OnePlus 5 vs. TCL 20 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of OnePlus 5 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

OnePlus 5 vs. TCL 20 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS OnePlus 5 TCL 20 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - T781K
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 154.2 mm 166.2 mm TCL 20 5G has greater height than OnePlus 5.
Width 74.1 mm 76.8 mm TCL 20 5G has greater width than OnePlus 5.
Depth 7.25 mm 9.1 mm OnePlus 5 is narrower than OnePlus 5.
Weight 153 g 206 g OnePlus 5 is lighter than OnePlus 5.
Body Colour Midnight black | Slate grey Mist grey | Placid blue
Body Material Anodised aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.19 W/kg (body), 1.37 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 Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
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 Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY OnePlus 5 TCL 20 5G
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Optic AMOLED LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.67" TCL 20 5G has larger screen size than OnePlus 5.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels TCL 20 5G has better screen resolution than OnePlus 5.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi 395 ppi OnePlus 5 has better pixel density than TCL 20 5G.
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 Night Display 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 OnePlus 5 TCL 20 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G
Processor Number MSM8998 -
Clock Speed 2.45 GHz 2 GHz OnePlus 5 has higher clock speed than TCL 20 5G.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - OnePlus 5 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 540 Qualcomm ADRENO 619L
MEMORY OnePlus 5 TCL 20 5G
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB TCL 20 5G has more internal memory than OnePlus 5.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA OnePlus 5 TCL 20 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 48 Megapixel TCL 20 5G has better camera resolution than OnePlus 5.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX350 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.6 F/1.8 TCL 20 5G has better lens aperture than OnePlus 5.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Field of View (FoV) - 79 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects Portrait, HDR HDR, Bokeh effect
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, 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
Light Source Dual LED flash 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, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) 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) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), snapshot in video recording, EIS video stabilisation, AI scene detection, AI Triple camera
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 8 Megapixel OnePlus 5 has better second camera resolution than TCL 20 5G.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/4"
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Wide-angle lens Super wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.7 F/2.2 OnePlus 5 has better second camera lens aperture than OnePlus 5.
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 OnePlus 5 has better front camera resolution than TCL 20 5G.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/4"
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX371 sensor -
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 Focus free Focus free
Special Effects (Front) HDR HDR, Face Beautification
Camera Modes (Front) - Portrait mode, Filter mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - OnePlus 5 has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING OnePlus 5 TCL 20 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3300 mAh 4500 mAh TCL 20 5G has larger battery capacity than OnePlus 5.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0+ TCL 20 5G has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 2.5 hour(s)
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR OnePlus 5 TCL 20 5G
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G TCL 20 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System OxygenOS (based on Android Nougat) Android 10
User Interface - TCL UI
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS OnePlus 5 TCL 20 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, VoLTE, VoWiFi, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X 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 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, 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 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, 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 OnePlus 5 TCL 20 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, IMY, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, apt-X HD AAC, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, LDAC, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, SBC, Vorbis, WAVE
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 -
Sound Enhancements Dirac Power Sound technology, Dirac HD Sound Hi-Res audio, Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm TrueWireless Stereo Plus, Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive
FEATURES OnePlus 5 TCL 20 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Dash Charge technology HD Voice, dual microphones with noise cancellation, Face Key, Google Lens, Google Assistant Button, guaranteed upgrade to Android 11
OTHERS OnePlus 5 TCL 20 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, LCD sticker
Compliant Standards - HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
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