The TCL 10 series are some of the more interesting devices to launch this year for the North America region. They were first announced and showed off at CES 2020 without a lot of information. Now, almost 4 months later, TCL is finally launching the phones, letting us know all that there is to the phones. The series is definitely an interesting one, so let’s get into it.
TCL 10L, TCL 10 Pro, TCL 10 5G: Specifications
| Specifications | TCL 10L | TCL 10 Pro | TCL 10 5G |
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| SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665:
Adreno 610 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 675:
Adreno 612 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G:
Adreno 620 |
| RAM & Storage |
Micro SD card, up to 256GB |
Micro SD card, up to 256GB |
Micro SD card, up to 1TB |
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| Rear Cameras | Photo:
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| Front Cameras | 16MP S5K3P9SP04, f/2.2, Single Hole Punch | 24MP OV24B, f/2.0, Teardrop Notch | 16MP, f/2.2, Single Hole Punch |
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| Android Version | TCL UI based on Android 10 | TCL UI based on Android 10, upgrade planned for Android 11 by FOTA |
TCL UI based on Android 10 |
| Price & Availability |
Q2 2020:
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Q2 2020:
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Select Regions at €399/£399 |
While the three TCL 10 series phones are all pretty different, they do all have a few features in common. The first is the software. All three devices have TCL UI, TCL’s UX skin on top of Android 10. The overall UI of TCL UI is very similar to Android 8. Next are the three eye comfort modes. All three phones have Adaptive Tone, Reading Mode, and Eye Comfort Mode. These should all make using the phones easier on your eyes. Enhancing the display capabilities on these phones is the dedicated display engine and real-time SDR to HDR processing. This is thanks to visual technology from NXTVISION, which provides truer colors and contrast enhancements in real-time.
All three devices also have a smart key. You can customize this key on a single-tap, double-tap, or long-press to open the camera or pull up Google Assistant. Lastly, the series all have what TCL calls “Super Bluetooth”. Super Bluetooth allows you to connect up to four speakers or headphones at the same time. You can run an entire multi-speaker sound system off of a single phone. Speaking of audio, all three phones also retain the 3.5mm headphone jack.
XDA Forums: TCL 10L || TCL 10 Pro || TCL 10 5G
TCL 10L
The TCL 10L is the least expensive of the TCL 10 series. Even though it’s the cheapest, it actually has a lot of features that are found in more expensive devices. The first and most noticeable when you first look at the device is the hole punch. It has a small hole punch in the top left corner. Surrounding that is the gorgeous 6.53-inch FHD+ LTPS LCD Dotch disiplay. Though it is an LCD panel, it looks really good. The display has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and a contrast ratio of 1500:1. Unfortunately, TCL chose to only include a 60Hz panel, but that is excusable at the $250 price tag. The TCL 10L includes the aforementioned dedicated display engine powered from Pixelworks as well as optimizations powered by TCL’s NXTVISION technology.
The back of the phone, which is plastic, comes in two colors: Arctic White and Mariana Blue. Both colors have a cool color-shift effect depending on how you look at them. The back plastic houses the quad-camera and dual flash set up along with the rear capacitive fingerprint scanner. Though the back panel is plastic, it’s hard to tell. I honestly couldn’t tell that it was plastic. The colors do look fantastic as well.
The rear camera setup is interesting for its price. It has a main 48MP shooter with an aperture of f/1.8 and a pixel size of 0.8μm while un-binned. Next to that is the 8MP super wide camera. It has an aperture of f/2.2 and a pixel size of 1.12μm. The phone also has two 2MP sensors, one for macro and one for depth. Both have an aperture of f/2.4 and pixel size of 1.65μm. The front camera is a 16MP sensor with a pixel size of 1.0μm and aperture of f/2.2. The front-facing camera is a fixed focus camera, so no autofocus. The phone can record 4K at up to 30fps, 1080p at up to 120fps, and 720p at up to 240fps.
The specs on the phone are also good for the price. It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 CPU with the Adreno 610 GPU. It comes with two storage sizes, 64GB of EMMC storage with 6GB of RAM, and 128GB of UFS storage with 6GB of RAM. All models of it include a Micro SD card slot with support for up to 256GB Micro SD cards. The phone has a 4,000 mAh battery, but with no fast charging. The TCL 10L will launch with Android 10 with the TCL UI skin on top. I was able to use the phones for a few minutes, and I will say they are pretty snappy. It was hard to immediately tell that it wasn’t an 8 series chip in the phone, which is a testimony to how good mid-range chips have gotten over the years.
The phone will cost €249/$249/£199 in the respective regions. It will be available in Europe, North America, Australia, and the United Kingdom starting in Q2 2020. This is a great budget phone with a fantastic camera setup and display for its low price.
TCL 10 Pro
The TCL 10 Pro is the most expensive and most premium of the TCL 10 lineup. Unlike the TCL 10L and TCL 10 5G, the TCL 10 Pro has an AMOLED display, which is an Always-on-display, and has a teardrop notch to accommodate the front camera. The teardrop notch cuts into the 6.47-inch FHD+ AMOLED display covered by curved glass. The display has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and a contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1. Unfortunately, TCL chose to only include a 60Hz panel, but this phone is only $450. The TCL 10 Pro includes the dedicated display engine powered from Pixelworks. Some of the other display technology is powered by TCL’s NXTVISION tech, just like the TCL 10L and TCL 10 5G.
The back of the phone, which is a matte glass, comes in two colors: Forest Mist Green and Ember Gray. TCL says both colors have a slight gradient to them. The colors are striking in person and the soft-touch matte glass is really comfortable to hold. Embedded in the rear glass are the quad-cameras and dual flash setup. There is no rear fingerprint scanner as this is the only phone of the TCL 10 series to include an in-display fingerprint scanner.
The rear camera setup is an interesting one. It has a main 64MP shooter with an aperture of f/1.79 and a pixel size of 0.8μm while un-binned. Next to that is the 16MP super-wide camera. It has an aperture of f/2.4 and a pixel size of 1.0μm. Next is the 5MP macro camera. It has an aperture of f/2.2 and a pixel size of 1.12μm. Lastly for the rear camera setup, a 2MP camera with an aperture of f/1.8 and a pixel size of 2.9μm. The front camera is a 24MP sensor with a pixel size of 0.9µm and aperture of f/2.0. Something else about the camera is the low light video. TCL is one of the few phones with a dedicated low-light video mode.
The specs on the phone are also decent. It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 CPU with the Adreno 612 GPU. It comes with a single storage size of 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage with 6GB of RAM. It includes a Micro SD card slot with support for up to 256GB Micro SD cards. The phone has a 4,500 mAh battery with 18W Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging. The TCL 10 Pro will launch with Android 10 and will receive an update to Android 11.
The phone will cost €449/$449/£399 in the respective regions. It will be available in Europe, North America, Australia, and the United Kingdom starting in Q2 2020. This is a great mid-range phone at a pretty low price.
TCL 10 5G
The TCL 10 5G is the only 5G phone of the TCL 10 series. Even though it is a 5G phone, the specs (other than the SoC) are very similar to the TCL 10L. This phone has a small hole punch in the top left corner. Surrounding that is the 6.53-inch FHD+ LTPS LCD display from Dotch. The display has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and a contrast ratio of 1500:1. Unfortunately, TCL chose to only include a 60Hz panel, but that is excusable at the $250 price tag. The TCL 10 5G includes the aforementioned dedicated display engine powered from Pixelworks. Some of the other display technology is powered by NXTVISION.
The back of the phone, which is glass, comes in two colors: Chrome Blue and Mercury Gray. Both colors have a gradient color texture. The back houses the quad-camera and dual flash set up along with the rear capacitive fingerprint scanner.
The rear camera setup is an interesting one. It has a main 64MP shooter with an aperture of f/1.89 and a pixel size of 0.8μm while un-binned. Next to that is the 8MP super wide camera. It has an aperture of f/2.2 and a pixel size of 1.12μm. Next is the 5MP macro camera. It has an aperture of f/2.2 and a pixel size of 1.12μm. The last sensor on the rear is a 2MP camera with an aperture of f/1.8 and a pixel size of 2.9μm. The front camera is a 16MP sensor with a pixel size of 1.0µm and aperture of f/2.2.
The specs on the phone are also pretty good for the price. It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G CPU with the Adreno 620 GPU. It comes with 128GB of UFS storage with 6GB of RAM. All models (they are regional) of it include a Micro SD card slot with support for up to 1TB Micro SD cards. The phone has a 4,000 mAh battery with no fast charging. The TCL 10 Pro will launch with Android 10 with the TCL UI skin on top.
The phone will cost €399/£399 in the respective regions. It will be available in select regions starting later this month. During our briefing, TCL also told us that the TCL 10 5G would be available later this year on a US carrier, but they didn’t tell us anything else. All in all, this is a great budget 5G phone.
The entire TCL 10 series has some pretty great phones. We are excited to see new mid-range phones launching, especially with such interesting camera and display hardware. We should be getting a few of the TCL 10 series for review, so expect a full rundown of those soon.
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