Apple iPhone 8 vs. TCL 20 Pro 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Apple iPhone 8 and TCL 20 Pro 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Apple iPhone 8 vs. TCL 20 Pro 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Apple iPhone 8 TCL 20 Pro 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number A1905 T810H
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 138.4 mm 164.2 mm TCL 20 Pro 5G has greater height than Apple iPhone 8.
Width 67.3 mm 73 mm TCL 20 Pro 5G has greater width than Apple iPhone 8.
Depth 7.3 mm 8.77 mm Apple iPhone 8 is narrower than Apple iPhone 8.
Weight 148 g 190 g Apple iPhone 8 is lighter than Apple iPhone 8.
Body Colour Matte red | Gold | Silver | Space grey | Red Moondust grey
Body Material Glass, oleophobic coating, aerospace-grade 7000 Series aluminium Dual-sided 3D glass, OPVD film
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Apple iPhone 8 is waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP67 -
Repairability Index 6.5 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 1.19 W/kg (head), 1.17 W/kg (body) 1.56 W/kg (body), 1.69 W/kg (head), 3.33 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type 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 8 TCL 20 Pro 5G
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Retina HD display with IPS technology AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 4.7" 6.67" TCL 20 Pro 5G has larger screen size than Apple iPhone 8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1334 x 750 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels TCL 20 Pro 5G has better screen resolution than Apple iPhone 8.
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density 326 ppi 394 ppi TCL 20 Pro 5G has better pixel density than Apple iPhone 8.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness 625 cd/m² 700 cd/m² TCL 20 Pro 5G has better display brightness than Apple iPhone 8.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 1400:1 2000000:1 TCL 20 Pro 5G has better display contrast ratio than Apple iPhone 8.
HDR Yes Yes Both phones have HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10 HDR10
Display Enhancement Technology Dolby Vision SDR-to-HDR colour enhancement
Display Features Dual-domain pixels, Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting), True Tone display Reading mode, Dotch Display, 100% DCI-P3, Iris 6 display chipset, JNDC 0.8, TCL NXTVISION 2.0
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating Fingerprint-resistant coating
PROCESSOR Apple iPhone 8 TCL 20 Pro 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Apple A11 Bionic - with M11 motion Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
Clock Speed - 2 GHz
Processor Core Qty - 8-core
64-bit Architecture Yes - Apple iPhone 8 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY Apple iPhone 8 TCL 20 Pro 5G
RAM - 6 GB
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB TCL 20 Pro 5G has more internal memory than Apple iPhone 8.
User Memory - 239 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Apple iPhone 8 TCL 20 Pro 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 48 Megapixel TCL 20 Pro 5G has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone 8.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Type BSI -
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX582 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.79 TCL 20 Pro 5G has better lens aperture than Apple iPhone 8.
Lens Construction 6-element 6-element
Field of View (FoV) - 79 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 5x 10x TCL 20 Pro 5G has better digital zoom than Apple iPhone 8.
Special Effects - HDR, Bokeh effect, video bokeh effect
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode, tap to focus, Live Photos, Live Photos with stabilisation Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, low-light shots, portrait mode, Super Night mode, Filter mode, Super Night Mode 2.0, Light Trace Mode, Super Macro Mode, Super Steady Mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Body and face detection - Apple iPhone 8 has face detection.
Light Source True Tone quad LED flash 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, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Focus Pixels, Cinematic video stabilisation, Playback zoom, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging, Continuous Auto Focus (CAF) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), snapshot in video recording, EIS video stabilisation, AI scene detection, 2x lossless zoom
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/3"
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 5-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 123 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) - 1/5"
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.2
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) - 3-element
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 83 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.12 μm
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 5 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) - 85 degree(s)
Pixel Size (4th Camera) - 1.75 μm
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 7 Megapixel 32 Megapixel TCL 20 Pro 5G has better front camera resolution than Apple iPhone 8.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.8"
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.45 Apple iPhone 8 has better front lens aperture than Apple iPhone 8.
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 5-element
Field of View (Front) - 80.4 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.8 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Face Beautification, video bokeh effect
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Burst mode, Timer mode, Live Photos Portrait mode, Slow-Motion Selfie
Face Recognition (Face ID) Body and face detection - Apple iPhone 8 has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Retina Flash Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) FaceTime HD camera, Exposure control, Auto image stabilisation -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Apple iPhone 8 TCL 20 Pro 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) - 4500 mAh
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 TCL 20 Pro 5G has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 2 hour(s)
Wireless Charging Yes Yes Both phones can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards Qi -
Talk Time 840 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 840 min
Active online usage: up to 12 hrs
Playback (wireless video): up to 13 hrs
Playback (wireless audio): up to 40 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Apple iPhone 8 TCL 20 Pro 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G TCL 20 Pro 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System iOS 11 Android 11
User Interface - TCL UI
Intelligent Assistant Siri -
Payment Technology Apple Pay -
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Apple iPhone 8 TCL 20 Pro 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 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 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, 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 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n41, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Apple iPhone 8 TCL 20 Pro 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards Audible, MP3, FLAC, Apple Lossless, AC-3, AAC-LC, LPCM, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC, EAC3, HE-AAC v2 WAV, AAC, ASF, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, XMF, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, MXMF, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, EVRC, OPUS, QCELP, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, ADTS
Supported Digital Video Standards M-JPEG, H.264, HEVC, MPEG-4 Part 2 MKV, AVI, MOV, XviD, MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WebM, 3G2, VP8, VP9, H.265 HEVC
Sound Enhancements - Hi-Res audio certified
FEATURES Apple iPhone 8 TCL 20 Pro 5G
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, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, dual ambient light sensor, dual RGB sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - Face Key
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, FaceTime, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, QuickType keyboard, Handoff, HomeKit, Apple TV support (2nd or later), Fast Charging, AirPlay 2 wireless streaming, Neural Engine HD Voice, infrared remote control, smart energy saving, Smart Key, dual microphones with noise cancellation, Google Lens, linear motor, guaranteed upgrade to Android 12
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Apple iPhone 8 TCL 20 Pro 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter, Apple EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB cable Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, sticker, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP67, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
Max Operating Temperature 35 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Humidity Range Operating 5 - 95% (non-condensing) -
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