HIGHLIGHTS
- TCL 30 5G is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC TCL 30, TCL 30+ are powered by the MediaTek Helio G37 SoC TCL Ultra Flex concept receives a 360-degree hinge
TCL 30 5G, TCL 30, TCL 30+, TCL 30 SE, TCL 30 E price
TCL 30 5G costs EUR 249 (about Rs. 21,000), TCL 30+ costs EUR 199 (approximately Rs. 16,800), and TCL 30 costs EUR 179. (roughly Rs. 15,100). TCL 30 SE costs EUR 149 (about Rs. 12,550) and TCL 30 E costs EUR 139. (roughly Rs. 11,700). TCL 30 5G and TCL 30 E will be available for purchase in Europe beginning in April, while the remainder are currently available.
The TCL 30 5G will be available in Dreamy Blue and Tech Black colours. TCL will sell the vanilla TCL 30 and TCL 30+ in Muse Blue and Tech Black. TCL 30 SE is available in Atlantic Blue, Glacial Blue, and Space Grey colours, while TCL 30 E is available in Atlantic Blue and Space Grey colours.
TCL 30 5G, TCL 30, TCL 30+ specifications
The three new TCL smartphones — TCL 30 5G, TCL 30, and TCL 30+ — will ship with TCL UI based on Android 12. All three smartphones have 6.7-inch full-HD+ (1,080x2,400 pixel) AMOLED screens with a refresh rate of 60Hz, a 20:9 aspect ratio, a 100 percent NTSC DCI-P3 colour gamut coverage, a pixel density of 395ppi, and a peak brightness of 900 nits.
The TCL 30 5G is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC with 4GB of RAM. The TCL 30 and TCL 30+ are powered by a MediaTek Helio G37 SoC with 4GB of RAM. Onboard storage on the 5G-enabled device is 64GB or 128GB. The vanilla TCL 30 has 64GB of onboard storage, and the TCL 30+ has 128GB of internal storage. A microSD card may be used to enhance the capacity on the three TCL handsets (up to 1TB).
The camera specs of the three TCL smartphones are also the same. They are outfitted with a 50-megapixel main sensor with an f/1.85 aperture and two 2-megapixel depth and macro sensors with an f/2.4 aperture. The TCL 30 5G and TCL 30+ have a 13-megapixel camera with an f/2.3 aperture for selfies and video calls, while the vanilla TCL 30 has an 8-megapixel sensor with an f/2.0 aperture.
TCL 30 5G connectivity options include 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth v5.1, NFC, 3.5mm headphone jack, and USB Type-C connector. TCL 30 and TCL 30+, on the other hand, have 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5, NFC, a 3.5mm headphone connector, and a USB Type-C port for connection. Only the TCL 30 and TCL 30+ come with stereo speakers.
The TCL 30 5G, TCL 30, and TCL 30+ all include a side-mounted fingerprint scanner as well as capability for face recognition. Onboard sensors on the 4G-enabled models include an accelerometer, proximity sensor, light sensor, e-compass, GPS/A-GPS, Beidou, GLONASS, and Galileo.
TCL 30 SE, TCL 30 E specifications
TCL 30 SE and TCL 30 E both ship with the Android 12-based TCL UI out of the box. Both smartphones have 6.52-inch HD+ (720x1,600 pixel) IPS LCD displays, with the TCL 30 SE having a 2.5D curved glass and the TCL 30 E having a flat display panel. Both panels have 70 percent NTSC coverage, a pixel density of 269 ppi, and a peak brightness of 450 nits.
Both the TCL 30 SE and TCL 30 E are powered by the MediaTek Helio G25 SoC. The former has 4GB of RAM and up to 128GB of onboard storage, and the latter has 3GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage. Both smartphones allow for memory expansion through a microSD card (up to 512GB).
In terms of optics, the TCL 30 SE shares the same rear camera arrangement as the TCL 30 5G, TCL 30, and TCL 30+, with a 50-megapixel main sensor and two 2-megapixel depth and macro sensors. The TCL 30 E, on the other hand, comes with a dual rear camera arrangement led by a 50-megapixel main sensor. TCL 30 SE has an 8-megapixel sensor with an f/2.0 aperture for selfies, while TCL 30 E has a 5-megapixel snapper.
The TCL 30 SE and TCL 30 E include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a USB Type-C connector, and Wi-Fi direct connectivity. Accelerometer, proximity sensor, light sensor, e-compass, GPS/A-GPS, BDS, GLONASS, and Galileo are among the onboard sensors.
Both smartphones are powered by a 5,000mAh battery. The TCL 30 SE supports 15W fast charging but only comes with a 10W charging brick in the package. The TCL 30 E can only charge at a maximum of 10W. Both smartphones have dimensions of 165.2x75.5x8.9mm and weigh 190 grammes.
TCL Ultra Flex foldable smartphone specifications (expected)
TCL also showed a potential foldable smartphone at MWC 2022. The smartphone, which has yet to be named, can be folded inside or outwards using a 360-degree rotating hinge. It is said to have an 8-inch PLP AMOLED display with a resolution of 2,460x1,860. According to the claim, the display is prone to breaking because it was not possible to examine a functional display at the hands-on session. TCL has not released any details about how the display or the hinge will function as of yet.
The Chinese tech behemoth also emphasises the advantages of having a dual folding display. When folded inwards, it will function similarly to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold series, however when folded outwards, it may give a preview to the camera's subjects to see how they appear before being snapped, similar to the Huawei Mate X. The hands-on device also has an empty slot, which is thought to be for a pen.
