Forget iPhone 12 mini — TCL just dropped the cheapest 5G phone yet

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Forget iPhone 12 mini — TCL but dropped the cheapest 5G phone withal

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5G phones are getting cheaper all the time, and TCL and Verizon can now claim the cheapest 5G phone on sale in the U.S. Today (Oct. 27), both companies announced the TCL 10 5G UW — a Verizon-exclusive version of the midrange TCL ten handset released earlier in the year, featuring 5G connectivity across both Large Cherry-red'south millimeter-wave and recently-launched nationwide networks.

What makes the TCL ten 5G UW peculiarly enticing, notwithstanding, is value. For $399, the TCL ten 5G packs Qualcomm'south Snapdragon 765G processor — the exact aforementioned bit y'all'll find in the $499 Pixel 4a 5G as well as the OnePlus Nord, which isn't sold stateside. It has a big 4,500-mAh battery, 128GB of storage out of the box with 6GB of RAM and a triple-lens camera that pairs a 48MP master lens with ultrawide and macro eyes.

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That's most universally amend across the board than the AT&T-sectional Motorola One 5G, which held the title for the cheapest 5G phone in America up until this moment, at $449. Even so, the Motorola 1 5G incorporated a slightly slower processor and less RAM.

Additionally, it has to exist said the $399 TCL 10 5G UW is almost one-half the price of the cheapest 5G-capable iPhone, the $699 iPhone 12 mini.

TCL's telephone endeavors may still be young, simply they've been encouraging at the outset. I really enjoyed using the TCL x Pro earlier this year, which could but connect to 4G networks, just featured a stunning glass-and-metal design as well as a curved OLED brandish.

The six.five-inch screen in the TCL 10 5G UW incorporates LCD tech rather than OLED, however it is at least HDR10 certified for rich contrast, which is more than can be said about near LCD panels in phones.

TCL has too baked some proprietary features into the TCL ten 5G UW, including its Nxtvision engine which can upscale SDR content to an HDR advent, also equally Super Bluetooth, which allows y'all to stream audio to upwardly to iv unlike Bluetooth devices at once. Admittedly, I wasn't a massive fan of either when they turned up in the TCL 10 Pro, though they're here if you want them.

Ultimately, the price is the main depict with this one, which isn't surprising because TCL made a name for itself selling respectable TVs for less than the competition. The TCL 10 5G UW may be a Verizon exclusive, which will limit its appeal, though at least it offsets that with truly compelling hardware for the money.

Y'all tin can option up the TCL 10 5G UW from Verizon beginning October 29, and expect forward to our review in the coming days.

Adam Ismail is a staff writer at Jalopnik and previously worked on Tom's Guide roofing smartphones, automobile tech and gaming. His beloved for all things mobile began with the original Motorola Droid; since then he'southward owned a variety of Android and iOS-powered handsets, refusing to stay loyal to one platform. His work has also appeared on Digital Trends and GTPlanet. When he's not fiddling with the latest devices, he'southward at an indie pop prove, recording a podcast or playing Sega Dreamcast.

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