Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact vs. TCL 20 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact 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

Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact vs. TCL 20 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact TCL 20 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number H8324 T781K
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 135 mm 166.2 mm TCL 20 5G has greater height than Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact.
Width 65 mm 76.8 mm TCL 20 5G has greater width than Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact.
Depth 12.1 mm 9.1 mm TCL 20 5G is narrower than Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact.
Weight 168 g 206 g Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact is lighter than Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact.
Body Colour Black Mist grey | Placid blue
Body Material Plastic, aluminium, glass -
Protection Dustproof, water-resistant -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact is waterproof.
IP rating IP68, IP65 -
SAR Value 1.05 W/kg (body), 0.77 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 Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact TCL 20 5G
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology TRILUMINOS LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.67" TCL 20 5G has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2160 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels TCL 20 5G has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact.
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density 483 ppi 395 ppi Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact has better pixel density than TCL 20 5G.
Aspect Ratio 18:9 20:9
Max Brightness - 450 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio - 1500:1
HDR Yes Yes Both phones have HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Enhancement Technology Dynamic Contrast Enhancement -
Display Features - 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 Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact TCL 20 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 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 - Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 630 Qualcomm ADRENO 619L
MEMORY Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact TCL 20 5G
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB TCL 20 5G has more RAM than Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB TCL 20 5G has more internal memory than Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 400 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact TCL 20 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 19 Megapixel 48 Megapixel TCL 20 5G has better camera resolution than Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact.
Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1/2" Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact has better camera sensor size than TCL 20 5G.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 TCL 20 5G has better lens aperture than Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Field of View (FoV) - 79 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 25 mm -
Digital Zoom 8x 10x TCL 20 5G has better digital zoom than Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact.
Special Effects HDR HDR, Bokeh effect
Camera Modes AR Effect mode, SteadyShot, Intelligent Active Mode, low-light shots 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 LED light LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K), Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps, Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 960 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) Quick Launch, G lens, BIONZ image processing engine, Quick Capture, Triple image sensing technology, Predictive Hybrid Autofocus, Predictive Capture, Motion Eye camera, Anti-distortion shutter, Stereo Recording, Autofocus burst, Predictive Capture (motion / smile) 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) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel TCL 20 5G has better front camera resolution than Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/5" 1/4" Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact has better front camera sensor size than TCL 20 5G.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor R sensor -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 TCL 20 5G has better front lens aperture than Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact.
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 4-element
Field of View (Front) - 78 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Min Focal Length (Front) 23 mm -
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Face Beautification
Camera Modes (Front) SteadyShot, Intelligent Active Mode, low-light shots Portrait mode, Filter mode
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact TCL 20 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2870 mAh 4500 mAh TCL 20 5G has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0+ Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 2.5 hour(s)
CELLULAR Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact 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 - TCL UI
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact TCL 20 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, 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 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - 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 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
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact TCL 20 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards FLAC, LPCM, DSD, LDAC, ALAC, apt-X HD, DSEE HX AAC, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, LDAC, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, SBC, Vorbis, WAVE
Sound Enhancements S-Force Front surround, Clear Audio+ Hi-Res audio, Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm TrueWireless Stereo Plus, Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive
FEATURES Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact 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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, colour spectrum sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features X-Reality engine, PS4 Remote Play, Qnovo Adaptive Charging, Battery Care, Smart Stamina, STAMINA Mode, Automatic Headphone Optimisation (AHO), 3D Creator, VirtualPhones technology HD Voice, dual microphones with noise cancellation, Face Key, Google Lens, Google Assistant Button, guaranteed upgrade to Android 11
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Sony XPERIA XZ2 Compact TCL 20 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, LCD sticker
Compliant Standards IP68, IP65 HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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