TCL 10 5G UW vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 27, 2020	Mar 17, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$400	$450

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches 163.6 x 76.5 x 9.4 mm	6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
7.4 oz / 210.0 g	6.67 oz / 189.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)	Back: Plastic
Resistance
	Yes; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Diamond gray

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 83.70% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)	Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz CortexA-78 6x2.0G​Hz CortexA-55
GPU
Adreno 620	Yes
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (12)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	621
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	1856
3D Mark High
Untested	636
3D Mark Low
Untested	631

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Reverse wired charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

15h 45min

Video

7h 45min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro, Autofocus)	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (240 fps)	Yes
Front
16 MP Video capture: 1080p	32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n66, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
46, 48
3G Bands
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
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 02, 2020 FCC ID value: 2ACCJN042
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

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

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