CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. The $180 TCL 40 X 5G would be one of my favorite budget ...

The TCL NXTPAPER 5G series features a glare-reduced, paper-like display designed to support long-duration viewing comfort.

TCL announced a slate of new phones at CES 2024 last month, but there wasn’t a lot of information about them. Thankfully, that’s just changed. TCL is bringing its NxtPaper technology to the smartphone ...

Cameras struggle in low light The stylus has a hard time with fine details The phone may not be powerful enough for more demanding apps Stylus-based smartphones have been a constant for decades, but ...

This is the more premuim of the TCL 40 series. Let’s see if it’s the one to get. TCL is a company that we all should keep our eyes on. I reviewed some phones from this company, and I’ve usually been ...

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The TCL 30V 5G doesn’t change much from the company’s other smartphones. The basic design has remained the same, as has the build quality. The TCL 30V 5G back is made of high-quality plastic and bears ...

TCL kicked off 2022 by announcing two new smartphones for the U.S. market — the TCL 30XE 5G and the TCL 30 V 5G. While the latter has been on sale for the past few weeks as a Verizon-exclusive, it is ...

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Let’s face it. Samsung makes the king of stylus phones, and the price for that king is high. But what if I told you that you could have a near kingly experience for around 1/4 of the cost? The TCL ...

Samsung has the premium stylus phone market pretty much cornered with the Galaxy S22 Ultra and the past Note devices. However, there are some more modest (and affordable!) phones with built-in pens.

2022: the year of the tiger... or the stylus? 2022: the year of the tiger... or the stylus? is a senior reviewer with over a decade of experience writing about consumer tech. She has a special ...