TCL 30SE vs. Google Pixel 7a

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of TCL 30SE and Google Pixel 7a. 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

TCL 30SE vs. Google Pixel 7a Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS TCL 30SE Google Pixel 7a
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number 6165H GHL1X
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 165.2 mm 152 mm TCL 30SE has greater height than Google Pixel 7a.
Width 75.5 mm 72.9 mm TCL 30SE has greater width than Google Pixel 7a.
Depth 8.9 mm 9 mm TCL 30SE is narrower than TCL 30SE.
Weight 190 g 193.5 g TCL 30SE is lighter than TCL 30SE.
Body Colour Space grey Sea | Snow | Charcoal
Body Material Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) Tactile alloy frame, 3D thermoformed composite back
Protection - Water-resistant, dust-resistant, fingerprint-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Google Pixel 7a is waterproof.
IP rating - IP67
Repairability Index - 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.3 W/kg (body), 1.126 W/kg (head), 3.173 W/kg (limb) 2.99 W/kg (limb), 1.3 W/kg (body), 0.99 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY TCL 30SE Google Pixel 7a
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.52" 6.1" TCL 30SE has larger screen size than Google Pixel 7a.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1600 x 720 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Google Pixel 7a has better screen resolution than TCL 30SE.
Display Format HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 269 ppi 429 ppi Google Pixel 7a has better pixel density than TCL 30SE.
Aspect Ratio 20:9 20:9
Max Brightness 450 cd/m² -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 1000:1 1000000:1 Google Pixel 7a has better display contrast ratio than TCL 30SE.
HDR - Yes Google Pixel 7a has HDR.
Display Enhancement Technology Eye comfort mode -
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features 2.5D Glass, Reading mode, Dark mode, TCL NXTVISION, 70% NTSC, Mini-Notch display Always-on display, Now Playing, Smooth Display (up to 90 Hz), High brightness mode, At a Glance
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant coating Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR TCL 30SE Google Pixel 7a
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Helio G25 Google Tensor G2 - with Titan M2 security
Processor Number MT6762V/CB -
Clock Speed 2 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
Graphics System (GPU) IMG GE8320 -
MEMORY TCL 30SE Google Pixel 7a
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Google Pixel 7a has more RAM than TCL 30SE.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Google Pixel 7a has more internal memory than TCL 30SE.
User Memory 44.97 GB -
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 512 GB -
CAMERA TCL 30SE Google Pixel 7a
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 2
Sensor Resolution 50 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Google Pixel 7a has better camera resolution than TCL 30SE.
Sensor Size 1/2.76" 1/1.73" TCL 30SE has better camera sensor size than Google Pixel 7a.
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.85 F/1.89 TCL 30SE has better lens aperture than TCL 30SE.
Lens Construction 5-element -
Field of View (FoV) 74.4 degree(s) 80 degree(s) Google Pixel 7a has larger lens field of view than TCL 30SE.
Pixel Size 0.64 μm 0.8 μm Google Pixel 7a has larger camera pixel size than TCL 30SE.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Google Pixel 7a has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 5x
Special Effects HDR, Bokeh effect -
HDR Mode - Live HDR+
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, SteadyShot, Gesture Shot, portrait mode, AI portrait mode, Filter mode, Macro mode, Stop-Motion Video Mode, High-Pixel Mode, Light Trace Panorama, portrait mode, Night Sight, Long exposure mode, Top Shot, Super Res Zoom, Frequent Faces, Real Tone, Face Unblur, Magic Eraser, Portrait Light, Motion autofocus, Astrophotography timelapse, slow motion video at 240fps, Photo Unblur
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - TCL 30SE has face detection.
White Balance - Custom
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), AI scene detection, AI Triple camera, ISOCELL 2.0 optimisation, 4-in-1 big-pixel to 1.28 μm Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Stereo Recording, HEVC (High Efficiency Video coding), Dual Exposure Controls, 4K Cinematic Pan video stabilisation, 4K Locked video stabilisation, 1080p Active video stabilisation, Fused video stabilisation, speech enhancement, Super Res Zoom up to 8x, Fast camera launcher, AVC (H.264), Wind noise reduction, Locked Folder, Quad PD Quad Bayer wide camera
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Google Pixel 7a has better second camera resolution than TCL 30SE.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/5" -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Google Pixel 7a has better second camera lens aperture than TCL 30SE.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) 3-element -
Field of View (2nd Camera) 86.6 degree(s) 120 degree(s) Google Pixel 7a has larger second camera lens field of view than TCL 30SE.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1.65 μm 1.12 μm TCL 30SE has larger second camera pixel size than Google Pixel 7a.
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Depth camera -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Dual Pixel Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Lens correction
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) 1/5" -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 -
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) 3-element -
Field of View (3rd Camera) 88.8 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) 1.75 μm -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Macro camera -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Google Pixel 7a has better front camera resolution than TCL 30SE.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/4" -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 TCL 30SE has better front lens aperture than TCL 30SE.
Lens Element Qty (Front) 4-element -
Field of View (Front) 80.6 degree(s) 95 degree(s) Google Pixel 7a has larger front lens field of view than TCL 30SE.
Pixel Size (Front) 1.12 μm 1.22 μm Google Pixel 7a has larger front camera pixel size than TCL 30SE.
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
Special Effects (Front) HDR, Face Beautification -
Camera Modes (Front) Portrait mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face tracking - TCL 30SE has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING TCL 30SE Google Pixel 7a
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 5000 mAh 4385 mAh TCL 30SE has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel 7a.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 3.7 hour(s) -
Wireless Charging - Yes Google Pixel 7a can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Run Time Details - Mixed usage: up to 24 hrs
Mixed usage (Extreme Battery Saver): up to 72 hrs
CELLULAR TCL 30SE Google Pixel 7a
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Google Pixel 7a has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 12 Android 13
User Interface TCL UI 4.0 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS TCL 30SE Google Pixel 7a
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi EDGE, HSDPA, HSPA+, LTE, 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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 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 21, Band 25, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 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 1500 upper, FDD 1900+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, n40, n25, n12
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, SDL DL 1500+, SDL DL 1500-, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.3 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
MEDIA TCL 30SE Google Pixel 7a
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), AWB, Vorbis -
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9, H.265, H.264 AVC H.264 AVC, H.265 HEVC
FEATURES TCL 30SE Google Pixel 7a
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, light sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology Face Key Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features HD Voice, Power Saving Mode, Fast Charging, Floating Bar, dual microphones with noise cancellation, Google Lens, HyperEngine technology, Smart Manager, intelligent charging mode Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Noise suppression, Fast Charging, Google Cast, dual stereo speakers, 5 years of Security Updates, Private Compute Core, Built-in VPN powered by Google One, End-to-end security designed by Google, anti-phishing, anti-malware protection, Live Translate, Titan M2 Security Module, microphone toggle, camera toggle
OTHERS TCL 30SE Google Pixel 7a
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m)
Compliant Standards - IP67, HEARING AID M3/T3
Product Recycled Content - 100 % - aluminium housing
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