HTC U11 LIFE vs. TCL 20 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC U11 LIFE and TCL 20 5G. 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

HTC U11 LIFE vs. TCL 20 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC U11 LIFE TCL 20 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - T781K
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.9 mm 166.2 mm TCL 20 5G has greater height than HTC U11 LIFE.
Width 72.9 mm 76.8 mm TCL 20 5G has greater width than HTC U11 LIFE.
Depth 8.1 mm 9.1 mm HTC U11 LIFE is narrower than HTC U11 LIFE.
Weight 142 g 206 g HTC U11 LIFE is lighter than HTC U11 LIFE.
Body Colour Sapphire blue Mist grey | Placid blue
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating IP67 -
SAR Value 1.31 W/kg (simultaneous), 1 W/kg (wireless router), 1 W/kg (body), 0.59 W/kg (head) 1.45 W/kg (body), 1.4 W/kg (head), 3.5 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components - FM radio, LED flashlight
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C 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 HTC U11 LIFE TCL 20 5G
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Super LCD 5 LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.67" TCL 20 5G has larger screen size than HTC U11 LIFE.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels TCL 20 5G has better screen resolution than HTC U11 LIFE.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density - 395 ppi
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 450 cd/m²
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio - 1500:1
HDR - Yes TCL 20 5G has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Features HTC Edge Sense 2.5D Glass, Dotch Display, TCL NXTVISION, Delta-E < 1
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Fingerprint-resistant coating
PROCESSOR HTC U11 LIFE TCL 20 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G
Clock Speed - 2 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - HTC U11 LIFE has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 619L
MEMORY HTC U11 LIFE TCL 20 5G
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB TCL 20 5G has more RAM than HTC U11 LIFE.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB TCL 20 5G has more internal memory than HTC U11 LIFE.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA HTC U11 LIFE TCL 20 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 48 Megapixel TCL 20 5G has better camera resolution than HTC U11 LIFE.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 TCL 20 5G has better lens aperture than HTC U11 LIFE.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Field of View (FoV) - 79 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - HTC U11 LIFE has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom - 10x
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec -
Special Effects HDR Boost HDR, Bokeh effect
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, portrait mode, Super Night mode, Filter mode, Light Trace Mode, Stop-Motion Video Mode, Super Macro Mode, Super Steady Mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC U11 LIFE has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 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, HTC Zoe, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Video Pic, HTC UltraPixel Camera 2, 32s manual exposure, RAW image capture, UltraSpeed Autofocus Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), snapshot in video recording, EIS video stabilisation, AI scene detection, AI Triple camera
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/4"
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Super wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 5-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 118 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.12 μm
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) - 5-element
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 83 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.75 μm
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - 4cm macro photography
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 8 Megapixel HTC U11 LIFE has better front camera resolution than TCL 20 5G.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/4"
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 4-element
Field of View (Front) - 78 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Special Effects (Front) Live make-up HDR, Face Beautification
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Tap to focus, selfie panorama, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) Portrait mode, Filter mode
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds -
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC U11 LIFE TCL 20 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2600 mAh 4500 mAh TCL 20 5G has larger battery capacity than HTC U11 LIFE.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0+ TCL 20 5G has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 2.5 hour(s)
Standby Time 192 hours -
Talk Time 1260 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G/4G): up to 1260 min
Standby (3G/4G): up to 192 hrs
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CELLULAR HTC U11 LIFE TCL 20 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G TCL 20 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo Android 10
User Interface HTC Sense TCL UI
Intelligent Assistant HTC Sense Companion Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS HTC U11 LIFE TCL 20 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, 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 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 66 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 26, 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 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n28, n41, n78
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 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 HTC U11 LIFE TCL 20 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID AAC, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, LDAC, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, SBC, Vorbis, WAVE
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM -
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition Hi-Res audio, Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm TrueWireless Stereo Plus, Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive
FEATURES HTC U11 LIFE TCL 20 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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, motion-detecting accelerometer, edge sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Wi-Fi Miracast, Noise Cancellation Technology, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, Wi-Fi Calling, Pocket mode, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode, Hi-Res audio stereo recording, HTC Usonic, 4 mics 3D Audio recording, Quiet ring on pick up HD Voice, dual microphones with noise cancellation, Face Key, Google Lens, Google Assistant Button, guaranteed upgrade to Android 11
OTHERS HTC U11 LIFE TCL 20 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, LCD sticker
Compliant Standards IP67 HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1 m -
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