TCL 501 vs ZTE Blade A53

TCL 501
TCL
501
ZTE Blade A53
ZTE
Blade A53

At a glance

Brand
TCL
ZTE
Release date
February 2024, 2 years 4 months ago
April 2023, 3 years 2 months ago
AnTuTu
125.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 53% of devices
112.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 52% of devices

Display

Size
6"
6.52"
Resolution
540 x 1092 px LowRes
720 x 1600 px HD+
Type
LCD IPS
LCD IPS
Density
135 ppi Low Density
269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
18:9
20:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), 1000:1 contrast ratio, 70% NTSC, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Water Drop Notch, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Performance

Chipset
Mediatek Helio G36
Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A
CPU
8x Cortex A53 2.2 GHz
4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
28 nm
Frequency
2.2 GHz
1.6 GHz
GPU
IMG PowerVR GE8320 680 MHz
PowerVR GE8322
RAM
2 GB
2 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
LPDDR4 RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
8 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.0
Flash
LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Noise reduction, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus

Front camera

Resolution
2 Mpx
5 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.8
Unknow

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh
4000 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 5.0W
Yes , 10.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
32 GB
32 GB
Type
eMMC 5.1 Storage
eMMC 5.1 Storage
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Body

Dimensions
75.0 mm 156.5 mm 9.6 mm Print 3D Model
76.5 mm 165.7 mm 9.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
178 g
198 g
Materials
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate
Colors
Black Blue
Blue Gray Green
Usable surface
85 %
82 %

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12 Go edition
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, in the back
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No

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