Plus TCL 20SE
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 1900 CDMA2000 1X, 1700 CDMA2000 1X (AWS), 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS) 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 27, Band 28, Band 29, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 800 SMR, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Apple iPhone 6s Plus TCL 20SE
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AIFF, PCM, Audible, MP3, Apple Lossless, AAC-LC, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), AWB, Vorbis
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MOV, M-JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V -
Sound Enhancements - Hi-Res audio
FEATURES Apple iPhone 6s Plus TCL 20SE
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Security Technology - Face Key
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, FaceTime, AirPlay wireless streaming, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, Family Sharing feature, QuickType keyboard, Dynamic Lock Screen, iCloud Keychain, Spotlight Search, Notification Center, M9 motion coprocessor, Apple TV support (2nd or later) HD Voice, dual microphones with noise cancellation, Face Key, Google Lens, Google Assistant Button, floating window multitasking
OTHERS Apple iPhone 6s Plus TCL 20SE
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter, Apple EarPods Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, TPU case
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Operating Temperature 35 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Humidity Range Operating 5 - 95% (non-condensing) -
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