TCL’s mission for 2024 seems to be ensuring their customers don’t get a headache.

Forward of the Cellular World Congress in Barcelona, the corporate unveiled an in depth lineup of smartphones and tablets, most of them utilizing the corporate’s NXTPAPER tech which reduces blue mild and implements an anti-glare coating to make the shows simple on the eyes.

Only a few issues are strictly new right here, as TCL previewed these units at CES in January; however the firm now shared the detailed specs and pricing for the entire new telephones and tablets, in addition to introduced some further variants.

There are 9 (sure, 9) new telephones in TLC’s new lineup, in addition to three new tablets, however a number of of those fashions differ solely by whether or not they have the NXTPAPER tech, and whether or not they assist 5G or not.

You will get a cellphone with NXTPAPER tech, too.
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The brand new TCL 50 XL 5G gives a 6.8-inch show with a 120Hz refresh fee, a triple 50-megapixel digital camera, stereo audio system, a large 5,010mAh battery, and 5G assist whereas retailing for below $169 when it turns into obtainable at Metro by T-Cellular within the U.S. within the third quarter of 2024. The NXTPAPER model of the identical cellphone might be obtainable from TCL for below $229, additionally in Q3 2024.

As for tablets, probably the most highly effective system on this bunch is the TCL NXTPAPER 14 Professional, a 14-inch pill that retails for $549. There’s additionally the brand new, barely cheaper TCL NXTPAPER 14, which retails for below $400, whereas the TCL TAB 10 NXTPAPER 5G (sure, TCL actually likes caps) is an entry-level $250 pill that ought to hit North America within the second quarter of the yr.

You don’t need or have to know the specs of all these units. These are the type of telephones that you just’ll in all probability purchase from a service while you want one thing that doesn’t break the financial institution. However I can share some hands-on expertise with TCL’s NXTPAPER tech, which is definitely fairly cool.

You may select between Common mode, Colour Paper mode, and Ink Paper mode.
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I’ve had some hands-on time with all of TCL’s new merchandise, and I can say that the distinction within the NXTPAPER ones is noticeable. From the get-go, their shows actually do appear to be pictures printed on precise paper. They’re matte, and thus higher to make use of in daylight than the shows on most telephones and tablets. They seem completely nonetheless and completely flat, for lack of higher phrases.

Moreover, the shows will be shifted into a number of totally different modes, with the ColorPpaper mode being even simpler on the eyes. Essentially the most excessive one, referred to as Ink Paper, turns the show into one thing that actually appears like e-ink, although it isn’t. These show modes do take some time to load, however somebody who has complications from cellphone/pill use will in all probability recognize the choice.

Proper now, TCL would not have a real flagship competitor, so you may have a tough time changing your Samsung Galaxy cellphone or an iPhone with one among TCL’s NXTPAPER telephones. However the NXTPAPER tech does work. It’s one thing I didn’t know I wanted, however now I want different producers adopted go well with.