TCL held a major event yesterday in Las Vegas at CES 2022, where it unveiled a bunch of phones, its first laptop, but also half a dozen tablets. Most of them pertain to the Tab series, but there’s also a TCL Nxtpaper 10s unit and tablets for kids. We check them out below.
TCL Nxtpaper 10S
TCL Nxtpaper 10S has a special matte texture display, which is easier on the eyes. It uses a 10.1 inch IPS LCD panel with a 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution. Normal screens are glossy, but this one is matte, in order to reduce eye fatigue. The display is TUV certified and TCL claims that it has 50% less blue light emissions than regular tablets. We also promised natural color reproduction and wide view angles. The panel works with the optional T-Pen active stylus.
Other specs include a MediaTek Helio P23 processor, 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage, plus microSD. We also get a 5 MP selfie camera and an 8 MP back shooter with LED flash. The battery sounds pretty nice, at 8000 mAh and it’s able to charge via USB-C at 18W. It runs Android 11 out of the box and has a special TCL Kids Mode, providing educational content. Flip and type cases are also available. The product starts at $249.
TCL Tab 10L
TCL Tab 10L is a budget-friendly slate with a 10.1 inch HD+ screen and a MediaTek MT8167B processor. It’s supposed to replace heavy textbooks and also it’s meant to consume media. Specs are pretty light, with 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage, plus a microSD dard slot. It’s all rounded up by a 4080 mAh battery and there’s also Android 11 on the software-side here. A 2 MP front and back camera are also present, plus audio jack. The device is priced at just $99 and will come in Q1.
TCL Tab 8 4G
We drop diagonal to 8 inches now with the Tab 8 4G, which is basically a more compact version of the Tab 10L. It has an 8 inch IPS LCD screen and a MediaTek MT8766B processor, together with 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage, plus microSD. There’s a 2 MP selfie camera here and a 5 MP back shooter, plus a 4080 mAh battery in the mix and Android 11 as the OS.
The device is available in a hue called Prime Black and it’s priced at $129. It’s going to debut in Europe from Q1.
TCL Tkee Max, Mid, Mini
No less than 3 tablets for kids were unveiled this week at CES by TCL. They’re the TCL Tkee Max, Mid and Mini, with diagonals of 10 inches, 8 inches and 7 inches respectively. They have many things in common, including a plastic shell for extra protection and bright yellow colors. They also have Tkee pens for drawing and writing. Inside we find MediaTek MT8167 processors, together with 1 or 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage, plus microSD.
The Max unit has a 4080 mAh battery, just like the Mid, while the Mini is more modest, at 2580 mAh. The larger units run Android 11 and the Mini sticks with Android 10 Go Edition. Tkee Mini is priced at $89, the Mid 4G model is $149 and the Max is $119. A Q1 debut is in the cards.
