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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 ...

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 ...

TCL aims to deliver a feature-packed smartphone for an affordable price tag with the 40 XE 5G, and for the most part, they’ve knocked it out of the park. The phone features a few improvements over the ...

If you think you need to pay hundreds of dollars for a decent smartphone, you’re in for a very pleasant surprise. The TCL 40 XE 5G has a bright 6.56-inch HD display, it’s powerful enough to handle ...

The "sub-$100" 5G phone that TCL promised at CES in January has arrived on US shelves with its launch on Metro by T-Mobile. Although Metro lists the full price as $119.99, many customers may be able ...

At IFA 2024, TCL unveiled the TCL 50 Pro NXTPAPER 5G and its non-Pro sibling. Both phones have a button that can hot-swap the device into a low-power digital detox mode called Max Ink Mode. The TCL 50 ...

Now that LG is no longer making its Stylo phones, TCL isn't content to let Motorola have all the fun in the popular affordable-stylus segment of the US market. Enter the TCL Stylus 5G, an entirely new ...

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For the money, the TCL 40 X 5G offers pretty good specs, including some things you won't find on a lot of modern phones. I’m one of PCMag’s mobile writers. That means I check out phones, hotspots, and ...

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