TCL 505 vs TCL 501
Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.75-inch TCL 505 (with MediaTek Helio G36) that was released on February 6, 2024, against the TCL 501, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the TCL 505
- Comes with 2010 mAh larger battery capacity: 5010 vs 3000 mAh
- Has a 0.75 inch larger screen size
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Fingerprint scanner
- Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
- Stereo speakers
- 28% higher pixel density (260 vs 203 PPI)
- Thinner bezels – 6.6% more screen real estate
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.75 inches | 6 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 540 x 1092 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | - |
| PPI | 260 ppi | 203 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.3% | 78.7% |
Design and build
| Height | 168.29 mm (6.63 inches) | 156.5 mm (6.16 inches) |
| Width | 76.67 mm (3.02 inches) | 74.9 mm (2.95 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.32 mm (0.33 inches) | 9.7 mm (0.38 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 178.5 g (6.3 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G36 | MediaTek Helio G36 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A53 | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A53 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | No |
| Graphics | PowerVR GE8320 | PowerVR GE8320 |
| GPU shading units | 32 | 32 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~43.5 GFLOPS | ~43.5 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 52236 | 52247 |
| GPU | 18220 | 18223 |
| Memory | 48690 | 48674 |
| UX | 39511 | 39488 |
| Total score | 158657 | 158632 |
| Samples | Less then 3 | Less then 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1600 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 14 |
| ROM | Go edition | Go edition |
Battery
| Capacity | 5010 mAh | 3000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 10 W | 10 W |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | No | No |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | No | No |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP | 1) Standard: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Hynix Hi-5021Q | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | No |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 720p at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 4 | 4 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | February 2024 | February 2024 |
| Release date | March 2024 | April 2024 |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Fingerprint | - Accelerometer |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 10 W | Yes, 10 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
