TCL 205 vs TCL 501
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Dimensions | 159.16 x 75.20 x 8.65 mm | 156.48 x 74.88 x 9.65 mm |
| Weight | 170.30 g | 178.50 g |
| Display size | 6.22" | 6.00" |
| Display | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 60 Hz 720 x 1520 px (6.22") 270 ppi | Color / IPS TFT 16,7M colors 60 Hz 540 x 1092 px (6.00") 203 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 4320 min. (72.0 h) 3G: 1680 min. (28.0 h) 4G: 1620 min. (27.0 h) | 4G: 1050 min. (17.5 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) |  | 4G: 480 h. (20.0 days) |
| Playback time (max.) | Audio: 33 h (1.4 days) Video: 8 h (0.3 days) | nd |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 4000 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 3000 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 32 GB | 32 GB, 64 GB |
| End-user memory | 24.5 GB | 24 GB, 52 GB |
| RAM memory | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 1000 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 11 Go | Android 14 Go |
| Processor | Unisoc SC9863A | MediaTek Helio G36 MT6765X |
| Processor clock | 1600 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| GPU | IMG8322 @550 MHz | IMG PowerVR GE8320 @680 MHz |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | dual standby | dual standby |
| Hybrid DualSIM | nanoSIM, microSD | |
| Announced | 4Q 2021 | 1Q 2024 |
| Other names | - | T433D; T433E |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1800, 900, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300 | FDD LTE: 2600, 1900, 1700, 850, 700, 600 |
| Standard 5G | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | Standard | Standard |
| Photo matrix | 13 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Sensor size | 1/3,06 | 1/5 |
| Pixel size | 1,12 µm | 1,12 µm |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Number of lenses | | 3 |
| Field of view | | 76 ° |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | |
| Additional | AF, f/2.2 | FF, f/2.2 |
| Second camera | | |
| Camera type | Depth of field | nd |
| Photo matrix | 2 Mpx | nd |
| Sensor size | 1/5 | nd |
| Pixel size | 1,75 µm | nd |
| Optical zoom | | nd |
| Flash | LED | nd |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | nd |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | nd |
| Additional | FF, f/2.4 | nd |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | Portrait | Portrait |
| Photo matrix | 5 Mpx | 2 Mpx |
| Sensor size | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| Pixel size | 1,12 µm | 1,12 µm |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Number of lenses | | 2 |
| Field of view | | 61 ° |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | |
| Additional | FF, f/2.2 | FF, f/2.8 |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 21.10 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 11.52 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | - | - |
| LTE UP | 51.00 Mbit/s | - |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.2 | v5.1 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| Galileo | | |
| QZSS | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, MID, OGG, WAV, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, MID, OGG, OPUS, WAV, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |