TCL 10 5G vs. Fairphone 5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of TCL 10 5G and Fairphone 5. 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 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS TCL 10 5G Fairphone 5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 163.65 mm 161.6 mm TCL 10 5G has greater height than Fairphone 5.
Width 76.56 mm 75.83 mm TCL 10 5G has greater width than Fairphone 5.
Depth 9.05 mm 9.6 mm TCL 10 5G is narrower than TCL 10 5G.
Weight 210 g 212 g TCL 10 5G is lighter than TCL 10 5G.
Body Colour Chrome blue | Mercury grey Sky blue | Transparent | Matte black
Body Material 3D glass 100% post-consumer recycled plastic
Protection - Splash-resistant, dust-resistant, shock-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Fairphone 5 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP55
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 5
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology - OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.53" 6.46" TCL 10 5G has larger screen size than Fairphone 5.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2700 x 1224 pixels Fairphone 5 has better screen resolution than TCL 10 5G.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 395 ppi -
Aspect Ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Max Brightness 450 cd/m² 880 cd/m² Fairphone 5 has better display brightness than TCL 10 5G.
Colour Depth - 1.07 billion colours
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
HDR Yes - TCL 10 5G has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features 2.5D Glass, Dotch Display Wide colour display (P3), Adaptive Tone, Pixelworks technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant coating Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR TCL 10 5G Fairphone 5
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G Qualcomm
Processor Number - QCM6490
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 2.7 GHz Fairphone 5 has higher clock speed than TCL 10 5G.
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 643
MEMORY TCL 10 5G Fairphone 5
RAM 6 GB 8 GB Fairphone 5 has more RAM than TCL 10 5G.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 256 GB Fairphone 5 has more internal memory than TCL 10 5G.
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 5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 2
Sensor Resolution 64 Megapixel 50 Megapixel TCL 10 5G has better camera resolution than Fairphone 5.
Sensor Size 1/1.72" 1/1.49" TCL 10 5G has better camera sensor size than Fairphone 5.
Sensor Name - Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.89 F/1.88 Fairphone 5 has better lens aperture than TCL 10 5G.
Lens Construction 6-element 6-element
Field of View (FoV) 79.8 degree(s) -
Pixel Size 0.8 μm 1 μm Fairphone 5 has larger camera pixel size than TCL 10 5G.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Fairphone 5 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 10 cm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 26mm
Digital Zoom 10x 8x TCL 10 5G has better digital zoom than Fairphone 5.
Special Effects 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 Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Portrait, Super Night mode, Stop-Motion Video Mode, High-Pixel Mode
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
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, 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
Camera Features (Functions) Scene recognition 4-in-1 pixel binning, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better second camera resolution than TCL 10 5G.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/4" 1/2.51" TCL 10 5G has better second camera sensor size than Fairphone 5.
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Sony IMX858 Sensor
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 6-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) 118 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1.12 μm 0.7 μm TCL 10 5G has larger second camera pixel size than Fairphone 5.
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 13mm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Autofocus
Camera Modes (2nd Camera) - Macro mode
Camera Features (2nd Camera) 5-piece lens Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 2.5cm macro photography, 4-in-1 pixel binning
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 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better front camera resolution than TCL 10 5G.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/3.06" 1/2.76" TCL 10 5G has better front camera sensor size than Fairphone 5.
Sensor Name (Front) - Samsung JN1
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.45 TCL 10 5G has better front lens aperture than TCL 10 5G.
Lens Element Qty (Front) 5-element -
Field of View (Front) 79.1 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (Front) 1 μm 0.64 μm TCL 10 5G has larger front camera pixel size than Fairphone 5.
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 22mm
Special Effects (Front) Face Beautification -
Camera Modes (Front) Photo filters, video filters -
Light Source (Front) Display flash Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps -
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 4-in-1 Pixel technology, up to 1.5x digital zoom
BATTERY AND CHARGING TCL 10 5G Fairphone 5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4500 mAh 4200 mAh TCL 10 5G has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 5.
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 459 hours TCL 10 5G has longer standby time than Fairphone 5.
Talk Time 1980 minutes 2280 minutes Fairphone 5 has longer battery life when making calls than TCL 10 5G.
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 2280 min
Standby: up to 459 hrs
Continuous browsing: up to 18 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR TCL 10 5G Fairphone 5
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 13
User Interface TCL UI -
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS TCL 10 5G Fairphone 5
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi, 5G NR FR1 LTE, 5G NR, HSDPA+
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 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850 2100, 1900, 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 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48, Band 66, 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 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band N1, n3, n8, n28, n77, n78 N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n48
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA TCL 10 5G Fairphone 5
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 AAC, apt-X, LDAC, SBC, apt-X HD
FEATURES TCL 10 5G Fairphone 5
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, proximity sensor, magnetometer, Time of Flight (ToF), light sensor, gyroscope, compass
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology Face Key Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features HD Voice, dual microphones with noise cancellation, Google Lens OTG Reverse Charge, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials, DisplayPort over USB Type-C, 8 years of software upgrades
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS TCL 10 5G Fairphone 5
Included Accessories Power adapter, protective case -
Compliant Standards - IP55, MIL-STD-810H, ICE 60058-2-31
Product Recycled Content - 70 % - fair focus or recycled materials
Max Height of Shock Resistance - 1.8 m
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