TCL 10L vs. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of TCL 10L and Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G. 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 10L vs. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS TCL 10L Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-G990B/DS
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 162.2 mm 155.7 mm TCL 10L has greater height than Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G.
Width 75.6 mm 74.5 mm TCL 10L has greater width than Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G.
Depth 8.4 mm 7.9 mm Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G is narrower than TCL 10L.
Weight 180 g 177 g Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G is lighter than TCL 10L.
Body Colour Mariana blue | Arctic white Olive | Graphite | White | Lavender
Body Material White holographic film -
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 1.463 W/kg (body), 0.59 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.952 W/kg (head), 2.91 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
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY TCL 10L Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LCD Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.53" 6.4" TCL 10L has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G.
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 401 ppi Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G has better pixel density than TCL 10L.
Aspect Ratio 19.5:9 -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
HDR Yes - TCL 10L has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Enhancement Technology Eye comfort mode, Adaptive Tone Eye Comfort Shield
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features 2.5D Glass, Reading mode, Dotch Display, TCL NXTVISION AOD(Always On Display), Infinity O display, Video Wallpaper
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR TCL 10L Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 -
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.84 GHz Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G has higher clock speed than TCL 10L.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - TCL 10L has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 610 -
MEMORY TCL 10L Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
RAM 6 GB 6 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G has more internal memory than TCL 10L.
User Memory 44 GB 101.1 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA TCL 10L Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 3
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 12 Megapixel TCL 10L has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G.
Sensor Size 1/2.25" 1/1.76" TCL 10L has better camera sensor size than Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G.
Sensor Name Samsung S5KGM1 -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Field of View (FoV) 79 degree(s) 79 degree(s) Both phones have the same lens field of view.
Pixel Size 0.8 μm 1.8 μm Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G has larger camera pixel size than TCL 10L.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Optical Zoom - 3x
Digital Zoom 10x 30x Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G has better digital zoom than TCL 10L.
Special Effects HDR Face retouch, Grid Line
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, BurstShot, super resolution mode, Super Slow-mo, Super Night mode, dark shot, depth bokeh, low-light video Night mode, portrait mode
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 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 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Scene recognition, Anti-shake, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), real-time photo filters, 4-in-1 Pixel technology, Audio zoom, contrast detection auto-focus (CDAF), anti-blur, wide-angle distortion correction Dual recording
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G has better second camera resolution than TCL 10L.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/4" -
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) GC8034 -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Super 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) 123 degree(s) Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G has larger second camera lens field of view than TCL 10L.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1.12 μm 1.12 μm Both phones have the same second camera pixel size.
Camera Features (2nd Camera) 5-piece lens -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G has higher resolution third camera than TCL 10L.
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) 1/5" -
Sensor Name (3rd Camera) GC2385 -
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) 3-element -
Field of View (3rd Camera) 79 degree(s) 32 degree(s) TCL 10L has larger third camera lens field of view than Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G.
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1 μm
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Macro camera -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Space Zoom x30
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Sensor Size (4th Camera) 1/5" -
Sensor Name (4th Camera) GC2385 -
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.4 -
Lens Element Qty (4th Camera) 3-element -
Field of View (4th Camera) 86.6 degree(s) -
Camera Functions (4th Camera) Depth camera -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G has better front camera resolution than TCL 10L.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/3.1" -
Sensor Name (Front) S5K3P9S04 -
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) 76.3 degree(s) 81 degree(s) Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G has larger front lens field of view than TCL 10L.
Pixel Size (Front) 1 μm 0.8 μm TCL 10L has larger front camera pixel size than Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G.
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
Special Effects (Front) Face Beautification -
Camera Modes (Front) Portrait mode, Bokeh Mode -
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps -
BATTERY AND CHARGING TCL 10L Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 4500 mAh Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G has larger battery capacity than TCL 10L.
Fast Charging Technology - Samsung Fast Charging Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 145 min -
Wireless Charging - Yes Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Wireless PowerShare
Standby Time 559 hours -
Talk Time 2940 minutes 2220 minutes TCL 10L has longer battery life when making calls than Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G.
Run Time Details Standby: up to 559 hrs
Talk (2G): up to 2940 min
Talk (3G): up to 2040 min
Talk (4G): up to 1620 min
Talk (LTE): up to 2220 min
Active online usage (LTE): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 13 hrs
Playback (video): up to 16 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 79 hrs
CELLULAR TCL 10L Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 12
User Interface TCL UI -
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant Bixby
Payment Technology - Samsung Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS TCL 10L Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
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 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 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 17, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
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 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA TCL 10L Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, WAVE WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, DSF, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, FLV, AVI, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Surround sound, stereo speakers tuned by AKG, Dolby Digital sound
FEATURES TCL 10L Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, RGB sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, geomagnetic sensor, light sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Security Technology Face Key -
Additional Phone Features HD Voice, dual microphones with noise cancellation, Google Lens MIMO technology, Fast Charging, Samsung KNOX, Samsung DeX support, Samsung Smart Switch, Game mode
OTHERS TCL 10L Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Included Accessories Protective cover, screen protection film, power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP68
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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