Electronics maker TCL have announced their latest consumer range of tablets and mobile phones is arriving in Australia, featuring their NXTPaper display technology tailored for night-time browsing.
The new range includes the TCL P80 Ultra and TCL P80 Pro smartphones, as well as the TCL Note A1 NXTPAPER, TCL TAB A1 Plus NXTPAPER and TCL TAB A1 NXTPAPER tablets, with devices heading to major Australian retailers including JB Hi-Fi, The Good Guys and Harvey Norman.
The five devices will launch with TCL’s NXTPAPER display technology which can switch from a bright, glowing screen into the closest thing to the printed page at the press of a button. TCL’s NXTPAPER Key, switches easily between three distinct display modes, choosing between Regular Mode, Paper Ink Mode offering a paper-like reduced colour mode, and Max Ink Mode offering a minimalist display in monochrome that extends battery life, as well as silencing notifications for longer, distraction-free reading.
Also launching alongside the new NXTPaper devices – though without the NXTPaper display tech, is the TCL K70 Series. The series comprises the TCL K70 5G smartphone and TCL K70 4G smartphones.
Both phones include a 6.8-inch IPS LCD, 4GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage with microSD card slots for expansion up to 2TB.
The TCL K70 5G runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 platform, while the TCL K70 4G model uses a MediaTek Helio G100 Turbo aimed at solid 4G connectivity.
The phones are available now, with the K70 5G in Midnight Black priced at $329, while the K70 4G in Midnight Blue retails at $299.
P80
The P80 series phones include the Ultra and Pro models, with the key difference the storage, and the additional dedicated 50MP 3x periscope telephoto camera on the Ultra offering owners greater freedom to frame distant subjects, portraits and street scenes.
The phones include a 6.83” 1.5K resolution AMOLED sunlight display with 120Hz refresh and NXTPAPER technology built-in for eye comfort and clarity.
A Mediatek Dimensity 7400 Elite is running both phones, with 8GB RAM included as well as RAM Boost utility to ramp up to 24GB, with 256GB of storage on the P80 Pro, while the Ultra gets 512GB of storage. A 5800mAh battery runs the show, with 45W fast charging on board to get you topped up quickly.
Both phones include a 50MP main camera with 8MP ultra-wide, while the UItra also snags a 50MP sensor with 3x telephoto optical lens.
Both the TCL 80 Pro and TCL 80 Ultra are available in Midnight Blue.
NXTPaper Tablets
The TCL Note A1 NXTPAPER, TCL TAB A1 Plus NXTPAPER and TCL TAB A1 NXTPAPER tablets also include TCL’s vaunted display tech TCL’s NXTPAPER technology featuring their 3A Crystal Shield Glass comprising anti-glare, anti-reflection and anti-fingerprint coatings to reduce smudges and mirroring off the screen.
The TCL Note A1 NXTPAPER is their first ‘eNote’ device, including TCL’s T-Pen Pro and offering a real writing-like experience .
The tablet includes an 11.5” 2.2K resolution touch display for working with the TCL T-Pen Pro, offering natural precision writing on the paper-like display, as well as AI-driven productivity tools, including real-time transcription, translation and note-taking capabilities.
Powered by the same MediaTek Helio G100 platform powering the P80 Pro, the tablet includes 8GB of RAM and 256GB of on-board storage in an ultra-thin (just 5.5mm) design that includes an 8,000mAh battery.
The tablet comes in an Aerolite Grey colourway, with the Pen in the same colour, and is priced at $1,299.
The TCL TAB A1 and TAB A1 Plus NXTPAPER feature similar design, though come with either a 12.2″ 2.4K resolution (TAB A1 Plus NXTPAPER) or 11″ 2.1K resolution (TAB A1 NXTPAPER) display.
Both tablets use a sleek metal unibody design, which TCL will release in Aerolite Grey.
Like the P80 smartphones, the Tab A1 and A1 Plus are powered by a MediaTek Helio G100 and Qualcomm SM4450 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 respectively, with 6GB RAM and 128GB (Tab A1) or 256GB (Tab A1 Plus) of onboard storage.
A spacious 10,000mAh battery powers the TAB A1 Plus NXTPAPER, while the Tab A1 NXTPaper has a more compact 8,000mAh battery (TAB A1 NXTPAPER)
Both devices include a complimentary flip case to protect your new tablet, as well as a T-Pen 2 stylus.
The TCL TAB A1 Plus NXTPAPER and TAB A1 NXTPAPER tablets are available now for $599 and $449 respectively. TCL have also announced a special TCL TAB A1 Plus tablet variant with a standard display will launch at $499, and a TCL TAB A1 Kids Edition tablet will launch at $399) completing the full TCL consumer tablet range.
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