Samsung Galaxy A42 vs TCL 10 5G UW Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 02, 2020	Oct 27, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€340	$400

Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm	6.44 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches 163.6 x 76.5 x 9.4 mm
Weight
6.81 oz / 193.0 g	7.4 oz / 210.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey	Diamond gray

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 83.70% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz	IPS LCD, HDR
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)	Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Kryo 570 6x1.8GHz Kryo 570	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475
GPU
Adreno 619	Adreno 620
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4500 mAh
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Macro, Autofocus)
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (480 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Front
20 MP (Autofocus)	16 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6	n2, n5, n66, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U	Date approved: Sep 02, 2020 FCC ID value: 2ACCJN042
Measured SAR
Head: 1.11 W/kg Body: 1.25 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.06 W/kg Phablet: 3.81 W/kg	Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.67 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg Phablet: 3.12 W/kg

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