Tecno Spark 20 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A15 4G

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch Tecno Spark 20 Pro (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on December 15, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A15 4G, which is powered by the same chip. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Tecno Spark 20 Pro
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (586K versus 522K)
  • Stereo speakers
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology

Review

Evaluation of Tecno Spark 20 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A15 4G crucial features
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.
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 256 GB
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4 / 128 GB
49.7
(Average)
Value Index
69.5
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2460 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio - 19.5:9
PPI 396 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 580 nits 800 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.5% 84.4%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 100%
PWM - 187 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 168.6 mm (6.64 inches) 160.1 mm (6.3 inches)
Width 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) 76.8 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Waterproof IP53 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green, Yellow Black, Blue, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Tecno Spark 20 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 MediaTek Helio G99
Max clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 64 64
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Tecno Spark 20 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1928
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 32758
Single-core score 722 708
Multi-core score 1928 1862
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
586415
522075
CPU 213505 203294
GPU 43731 42919
Memory 155861 120509
UX 173318 155353
Total score 586415 522075
Samples [8 tests] [18 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 97% -
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 133 130
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
10682
Web score 10021 9148
Video editing 6365 4687
Photo editing 25752 14623
Data manipulation 6905 7719
Writing score 12626 11588

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Tecno Spark 20 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (Mai)AnTuTu 12579243
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-30 (Zai)AnTuTu 11638035
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-30 (zai)AnTuTu 11622889
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-16 (UnscathedFRFR)AnTuTu 11582747
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-29 (LightSunset23)AnTuTu 11612072
Samsung Galaxy A15 4G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (LEADER OF DAWN)Geekbench 7 CPU664 / 2074
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Muhammedali)AnTuTu 11503324
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Yusif)AnTuTu 11531994
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (LEADER OF DAWN)Geekbench 6 CPU724 / 1991
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (ΨΉΩŠΩ† Ψ΄Ω…Ψ³Ψ§ΩˆΩŠ)AnTuTu 11480715

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HIOS 13 One UI 8.5
OS size - 23 GB
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:40 hr 1:21 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 09:21 hr
Watching video - 15:42 hr
Gaming - 07:54 hr
Standby - 137 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Quad LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Samsung HM6 Hynix Hi5022Q
Sensor size 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch) 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 5 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 17 mm
Sensor - SmartSense SC501CS
Sensor size - 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02M1
Stabilization No No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 6464 x 4864 4128 x 3096
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor CMOS GalaxyCore GC013A
Sensor size - 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital No
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 5.2 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port No No
Network
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* - 13
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced December 2023 December 2023
Release date December 2023 December 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $160 $170
Successor - Tecno Spark 40 Pro - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, camera, and design are more important to you, then choose the Tecno Spark 20 Pro. But if the gaming, battery life, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A15 4G.

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