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 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 ...

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 ...

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 has been showing off prototype phones with its "NXTPAPER" matte-display technology for a while now, but now one is actually going on sale in the US. The TCL 50 XE 5G comes in two flavors: with or ...

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 ...

Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches -- obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy ...

TCL has done the unthinkable at CES 2024. It has announced seven new smartphones to kick off the new year. The TCL 50 Series is the company’s fifth generation of smartphones and includes everything ...

Thankfully, at CES 2025, TCL rectified that problem. The mind-numbingly named TCL 60 XE NXTPAPER 5G is here, and it will be the first phone in North America with a NXTPAPER Key. In fact, it will be ...

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 ...

The TCL Flip 4 5G brings back the charm of old-school flip phones with a little bit of modern features to make it familiar. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles.

TCL has announced a slew of new phones and a tablet at the 2025 Mobile World Congress (MWC) tech convention in Barcelona, Spain. While the devices won't exactly set the world on fire, a few models do ...