The Android market in this country is still dominated by manufacturers such as Samsung, Huawei and Xiaomi. The Chinese group TCL wants to break this supremacy with three new flagship models - in addition to strong technology, the devices shine above all with their comparatively affordable prices.
TCL presented the new TCL 20 Pro 5G, TCL 20L + and TCL 20L smartphones at a press conference.
The new 20 Pro 5G model is an improved version of the TCL 20 5G presented earlier this year. Instead of a triple camera, a quad camera is now housed here, and the Snapdragon 750G should now provide more performance. The curved AMOLED panel measures 6.67 inches and is in 20: 9 format. HDR10 is supported for a strong display, the resolution is 2,400 x 1,080 pixels.
The cameras have an optical image stabilizer for the wide-angle lens (48 MP, aperture f / 1.79), the quad camera setup is rounded off by an ultra-wide-angle lens (16 MP, aperture f / 2.4), a macro module (5 MP, aperture f / 2.2) and a depth sensor (2 MP); the selfie camera snaps with 32 MP.
TCL uses 6 GB of RAM for the main memory, while the flash memory is 256 GB and can be expanded. The 20 Pro also supports 5G 5G, LTE, WLAN 802.11ac, NFC, GPS and Bluetooth 5.1. A fingerprint sensor in the display is also housed in the smartphone, the battery has 4500 mAh.
The new TCL flagship should be available from April 15 in Great Britain, Italy and Portugal - other markets are to follow soon. The retail price is 549 euros.
TCL 20L and 20L +: Good hardware at a low price
If you can do without 5G support and at the same time want to spend less money on a new smartphone, you can take a closer look at the TCL 20L and 20L + models.
The 20L + has a 6.7-inch display (IPS-LCD) with HD + and an aspect ratio of 20: 9. The wide-angle camera snaps with 64 megapixels and an f / 1.79 aperture, but there is no optical image stabilizer here. An 8 MP ultra wide-angle module (aperture f / 2.2), macro and depth sensors (both 2 MP with aperture f / 2.4) complete the main camera. Selfies can be shot at 16 MP.
For the memory, TCL uses the same hardware as the 20 Pro 5G - i.e. 6 GB of RAM and 256 GB of flash. The smartphone is powered by a Snapdragon 662. The interfaces are LTE, WLAN 802.11ac, NFC, GPS and Bluetooth 5.0, the battery has a capacity of 5,000 mAh, which is even a bit more powerful than the 20 Pro 5G.
The TCL 20L has less memory compared to the Plus model (128 GByte Flash and 4 GByte RAM). In addition, the resolution of the wide-angle cam is slightly lower at 48 MP.
The TCL 20L and 20L + will also initially appear in the United Kingdom, Italy and Portugal, but will soon also be available in other countries. From April 15, the devices can be ordered for 269 or 229 euros.