TCL 10 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A21 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 14, 2020	Apr 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$450	$250

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.85 x 0.36 inches 158.5 x 72.4 x 9.1 mm	6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches 167.8 x 76.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.6 oz / 187.0 g	6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Ember gray	Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 98.93% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 79.20% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR, 986 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 398 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 675 SM6150 (11 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 460	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 612	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4550 mAh, Li - Polymer	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
64 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 2.9 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
5 MP (Macro, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	1080p (30 fps)
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	13 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 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 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Apr 17, 2020 FCC ID value: ZCASMA215U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.42 W/kg Body: 1.27 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.27 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.27 W/kg

Alternative variants

for Verizon

LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
TDD Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for Sprint

LTE Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 25, 26, 66, 71
TDD Bands	41

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