TCL A3 vs Samsung Galaxy A52
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance |  | IP67 |
| Dimensions | 145.80 x 71.10 x 9.90 mm | 159.90 x 75.10 x 8.40 mm |
| Weight | 171.00 g | 189.00 g |
| Display size | 5.50" | 6.50" |
| Display | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 720 x 1440 px (5.50") 293 ppi | Color / Super AMOLED 16M colors 90 Hz 1080 x 2400 px (6.50") 405 ppi |
| Display protection | Asahi Dragontrail Buy screen protector
 | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display |  | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 1800 min. (30.0 h) 3G: 1320 min. (22.0 h) 4G: 840 min. (14.0 h) | |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 430 h. (17.9 days) 3G: 420 h. (17.5 days) 4G: 379 h. (15.8 days) | |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 3000 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 4500 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | Fast Charging |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 32 GB | 128 GB, 256 GB |
| RAM memory | 3 GB | 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 1000 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 11 | Android 11 |
| Interface | - | One UI 3.0 |
| Processor | MediaTek Helio A25 MT6762D | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
| Processor clock | 2000 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| GPU | ARM Mali-T880 MP2 | Adreno 618 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) |
| Announced | 3Q 2021 | 1Q 2021 |
| Other names | A509DL | SM-A525F; SM-A525M |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | FDD LTE: 2100, 1800, 900, 850 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300, 1900 |
| Standard 5G | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | | Standard |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 64 Mpx |
| Pixel size | | 0,8 µm |
| Resolution | | 9280x6944 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | | 10x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | | 3840x2160 px |
| Video formats | MPEG4, H.264 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 |
| Additional | AF, EIS, f/2.0 | AF, f/1.8 |
| Second camera | | |
| Camera type | nd | Wide-angle |
| Photo matrix | nd | 12 Mpx |
| Pixel size | nd | 1,12 µm |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Flash | nd | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Video formats | nd | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 |
| Additional | nd | FF, f/2.2 |
| Third camera | | |
| Camera type | nd | Macro |
| Photo matrix | nd | 5 Mpx |
| Pixel size | nd | 1,12 µm |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Flash | nd | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Video formats | nd | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 |
| Additional | nd | FF, f/2.4 |
| Fourth camera | | |
| Camera type | nd | Depth of field |
| Photo matrix | nd | 5 Mpx |
| Pixel size | nd | 1,12 µm |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Flash | nd | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Video formats | nd | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 |
| Additional | nd | FF, f/2.4 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 5 Mpx | 32 Mpx |
| Pixel size | | 0,8 µm |
| Resolution | 2592x1944 px | 6528x4896 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | LED | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | MPEG4, H.264 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 |
| Additional | FF | FF, f/2.2 |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.00 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | - | 450.00 Mbit/s |
| LTE UP | 51.00 Mbit/s | - |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.0 | v5.0 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| Galileo | | |
| QZSS | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | XT9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | z RDS | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, WAV, eAAC+ | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |