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 ...

The TCL 60 XE NXTPAPER 5G is currently 20% off in an Amazon deal, bringing its paper-like display and eye-friendly design ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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TCL is using CES to give the first official glimpse of two new phones it plans to launch later in 2025. The TCL K32 (shown on right) will be TCL's first 5G phone "under $100". It will launch ...

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 ...

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.