TCL 10 5G UW vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 27, 2020	Nov 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$400	€179

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches 163.6 x 76.5 x 9.4 mm	6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
7.4 oz / 210.0 g	7.23 oz / 205.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Diamond gray	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 83.70% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR	LCD
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	4.2 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 620	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/32GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (10)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
5 MP (Macro, Autofocus)	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (240 fps)	1080p (30 fps)
Front
16 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

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	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, 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,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n66, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 28, 66	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
46, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	No
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 02, 2020 FCC ID value: 2ACCJN042	Date approved: Mar 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
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	Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 32GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

With 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

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