TCL 10 5G vs. Fairphone 4

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of TCL 10 5G and Fairphone 4. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

TCL 10 5G vs. Fairphone 4 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS TCL 10 5G Fairphone 4
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 163.65 mm 162 mm TCL 10 5G has greater height than Fairphone 4.
Width 76.56 mm 75.5 mm TCL 10 5G has greater width than Fairphone 4.
Depth 9.05 mm 10.5 mm TCL 10 5G is narrower than TCL 10 5G.
Weight 210 g 225 g TCL 10 5G is lighter than TCL 10 5G.
Body Colour Chrome blue | Mercury grey Grey
Body Material 3D glass -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating - IP54
SAR Value - 0.494 W/kg (head), 0.993 W/kg (body), 2.916 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY TCL 10 5G Fairphone 4
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology - IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.53" 6.3" TCL 10 5G has larger screen size than Fairphone 4.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 395 ppi 410 ppi Fairphone 4 has better pixel density than TCL 10 5G.
Aspect Ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Max Brightness 450 cd/m² -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
HDR Yes - TCL 10 5G has HDR.
Display Features 2.5D Glass, Dotch Display Full Lamination, Pixelworks technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant coating Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR TCL 10 5G Fairphone 4
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
Processor Number - SM7225
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 2.2 GHz TCL 10 5G has higher clock speed than Fairphone 4.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - TCL 10 5G has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 620 Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY TCL 10 5G Fairphone 4
RAM 6 GB 6 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory 103 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 1 TB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA TCL 10 5G Fairphone 4
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 2
Sensor Resolution 64 Megapixel 48 Megapixel TCL 10 5G has better camera resolution than Fairphone 4.
Sensor Size 1/1.72" 1/2" Fairphone 4 has better camera sensor size than TCL 10 5G.
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX582 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.89 F/1.6 Fairphone 4 has better lens aperture than TCL 10 5G.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Field of View (FoV) 79.8 degree(s) -
Pixel Size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm Both phones have the same camera pixel size.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Fairphone 4 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 10x 8x TCL 10 5G has better digital zoom than Fairphone 4.
Special Effects HDR HDR
Camera Modes Slow motion video, Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, portrait mode, Auto Zoom, Super Night mode, Light Trace Mode, photo filters, Stop-Motion Video Mode, Super Macro Mode Slow motion video, Pro mode, night mode
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8000 x 6000
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 4000 x 3000 (4K UHD)
Camera Features (Functions) Scene recognition Laser detection auto focus (LDAF), TOF sensor, colour sensor
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Fairphone 4 has better second camera resolution than TCL 10 5G.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/4" -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) 5-element -
Field of View (2nd Camera) 118 degree(s) 120 degree(s) Fairphone 4 has larger second camera lens field of view than TCL 10 5G.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1.12 μm 0.8 μm TCL 10 5G has larger second camera pixel size than Fairphone 4.
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro focus
Still Image Resolutions - 8000 x 6000
Camera Features (2nd Camera) 5-piece lens -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 5 Megapixel -
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) 1/5" -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.2 -
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) 3-element -
Field of View (3rd Camera) 83.2 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) 1.12 μm -
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Sensor Size (4th Camera) 1/5" -
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.4 -
Lens Element Qty (4th Camera) 3-element -
Field of View (4th Camera) 83 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (4th Camera) 1.75 μm -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 25 Megapixel Fairphone 4 has better front camera resolution than TCL 10 5G.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/3.06" 1/2.78" TCL 10 5G has better front camera sensor size than Fairphone 4.
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RS IMX576 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Lens Element Qty (Front) 5-element -
Field of View (Front) 79.1 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (Front) 1 μm -
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
Special Effects (Front) Face Beautification HDR
Camera Modes (Front) Photo filters, video filters -
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation, ToF sensor, colour sensor
BATTERY AND CHARGING TCL 10 5G Fairphone 4
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4500 mAh 3905 mAh TCL 10 5G has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 4.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 - TCL 10 5G has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 120 min -
Standby Time 529 hours 200 hours TCL 10 5G has longer standby time than Fairphone 4.
Talk Time 1980 minutes 780 minutes TCL 10 5G has longer battery life when making calls than Fairphone 4.
Run Time Details Standby (4G): up to 529 hrs
Standby (3G): up to 580 hrs
Standby (2G): up to 401 hrs
Talk (2G): up to 1860 min
Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Talk (4G): up to 1980 min
Talk: up to 780 min
Standby: up to 200 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR TCL 10 5G Fairphone 4
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 10 Android 11
User Interface TCL UI -
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, GNSS
COMMUNICATIONS TCL 10 5G Fairphone 4
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi, 5G NR FR1 GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi, 5G NR
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 600
5G NR Band N1, n3, n8, n28, n77, n78 N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n71, n77, n78
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500 FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA TCL 10 5G Fairphone 4
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), GSM FR, ALAC, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, AAC-ELD WAV, AAC, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, ALAC, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, AAC-ELD
Supported Digital Video Standards - XviD, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP9
FEATURES TCL 10 5G Fairphone 4
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, RGB sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology Face Key -
Additional Phone Features HD Voice, dual microphones with noise cancellation, Google Lens MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials
OTHERS TCL 10 5G Fairphone 4
Included Accessories Power adapter, protective case -
Compliant Standards - MIL-STD 810G, IP54
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